On Mar 10, 10:05 pm, "Howard Lester" <heyles...@dakotacom.net> wrote:
> "tww1491" wrote
>
> > Seats! My wife does not like the seats in the Pilot because they are too
> > short for her -- she's 5' 11". I agree with her that the seats (in the
> > Pilot) are not near as comfortable as my 06 Accord. If the seats in the
> > CRV and RAV are small, it sounds like the same problem.
>
> Yep - since buying the Accord 3 years ago I've become a "seat guy

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> Even the seats in a 2001 Chevy S-10 and 2002 Dodge Dakota 4-door are much
> better than those of the CR-V and RAV4. (The 2007 Jeep Liberty's seats are
> atrocious. You might as well be sitting on short boards.)

Since the OP is trading in an '03 long term reliability appears not to
be an issue. Yup, time to look at a domestic like the Saturn Outlook
or perhaps a more comfort-oriented import like the Nissan Murano. I
gotta agree with you regarding the small, unsupportive seats some
automakers put into their smaller vehicles.