bama_ed
03-29-2009, 10:11 AM
Folks,
My oldest DS has turned 16 and the DW and I are planning for him to drive himself to high school using my old car. I have a DS who is 14 so I need to add another vehicle to the household.
At the same time the tow vehicle for my pop-up, the Chrysler mini-van, has over 100k miles and given the weight of our pop-up plus all of us, bikes, etc. I am probably close to the acceptable limit for towing capacity (3800#). In fact, I don't mind towing with it south out of Birmingham (to the beach or the Fort) where the terrain is mostly flat but I don't take it into the mountains or very far north where the terrain might be hilly.
And even though DS turned 16, if anyone is getting a new-to-us vehicle it won't be him. Plus with DS soon going to college there will the dorm moving in-moving out trips, etc. So initially I was looking at a used pick up truck but in researching the Silverado I read that it shares the same frame as the Suburban. Having 5 family members in the household, a truck choice would have had to have been a full crew cab (back seat) but the Suburban would be better for comfortable seating. In fact, because we are 5 that takes us out of some SUV choices.
I've been checking out used Suburbans and see that, for example, a 2005 1500 LT model will pull close to 8000# which would be plenty for me and my pop-up. In fact, overkill. The SUV mileage situation doesn't scare me that much because my daily work commute is 9 miles one-way. Prices are down about $4k from KBB retail rates here lately so it might be a good time to make a move. Plus it would give me more space to take more "stuff" camping with us in the back of the 'Burban.
So does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on using a Suburban as a TV for my pop-up? Is it overkill? What about truck-vs-SUV as a TV? Any difference? Please let me hear from you. :thumbsup2
TIA,
Bama ED
PS-plus having a Suburban would give me more room to haul stuff to tailgate at the Alabama football games in the fall, heheh ... :woohoo:
My oldest DS has turned 16 and the DW and I are planning for him to drive himself to high school using my old car. I have a DS who is 14 so I need to add another vehicle to the household.
At the same time the tow vehicle for my pop-up, the Chrysler mini-van, has over 100k miles and given the weight of our pop-up plus all of us, bikes, etc. I am probably close to the acceptable limit for towing capacity (3800#). In fact, I don't mind towing with it south out of Birmingham (to the beach or the Fort) where the terrain is mostly flat but I don't take it into the mountains or very far north where the terrain might be hilly.
And even though DS turned 16, if anyone is getting a new-to-us vehicle it won't be him. Plus with DS soon going to college there will the dorm moving in-moving out trips, etc. So initially I was looking at a used pick up truck but in researching the Silverado I read that it shares the same frame as the Suburban. Having 5 family members in the household, a truck choice would have had to have been a full crew cab (back seat) but the Suburban would be better for comfortable seating. In fact, because we are 5 that takes us out of some SUV choices.
I've been checking out used Suburbans and see that, for example, a 2005 1500 LT model will pull close to 8000# which would be plenty for me and my pop-up. In fact, overkill. The SUV mileage situation doesn't scare me that much because my daily work commute is 9 miles one-way. Prices are down about $4k from KBB retail rates here lately so it might be a good time to make a move. Plus it would give me more space to take more "stuff" camping with us in the back of the 'Burban.
So does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on using a Suburban as a TV for my pop-up? Is it overkill? What about truck-vs-SUV as a TV? Any difference? Please let me hear from you. :thumbsup2
TIA,
Bama ED
PS-plus having a Suburban would give me more room to haul stuff to tailgate at the Alabama football games in the fall, heheh ... :woohoo: