My wife and I have narrowed it down to either a Nissan, Camry or Volvo s60 Hybrid. We need awd. Any suggestions? Especially from you, Bodyman.
We average our ownership about 15 years. This time, because of our advanced age, we'll probably own for 5 to 10 years.
Camry has awd? Mine certainly doesn't. I have a 2013 Camry and we have liked it a lot. Not AWD though. Have you looked at Subaru? They're famous for AWD.
I like the Toyotas...my in law has a 4 wheel drive Honda he likes a lot....seems like a well put together SUV
The Toyota is likely going to be the best as far as reliability and depreciation is concerned. I heard nothing but good things about the Volvo from people that drove it - but none of them bought one because of service and reliability concerns. Nissan? What Nissan. I have friends that work at the Nissan design center for the USA and like some of the designs - but I am not a big fan of most of their cars from recent years - they seem to be in a race to the bottom as far as quality is concerned, or at least that is my impression. To the best of my knowledge - there is no Camry AWD at this point.
My reco is a legacy at Wilsonville Subaru. Also the Eyesight technology is great for traffic. https://www.wilsonvillesubaru.com/new-vehicles/legacy/
My "it's not a cool car in any way and everyone has one" recommendation is a certified used Rav4. Low 20 thousands give or take and should last forever if past performance continues.
I'd buy this if I lived there. https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/d/2003-ford-focus-svt/6595696777.html
The Accord's had a lot of cool gadgets, but they didn't fit my body very well. I remember the arm rest being very low, so I couldn't rest my arm on it. Just a comfort thing. Otherwise a very nice car.
EXPENSIVE! EXPENSIVE! EXPENSIVE! Expensive to buy. Expensive to maintain. Expensive to repair. And are they really worth it?
