We may soon be looking for a new daily commuter for my wife. We now live in the country where roads in the winter can be very damaged and/or flooded so ideally it would be something a little higher than a standard car, maybe a small crossover like a Honda CRV. We do not want a full SUV or anything like that.
The challenge is that, although it will be used by one or two people 90% of the time, we would like to occasionally be able to seat 5 tall adults comfortably. And most of the cars/crossovers that pretend to be able to seat 5 have a nasty hump in that middle seat in the second row, both on the bottom and on the back of the seat which makes you feel lifted up and forward. It makes you wonder why they bother to put a seatbelt there at all since they are so uncomfortable for anything more than a 10 mile trip.
Since this is just a commuter vehicle, we would prefer a reliable Japanese one. Apart from BMWs we have been using Hondas exclusively forever and have always been very pleased with them. We could consider European if there is one at reasonable price and with a very good warranty.
Any ideas?
Thank you.
The challenge is that, although it will be used by one or two people 90% of the time, we would like to occasionally be able to seat 5 tall adults comfortably. And most of the cars/crossovers that pretend to be able to seat 5 have a nasty hump in that middle seat in the second row, both on the bottom and on the back of the seat which makes you feel lifted up and forward. It makes you wonder why they bother to put a seatbelt there at all since they are so uncomfortable for anything more than a 10 mile trip.
Since this is just a commuter vehicle, we would prefer a reliable Japanese one. Apart from BMWs we have been using Hondas exclusively forever and have always been very pleased with them. We could consider European if there is one at reasonable price and with a very good warranty.
Any ideas?
Thank you.