CommMom
Senior Community Member
So we're to the point that we NEED to replace DH's car (02' Buick Regal) in the very near future. It's been a great car and he's gotten totally spoiled with all of the features we got on it for the price. But we've limped it along and it's getting to the place where the repair costs are getting too high and things are breaking that are increasingly hard to actually fix.
Throw me some suggestions. DH wants something that is pretty roomy & comfortable with good gas mileage. He is fairly tall, so the seat needs to be pretty far back & still have good leg room for the kid(s) in back. Needs to fit 2 car seats (FF & a HB booster) well, good safety features, etc. Being able to go 3-across would be a bonus, but is not required. We'd like to be in the $14k range and still get a decent number of bells & whistles. Oh, and it can't be anything that it's going to be a nightmare to find someone to work on when it needs it. Midsize, full size...whatever as long as it fits the rest of the criteria. (I'd even be willing to look at a crossover or something else if it fit the rest of his criteria.)
He drove a 2015 Mazda 6 today and thought it was alright. Also tried a 2012 Elantra (didn't like that one at all). What else do we need to look at?
Throw me some suggestions. DH wants something that is pretty roomy & comfortable with good gas mileage. He is fairly tall, so the seat needs to be pretty far back & still have good leg room for the kid(s) in back. Needs to fit 2 car seats (FF & a HB booster) well, good safety features, etc. Being able to go 3-across would be a bonus, but is not required. We'd like to be in the $14k range and still get a decent number of bells & whistles. Oh, and it can't be anything that it's going to be a nightmare to find someone to work on when it needs it. Midsize, full size...whatever as long as it fits the rest of the criteria. (I'd even be willing to look at a crossover or something else if it fit the rest of his criteria.)
He drove a 2015 Mazda 6 today and thought it was alright. Also tried a 2012 Elantra (didn't like that one at all). What else do we need to look at?