My old man just returned his Toyota 4Runner and is looking to rent a new one. He previously articulated that the previous SUV was not very kind on his back and that it had way too much engine capacity for this part of the world… Now he's on the lookout for a 4 cylinder or a small 6, and it needs to be Offroader since he enjoys kayaking, etc… plus it's the solitary large car in the house, I borrowed his vehicle a number of times to transport possessions all over the place because I drive a Honda Accord and my spouse a Beetle.
Nonetheless, the price range; it's without doubt below US $32k taking into account taxes and fees.
He liked the Mazda CX7, but it's way too inefficient when it comes to muscle, the Turbo version has excellent power and handles well, but for the price he feels he could do better.
He received a fantastic deal at Volkswagen for a Jetta SportWagen 2.5L 5 cylinders… but he has a reliability concern ever since our Audi A6 and VW Cabrio were constantly facing problems. I recommended that through a 48-month lease he shouldn't face any tribulations (as opposed to driving the Audi like he had for about 5 years).
We also looked at the contemporary Chevrolet Equinox, a very good car, one can smell excellence all over if you are to explore this vehicle… He even said that he might have purchased the vehicle by now if it wasn't for the salesman was such a obnoxious person… I think after taxes it reaches $30k or so, but he seems to enjoy the SUV very much.
I don't think he likes the Toyota RAV4 , I'll get him to test it out, its price feels about right.
Any ideas? k to k or so? The Volkswagen Tiguan is a bad choice and as a result I asked him not to make an effort in inspecting that, also the BMW X5 is too pricey.