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I’m also very proud of my DIL and older son.
Their Exploder after 8 years of off and on running needed to be traded in.
Our DIL ignored the smog one and got a GMC good size crossover that is safe, burns regular and still gets about 20 mpg.
She wasn’t about to put her children and neighbor’s kids into a littly bitty hybrid. First, not all of their gear and the kids could get into a little hybrid. Last but most important was the safety factor of the bigger vehicle.