Agree, trying to bring it back around
Please. No. Use one of the many, many, many, many 3-row tasting menu threads. Please?
Reminder that 1 
does not require a 3 row SUV, in which case you you get a few more choices. An XC60 T5 AWD would be great for 30 of the 36 months before you pull-ahead with loyalty into an XC90 that is all new but not leasing like a mugging (which they will). Also look at X3/X5, Q5, etc.
Fair enough. I’m eagerly awaiting the ‘22 XC90.
Honestly I’d look into a highlander right now, it’ll hold its value.
Man yet Highlanders leased so good in March (as did everything), but it def dropped off. Not sure how it is these days. But worth looking into.
Correct. Plaintiff attorney here. Seen way too many tragic accidents to be putting my family in a Jeep.
I think I heard that the redesign was moved to MY23
Why do you need 3 rows? Genuine question
Good question… and here’s a convoluted answer:
a) Dog: We have a large dog, so we want to be able to bring it along with us. Cars with captains chairs in middle row (XC90, Model X, BMW X7*) seemed to be good options because the dog can lay on the floor in the middle of the seats. Asterisk for the BMW X7 because there is almost zero space between the captains chairs… so that’s not an option anymore. I rented a Model X through Turo recently and it was just perfect in this regard (and in so many other ways), except charging it would be a pain in the ass because my driveway has a gate which I have to manually open (feel free to mock my laziness) and the Model X is so damn expensive and used ones are impossible to find right now.
b) Parents: We both have elderly parents who barely drive anymore (they certainly don’t drive on highways/freeways). We want to be able to travel with them or even just go to local places together. It is going to be very hard/uncomfortable to do that with a car seat in the back of a 5 seater car/SUV.
It’s going to be even more uncomfortable, nigh impossible, for them to climb into the third row of an SUV if that’s what you’re considering.
Please don’t say minivan!!
If you can find an SUV with a similarly low floor, I won’t say it.
I also bet your parents would much rather sit in the outboard seats of a wide 2-row SUV (Honda Passport segment) with a car seat in the middle … than climb into and sit in the third row of literally any SUV.
If you must have captains chairs, I believe a Highlander XLE is pretty easy to find with the
Midlevel Atlas too. SE With Tech I think?
How about the Kia MPV?
we have been in an atlas for the last 3 years. as far as room, it blows the xc90 away. I dont think it is as nice and the price reflects that, but for straight up room it felt so spacious. We did have issues and had to get the original replaced due to a crimped fuel line that the dealer couldn’t find until a week before they replaced, but volkswagen stood behind it and we ended up with a year newer with less miles which played out perfect in this market. its a volkswagen and it will break, which is of why we lease anyway. Not sure how they are leasing now, but I felt like I made a great deal 3 years ago.
The atlas may be the exception. its very roomy even in the back, especially if you pull the middle row up most of the way. also the entry to the 3rd row is very large compared to the highlander or xc90 that I test drove.
How bout doing the subscription program that Volvo offers? I believe you can take the subscription out for a year. I was checking out subscriptions as the prices right now are crazy.
Daddy speaking here: One baby does not need 3 row SUV but you will want a LARGE second row bench which XC60 and likes do not have. I would downgrade the brand/image and upgrade size if you want to stay in budget. (get a Highlander).