Tahoe. The spare tire is underneath on most of them. Exactly what the OP doesn't want.Tahoe. Any year.
Tahoe. The spare tire is underneath on most of them. Exactly what the OP doesn't want.
One can still (AFAIK) get manual transmission in the entry-level Subaru models.Subaru have a light duty engine (delicate) & CVT trans.
Well, I plan on using the SUV for road trips.Pretty simple fix - remove tire, place in back. Plenty of room, especially if one doesn’t require third row seats. But whatever.
According to Allpar, the '81 and up /6 switched to hydraulic lifters, so that shouldn't be a concern. Correct?
We have a pair of low mileage '09 EX-Ls here that we bought within the past couple of years. Mine proved to be quite the traveling companion last summer, tallying 12,500 miles across two trips. I dropped in a Pioneer head unit to get Android Auto, and the ability to play back high-res files in the car, replacing the "Aux in" jack in the center console with a dual USB port connected to the Pioneer. With that and two separate USB adapters (one four-port, the other two-port) for the two front 12v outlets, plus a 120V inverter (which I plugged into the rear of the car, and ran a power strip to the floor behind the rear seat), we were prepared to run or charge just about anything. Plenty of room for "stuff"! On the second trip, where I had to carry two "monster" suitcases...no problem! The back end was packed with luggage and the Focal subwoofer, and the rear seat was for anything else picked up along the way.Well, ended up getting a really clean 2014 Honda CRV LX, Certified Pre-owned.
Our mechanic was impressed - he could find nothing wrong and noted that this would be a good buy.
Did have to negotiate a bit (backstory to this if anyone is interested) and the search from start to finish did suck 3 days from my life.
It's all over and I'm really liking this SUV.
I've owned four that have had recommended oil change intervals (7,500 miles on our older Hondas, 10k on newer ones) with no issues other than the usual wear and tear. The only really bad oil loss I've had is from gaskets getting old and drying out (especially the oil pan, and the camshaft cap). My '09 CR-V with the K24 engine has 125k miles on it, and the oil barely moved at all on the dipstick at its last two oil changes (and the second had a lot of high-rpm runs through the mountains). The maintenance minder is also set to suggest other routine maintenance (from brake inspections to tasks like coolant changes).The maint. minder can just net you a worn out engine (burns oil) at 100-120K which they want so you will need a new engine or buy another vehicle.