I had similar requirements as you two years ago and I wound up with a 2011 x5 diesel with a 3rd row. I’m up to 110k miles, and it has been very reliable. Only issues I’ve had were a few sensors related to the diesel emissions.

Last year we picked up a 2014 BMW x3 M-Sport for my wife for about $30k. Amazing deal since her previous car (CR-V) was more expensive.

they often do report on Technology in sports

Well I guess there’s no reasoning with you. Good luck with reading politics on your automotive blogs, baseball news in your iPhone reviews, and dear diary entries in your Yelp reviews.

Go look at the Jalopnik facebook page for the political Jez post they shared today. Every comment there is hanging them out to dry for this shit.

There was never as much political cross-posting as there has been the last 6 months. Tons of people have dropped from Jalopnik’s RSS and Facebook feeds for this reason. Opposite Lock contributors have even created there own Facebook groups to only share automotive news, not politics.

Well, politics do not have a place on a car blog unless the content is directly associated with cars, and it is written from a NEUTRAL point of view. There is no room here for the super left-leaning opinion pieces that have been getting cross-posted to Jalopnik. Many of use would feel the same way if they posted…

If the content is plane/boat/military tech related there are few complaints. The one-sided opinion pieces that have been getting cross-posted absolutely do not belong here.

Same for me - BMW x5

I think the current pricing continues to increase because people are realizing they’re the only “exotic” car that you can buy with next to no maintenance cost.

I completely agree that his “reviews” are rubbish. Every video he tries so hard to be funny and witty, but comes off as an “edgy 13 year old”.

The Subaru’s AWD system is light years better, but the CR-V beats in every other category.

The AWD system is pretty much useless if it’s the same system as the last gen.

I have an X5 with a third row for those rare occasions that we are need to go somewhere with 6 people and don’t want to take 2 cars. It works well for that, but it’s pretty cramped for any regular use.

I completely agree. R8s are around the same price now and they are much more modern.

Higher mileage early models bottomed out around $25k a few years ago, but they have skyrocketed since.

I don’t think the new NSX is causing the price spike. I’ve been watching them the last few years and I think the NSX is rising in price due to:

What’s with the Maserati’s Schumacher name plate spelling his name Mjchael?

Umm I guess you could say that, but the people I know that have AWD cars and snow tires prove you wrong. Whatevs...

Are you stating that ONLY 2wd car owners use snow tires? Or only a subset of AWD owners use all-season tires? A subset of 2wd owners use all-season tires too, so what’s your point?