We are looking to get a vehicle with three rows. We have a limitation of a narrow (93") garage opening at the top of a short, steep driveway. It takes some speed up the driveway to make it into the garage and it isn't possible to stop in front of the garage, back up a little, readjust and drive in slowly; you've got to be lined up correctly from the bottom of the driveway and ready for a quick, straight, shot. No problem in my 2006 Corolla, but I'm a little nervous when I drive in DH's 1999 4-Runner (80" wide including mirrors).
Must-haves:
-Seats 6 or more
-very safe
-Can be driven through our 93" garage door opening (automatic folding mirrors fine, and I could live with manually folding the driver's side mirror if it was my only choice)
-Can get up and down our steep, short, driveway without bottoming out.
Preferred:
-reliable
-new
-under $45K
-third row will work for occasional use by tall (6'-6'3") folks
-sliding doors
We test drove the new Highlander and Sienna and the only way they would fit is with both mirrors folded (manual folding only on these cars, which I'm not willing to do on the passenger side). Additionally, the Sienna bottomed out when I backed down our driveway.
So we need narrower than a Highlander and higher ground clearance than a Sienna. I've been so frustrated looking at dimensions online- except for Ford they don't seem to include the width with mirrors.
I was so excited to finally be upgrading to a safer, bigger, car, and was very deflated after our Toyota test drives. Hoping there is something that will work for us.
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Must-haves:
-Seats 6 or more
-very safe
-Can be driven through our 93" garage door opening (automatic folding mirrors fine, and I could live with manually folding the driver's side mirror if it was my only choice)
-Can get up and down our steep, short, driveway without bottoming out.
Preferred:
-reliable
-new
-under $45K
-third row will work for occasional use by tall (6'-6'3") folks
-sliding doors
We test drove the new Highlander and Sienna and the only way they would fit is with both mirrors folded (manual folding only on these cars, which I'm not willing to do on the passenger side). Additionally, the Sienna bottomed out when I backed down our driveway.
So we need narrower than a Highlander and higher ground clearance than a Sienna. I've been so frustrated looking at dimensions online- except for Ford they don't seem to include the width with mirrors.
I was so excited to finally be upgrading to a safer, bigger, car, and was very deflated after our Toyota test drives. Hoping there is something that will work for us.
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