Is there a SUV bigger than a Chevy Suburban?

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

How about a nice bright yellow school bus?

[Anonymous]

You are part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

This has got to be a joke

[Anonymous]

Hummer

[Anonymous]

OP, an Excursion is a bit bigger. But seriously, in this or any area, a Suburban is about the biggest car on the road. With a family of four, it is the biggest car you will ever need. Be happy with it, accept it. Don't buy an Excursion.

[Anonymous]

My recommendation is you get therapy for your irrational anxiety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about a nice bright yellow school bus?

Haha +1

[Anonymous]

When I saw the title of the post, I considered coming into the thread to make a joke about how I'm on the market for a Suburban because I'm about to have my second child.

You're a troll, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any recommendations?

Just stay home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I saw the title of the post, I considered coming into the thread to make a joke about how I'm on the market for a Suburban because I'm about to have my second child.

You're a troll, right?

I don't see anything whatsoever funny in wanting to protect my children.

If you don't have anything constructive to add, please take your rudeness elsewhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, an Excursion is a bit bigger. But seriously, in this or any area, a Suburban is about the biggest car on the road. With a family of four, it is the biggest car you will ever need. Be happy with it, accept it. Don't buy an Excursion.

Our neighbor had suggested finding an older Excursion, they haven't been made in many years. But I don't like used cars, and I don't think it would have the level of refinement we're looking for in a new vehicle

[Anonymous]

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

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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hummer

I've never like those. They're so ugly and so phallic looking. Plus, they're smaller than a suburban if you can believe it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, an Excursion is a bit bigger. But seriously, in this or any area, a Suburban is about the biggest car on the road. With a family of four, it is the biggest car you will ever need. Be happy with it, accept it. Don't buy an Excursion.

Our neighbor had suggested finding an older Excursion, they haven't been made in many years. But I don't like used cars, and I don't think it would have the level of refinement we're looking for in a new vehicle

There is nothing "refined" about a Suburban.