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What is a good first SUV to buy?

We are making our first foray into the SUV market after driving a Honda Accord and similar cars for many years. We are a retired couple in our late sixties and enjoy golf and travel. We have looked at the Honda CR-V and also the Nissan Qashqai, which is an interesting name choice for a car! The Honda does not have blind-spot monitoring on the right-hand side, which is a concern for us. We would appreciate some guidance.

There is a lot more to car choice than one safety aspect. If you're not happy about one missing feature, you should look further into the class at something like the Mazda CX-5 which I give The Tick.

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