Quote Originally Posted by cjhutch View Post
Why do people always have a kid and buy a SUV and chalk it up to safety? A bigger vehicle does not mean safer, have you checked the IIHS ratings for the vehicles above? I can tell you right now you may be very surprised with how some of them performed. I would really suggest you check our their site before buying a SUV for your family. If it's space you need then a wagon by Volvo or Saab may be a better choice. IMO they look very nice as well and they offer so many more advantages over the SUV's you have listed.

On a side note the LR Discovery above is one of the least reliable vehicles you could buy. So if you don't want to leave your family stranded on the side of the road I would stay away from it. If you are set on a SUV and have to get one you may want to consider the Subaru Forester as well.
I forgot about the Forester, ill look at a few of those thanks for the suggestion.

Maybe all the SUVs i listed above are not the safest but im sure they could all take a wreck a lot better than the Kia Rio she is currently driving and I do not want to get a wagon and she doesnt want a minivan, soooo, that leaves me with a few SUVs to choose from.