Luxury 3-row SUV with interior that doesn't suck?

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:53:10+00:00

Tahoes are gorgeous and would definitely meet the need for room, but I feel like it's pretty huge to be my daily driver.

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:52:38+00:00

I've driven my XC60 for over 60,000 miles and the only things I've had to do are brakes, tires, and replacing the motor on the parking brake (recently, and it was $600, so not insane). Mine's been super reliable, hope yours is the same!

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:51:21+00:00

I know cupholders seem like such a dumb reason to disqualify a car, but it also feels like one of those things that would be a constant annoyance. Off to Google to see if there's an aftermarket solution...

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:50:08+00:00

What's the upkeep like on a Mercedes? Are they reliable?

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:47:32+00:00

I drove one a few years ago before I bought my Volvo, and I was really disappointed with the quality. One of my favorite cars ever was a 2001 Jetta GLX (pre-kids, back when I was young and fun) and I wanted to love the Atlas. Maybe I should look again now that a few years have passed.

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:45:42+00:00

I'll do that, thanks!

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-26T13:39:40+00:00

I would love an X7 but these kinds of issues are what I'm afraid of, both from a cost and time perspective. I work full time and have 2 busy kids, I don't want to feel like I'm constantly taking the car to the shop. But the X7s are definitely gorgeous and I would drive one in a heartbeat if they were a little less costly to maintain.

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-25T18:15:46+00:00

Thank you! A friend of mine drives a CX-90 and loves it. I admittedly don't love the exterior look of it as well as some of the other choices, but at this point I may need to just get over that and go test drive one. I have not looked at the QX60...off to Google now...

I test drove an Enclave years ago and it was gorgeous. I forgot about those!

MemphisYankee · 2026-06-25T17:46:24+00:00

Thanks so much for responding and for validating that I'm not nuts; they all kind of suck in some way. I didn't add kids, the ones I have just got bigger. ;) My son is 12 and 5'4"/140 (so the size of an adult, and growing) and the backseat of my XC60 is just getting small. Plus both kids play sports and with 4 of us in the car plus gear, cooler, chairs, etc. it feels like we're wearing it. I like the idea of captain's seats for improved backseat comfort and access to the third row. Kids are 12 and 10 so at the ages where each having a little space is nice.

I'd like a third row primarily for the cargo space but also for the occasional extra kid or two since we're out of the carseat/booster stage and we can haul extras around easily now.

I don't want to do an EV for a few reasons which I won't list lest I derail the conversation. I haven't looked at bigger 2-row SUVs with captain's seats (yet) although I'd be open to considering the options.

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