The Right Car for Me: safety and reliability

Cannot go wrong with a Subaru Outback Wagon. I've owned mine (new) since 2010 with 53K miles and no problems. Great in snow. Around town 21-23 mpg. Decided to go recently on a 600 mile trip and filled the tank with 93 octane gas. Normally use regular. Got over 36 mpg. One downside is the body panels. In-my-opinion, I think the metal is very thin and can be easily dented. Also, I don't feel the paint is as durable as other brands.

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Need to double check the mpg on that subaru (36?).

I would recomend the Jeep Cherokee. I got anywhere from 22 to 27 with the V6 4x4. Very nice ride, pulls 4000lbs. Think I paid 37000 for the Trail ready version. pretty quick with the V6.

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Yes. The actual mileage from my long trip, with 93 octane gas, was 36.1 mpg. The math is correct. Prior to this, using regular gas, the best mileage I got, on the same trip, was a little over 33 mpg. Drove at the speed limit in both cases.

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Which type of vehicle? Sedan? SUV?

What size do you need?

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There are a whole bunch of AWD cars and suv's that are safe and reliable, but only Buick will state out when you consider price.

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