B.K.
I would second (or third) the Honda CRV. My older daughter has one (going on 4 years now) and not one problem with it. I have a Honda Pilot. Not quite as good mpg, but it seats 8 and I don't know how I could live without one now. It has 100,000 miles on it, and like the CRV, not one single problem. I probably will never buy a car other than a Honda ever again, and I've had quite a few different vehicles over the years. I have thought about downsizing to a CRV, but I just can't bring myself to do it because I like the 8 seats!