Vehicle

Pros

Cons

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Honda Element

 

Pros :

-Versital and Outdoorsy, tons of room inside, and very configurable seats in back

-7-speaker audio system sounded GREAT

-Very different and unconventional

-Very Safe 

-has 4WD

-Honda Reliability

-Lots of Cargo Room (25 cu. ft with seats up / 77 cu ft. with seats down)

 

Cons:

-Only 4 seater

-Boxy, drives like a smooth truck

-Will we like it when we’re older?

-Not lots of power

-Gas Mileage with 4WD is 18/23

-Rear opening back doors

 

Honda CRV

 

Pros:

-Classy, would be fine no matter how old we get

-It’s a Honda, very reliable

-Pretty refined

-Has 4WD

-gas mileage 20/26

-Good Cargo room (35.7 / 73 cu. ft)

-drives smoother than Element

 

Cons:

-VERY Conventional

-No manual transmission available

- Only Blah colors

-Not so rugged

 

Scion xB

 

Pros:

-Drives like a car

-Enough Power to be fun

-More power than CRV or Element

-Killer Gas Mileage 22/28

-VERY Distinct Styling

-Roomy inside

-Toyota Reliability

 

Cons:

-VERY Distinct Styling

-Less cargo room (21.7 cu.ft)

-No 4WD available

-“gangster” look

 

Subaru Impreza Wagon

 

Pros:

-very sporty and fun to drive

-plenty o’ power

-4WD

-Gas Mileage 20/27

 

Cons:

-Less Cargo room (19 cu. ft.)

-New ones look like Space Pods (big rounded backs)