Hello, just looking for some input from people who may have been in a similar situation before deciding on their vehicle. My husband and I need a new bigger vehicle. Right now we have a 6 year old and a dog but we plan on expanding our family next year. We go to visit his family a couple times a year and need cargo space that could possibly hold the dog and some of our things. I don't really like having the dog on the back seat especially if we will have a baby seat there too and there will be limited space.
So basically space is priority, my husband is fairly large at 6'4 240ish and since he was over 6 feet before his teens and my son is very tall for his age too I'm thinking he will need some leg room in back too in the coming years. The issue is, we set a budget and we agreed on wanting something simple. My requirement was having power windows and locks as our current is manual. I'm only 5'3, and though I'm flexible I can't be reaching all over to open windows and doors any more. Also my son likes to mess with the window knob. I love the more boxy design of the patriot, I do not like the look of the majority of new cars/suvs. My husband is all about new and I'm more retro or traditional when it comes to these things.
So he started going to look at cars and he's now changing his tune on what he wants, compartments, touchscreen on the dashboard, rear camera, sunroof... I try to keep him on track but he denies he's being swayed by these things. Initially I had to argue just for power windows and locks! I will admit, I have been sort of stuck on the Patriot from the beginning and even though some features on other cars have been better I do have a hard time getting past how much I love how the Patriot looks and the price. I justify this by the fact that I know in a couple years this car will be mostly used by me and he will probably get his dream car for his personal transportation.
Right now it seems as if the Patriot (my choice), Renegade, and Dodge Journey are front runners (finally got him to cut Kia Sportage). He's been going on about Renegade the most, it is pretty ugly to me and though I haven't seen it in person yet it seems small in the back seat and cargo area. He argues that there is storage underneath but that seems more useful for things that are going to be mostly staying in the car NOT for when we travel. He mentioned with the Journey the view is awkward looking past the hood, as far as seeing the back of the car in front of you. If that's a problem for him it's definitely a problem for me. We are no longer on the same page at all as he seems perfectly willing to sacrifice backseat and cargo space for a higher end interior and features. There have been a number of smaller vehicles he's talked about i've had to put my foot down on. How did you decide on the Patriot, or what made you decide against it? Anyone have to do some persuading with their not as practical partner?
Sorry for the rant, thanks for reading =)
So basically space is priority, my husband is fairly large at 6'4 240ish and since he was over 6 feet before his teens and my son is very tall for his age too I'm thinking he will need some leg room in back too in the coming years. The issue is, we set a budget and we agreed on wanting something simple. My requirement was having power windows and locks as our current is manual. I'm only 5'3, and though I'm flexible I can't be reaching all over to open windows and doors any more. Also my son likes to mess with the window knob. I love the more boxy design of the patriot, I do not like the look of the majority of new cars/suvs. My husband is all about new and I'm more retro or traditional when it comes to these things.
So he started going to look at cars and he's now changing his tune on what he wants, compartments, touchscreen on the dashboard, rear camera, sunroof... I try to keep him on track but he denies he's being swayed by these things. Initially I had to argue just for power windows and locks! I will admit, I have been sort of stuck on the Patriot from the beginning and even though some features on other cars have been better I do have a hard time getting past how much I love how the Patriot looks and the price. I justify this by the fact that I know in a couple years this car will be mostly used by me and he will probably get his dream car for his personal transportation.
Right now it seems as if the Patriot (my choice), Renegade, and Dodge Journey are front runners (finally got him to cut Kia Sportage). He's been going on about Renegade the most, it is pretty ugly to me and though I haven't seen it in person yet it seems small in the back seat and cargo area. He argues that there is storage underneath but that seems more useful for things that are going to be mostly staying in the car NOT for when we travel. He mentioned with the Journey the view is awkward looking past the hood, as far as seeing the back of the car in front of you. If that's a problem for him it's definitely a problem for me. We are no longer on the same page at all as he seems perfectly willing to sacrifice backseat and cargo space for a higher end interior and features. There have been a number of smaller vehicles he's talked about i've had to put my foot down on. How did you decide on the Patriot, or what made you decide against it? Anyone have to do some persuading with their not as practical partner?
Sorry for the rant, thanks for reading =)
