>>798505Forester. My gf was having this same dilemma, went with the forester at my suggestion and never looked back. Thing has surprisingly good ground clearance, pulle a double axle uhaul from oregon to michigan with no issues, pulled a jacked up explorer out of a ditch in the snow up on mount hood (much to the chagrin of the owner) made it miles down a goddamn snowmobile trail in northern wisconsin before I realized where the fuck I was and then turned around on said trail without getting stuck, have slept in back without issue, gets decent gas mileage, and once you have your inevitable head gasket failure, and swap it out for an aftermarket one, will go 300k plus. I was of the opinion that subarus were for lesbians and idiots until I spent a couple years with one. They're the real fucking deal.
Obviously they ain't a truck but I can't see a single situation where an element is a better idea.
Also I wouldn't listen to the "older, lighter" guy above me. Hers is a 2010 and is miles comfier and in my opinion better than the earlier models.
