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Small cars are very safe, generally get better safety ratings than large SUVs, and the trunk area usually has more room than all but the absolute biggest SUVs.
Why don't you want to put the stroller in th bed of a truck? Easy to load and if you use tie downs it won't slide I'd keep the truck instead of getting something older. If you want the stroller covered, get a canopy for the bed.
A 93 Surburban will have no head restraints and will be in the model years with the cross over steering issues. It's NOT fun to drive a vehicle with 6 inches of play in the wheel with K rails right on the white lines on both sides. If he's mechanical, you could change out to a solid axle, or weld a support box through the steering linkage to fix it, but the head support issue would be a big deal to me. Maybe you guys can compromise with a 98 or so?
Most trucks have somewhere for tie downs. You could use a cable bike lock for the stroller. We lock bikes to DHs truck like that when he's using a tailgate pad instead of a hitch
Really I didn't think that at all. Only reason is since I live in az more than half the vehicles on the roads are SUVs or giant trucks. I guess I just picture a car against an SUV or a truck on an accident and the car loses every time. But heck where could I even get stats that show that? My sis and my nieces who are 4 & 6 ride with us a lot so we need more seats that a car has. But yes I bet a trunk would be super nice to have and huge.
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That is good to know about the cross over steering issues. Thank you.
What is not good about head restraints? I ask because I am clueless on this and also we were looking at an expedition & excursion as well and I am pretty sure in the 3rd row of each of those SUVs there are no head rests.
The Excursion does not have head restraints in the third row. That means you won't be able to use the third row with older children out of a booster seat. Also, many if not most boosters require a headrest behind them for support. AND, with the Excursion you get the added bonus that it's heavy enough to be exempt from LATCH requirements, so there are no tether anchors, meaning you can't use a harnessed seat. So, in summary, the third row of the Excursion is useful for...groceries This peeves me to no end, because a diesel Excursion would be my ideal vehicle if only it had head rests, LATCH and tether anchors, and lap/shoulder belts. Head restraints are important because without them, the passenger has no whiplash protection. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiaHHnP94-4
I think you would be surprised how nice and convenient a minivan is. Even DH who prefers trucks loves our van.
Really I didn't think that at all. Only reason is since I live in az more than half the vehicles on the roads are SUVs or giant trucks. I guess I just picture a car against an SUV or a truck on an accident and the car loses every time. But heck where could I even get stats that show that?
My sis and my nieces who are 4 & 6 ride with us a lot so we need more seats that a car has. But yes I bet a trunk would be super nice to have and huge.
What kind and what year? Also how many feet is the distance between head of the 3rd row compared to the back of the mini van? I love how in a suburban there is a huge distance so if I were to get rear ended by a large vehicle there is a lot of room for the SUV to crumple before it gets to a passengers head.
Thanks for your input. The thank you button was working when I started this thread but now there is no thank you button??? Isn't that weird?
Status reports from the IIHS have driver death rates for a whole range of vehicles. As an idea, the driver death rates for the 2WD and 4WD 2001-2004 Suburbans were 90 and 66, respectively. There are lots and lots of cars that performed better back then and now, to be honest. To give you a quick idea, in that same period, the driver death rate for the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, both minivans, was 17. In other words, a driver was around 5 times more likely to die in a Suburban than in one of those minivans at that time.
I think you could find a 2006 or earlier Ody or Sienna in your range. Keep in mind the 2005 Ody only has 3 top tether anchors and can't have more added. 2006+ has 5 tether anchors and 2004 and earlier can have some retrofitted.
For $7000 and under, I'm seeing Dodge and Kia minivans with around 100k miles. For an Odyssey or Sienna, you'll have to go older than 2006 and more than 100k miles. Personally I would go with a 2006 or newer Kia Sedona, great safety ratings and known to be fairly reliable.
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