Looking at used Suburban 2500's
Any years that we should avoid? We have a family of 7. In your experience, does this make a better tow vehicle vs, say, a 12 passenger van? Our HTT is about 4500 lbs loaded.
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I've also looked at vans, but here are some of things I saw which for me would be negatives:
1) Engines in vans seem to be derated compared to same engine in truck/SUV.
2) Ford only offers a 4-speed tranny (5-speed if you get the V10). IMO this is unacceptable by todays standards for vehicles. Chevy does have a 6-speed though.
3) Unless buying used, sticker prices can reach $40K plus, although I'm sure you could negotiate a much better price. But for that kind of money, I think there are better options out there.
4) Most of the used vans out there (especially E350/3500) seem to be fleet vehicles which often don't come with tow packages, etc. Also, if you don't like the color white, good luck.
On the plus side, as was mentioned previously, there are some great deals to be had for used vans if you are not too particular.
1) Engines in vans seem to be derated compared to same engine in truck/SUV.
2) Ford only offers a 4-speed tranny (5-speed if you get the V10). IMO this is unacceptable by todays standards for vehicles. Chevy does have a 6-speed though.
3) Unless buying used, sticker prices can reach $40K plus, although I'm sure you could negotiate a much better price. But for that kind of money, I think there are better options out there.
4) Most of the used vans out there (especially E350/3500) seem to be fleet vehicles which often don't come with tow packages, etc. Also, if you don't like the color white, good luck.
On the plus side, as was mentioned previously, there are some great deals to be had for used vans if you are not too particular.
