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Message: [QUOTE="8893, post: 3790910, member: 93"] We have two SUVs, the Honda Pilot and Ford Explorer. We only need one at this point and that would be my wife's, as I am now done coaching kids' sports and she does most of the kid carting and (all of the) grocery shopping. I went from sedan to SUV to sedan to SUV several times over the years and always appreciated the difference and I could easily be in a sedan now, but last time I switched back to SUV I noticed that my night vision increased significantly. I have some pretty major vision issues (glaucoma; cataract surgery x2; retinal detachment x2) and the increased elevation of the SUV makes a big difference for my visual perception. We also require AWD on all our vehicles because our driveway is pitched at something like a 30 degree angle. I tested out a smaller SUV this time--the Ford Edge ST--and just did not like driving it it as much. Then I tested the new Ford Explorer ST and the competition was over. The combination of size, power and agility is really impressive, but yeah I could definitely be in a smaller SUV otherwise. The upside is that the fuel economy with their Eco-boost turbo has increased significantly. My new one is averaging almost four miles more per gallon than my 2016 ST did, even though the new one is more powerful. Growing up with a family of ten, we had a Chevy Impala station wagon (with the rear-facing back seat) to cart all of us around. Never a minivan or SUV. Pretty amazing. [/QUOTE]