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My wife's 2007 Toyota RAV4 is basically our daily driver but she is the primary driver . She likes the feel/size/visibility of an SUV and to be honest so do I . We are now retired and would like to purchase a used SUV to replace the Toyota . Comfort is a primary requirement with performance secondary .

I am a fan of Cayennes and not ruling that out . But what are other suggestions in the 15 - 20 K range ? We want to stay about RAV4 size or a little bigger . Suggestions ?
My wife has a 4 or 5 year old RAV 4, good vehicle except I hate it because the ride is stiff and they didn't put sound-deadening in the vehicle and it is LOUD inside.
I can hear every pebble or crack in the road in that car.
Gives me a headache. They reportedly made it better in the newer version.
There are websites dedicated to owners trying to make their RAV-4s quieter.

But because of that I bought a highlander.
Same great reliability, plenty of power, larger than the RAV-4 but still easy to maneuver and park, and a nice quiet comfortable ride.
And changing the tires at 75k will likely be the most expensive maintenance I'll ever do on it. Hard to say that about a cayenne.

My mom has a Lincoln suv and the highlander has a smoother, quieter ride.

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