Originally posted by TurboTer
Although I've never really cared for them, I never owned one have been thinking that the time has finally come, after being hit with a hard Winter in NYC. However, if I get one of them, I want to go all out and get the largest I can get for the money. I want something with two back seats, meaning it'll have a seating capacity of 8 or 9. Which SUV's have this? I am looking for something used, 1996 to 1999 maybe. Any suggestions? I like the Expedition and have been looking at them. I'm gonna ASSUME it has two back seats, but not positive. Any others come to mind that aren't crazy expensive?
Depends on how big you want to go, I mean, really.
If you want 3 true rows of seating, then any of the GM vehicles can offer that, such as the Suburban, or Yukons, etc.
If you also need lots of room behind the 3rd row seat for peoples luggage, you wont get that in the Yukon or Tahoe, You'll need to go up to the Yukon XL or Suburban. Unfortunately, you'll be paying through the nose for gas bills, because for some inane reason GM has decided not to offer a diesel package in their big SUV's, and regardless of what kind of pipe dreams and out right lies you'll hear, and big SUV is NOT fuel mileage friendly.
The option I went for was the Ford Excursion, for many reasons. I needed a big SUV, with 3 real rows of seats, and still actually have enough room behind the 3rd row to carry everybody's luggage. (It's not advertised as the largest SUV made for no reason).
I needed at least the same or better tow rating as the largest Suburban, but I also didn't want go to the poor farm trying to feed it, so the Excursion Power Stroke Turbo Diesel was the way to fly!!!!
I love this truck, it does everything perfectly, and cruising on the highway (not towing), it can easilly sip fuel at the rate of 21mpg. With the 44 gallon tank and diesel, that means running all day long on one tank.
I probably would have gotten a Suburban, but for the lack of a diesel. (I still don't understand GM's logic on that one).
