matthewj042 said:

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Trying to make a list and narrow down which SUVs we're going to test drive this summer before making a purchase.

As title suggest, we're looking for an SUV with a 3rd row to kiddos for road trips and various athletic events. Currently in a 16' Tahoe that's been through the rigger raising two young boys but open to any and all suggestions. Wife absolutely refuses to consider a minivan.

Here's where it gets a little tricky. She's 5' and I'm 6'-7". We would like something that both of us can drive and legroom is by far the biggest challenge. (Think 38"-40" inseam for me)

Thanks in advance for the advice and suggestions!

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Show her the difference in not only price to purchase, but operating costs and promise to use that saving to take her to Hawaii, Caribbean, Europe, whatever every other year. Congrats on the hotel sex.

ChoppinDs40 said:

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This is the back of the wagoneer… we had a lot of stuff. And I mean a lot. Ski trip plus groceries for 4 people

Why do the smallest people require the most amount of stuff?

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That's an understatement. You even have a toilet.

matthewj042 said:

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Trying to make a list and narrow down which SUVs we're going to test drive this summer before making a purchase.

As title suggest, we're looking for an SUV with a 3rd row to kiddos for road trips and various athletic events. Currently in a 16' Tahoe that's been through the rigger raising two young boys but open to any and all suggestions. Wife absolutely refuses to consider a minivan.

Here's where it gets a little tricky. She's 5' and I'm 6'-7". We would like something that both of us can drive and legroom is by far the biggest challenge. (Think 38"-40" inseam for me)

Thanks in advance for the advice and suggestions!

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6'8" w/ a 5' 10" wife here. Had a highlander initially when we just had one kid and it was outstanding, so long as you didn't need to use the third row. Then had twins and went straight to a 23 expedition max. I can even crawl in the third row and sit somewhat comfortably with the seat reclined. 3 boys and planning on keeping the vehicle long term also led me toward a full size suv. Looked at suburbans as well but the interior on the 23s was dated when compared to ford, however that might have since changed.

Really wanted to make a telluride/palisade work but the legroom just wasn't there, especially with car seats in the middle row.

Don't listen to the peanut gallery who will start chirping about not being manly enough to drive a minivan or insisting it's the only logical choice, the legroom just isn't there, especially with car seats.

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I got a new Tahoe last year and it's been great. But I wish I had a suburban.

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I think you buy a Tahoe with 1 kid.

Multiple kids/ multiple dogs get the Surburban!

HollywoodBQ said:

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Pmac2tx said:

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Just got a grand Highlander hybrid max platinum - love it. Lots of leg room

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I'm looking at the grand highlander now. I really like the model you got, but I'm torn about the backseat captains chairs. Have one little one and plan for more in the future, so bench seats allows 2 car seats and a seat in the middle for mom if need be. I did hear that the console they have in between the captains chairs is removable, which is a plus.

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Don't torture someone to sit in between 2 of them.

Our road trips, my wife is relegated to the third row after about 2.5 hours. From there she can help the two in bucket seats (5yr old and 1yr old) and also get some sanity by herself. We just keep 1 seat folded on the third and the rest flipped down for cargo.

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That picture illustrates why we had to go from a Grand Cherokee to an Expedition after the second kid was born.

My wife couldn't stand having to pack everything precisely correct in the back of the Grand Cherokee. She liked being able to just haphazardly throw stuff in the back of the Expedition.

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you spent $80,000 b/c your wife is no good at Tetris?

Don't ever change

Just sharing our experience. If you enjoy what I write, a Star would be appreciated.

Redstone said:

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Just sharing our experience. If you enjoy what I write, a Star would be appreciated.

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this deserved a Star from me. I just laughed out loud reading this.

Maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, the average poster on the Entertainment board, and the average poster here on the Auto board are different, and are looking for different kinds of input.

On the Auto board we're looking for direct answers based on actual knowledge or commiseration and funny stories about how a similar situation drove us to drink or cuss. In general, we like our posters to add value either with facts or humor.

Every one of your post starts by rattling off every car owned by your whole family, including the one inherited from a dead relative. And then 99% of the time the post ends with you saying you are not familiar with the subject of the OP. Honestly, it seems like you are just posting to increase your post count, but when I looked at your history that made no sense.

This may be the first thread where you were actually on topic, only because someone before you brought up the 4-Runner which would never in a million years be the correct vehicle for the OP.

Maybe try a different approach. One, if you have nothing to add, don't post. We don't care to hear about all the cars your family owns a billion times when you have nothing constructive to add to the conversation.

And drop the BOT-like posting protocol of listing all your family cars. If you have something to add, or a question to ask, great, we're a pretty welcoming bunch of people over here, trying to help each other out. But you come across as a BOT or someone that just likes to talk even when they have nothing useful to say, and that combination doesn't foster affection on this board.

Happy Independence Day

You've clearly never driven a Nissan Kicks. You sound bitter.