Yeah we went to our local Honda dealership and she test drove a CRV. As I said in the original post she thought it was ok, not exceptional. She said that she'd prefer the used Acura MDX(2003, 44,000 miles) that we test drove at the Acura dealership for the same ammount of money- around $24,000.
I didn't drive the CRV so I can't say anything about it's handling, but after looking at the MDX, the CRV really seems like 'just a car.' Not that that's bad or anything
I talked with my mechanic the other day(works at the Honda dealership) about reliability issues of the MDX, CRV, and Pilot; said they didn't have any issues, built like any other Honda
My dad's been taking his cars to him for the past 10+ years so I trust his judgement.
Thanks for all the quick replies guys! Keep 'em coming!!
Today I'm going to try and get her to test drive the Honda Ridgeline and Honda Pilot. Maybe some new Fords as well.
If anyone owns any of the models listed you're encouraged to discuss them
Thanks for the info so far about the Saturn and BMW. My cousin used to own a Saturn so I can ask them how they liked it.
Boy those late model MDXs sure are easy to find!