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I think a nice Audi A7 would be perfect, all wheel drive in case you hit some inclement weather, excellent road manners and plenty of room for everyone and all their schmutz.....not to mention it's a great looking car!

And at $68K base price, you can buy one brandy new within your budget!

 

Consider the Audi Q5 Diesel. It is comfortable for two with room for the dog and luggage, but is not too big for parking or tight roads. It gets top safety ratings. It handles well, is reasonably quick (under 6 seconds 0 to 60 mph), has AWD in case of bad weather and it goes a long way on a single tank of fuel.

Audi Q5 Review - Motor Trend

You can get a new, loaded Audi Q5 diesel for around $60K.

 

Damn, I wish I could get this picture posting thing down.

 

I absolutely love your X5 perspective and overview. The Steptronic is all I need to get the complete experienced in the X5. I should have made my interest more clear to my son-in-law when they recently traded theirs back for another Beemer. I loved that car!

 

Or Volkswagen phaeton W12, Merc s65, the best 2003 Audi RS6 you can find with lots of money left over, Audi RS7 or low mileage Bentley Flying Spur. Let someone else take the depreciation hit for you and have a car you can get on while your passenger sleeps in comfort. I'd make sure to buy it in time for a k40 radar install if I were in your shoes.

 

That is pretty darned cool, but not sure that it goes anywhere. Black Bear pass would see that thing rolling all the way to Telluride. :wink:

 

I like this one. This thing has more square footage than my cabin. Out of budget though.

 

We had a RS4 Avant B7. Comfy (the version with no bucket seats), powerful and here you guys have cheap gasoline! And the car is spacious, for a 4 weeks trip could be the key

 

I checked out the link. That's some motor home!

 

It is an interesting vehicle.

 

I was watching a soccer match webfeed recently (Tulsa Roughnecks, FWIW), and on the edge of the stadium was what looked like a '16 Silverado. Those things are sexy if you like a truck. I'd love to take one cross country.

 

I have made that trip a few times, a 95 ford escort (no AC), 80 Camaro (no AC, black interior with two kids strapped in the back) full size Dodge truck, Dodge and Honda mini vans. Note: all these trips were made in the middle of summer. The vans were the most comfortable by far and had plenty of room. With $75k in hand I'd would want comfort, room and maybe a place to sleep, the Moab would be a great layover.

 

We did 8500 miles many years ago in our 2nd gen Dodge Caravan AWD. Ohio winding about to Washington State then back, with our 3 year old son. Had the kiddie potty in the car ready to go.

 

Did it way back when, out and back and all around on a CB750 Honda. Thank god I was young because I sure as hell couldn't do it now.