I agree. I've loved my Nissans. I paid $4k for a used Altima and she didn't die until she had almost 300k miles on her. I had her for 5 years and the ONLY problem she ever had in all that time was a pinhole in some tube that cost $40 to fix. I drove her across the country, and through the mountains, and up the coast, really put her through the ringer. Nissans consistently rank highest in Consumer Reports, and a 4-door Altima is hefty and made well -- not huge but not small at all. Check the latest Consumer Reports for the rankings for the last few years' models to see which year rated highest -- often a used car from a good year will perform way better than a new one. I've never had a problem with any car that I researched in Consumer Reports before I bought it.
Another idea is the Toyota RAV-4. It's like a tiny SUV and gets great gas mileage. My mom got one a couple years ago and it's given her a ton of confidence on the road. She feels safe in it, and I think older folks in particular should be up higher so they can see better. If he doesn't like Toyotas, I'm pretty sure Honda and a couple other brands (maybe even Nissan?) make very similar mini-SUV's, although I don't know how they rank so (again) check Consumer Reports.
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Date: 2010-02-27 10:48 pm (UTC)Another idea is the Toyota RAV-4. It's like a tiny SUV and gets great gas mileage. My mom got one a couple years ago and it's given her a ton of confidence on the road. She feels safe in it, and I think older folks in particular should be up higher so they can see better. If he doesn't like Toyotas, I'm pretty sure Honda and a couple other brands (maybe even Nissan?) make very similar mini-SUV's, although I don't know how they rank so (again) check Consumer Reports.
Po Daddoo. :(