02-01-2004, 06:29 PM
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so my parents are planning on a new car..
I think they are gonna be looking at SUV's and mini vans...
so far they tried the the Nissan Quest and xterra.. and the Toyota sienna. out of those 3 so far... we like the Xterra. We may go and try the Honda Odyssey and the toyota highlander.. any suggestions of comments on these cars? ..yes i know.. check out edmunds.com  TIA
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02-01-2004, 09:16 PM
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I've heard good things about the XTerra. Those I have spoken to that have it really like it, but they are very much assfault(sp)-4x4ers, doubt their SUVs have ever seen mud. (Yuppies...)
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02-02-2004, 12:19 AM
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Wait for the Hybrid version of the Toyota Highlander. I think that's one of Toyota's new hybrids this year...
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02-02-2004, 07:58 AM
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xterra seems like an anomaly from the list... more of a 'young' suv....probably in the 'cute-ute' class.
if you want something in that range... might wanna check out the ford escape - that supposedly did pretty well in most of the comparison tests. also, escape is supposed to have a hybrid version sometime this summer, if you're into that thing.
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02-02-2004, 08:05 AM
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I would get the Highlander even though I don't like Toyota much.
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02-02-2004, 11:45 AM
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i know that the xterra beat the jeep cherokee in off-road tests. i think the xterra is pretty cool. wans't it the first to come with neoprene splash-resistent seats?
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02-02-2004, 11:47 AM
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yes on the neoprene seats.
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02-02-2004, 02:42 PM
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2 out of the 4 people I've known who had owned XTerras have flipped them. Both incidents occured by the car rounding a corner on ice. It may just be me, but the XTerra looks like it's pretty tall for its width.
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02-02-2004, 06:00 PM
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Hybrid Highlander. Or Sienna.
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