When we had kids, we bought a Honda Odyssey and loved it, the guys here gave me shit for it, but man it was comfortable. When the kids were a little older, we needed something else, with towing capacity and had 3 Honda Pilots. Great vehicles and lasted through all the shit we put them through.
When all of our kids hit the teenage years, we still needed a third row vehicle, but wanted captain seats. We drove the Subaru Ascent (I have an older outback) and it drove/handled great. The safety/warranty alone makes it worth it, but the third row is a little small. We drove Kia Telluride and loved it, actually ordered one and was told 6 months, so we started the refinancing of our house. Well the damn Telluride came in 2 months and we weren’t able to finance it because of our house refinancing, so we moved on. Drove the Hyundai Palisades and they are nice, just not as nice as the Telluride.
Finally decided on the new Grand Cherokee L, which we love. Enough room for the 6 of us, 6000 towing capacity, 290 HP and love the 4WD of Jeeps. I’ve had Wranglers for years and am pretty loyal, even with all the changes over the years. The only thing I don’t like about most 3rd row SUVs, is the trunk space. It’s just not there, unless you jump up to a bus sized Yukon XL or Suburban, but I’m just not willing to spend that amount of cash, on a vehicle.
Good luck, it’s a PIA car shopping now and most dealers are low on inventory. Let us know what you decide.
