[rpoz-29]

My wife is currently driving an '06 Sonata. It has been a great car. We bought it new maintained it well, has almost 160,000 miles on it and still runs great. I just started thinking about a new car for her. I've considered another Hyundai, but like the looks of the Chevy Impala, and Equinox. Anyone have any experience with either of them? She's on the road without me from time to time going to see the grandkids, and I've begun to worry about the Hyundai on the road so much.

[rpoz-29]

We ended up with a Forester. Drove an Impala and I loved it, but she thought it was too big. Drove a Malibu, and it was nice but really plain. Looked at the Honda's, Hyundai's, Kia's, and Toyota's of the same type, and the Subaru seemed to be the best value. Slow with only 170 hp, but has a good safety rating, decent mileage, and good AWD system. It is pretty homely. We will see. Now excuse me while I go hug a tree.

[trackbird]

We ended up with a Forester. Drove an Impala and I loved it, but she thought it was too big. Drove a Malibu, and it was nice but really plain. Looked at the Honda's, Hyundai's, Kia's, and Toyota's of the same type, and the Subaru seemed to be the best value. Slow with only 170 hp, but has a good safety rating, decent mileage, and good AWD system. It is pretty homely. We will see. Now excuse me while I go hug a tree.

A Subaru is an excellent choice on paper, it's just the opposite of the "car guy choice" (with exceptions for the WRX/WRX STI). That's not always a bad thing. I wouldn't have bought a Ford Edge for myself (maybe the twin turbo version), but my wife is loving heated seats, a heated steering wheel and slogging through all of the various unplowed streets in our area without issues. Thus far, it has been a perfect choice. I suspect that you'll find the same thing with the Subaru.