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Originally Posted by clarksvillemom
give me some recommendations please! I want another SUV. I'd probably be fine with getting another Honda CRV because I love Hondas and the car is way big enough for me. However, my kids are much taller and bigger than I am and they seem cramped in the back and have a hard time getting out with their bulky backpacks, gym bags, instruments, etc. I have to admit I've never owned an American car and prefer Japanese or German - again, probably because I've never driven an American car - so I'd be open to some suggestions. But at the end of the day I might just go back to Honda  Don't really want to spend much more than a CRV cost. Don't want anything huge like a Suburban or a minivan. |
I had a similar problem, kids growing, and my old 2001 CR-V was getting smaller...
Another solution is to put a Yakima space case on top of a smaller car. The kids threw their backpacks and junk in there. The smaller (narrower!) space cases don't impact fuel economy as much and are a great way to make a smaller car continue to work for you without having to upsize.
Pictures here:
http://goo.gl/tJbiix
With a rack and space case on the roof, our family had many road trips in our smaller car before I sold it at 225,000 miles. We nicknamed the space case the 'torpedo' - as in, photon torpedo.
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