Small to Mid Size SUV recommendations

[Ricci]

so i did get a quote from american family. $200 a year cheaper for the truck.
BUT with state farm the home is $771. American Family is $1652!!!

I’m shocked that SF will write homeowners. It pays to shop around.

 

[Bumper]

Probably out of the $20Kish price range, but I sure love my 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser 6-speed manual*. Very capable off-road without the maintenance hassles Jeep. Only problem since new was replacing the alternator last year.

*Only about 10% came with manual tranny.

 

[jstert]

im very happy with my 2023 vw taos s fwd, but…it is absolute base. no cassette player sadly. fwd is a decent 8sp conventional auto trans, awd is a jerky dct that needs $700 extra maintenance every 30k miles or so. a cpo could be under $20k.

if wanting a bigger suv the nissan pathfinder is supposedly the best nissan…no cvt.

i travel to find the best deals.

 

[Shield9]

Wondering if state farm would raise my Maverick rates if equipped like this?

 

[Cirdan]

I like the Mazda's for superior handling. The Toyotas will cost more, but have better resale value.

 

[Jules Winnfield]

Honda CRVs are really solid cars, in my experience. I put 120K on a FWD one, with nothing more than on-schedule fluid changes, brake pads and tires. It looked and performed like-new when I sold it. My only real complaint was the interior was insufficiently insulated from road noise. If I needed a small SUV, I’d try to find one (preferably with service records) on the private market…and bring extra cash in case you end up in a bidding war.