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MarkV
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- Cedartown, Ga and N. Ga mountains
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- 1998 Kubota B21, 2005 Kubota L39
Re: Full Size SUV\'s
Robert ask, <font color=blue> What do you want to use it for? Do you need a real 4wd machine, or something to haul the kids in? Will you tow with it? Do you need extra room for the inlaws or dogs or cats?</font color=blue>
Gary ask,<font color=blue> Will you tow? How much and how often? What road and weather conditions do you expect? Will it be a constant load or a declining load (like delivery on a route)? How many miles a year will you drive? What percentage of those will be towing? Etc., etc., etc...</font color=blue>
All right you guys got me. I should have given a better idea of how it will be used. After all, I ask the same thing when people are asking what tractor to buy.
The vehicle will be my wife’s primary ride doing all the things that implies. We live in Atlanta so it will be city driving with weekend trips to our place in the mountains of N. Georgia. We are not high mileage drivers and historically average less than 12,000 miles per year. Our Land Rover is a 1996 with less than 50,000 miles. Road trips of more than 2 hours are rare. She works for the airlines so we tend to fly most places. The kids are gone except for our two furry ones that travel most places with us. We do want a 4 door for friends and our senior folks. We could care less what others think of what we drive or don’t drive. We also keep vehicles until the wheels fall off as long as it remains dependable.
We do not use 4-wheel drive often but do use it and have always owned one vehicle with 4-wheel drive. Towing is not a big issue. My E250 van is rated to tow 7500 lbs. and that takes care of our rare tractor moves. We want something with more cargo space and passenger room than our Land Rover. I also like her driving something with a little beef. There is a lot of crazy driving here in the city.
That should better out line how we will use a SUV. I sure appreciate all of the replies and I am listening carefully. Thanks for the help.
MarkV
Robert ask, <font color=blue> What do you want to use it for? Do you need a real 4wd machine, or something to haul the kids in? Will you tow with it? Do you need extra room for the inlaws or dogs or cats?</font color=blue>
Gary ask,<font color=blue> Will you tow? How much and how often? What road and weather conditions do you expect? Will it be a constant load or a declining load (like delivery on a route)? How many miles a year will you drive? What percentage of those will be towing? Etc., etc., etc...</font color=blue>
All right you guys got me. I should have given a better idea of how it will be used. After all, I ask the same thing when people are asking what tractor to buy.
The vehicle will be my wife’s primary ride doing all the things that implies. We live in Atlanta so it will be city driving with weekend trips to our place in the mountains of N. Georgia. We are not high mileage drivers and historically average less than 12,000 miles per year. Our Land Rover is a 1996 with less than 50,000 miles. Road trips of more than 2 hours are rare. She works for the airlines so we tend to fly most places. The kids are gone except for our two furry ones that travel most places with us. We do want a 4 door for friends and our senior folks. We could care less what others think of what we drive or don’t drive. We also keep vehicles until the wheels fall off as long as it remains dependable.
We do not use 4-wheel drive often but do use it and have always owned one vehicle with 4-wheel drive. Towing is not a big issue. My E250 van is rated to tow 7500 lbs. and that takes care of our rare tractor moves. We want something with more cargo space and passenger room than our Land Rover. I also like her driving something with a little beef. There is a lot of crazy driving here in the city.
That should better out line how we will use a SUV. I sure appreciate all of the replies and I am listening carefully. Thanks for the help.
MarkV
