Give me ideas for my next car - lots of requirements

starbase89
Tue, 07 Mar 2017 09:59:16 +0000
Auto Type/Class

Hey Everybody!
I am looking for a new to me vehicle, but I have so many prerequisites for said car that my head is spinning. I was wondering if the community here could help me figure something out. Here’s what I need:

Max Price $5000

2003 or Newer

Four Doors and 5 to 7 seats

FWD or 4WD/AWD

Antilock Brakes and Stability Control

Dual front and side airbags

Power windows, air conditioning and cruise control

Capable of carrying at least 60 cubic feet of cargo with the back seats folded OR have the ability to tow a trailer

Capable of towing at least 2000 pounds

0-60 of no less that 10 seconds

Real MPGs of at least 20 city and 25 highway

Well known reliability that will go at least 300k miles with care and maintenance.

Preferably the engine would have a timing chain

In general, I would want to stay away from the following vehicles, some of them are conditional

Anything Mitsubishi, Suzuki, Isuzu, Audi or Volkswagen

Subarus with the 2.5 unless the head gasket was recently replaced

Honda Odysseys unless the transmission was recently replaced

Anything with a Northstar or a Triton engine

RWD vehicles aren’t completely out of the question, but I live in an area where we usually get a decent about of snow in the winter.

It doesn’t matter to me if it is an automatic or manual. The more horsepower, the better, but I know that negatively affects MPGs. High miles is not a big issue for me with brands like Toyota/Lexus, Nissan/Infiniti, Honda/Acura, Mazda, Hyundai and certain Fords

Given all of those parameters, any recommendations?

Thanks!
Joe

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