Midsize SUV - what would you look at?

Ni55anPat · 05-11-2014, 10:41 PM

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scottIN · 05-14-2014, 12:49 PM

So was over at Nissan getting an oil change and took a look at a Rogue SL. Very nice. Not as minivan looking in person as I thought it would be (but it's getting there!). It was a little more refined / luxurious than the CR-V for about the same price or maybe $1000 less. Rear seat room was a little less, but not a huge issue since there are just two of us. CR-V just felt a little 'cheaper'. Didn't drive one since it was pouring rain, but I think I'll take the GF over to drive one. So I think it's down to that or the Cherokee Trailhawk. The Trailhawk is a couple thousand more, but honestly, I just like the look of it better. The crossovers are stuck right between a station wagon and a minivan anymore - very little ruggedness left in the design. The Trailhawk still has that small SUV look vs. most of them in that category.

scottIN · 08-20-2014, 12:27 PM

Though I'd update this.

Ended up ordering a Trailhawk last week. The others were just too minivan for me. Of course by the time we got everything on it we wanted, it was closer to $43,000 w/ TTL, but that's how it goes. Essentially got everything but the sunroof & nav. Should have it in about 7 weeks. And already sold the girlfriend's truck - first day. Got $2000+ over what the trade in would have been so we came out ok.

And here's something I learned while doing research on Jeeps: If you want a Chrysler Affiliate discount (1% below invoice), you can join a club called Tread Lightly and become a member of the Chrysler Affiliate Program. It's $100. If you're buying a Chrysler and don't want to dicker around or have a high demand vehicle that they don't want to discount, it's a pretty good deal. My situation was that the dealer is a client of mine - so didn't want to go in and beat them up on price like I normally would. But, with discounts & rebates, ended up nearly $5000 below sticker, so not too bad.

05-11-2014, 10:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
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05-14-2014, 12:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 56	So was over at Nissan getting an oil change and took a look at a Rogue SL. Very nice. Not as minivan looking in person as I thought it would be (but it's getting there!). It was a little more refined / luxurious than the CR-V for about the same price or maybe $1000 less. Rear seat room was a little less, but not a huge issue since there are just two of us. CR-V just felt a little 'cheaper'. Didn't drive one since it was pouring rain, but I think I'll take the GF over to drive one. So I think it's down to that or the Cherokee Trailhawk. The Trailhawk is a couple thousand more, but honestly, I just like the look of it better. The crossovers are stuck right between a station wagon and a minivan anymore - very little ruggedness left in the design. The Trailhawk still has that small SUV look vs. most of them in that category.

08-20-2014, 12:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 56	Though I'd update this. Ended up ordering a Trailhawk last week. The others were just too minivan for me. Of course by the time we got everything on it we wanted, it was closer to $43,000 w/ TTL, but that's how it goes. Essentially got everything but the sunroof & nav. Should have it in about 7 weeks. And already sold the girlfriend's truck - first day. Got $2000+ over what the trade in would have been so we came out ok. And here's something I learned while doing research on Jeeps: If you want a Chrysler Affiliate discount (1% below invoice), you can join a club called Tread Lightly and become a member of the Chrysler Affiliate Program. It's $100. If you're buying a Chrysler and don't want to dicker around or have a high demand vehicle that they don't want to discount, it's a pretty good deal. My situation was that the dealer is a client of mine - so didn't want to go in and beat them up on price like I normally would. But, with discounts & rebates, ended up nearly $5000 below sticker, so not too bad.