Is there a SUV bigger than a Chevy Suburban?

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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?)

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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?

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.

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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.

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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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Canyonero

Link?

[Anonymous]

http://shop.ford.com/build/superduty/?gnav=vhpnav#/config/Config%5B%7CFord%7CSuperDuty%7C2017%7C1%7C1.%7C673A.W4D.176....450.CBC.CRW.YZKAA.99T.4X4.44W.DRW.XLT.%5D


Check this one out. This might fit what you're looking for. It's not cheap, but it's not completely unreasonable either.

My wife and I have one like this, but it's a 2003. We use it for pulling our horse trailer and our boat. Ours is a commercial grade, so the interior isn't fancy, but as you can see, the ones they offer now are very plush and fancy.

[Anonymous]

A doolie won't fit in parking spaces or go through bank or fast food drive throughs. I know from experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Sorry I'm 6'2 and the most comfortable vehicle I've ever owned is my Tahoe. As bad as traffic is around here and my aching bones, comfort is what I need. I got rid of my luxury car last year because I still felt like I was in a sardine can compared to the Tahoe. Has nothing to do with your reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're expecting our second child in June, and I'd like to know if anyone makes a bigger SUV than a Suburban, which is what we currently have.

I like the one we have, it has three row seating and the back storage area is big enough for a jogger stroller without having to fold it up. But I've always sort of worried that even though it's pretty big, it still wasn't big enough to be truly safe in a crash, especially since there's already so many other SUVs out there on the road. So the adavantage you get from being in a bigger vehicle is somewhat negated if you hit another big vehicle. With our second child on the way, safety is a HUGE priority now.

I don't know anything about cars, and it's not really my hubby's thing, either. We thought a Cadillac Escalade ESV was bigger, but it turns out, it's really just a Suburban underneath. Same exact size. We looked at other SUVs from Ford, Infinit, Toyota, and they were either the same or smaller than ours.

We also looked at the Mercedes Benz vans, but I don't like the way they look. They look like something a plumber should drive, but with a nice paint job. And they don't have all wheel drive either, and we get snow here, so that's no good.

I like our Suburban, but I'd like to find something that looks similar, but was bigger and safer. That's our only criteria, really. As big as possible, and as safe as possible, since it's going to have all four of us in it sometimes.

Any recommendations?

I have questions about the bolded portions of your post, OP. Why is safety a huge priority now that you have two kids? Why do you feel you need to be safer with two kids than you were with one? Do you not really like your first, so you were willing to accept a lesser degree of safety, but you think you'll really adore your second? You had your entire family in the car when you had one kid, presumably, so why the renewed focus on safety now? Did you ever think that with two kids you'll have a spare, so conceivably you can get a little less safe? So many questions.