My family is looking for a new SUV. We currently have a 2019 Subaru Ascent with about 50,000 miles. We bought it new back in 2019. It’s been fine, but it makes me nervous. We already had the transmission replaced, under warranty. Every time we start it, it puffs white smoke from the exhaust. Subaru dealer told us that’s normal.

We’re a family of four, but we’re always carting around extra teenagers. We use the third row pretty often. It’s not I usually to have 7 people in the car. Our youngest is in a booster.

We aren’t in dire need of a new car, but we’d like something bigger (more comfortable for a large group), and like I said, the Ascent makes me nervous. I don’t want to be holding the bag when something catastrophic happens.

It seems like our options are mini van, Expedition, Tahoe/Yukon, or Sequoia. We’re not really interested in a mini van. We are looking at new. I would consider a certified pre owned, but buying an American made SUV with 50,000 miles on it doesn’t seem like trading up, reliability wise, from the Ascent.