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Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy
We were pretty happy with it, but it was tight with our two dogs and their kennels (broken down), it'd be even tougher with a kiddo now.
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My wife and I have a Toyota Rav4 (which is larger than an Escape for interiror room) it has enough room for stuff and our two dogs who are 60 and 90 pounds and not much else. With a kid on the way and our lease about to expire I'm trying to figure out what to do. Given the stuff you have to pack around with a kid, I think the Rav4 is going to be too small, even if we were to get a cargo carrier to put on the roof. We've had zero problems with the all wheel drive and found that it gets around as well as we could want. The V6 engine has great power and gets reasonably good fuel milage. But the charcoal cannister went and it's a fricken $1400 paint can that I have to buy from Toyota so that turns me off. Also Toyota has had quality issues lately and when they do need repairs, you better have deep pockets.
I think for our next vehichle we'll have to look for something bigger, and I might even consider a domestic given the better warranty that they are putting on their vehichles and that they are a fair bit cheaper. If it does last for 8-10 years no vehichle is worth much at that point compared to the original price. Of course I might also have to give in and settle for the dreaded mini van with all wheel drive. Fact is if Interior room is a priority for you, you can't match the van no matter how uncool you think it is.