We were essentially forced into a car buying decision by a deer. We had an ‘23 X5 and a deer decided to jump out in front on our way from the airport and insurance ended up totaling it out. That was the second X5 we had totaled in 3 years… so we were going to take a break from BMW.
So then it was time to look at all the options out there. We pretty much touched all the SUVs and landed on the Honda Passport/Pilot, Lexus RX/TX/GX, Volvo XC90, GMC Acadia, Chevy Traverse and Toyota Land Cruiser/Sequoia/Grand Highlander/4runner and Subaru Ascent/Forester
Going into it, I think the GMC Acadia was what my wife was really leaning towards… until she drove it, it’s a damn shame they put such a pitiful four-cylinder in there. Beautiful car inside and out, but within about two minutes of her driving it, she absolutely ruled it out. This naturally did the same for the Traverse.
as for the Lexus, she didn’t like all the piano black inside the TX. The RX drove nice, but we felt it was a little on the smaller side, and the pricing on PHEV was outrageous. The GX is really nice, but we would be on a similar waiting list, but it was a finalist.
For the Subaru, she didn’t like the way the forester drove, she did like the ascent but she liked others more so it was ruled out.
She really liked the Honda Pilot and Passport. The issue with the Pilot was it had the older infotainment, whereas the Passport had the new setup. I personally think the Passport has the better look, she she preferred the drive of the Pilot.
As for the Volvo, we’ve always loved the look and drive of the XC90… but we also loved the look (which hadn’t changed much) since we cross shopped it against the X5 the first time around in ‘22 and it was already in need of a refresh as it had been the same for years before then. We just couldn’t justify the cost, and the fact it’s probably gonna have a significant refresh in the very near future.
When it came to the Toyotas… she absolutely hates rounded air vents, so that eliminated the Land Cruiser without even taking it for a drive. She did not like the way the grand Highlander drove at all, and we had a chance to look at some lower trim 4Runners and she liked the look, feel, drive and seating position and were able to drive a hybrid on the Tacoma and another 4Runner at a different dealership so it was a finalist. We sat in the Sequoia and she really liked it, but just felt it was too big for what we needed right now.
So in the end, we were pretty much left with the two Hondas, Lexus GX and the 4Runner. One of the Toyota dealerships happened to call us and said they received a platinum and that was already pre-sold, but if we wanted to come in and look at it before it left a lot, they would let us.
After she got a chance to look at the platinum, we immediately put a deposit down. Now it’s the waiting game.
(sorry for the long thread)
So then it was time to look at all the options out there. We pretty much touched all the SUVs and landed on the Honda Passport/Pilot, Lexus RX/TX/GX, Volvo XC90, GMC Acadia, Chevy Traverse and Toyota Land Cruiser/Sequoia/Grand Highlander/4runner and Subaru Ascent/Forester
Going into it, I think the GMC Acadia was what my wife was really leaning towards… until she drove it, it’s a damn shame they put such a pitiful four-cylinder in there. Beautiful car inside and out, but within about two minutes of her driving it, she absolutely ruled it out. This naturally did the same for the Traverse.
as for the Lexus, she didn’t like all the piano black inside the TX. The RX drove nice, but we felt it was a little on the smaller side, and the pricing on PHEV was outrageous. The GX is really nice, but we would be on a similar waiting list, but it was a finalist.
For the Subaru, she didn’t like the way the forester drove, she did like the ascent but she liked others more so it was ruled out.
She really liked the Honda Pilot and Passport. The issue with the Pilot was it had the older infotainment, whereas the Passport had the new setup. I personally think the Passport has the better look, she she preferred the drive of the Pilot.
As for the Volvo, we’ve always loved the look and drive of the XC90… but we also loved the look (which hadn’t changed much) since we cross shopped it against the X5 the first time around in ‘22 and it was already in need of a refresh as it had been the same for years before then. We just couldn’t justify the cost, and the fact it’s probably gonna have a significant refresh in the very near future.
When it came to the Toyotas… she absolutely hates rounded air vents, so that eliminated the Land Cruiser without even taking it for a drive. She did not like the way the grand Highlander drove at all, and we had a chance to look at some lower trim 4Runners and she liked the look, feel, drive and seating position and were able to drive a hybrid on the Tacoma and another 4Runner at a different dealership so it was a finalist. We sat in the Sequoia and she really liked it, but just felt it was too big for what we needed right now.
So in the end, we were pretty much left with the two Hondas, Lexus GX and the 4Runner. One of the Toyota dealerships happened to call us and said they received a platinum and that was already pre-sold, but if we wanted to come in and look at it before it left a lot, they would let us.
After she got a chance to look at the platinum, we immediately put a deposit down. Now it’s the waiting game.
(sorry for the long thread)
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