Hi all,
Newbie to the forum, hoping to engage with the community.
We are looking a 2nd car and have zeroed in on a used 2019+ Pilot AWD or the Passport AWD. We anticipate to hold the car for about 5yrs and drive about 8-10k miles every year. We also have an 2016 Accord, but our goals for this one - ofcourse is to get a second car for convenience, to get past gravel roads to trailheads often (PNW area), also a car for the future (maybe a 2nd kid, and occasionally extended family visiting).
We test drove both and liked both for separate reasons. According to us, Pilot had a smoother ride and a quieter cabin, while the Passport had a sporty ride, better handling and a slightly smaller car feel than the Pilot. We felt parking either car was similar to the Accord, since we are already used to Accord's long length. We liked the looks of the Pilot better than the Passport, but thats not something too important.
Our question/dilemma:
We feel the Pilot might be futureproof (with room for us to grow/accomodate the family occasionally). With similar gas mileage for both cars, we feel we might as well take advantage of the 3rd row. But we are slightly concerned of its off road capability compared to the Passport - lower ground clearance, lots of forums praised the Passport for being an off road oriented vehicle. Another point, the Pilot is atleast $3-4K more expensive than the Passport of a similar trim/package.
In case we get the Passport, we might not have the space for the extended family (which we anticipate will happen atleast for 6 continuous months in the next 2-3 years). But one option is that we can always drive two cars inside the city. But for longer drives, we might need to rent a minivan/bigger SUV (which will drive up our costs later).
One other option we considered was getting a Passport now since its less expensive and analyze our usage patterns and then go a minivan/bigger SUV based on our needs. But we might have to either get a 3rd car or take a depreciation hit on one of our cars at that time since we love to stick with 2 cars long term.
What are your opinions/suggestions on our situation? Thank you!
Newbie to the forum, hoping to engage with the community.
We are looking a 2nd car and have zeroed in on a used 2019+ Pilot AWD or the Passport AWD. We anticipate to hold the car for about 5yrs and drive about 8-10k miles every year. We also have an 2016 Accord, but our goals for this one - ofcourse is to get a second car for convenience, to get past gravel roads to trailheads often (PNW area), also a car for the future (maybe a 2nd kid, and occasionally extended family visiting).
We test drove both and liked both for separate reasons. According to us, Pilot had a smoother ride and a quieter cabin, while the Passport had a sporty ride, better handling and a slightly smaller car feel than the Pilot. We felt parking either car was similar to the Accord, since we are already used to Accord's long length. We liked the looks of the Pilot better than the Passport, but thats not something too important.
Our question/dilemma:
We feel the Pilot might be futureproof (with room for us to grow/accomodate the family occasionally). With similar gas mileage for both cars, we feel we might as well take advantage of the 3rd row. But we are slightly concerned of its off road capability compared to the Passport - lower ground clearance, lots of forums praised the Passport for being an off road oriented vehicle. Another point, the Pilot is atleast $3-4K more expensive than the Passport of a similar trim/package.
In case we get the Passport, we might not have the space for the extended family (which we anticipate will happen atleast for 6 continuous months in the next 2-3 years). But one option is that we can always drive two cars inside the city. But for longer drives, we might need to rent a minivan/bigger SUV (which will drive up our costs later).
One other option we considered was getting a Passport now since its less expensive and analyze our usage patterns and then go a minivan/bigger SUV based on our needs. But we might have to either get a 3rd car or take a depreciation hit on one of our cars at that time since we love to stick with 2 cars long term.
What are your opinions/suggestions on our situation? Thank you!
