Need to Lease 3 row vehicle that has good head and leg room for tall people. What kind?

robin27

My 2010 VW Routan SEL Premium had an electrical module problem for the second time in 6 months. That's a $1,000 repair. Out the door it goes. Should I look at the Mazda SUV, Toyota, Chevy, Ford, what? Just need some opinions, please. I don't want to buy the car after three years, just trade in.

Michaell

robin27 said:

My 2010 VW Routan SEL Premium had an electrical module problem for the second time in 6 months. That's a $1,000 repair. Out the door it goes. Should I look at the Mazda SUV, Toyota, Chevy, Ford, what? Just need some opinions, please. I don't want to buy the car after three years, just trade in.

Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey are both good choices. I've also heard good things about the Kia Sedona, though it's not as popular as the other two.

SUV's tend to have a small third rows.

texases

Hard to beat the Sienna and Odyssey as a replacement for your Chrysler minivan clone. Any reason you want something different? Lots of 3 row SUVs, but they'll get worse mpgs and have less room.

robin27

The Routan has had electrical problems for the past year. We never know when it going to start and when it's not going to start. When it does start, sometimes the entire dash board lights up with all the warning signs, no turn signals, no speedometer, no gas gauge, everything shuts down. We spent $1,000 last December to have a module replaced. Now they say we need another replacement. Since day 1, the car has a severe shimmy when slowing down to 50 from higher speeds. The dealer can't seem to fix it.

Thanks for the advice on a replacement.

robin27

Any suggestions for a two row truck based SUV? I'm reading that Tahoe is sluggish.

texases

My answer was confusing, sorry. I meant to say 'any reason you want to get something other than a minivan?'

I have no problem with getting rid of the Routan.