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Old 12-27-2014, 09:19 PM   #1
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Trying to find the right car for my mom...

My moms 2001 dodge grand caravan has been great the past 13 years, but now its time to move on.
She is pretty picky what she wants in a replacement vehicle though.
I came up with a few that we are going to look at but not sure if I'm missing a possible option. We are looking pre-owned, but within the last 2-3 years(so like off-lease stuff).

-She loves the ability to put "stuff" in her old van, as in the fact you open the side doors and its almost like a flat loading floor. Not sunk down like the footwells of a typical sedan.
-She likes the upright seating position of the van, not doesn't like sitting low and back, like in a passenger car. Shes short and can not really see out of my '14 camaro when I have to take her places.
-She does not want rwd (I tried to convince her to get a cts-v), and she doesn't feel comfortable driving in bad weather with just fwd, so the new vehicle must be AWD or 4WD.
-She wants a decently smooth ride not harsh like she feels most jeeps have. Yes shes been in several.
-She doesn't have plans for many passengers so rear seat isn't needed to be big and/or comfortable.
-A rear hatch is almost a must.
-The final thing is something that she will just have to accept with any newer car... she likes the column shift of the van and the fact there is no center console, it's all open between the seats. I told her basically every car since 2008, has a center console really. If something 2012+ doesn't have one and meets the previous criteria, let me know.
-Chevy Yukon is nice she says but a full-size SUV is too big for her. So not that big, but bigger than a CRV...


Cars she said NO to already or does not like...
-Honda CRV, too small and cheap feeling(my wife owns a '12)
-current model Dodge Durango, did not like it at all and "too big"(my sister has one)
-Jeeps(rough ride, general dislike)
-Fords(guess I wore off on her a little)
-Mercedes Benz
-BMW
-Lexus
-Toyota


Cars I plan on showing her so far:
Cadillac SRX
GMC Terrain/Acadia
Chevy Traverse/Equinox
Buick SUVs
Range Rover Evoque/LR2 and other models


Any other suggestions? Not sure if I should have her look at Volvos or Audis.

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