re: What does the used mid-size suv/ crossover market look like right now? Recommendations?

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Looking at Rav4, CRV, outlander

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All of those will pull a 36-foot Contender with ease.

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Just bought my second Hyundai Santa Fe and I can’t recommend it enough.

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My wife has a SF Sport and I do not like to drive it. The power is so lacking that when you put it on cruise at 75 mph it will often have to downshift to maintain speed. Feels like it is redlining the transmission when it does that so I rarely use the cruise on it.

Looking at the same for my 18 yo. My ex insisted on buying him an Outback when he first started driving bc of safety features. He loves it as he camps but it's had issue after issue and I want something reliable for him.

I'm looking for either an Honda or Toyota. I have access to wholesale cars and I can tell you that people keep their RAV-4's until they are 150k plus...just don't see that many low mileage ones. I think that tells you everything you need to know. I think there are more CR-V's on the road so there's more selection there. I won't pay over 10K but would consider an older one (like 2008 up). Good luck.

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So insanely cool? I can go from hauling 8 people to having it ready to load with camping gear in about 2 minutes. That's cool to me.

I want safe. I'm getting older now. I don't need speed, don't need style, and I'll have teenagers driving before I know it.
To me, safe is sexy.

Want something I will feel comfortable with them driving eventually, but a good, functional family vehicle.

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aren't you like, an aspiring poet, or something? I figured the sarcasm meter- based on your original post focusing on minivans and your love for them- would pickup on the sarcastic, "cool," aspect that I joked about. ya know, since your main buying point was practicality of crossovers and not cool points with the socialites...?

in any case, since you're more worried about the extollation of minivans and not a viable answer to your question, I'll stick to the main point: they're pretty damn safe, if you go by crash study scores. as safe as any crossover, I presume.

I couldn't care less about a vehicle. if it's safe, if it's reliable, it's good with me, and a rav4 meets both of those needs. you asked, I answered.

At one time that was the most American made (parts, assembly, etc.) vehicle on the market. Made in Lincoln, AL, near the Talladega racetrack (and the CMP Marksmanship Park, which is the tits, btw).

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A vehicle is a tool. Who cares if its "cool"?

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All the baws who were judging the Honda Ridgeline in the other thread

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Looking at Rav4, CRV, outlander. Something with 5 seats and some storage pretty much. Where 3-4 people can take a weekend trip comfortably, or just back and forth to school and whatnot.

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Try the Subaru Outback.

Drive a model with the 2.5L flat four. It's not fast, but it's a great deal if you can put up with it. If you think it's too slow, they have a turbo model that is legitimately quick but they are more expensive to buy and less fuel efficient.

Subaru's CVT has been far better than Nissan's JATCO transmissions. But if you are picking up a used one with over 40,000 miles - insist that the dealer flush the transmission and diffs to save you that costs later.

The Toyota Rav4 is another good choice but it might be more expensive used than a Subaru.