I am getting ready to retire my 1998 Nissan Altima

I dont know what to get next:
I was thinking Ford Raptor but its 60K and I can get a MB E class wagon, and the mileage sucks. But man it is bad ***

Then I was SUPER set on a Ford Transit Connect Wagon 7 passenger, but its kinda .... not cool at all and they dont offer the eco boost in the 7 passenger.

Now kinda looking at outback, but I already have one subaru haha


So any suggestions.

 

How big are you trying to go? Throwing up a van, large SUV and a truck, but still thinking about the outback? I know they are big now but do you need a larger vehicle?

A friend of mine has been looking at the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Toyota 4Runner, he actually liked both quite a lot. The new 4runner with the fake leather stuff is apparently real sweet, and weather resistance. And people love the diesel engine that comes in the jeep now, plus that interior is real nice as well. pretty much everything on the new grand cherokee is pretty much german ha

 

If your going to go big, go BIG, find yoruself a pre 2012 Ram 2500, mega cab. Room for 5, comfortable, can tow a TON of weight, its a truck and everyone should have one for hauling/dump runs/etc.

 

Forester?

 

More parameters please.
How many people you need to move, do you have to tow? Etc

Budget?

 

Tribeca?

 

I need to haul a crap ton of camera gear around sometimes. I can fit it all in my 1998 altima but its packed I mean I have a pole going from the trunk to the dash board and all the seats are filled. No towing

I want to load and unload easier and am not a fan of SUVs. I like the forester from a few years ago.

 

sweet jesus!

It looks as long as a city block :/
I should probably disclose I am asian and cant drive for crap. I would like milage to be around at least 20 MPG

 

Yeah its for hauling gear around.

 

2008 was hot!

 

I dont like the dash board.

 

I'm not an SUV guy myself... but I do drive a ton of cars/trucks in the current job.

The Ford Flex has really impressed me for what you are looking at. Holds a truly staggering amount of stuff. Built on a car chassis instead of a converted truck chassis.

I haven't had a chance to drive one yet, but the Focus ST is the darling of everyone I know. Surprisingly roomy with the hatchback. Everyone tells me it has this erie RWD feel

The Cadillac CTS Sports Wagon (V6) is a really amazingly well done car. I drove one for about a month while my STI was in paint and was beyond impressed.
Yeah - the CTS-V is faster, but honestly the V6 felt plenty quick to me

 

I was looking at the flex but it wont hold the long stuff
I really like the look of it though. :/

The focus ST over the mazda 6 wagon? and I am back where I am now with a stuffed car.

CTS ...... id be afraid to toss gear in there, which is why I am not looking at the MB wagon haha

 

I know you said no SUV's but I just got my wife a 2015 Forester Premium. 6spd. It's a pretty nice ride man. Waiting on suspension to come out but with some 18's, an sti rear sway bar set up and some swifts or wrx take offs. Not really an SUV anymore. LOL! Seriously... I'd let you drive hers if you were around.

Outbacks are pretty dope. We would have gotten one but a similar package was like another $7k and we didn't have it in the budget. Ask Adam about his. He's been happy with it and getting pretty killer mpg out of it.


If you're looking at the Raptor I'd say you could save money and end up with a cooler truck if you just picked up an F150 and tossed a sick set of wheels and a pre-runner set up on it.

This one is overkill... but still

 

I would. Both nice but the focus is a pretty sweet little car.