My 36 year old wife wants a new vehicle. She is tired of the old Nissan Altima.
She will mostly be driving it to work, and running typical errands required when you have a two grade school children (7 and 9 years old).
She is looking to spend about $15,000. This is a considerable chunk of change for us, so we would like this car to last her for 10 years (get the kids through high school). She puts about 12-15k miles on the car/year.
I just purchased a 2010 Honda Accord. So, we don't really need another two wheel drive 4-door sedan. But it's not out of the question either.
She like the idea of having a wagon. So maybe a Subaru Outback. I'd love to buy a neat, old diesel Mercedes W123 Wagon from the early 80's...but she's a woman and wants new/updated car. But I told her I could buy a REALLY nice one for $15K!!! I don't think she is biting.
So, also a Honda CRV is being tossed around (4WD version).
Should I even consider a Volvo Wagon?
Any and all ideas are welcome. Looking for a great "family" vehicle that will be reliable and fairly bullet proof.
She will mostly be driving it to work, and running typical errands required when you have a two grade school children (7 and 9 years old).
She is looking to spend about $15,000. This is a considerable chunk of change for us, so we would like this car to last her for 10 years (get the kids through high school). She puts about 12-15k miles on the car/year.
I just purchased a 2010 Honda Accord. So, we don't really need another two wheel drive 4-door sedan. But it's not out of the question either.
She like the idea of having a wagon. So maybe a Subaru Outback. I'd love to buy a neat, old diesel Mercedes W123 Wagon from the early 80's...but she's a woman and wants new/updated car. But I told her I could buy a REALLY nice one for $15K!!! I don't think she is biting.
So, also a Honda CRV is being tossed around (4WD version).
Should I even consider a Volvo Wagon?
Any and all ideas are welcome. Looking for a great "family" vehicle that will be reliable and fairly bullet proof.