I'm treating myself to a newer vehicle (will be a used one, as my 1997 Caravan expired so no real trade in, so budget is $17,000 max) this Christmas (and a new heart valve soon in the New Year - I hope). I know we have been over this before, but any suggestions are appreciated once again. I've tried out a Subaru Forester - good but not great gas mileage, though good traction and ground clearance for semi-off road. The Rav 4 is nice to - if pricey, as are most cute-utes. I was thinking a Ford Escape, but I seem to only get 200,000 km out of a North American vehicle. There's the Matrix and Vibe and Mazda hatch backs, some with AWD, but the roof line looks slanted too much for yak carrying. I can't go the Dave Kruger way (as in a pickup truck, as I have a family to haul too). Logging roads take their toll on cars, so I need something tough and reliable. Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 28 2006 - 22:46:20 PST
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