Suggestions for replacing a Honda Element

Roof-racks can be put on just about anything these days. Combine a roof rack + a hitch for bikes or other cargo carriers and you can expand a vehicle quite a bit.

The Mini Countryman is the same basic car/platform as the X1, so that’s also in the wheelhouse, depending on your view of German reliability. I’m on my third German but I lease so I never own anything long enough for it to break. We almost bought an X1 after the Jeep but my wife preferred the larger and more cushy Acura RDX, the X1 was too sporty for her after she had back surgery. #oldpeopleproblems