re: Best small SUV for the wife, under $30k

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Honda CRV

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I drove step mom's 2011 CRV on an 8 hour road trip...it's the only vehicle that I've ever had to pull over so I could get out to stretch. My back was aching about halfway through the drive. It was the most uncomfortable seat I've ever driven in.

They've since upgraded to a 2014 CRV and my dad says he has the same issue with that one. So much so that they now take his full size chevy truck on any road trips despite the gas mileage decrease.

Disclaimer being that neither vehicles were upgraded with leather seats like the OP is looking for, so that might help. Also, my step mom never drives long distances and is one of those moms that refuses to get on an interstate , so she has never had issues with being uncomfortable but she has probably never driven longer than 45 minutes in it at one time. She loves hers actually, hince the fact she is on her 2nd one.