looking for a good used SUV not luxury every day drive and carrying stuff in that will last over 3 years

Asked by lookng4nw Sep 23, 2011 at 02:30 AM

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i owned a suzuki sidekick these little truck have gotta be the TOUGHTEST things out there!!!!! i beat the hell out of mine and it kept kicking and was great on gas!!! here is a list of what my custmors have hynudai santa fe: belive it or not these are tough (DO NOT BUY THE 2.7 motor) all other motor options are great and there cheap to fix sidekicks,sunrunners ect ect: as stated about super tough!!!!!! toyota rav 4 toyota quality BUT they have mechanical lifters... if they have a head problem or a valve problem it can be $$$$$ to fix! but all in all great! honda crv this would be my second pick i mean common a b20b is a GREAT motor and the driveline is BULLET PROOF only down fall is rust DO NOT BUY chevy blazer, gmc sonoma tranny problems out the wazoo 4.3 vortec intake and head gaskets are killer witch lead to bottom end bearing problems!!! $$$$$$ dodge durango i AM a dodge guy but the front ends FALL out of these things!!! ford explorer ..... need i say more LMAO jeep good truck but HARD ON GAS and not cheap to fix.... a reman head (head for the 4.0l) are over $500 NOT including gaskets or head bolts and the tend to crack and warp then the rest lol

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