Is there a SUV bigger than a Chevy Suburban?

[Anonymous]

The Canyonero

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP's reasoning that bigger=safer is unfounded:
http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/2016/01/small-car-safety-the-safest-are-safer-than-large-suvs.html/

"The dubious honor of the worst “very large” SUV surveyed by the IIHS went to the 2WD Suburban, which, despite its starting weight of 5,607 lbs, had a DDR [driver death rate] nearly 4x higher than that of the Prius."

+1 Learn to drive safely instead of seeking refuge in a tank.

[Anonymous]

All of the "Big Three" US automakers offer full size 1-ton quad cab pickup trucks that are bigger than a Suburban. Dodge and Chevy are worth looking at too, even though Ford does seem to be the best seller.

They can be very spendy though. A well appointed one with 4wd can push the $70,000 mark. That's a lot of dough for a pick up truck.

But if you are looking for sheer weight/mass in the vehicle, then this is going to be your best bet. And they ARE safe, by virtue of all that mass. You have an increased roll over risk, because the weight is higher, but in a car-vs-truck (or even big SUV-vs-truck) you're going to come out ahead because of the extra weight. It has the mass of almost three small cars, which is going to keep you safe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Read this--note that the Suburban is not on this list:

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/TSP-List

We looked at the Audi Q7 actually. I forgot to mention that. It was wayyyyyyyy to small. It wouldn't even fit one jogger without folding it up, let alone two, which is what we're looking for

OP, I love my Honda Odyssey and feel that its very safe. It gets excellent crash test ratings. Anyhoo, if you folded the 3rd row you could definitely put a Double jogger in the back unfolded. But might I also recommend the Baby Jogger brand of strollers? They have a nice simple folding mechanism. The price difference between a suburban and an Odyssey would buy you any stroller you'd like.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you and your husband looked into full-size pick up trucks?

They are actually larger and heavier than a Suburban, and when you equip them with a cap over the open pick up bed, they look rather like an SUV.

Example: the Ford SuperDuty diesel or F450 pick up, with quad cab and an 8-foot bed, weighs about 7,600 lbs with a bed cap. That's almost 2,000 lbs MORE than your Suburban. It's also almost four feet longer than a Suburban, and with the 4wd package, it is quite a bit taller, too.

The pick ups don't have third row seating, but with the huge bed, you'd have cubic yards of storage space. You could definitely keep your strollers in it without folding them.

But you'd have plenty of room for car seats in back

We've never owned a pick up. We don't use the third row right now in ours, we keep it folded to make more room in back.

Do these trucks have nice interiors? Leather/heated seats, DVD player, navigation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Canyonero

Link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know anything about cars, and it's not really my hubby's thing, either.

We can see that OP

(Hoping this post wasn't real? But if it was OP, is there a reason you are equating vehicle size with safety?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you and your husband looked into full-size pick up trucks?

They are actually larger and heavier than a Suburban, and when you equip them with a cap over the open pick up bed, they look rather like an SUV.

Example: the Ford SuperDuty diesel or F450 pick up, with quad cab and an 8-foot bed, weighs about 7,600 lbs with a bed cap. That's almost 2,000 lbs MORE than your Suburban. It's also almost four feet longer than a Suburban, and with the 4wd package, it is quite a bit taller, too.

The pick ups don't have third row seating, but with the huge bed, you'd have cubic yards of storage space. You could definitely keep your strollers in it without folding them.

But you'd have plenty of room for car seats in back

We've never owned a pick up. We don't use the third row right now in ours, we keep it folded to make more room in back.

Do these trucks have nice interiors? Leather/heated seats, DVD player, navigation?

Yes they do. If you're paying that much for a truck, they make it nice inside. (They're very, very expensive. If you don't need one for work, don't get one.)

[Anonymous]

Just got stuck driving a rental Chevy Tahoe for the past few days. Thing was a freaking BEAST. Like, not as in awesome, as in huge and absurd. And it's not like I'm not used to a moderately size vehicle, my car is a 2012 Forester. From what I gather, a Suburban is somehow even bigger than the Tahoe? OP, you are definitely a troll. Or a ridiculous human being if real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of the "Big Three" US automakers offer full size 1-ton quad cab pickup trucks that are bigger than a Suburban. Dodge and Chevy are worth looking at too, even though Ford does seem to be the best seller.

They can be very spendy though. A well appointed one with 4wd can push the $70,000 mark. That's a lot of dough for a pick up truck.

But if you are looking for sheer weight/mass in the vehicle, then this is going to be your best bet. And they ARE safe, by virtue of all that mass. You have an increased roll over risk, because the weight is higher, but in a car-vs-truck (or even big SUV-vs-truck) you're going to come out ahead because of the extra weight. It has the mass of almost three small cars, which is going to keep you safe

Quad cap is for four doors, I'm guessing? Is one ton the weight? Cost isn't really much of a factor, our other car cost more than that, so no big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:You are part of the problem.

+1

Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

This post is ridiculous, but I can't believe she has gotten 4 pages of suggestions in less than 3 hours.

I am definitely crowd sourcing my next car purchase with DCUM.

BTW - I am with everyone who thinks this can't be a real question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are part of the problem.

What problem dare I ask?

The problem is that you get the continued escalation of vehicle sizes when consumers think they need to have the biggest car on the road in order to be safe. I think more larger vehicles on the road create more issues with traffic safety, transportation infrastructure, and pollution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure it was going to be another jerk chiming in.

I confess to the sin of not knowing anything about cars. Which I guess must be a pretty cardinal sin for all the MEN that seem to chiming in here - on a forum with "MOM" in the title.

Get a life. Go watch a ballgame or some porn or something.


But an actual Thank You to those who offered actual answers.

Thanks, forgot the Nats/Yankees are on.

[Anonymous]

This is such a troll post, and the giveaway was not being able to fold the jogging stroller