pk1023 wrote:
jerem0621 wrote:
Dump the quest, buy a 1500 suburban or an Expedition. Problem solved and your pocket book will be MUCH MUCH happier.
Having a third Dedicated TV is not all its cracked out to be. I have a perfectly good dually sitting in the yard... I have put 5k miles on it in 1.5 years.
I am personally looking to downsize my camping experience. Smaller trailer, smaller truck that I can DD... and much happier overall.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
Well yeah, but you know dumping the Quest isn't just that easy. We have a loan on it and plus my wife does love the van.
With 2 school age boys, she wanted room to haul them and their friends. So the van stays because what makes Mama happy makes me happy.
As for the Cruze, I just love it too much. It drives great, gets an easy 34 mpg combined and looks sharp.
I drive 12 miles in the northen burbs of Indianapolis for work. Taking a big truck to work each day is just a nightmare. So I think this solves a big issue.
I should mention, I come from a house that had 6 cars for 3 people during most of my childhood. My dad liked his cars and made investments. We'll ride to his funeral someday in his 1987 Grand National and it'll be just like the night we picked it up when I was 10.
I understand on the Quest. Has your wife driven a recent Suburban? In summer of 1998 I bought a Suburban to haul multiple trailers, getting rid of wife's minivan. She was furious that I was making her drive it. In fall of 1998, I put a for sale sign in the Suburban, to go back to minivan as I had completed most of my landscaping and was no longer needing the Suburban. She was more furious that I was going to get rid of it. We had a Burb/Yukon XL until last summer.
It became a dedicated TV, but I was putting too much money into it sitting. The brake rotors would get surface rust, and destroy the pads. I was doing maintenance on a vehicle that I was barely using. Additionally, I was concerned that I would not have as reliable a vehicle when towing.
