[berettafan]

Every so often i look at my f250 fuel bills and think 'man i could save a LOT of money driving something else during the week'. sedans sit too low for me so it seems like mid size SUV is right. Room for guns, golf clubs and dogs if needed. Sporty would be a need though. So I keep ending up perusing used Cayenne and X5 listings. Upper 20's mpg on highway sounds decent.

But inevitably i find post after post of horror stories about transaxles, plastic pipes, etc falling apart. Honestly a model Y kinda makes sense but they do feel heavy and have no sound to enjoy. And when battery goes you're $14k into it. Might as well be rebuilding a Porsche or BMW six at that point right?

MDX? Hondas we owned in the past were soulless regardless of power. Has that changed significantly?

Saw a Durango RT this morning and it sounded awesome but i would imagine it's about as sharp as a butter knife in handling. I think i would prefer tossable. Don't need 500hp, just fun and some ability to rotate and break a wheel loose here and there.

So what have you guys found in this arena that is maybe DIY friendly? i've put 38k miles on my f250 which i bought in dec of '21.