Ok. So I currently own a Honda CRV (I know, who doesn't these days.). The old girl is getting up there in mileage (2000 year with 128K). Me and the hubby have been talking about trading it in for something else while there is still some value left in it, before major things start going wrong.
I want to stay with an SUV type of truck (convenient with kids, the Chocolate Lab, hauling/moving stuff), and would love to have a fullsize SUV, but we just can't afford that right now (especially since my boss told us Friday that we may have to start cutting back some hours). So I've been looking at the mid-size range, and stumbled upon the Dodge Nitro, which has greatly piqued my interest for some reason. It has all the qualities I'm looking for (big cargo, 4-wheel drive, good handling, decent gas mileage), but I'm a little hesitant because I had a Dodge before that was, well, basically the car from hell, although it was a sedan, not an SUV.
Has anyone had any experience with the Nitro? I'm interested in any and all information offered, or any other SUV suggestions y'all might have.
This is what it looks like: