Thinking of selling the Durango and getting something else

[SVT666]

After driving the Flex, getting past the looks was a piece of cake.  I liked the looks to begin with, but my wife never liked it.  She didn't care after driving it.  The Explorer just fit our needs better though.

[TBR]

yeah, and we walked to school in the snow, uphill, both ways, with no shoes, and we liked it.

And our ancestors did just fine living in dirt caves.  So who needs an air conditioned house with running water, right?

You really are insufferable. My point is clear. If he wants a big truck then that's his prerogative. I don't have a problem with it. Whatever he buys is sure to get better gas mileage than that 1st gen Durango. I am just telling him that the extra space probably won't be as useful as he thinks it is.

[WookieOnRitalin]

Kia Sorento V6 AWD: Third Row. Tow 3500 lbs. 25 mpg.

[ifcar]

And much smaller than a Durango. It's closer to the size of a RAV4.

[68_427]

I honestly didn't know there were things out there bigger than the current Durango. 

If you're looking at pickups, have you considered my favorite?  The Nissan Frontier Crew Cab?

That is incredibly small.  I'll be taking a 4 hour trip in the back seat of one next week.  They are not comfortable at all.

[GoCougs]

If it were me, given the constraints that the wifey won't do a minivan, and that fairly stout 4WD ability and lots of space is required, my vote goes to the Suburban.

[hotrodalex]

Suburban is my vote as well if you don't like the Flex.

[68_427]

Even though you don't like the looks I think you and your wife should at least check one out.



id you get it all black...




Also the Ecoboost version kicks ass.

[Cookie Monster]

IMO the Flex seems like the best option for his needs but he doesn't like Fords.

[68_427]

IMO the Flex seems like the best option for his needs but he doesn't like Fords.

Well... he should try to get over it.

[Catman]

The Flex is one of those cars that gets totally set off by custom rimz

[SVT666]

I saw one today with black wheels with polished lip.  Looked really sharp.

[rohan]

Well... he should try to get over it.

I stopped and looked at one on the way home todya and I like the inside but a. it's not a 4x4  and b. it's just not very good looking.  I like the Tahoe and the Toyota much more.  But besides the pickups I really don't know if you can call full time 4 wheel drive 4x4 or if it's just a older name for all wheel drive.

You really are insufferable. My point is clear. If he wants a big truck then that's his prerogative. I don't have a problem with it. Whatever he buys is sure to get better gas mileage than that 1st gen Durango. I am just telling him that the extra space probably won't be as useful as he thinks it is.

Says the guy with no little kids including the porta potty and stoller we have to take if we intend to go anywhere that's more than 1/2 hour away and or where we walk for a long time.  And if we're going for several days it would be great to have the extra room for suitcases- in case you don't know women way overpack for their kids.  We like to take trips here and there up north or to Chicago or Detroit and so on- on top of the hauling classmates thing which might or might not be issue.  To top it off the wife likes the bigger trucks which was why she bought the Durango when it was just her right before we got married.

[Rupert]

My family of four fit our fuck-ton of camping gear and ourselves into the back of a '88 Taurus until I was in my teens.

I think you want a 'Burban, rohan.

[Rupert]

I love that truck.

Truck?

[rohan]

My family of four fit our fuck-ton of camping gear and ourselves into the back of a '88 Taurus until I was in my teens.

I think you want a 'Burban, rohan.

But how comfy were you?  And for some reason it seems like you said it was a wagon at some point or another- I'm prob wrong but that's what i remember.

[Rupert]

Wow, uh, good memory, stalker.

Yeah, it was a wagon, but that's still smaller than even a gen 1 Durango. Of course, no one was particularly comfy, but then, that's kind of the point of the family vacation, isn't it?

[TBR]

Says the guy with no little kids including the porta potty and stoller we have to take if we intend to go anywhere that's more than 1/2 hour away and or where we walk for a long time.  And if we're going for several days it would be great to have the extra room for suitcases- in case you don't know women way overpack for their kids.  We like to take trips here and there up north or to Chicago or Detroit and so on- on top of the hauling classmates thing which might or might not be issue.  To top it off the wife likes the bigger trucks which was why she bought the Durango when it was just her right before we got married.

