Originally Posted by gregk24
We are still searching. That Toyota is out, dealer is too proud of it. May be looking at a 2016 Nissan Rouge and 2016 VW Tiguan soon.
That is obvious from first two sentences with any Toyota seller.
My wife never drove European vehicles until we were about to move to CO from CA. I did not want to steer her toward European vehicles, which was my preference. I ahd VW CC at the time, and she loved that car, except she like higher sitting position. But she was hesitant about European cars bcs, cousins friend second cousin had bad experience with some car. She drove Sentra, but wanted AWD for CO. She tried RAV4, CR-V, etc. but once she tried Tiguan, she just said: get this, with all "stuff" inside.
2016 Tiguan is smaller inside than RAV4, CR-V, but drives much better, and drives much better than current Tiguan. So, take into consideration that trunk is not taht generous. But, driver has more space than in my Toyota Sienna.
But, be aware of preventive maintenance, specific oils, Haldex fluid change intervals. On 2016 engine there are no issues with chain tensioner and PCV that plagued models until 2012, but intake manifold might be an issue. However, it is dirt cheap and for example I never had to change it, but it is known problem.