I will second the Ford Flex. We bought a slightly used one a few years ago and absolutely love it. My mom is 95 and she will go with me anytime over my sister's Traverse and now Jeep Grand Cherokee. She says the Flex is so much easier to get in/out of and the ride is fantastic compared to the other two. When we were looking, we looked at a Cadillac SUV and quickly crossed it off the list due to the ride being terrible. Same for the Honda CRV.
The Flex is easy to tow and has quite the load capacity. It carries an unmounted tire in the back (3rd row seating down) for our 40' Tiffin. The Flex may not look as sporty, but when I want sporty, I pull the Mazda Miata out of the garage and put the top down. Zoom ,Zoom!
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