I was a child once, not too long ago either. As I already noted, the biggest vehicle we ever had was a 1st generation Durango. It had plenty of cargo room for any trips we took (and all of our vacations were road trips), and on the rare occasion more than one friend was hauled around the 3rd row was plenty big enough. I can't imagine why anyone with two children would need more space, short of some special circumstances (which might include how we frequently took trips with a fullsize dog crate (plus food and water for the dog) in the back), but I don't really care as long as you don't respond to me in a condescending way since I am trying to help by offering a perspective different from your own.

[SVT666]

I was a child once, not too long ago either. As I already noted, the biggest vehicle we ever had was a 1st generation Durango. It had plenty of cargo room for any trips we took (and all of our vacations were road trips), and on the rare occasion more than one friend was hauled around the 3rd row was plenty big enough. I can't imagine why anyone with two children would need more space, short of some special circumstances (which might include how we frequently took trips with a fullsize dog crate (plus food and water for the dog) in the back), but I don't really care as long as you don't respond to me in a condescending way since I am trying to help by offering a perspective different from your own.

I have 2 kids.  The double stroller we have takes up most of the cargo area in our Explorer.  Short of throwing all the luggage on the roof, there's not much room left for anything more then a single medium suitcase.  If  you use the 3rd row, there's room a couple backpacks and that's it.  It's fine now that we don't have the stroller to haul around because my son won't stay in it anymore anyway, but I could have done with a Tahoe if I had had the money to spend on one.

[Cookie Monster]

TBR, how much older/younger are your siblings? I think in rohan and SVT's case, they have kids who are only 1-2 years apart, which means a lot more shit to carry along.

My brother and I are 7 years apart, and the older you get the less stuff you need, so at any time, my parents only had to take 1 set of everything. 1 stroller, one bag full of diapers, etc. That's why we were able to grow up in relatively smaller cars. I grew up in an '86 Corolla and an '83 Mazda GLC and later a '93 Caravan, and my brother grew up in the Caravan and Accord.

[Minpin]

Avalanche.

[GoCougs]

Yeah, the Flex is a station wagon, without low-range 4WD. If the wifey doesn't like minivans can't imagine she'd like the Flex.

A few weekends ago I drove around a new Suburban. It's not perfect - the leather feels like a rubber football, why GM insists on differing textures and finishes (gloss vs. matte) on the same dashboard I haven't a clue, and she could use an additional 50 hp or so, but it gets the job done.

[ifcar]

I have 2 kids.  The double stroller we have takes up most of the cargo area in our Explorer.  Short of throwing all the luggage on the roof, there's not much room left for anything more then a single medium suitcase.  If  you use the 3rd row, there's room a couple backpacks and that's it.  It's fine now that we don't have the stroller to haul around because my son won't stay in it anymore anyway, but I could have done with a Tahoe if I had had the money to spend on one.

You have more third row and behind-third-row space than the Tahoe -- 17 vs. 13 cubic feet -- and your third row is more comfortable and folds flat. The Tahoe et al may be a nice vehicle, but it's lousy at one of the key things a jumbo ute is supposed to offer: lots of space.

[Rich]

Just be done with it and get this.  You know the Suburban is too small for your needs, and you'll be back here complaining how it's too small.

ChrisV will end up agreeing and you'll trade in on a bus, or something.

[Tave]

I'm skeptical about the Jeep GC. I don't have any seat time in the new one, but my roommate has newer WK, and while I think it's a nice car, in terms of interior space and ergonomics it's an absolute nightmare, and feels like it has less space than a compact SUV.

[Raza]

Truck?

Crossover? 

[hotrodalex]

Just be done with it and get this.  You know the Suburban is too small for your needs, and you'll be back here complaining how it's too small.

ChrisV will end up agreeing and you'll trade in on a bus, or something.

I think that will be my next car (/monster truck)

[Speed_Racer]

What about the Jeep Commander? Do they even still make those? 3 rows, larger than a Durango, etc. etc.

[SVT666]

What about the Jeep Commander? Do they even still make those? 3 rows, larger than a Durango, etc. etc.

It's a POS.  I drove two of them before we bought the Explorer.  One was a V6 and the other was a V8.  Not a good truck at all.

[Rupert]

Crossover? 

Close enough...