edwardh80
edwardh80 Reader
5/10/17 5:11 p.m.

I'm o the hunt for a new family vehicle, and I'm leaning heavily towards a 2011 or 2012 Nissan Pathfinder 4WD (I don't like the newer FWD model). I will also consider suggestions for something equally practical like a Lexus GX460 (my masculinity won't let me consider a mini-van yet, but we all know they're the most practical family car around). I live in NE Florida and will certainly consider fly and drive.

What vehicle listing websites should I search? I frequent cargurus and carfax; are there any other good ones I should be checking?

*EDIT: I'm trying to keep it under 50k miles as I want to keep it for quite a while if possible.

Example pic:

Furious_E
Furious_E GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/10/17 5:19 p.m.

Cars.com and Autotrader. And of course Craigslist, but I'm sure you're already checking that 5 times daily anyways

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Dork
5/10/17 5:25 p.m.

Ford Flex with EcoBoost as an option. Without EcoBoost works just fine as well.

grover
grover GRM+ Memberand Reader
5/10/17 6:32 p.m.

I'd suggest you look in my part of florida (west palm beach). Prices for luxury cars seem to be much cheaper here than other areas and I'm only 5 hours away. I'd be happy to check anything out for you. I've been looking at the land cruisers and lexus equivalent and there are tons available. I'd suggest looking more at jupiter, palm beach gardens, west palm beach, and stuart. Miami is a a weird card locale.

John Welsh
John Welsh MegaDork
5/10/17 6:47 p.m.

Call Jeremy. He had a Nissan Armada. Not sure if he still does or if he wants to let it go.

edwardh80
edwardh80 Reader
5/10/17 7:01 p.m.
John Welsh wrote: Call Jeremy. He had a Nissan Armada. Not sure if he still does or if he wants to let it go.

That's pretty funny just watched the GS400 that he had for the $2015 Challenge aristocrat class drive away down the street. It was a fabulous car. Thus far I've bought both cars I've owned in the US from him

KyAllroad
KyAllroad PowerDork
5/10/17 7:12 p.m.

Sequoia and Suburban are also solid choices for family truckster. A little bigger, slightly worse mileage and much more capable for big trips and swallowing ALL the stuff that comes with kids.

John Welsh
John Welsh MegaDork
5/10/17 7:23 p.m.

In reply to edwardh80:

I live 1000 miles from him and have bought 4 cars with his help.

skierd
skierd SuperDork
5/11/17 12:32 a.m.

Wife and I love our CX-9. It's only flaw is it drinks gas, but a three row SUV that's kinda fun to drive is worth the trade off.

edwardh80
edwardh80 Reader
5/12/17 7:20 p.m.

What states do we consider as part of the rust belt i.e. to be avoided when finding one from out of state?

BrokenYugo
BrokenYugo MegaDork
5/12/17 8:05 p.m.

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