carringb wrote:
If you want to tow that much trailer AND carry 6 people in luxury, the Navigator is by far the best option IMO. The interior is at least as good as the MLS finally, but will manage a heavy trailer far better.
Full size vans are great, but the Express and NV are riding on ancient chassis at the point. Only the Transit has any semblance of a modern driving experience, but a relatively low GCWR. I don't think any of them would meet the OP's tastes, if they were considering a GLS.
Thanks. Yes, I am surprised there are no SUVs (luxury or not) that can carry 6 people AND
safely tow 5 to 6000 lbs.
And yes, we are considering the expedition (not max) as an alternative. Surprisingly, a similarly optioned expedition and GLS are roughly same price. I like the navigator too, but with the correct options, I believe it reaches near $100k. I am not comfortable with spending that much. I am ok with $75k or so which is what the base GLS is.
But yes, as I said, even the expedition or the GLS will not be considered safe towing 6000 lbs. So dunno, I might consider ditching the grandparents (and reducing seating requirements from 6 to 4) for long trips and buy the F150+explorer combo (or some variant) instead.
