My 2004 Toyota Highlander is a great vehicle. I've only had it about 5 months, but have already put 7,000+ miles on it. My dad and I drove it 4,000 miles across the country without a problem, and it fit all of my things with the addition of a roof rack on top. My boyfriend and I drove it to Maine a couple months ago and took it down a really rough road (like REALLY rough). It made it through like a tough cookie and got us out of a couple really sticky situations.

For me it was between the Toyota Highlander and Mazda CX-9, the Honda Pilot wasn't impressive. I found the back seats to be pretty similar between the CX-9 and Highlander, but the CX-9 lacks the second row captains chair seating if you need that. However, this essentially makes it a six seater because the seat in the back no three people would be able to sit back there.