Small to Mid Size SUV recommendations

tdyoung58 · Friday at 4:12 PM

Yeah, my truck is starting to Nickel and Dime me
Seems every week sometime needs fixed. But hey it's 22 years old

Looking at a used small to midsize SUV
Under $20K
Under 50k mileage
AWD/FWD
CD player w/Bluetooth
Ability to turn off traction control

What's everybody happy with ....

Like2shoot · Friday at 6:35 PM

Are you opposed to an EV? The tesla model Y fits all of your list except cd player. I have put over 100k miles on ours and it is easily the lowest maintenance vehicle I have ever had. I commute from st george to las vegas for work. If EV is not for you, the honda pilot has a great reputation!

Just an Average Joe · Friday at 6:47 PM

When I’m in the market for a car I like to go to Carmax and walk the lot - they have hundreds of cars in almost all makes and many models. Even if you don’t find exactly what you are looking for it’s a great place to see different brands side by side and get a close look.

Coup d'etat · Friday at 7:11 PM

Any SUV before the introduction of direct injection.

titanNV · Friday at 7:18 PM

Nissan seems to have a rather (poop)ty resale value which makes them good to buy used.

Gullwing · Friday at 8:26 PM

Coup d'etat said:

1954?

jeff · Friday at 8:41 PM

Rav4 or Pilot

jfrey123 · Friday at 8:48 PM

If it fits your budget, I ended up liking my 2017 Honda CRV way more than I thought I would. The little turbo’d 1.5L is super peppy in the 2017 and up models, and at 6’ 260lbs I feel like I have plenty of room.

Tom702 · Friday at 8:51 PM

Maybe a Honda crv. And be wary of the early cvt transmissions and especially the Nissan cvt transmissions.

Coup d'etat · Friday at 9:04 PM

Gullwing said:

Direct injection is much different from port injection. Port injection keeps the intake valves clean.
Some of the newer vehicles use both port and direct injection.
Who wants to pay to have their valves cleaned every 30,000 miles?

Coup d'etat · Friday at 9:06 PM

Tom702 said:

Nissan CVT's are made by JATCO (Japanese Automatic Transmission Company), and they are crap

Cirdan · Friday at 10:00 PM

I like the Mazda's. Had a CX 5 years ago, just got a CX 50 hybrid. Handling is extremely good, fun to drive in the twisty's. AWD, etc. Bit noisy on the road, and not a soft plush ride, since they are more performance oriented.

Of course, you can't go wrong with the Rav 4 or CRV, both top sellers and reliable.

Ronsmag · Friday at 10:08 PM

I had a friend swore by Toyota 4 runners she had 2 of them and loved them and she put lots of miles on them on the east coast over 200k the truck out lasted her she passed and her grandson is still driving it
I also hear good things about older Lexus 350 and 450
I drive a 21 year old Suburban that I love but it’s not small or midsized

tbirdsc · 2025-11-29T05:24:35-0800

My sister is on her second Ford Edge - she just loves them. Put well over 100k on the first one before giving it to her son. He is still driving it for family stuff (soccer practice, baseball practice, etc, etc)

mrjp · 2025-11-29T08:54:30-0800

What you are describing is a 4 door Jeep Rubicon you can also shut off the traction control. The gas mileage sucks. They seem to hold their value.

Small to Mid Size SUV recommendations

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