Now's the time to put your 2 cents in. We have to replace the late great Dodge Durango--thank you, Kurt for photographing it last August with the kayaks atop, because that's all that's left, memories--. 
We need another hunk of wheels!
Requirements: (I already know I'm unreasonable but miracles can happen):
- must be able to support 2 kayaks on the roof rack
- must have 2" hitch for the bikes, or be hitch-able
- must have better gas mileage than the Durango's 13 city mpg (see, JohnR, I DO read your environmental posts!)
- must be used since I'm figuring we have in the neighborhood of $7,000 to work with, and I don't want to throw in that much more $$ extra (Durango was a '98 with 125K miles on it, bless her heart
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I was all gung-ho on what my son affectionately calls a "girl's" SUV, the Ford Escape, but jdarg said the kids would never fit in the back seat, especially 6'2" #1 son. Plus she said the bikes and kayaks would tip the thing over.
I can't stand the idea of a minivan or station wagon (been there and done that), but since beggars can't be choosers, I'm never going to say never. I welcome any and all input because I'm going cross-eyed over at the Auto Trader & Edmunds website!!!
We need another hunk of wheels!Requirements: (I already know I'm unreasonable but miracles can happen):
- must be able to support 2 kayaks on the roof rack
- must have 2" hitch for the bikes, or be hitch-able
- must have better gas mileage than the Durango's 13 city mpg (see, JohnR, I DO read your environmental posts!)
- must be used since I'm figuring we have in the neighborhood of $7,000 to work with, and I don't want to throw in that much more $$ extra (Durango was a '98 with 125K miles on it, bless her heart
)I was all gung-ho on what my son affectionately calls a "girl's" SUV, the Ford Escape, but jdarg said the kids would never fit in the back seat, especially 6'2" #1 son. Plus she said the bikes and kayaks would tip the thing over.
I can't stand the idea of a minivan or station wagon (been there and done that), but since beggars can't be choosers, I'm never going to say never. I welcome any and all input because I'm going cross-eyed over at the Auto Trader & Edmunds website!!!
