The new big GM SUVs are really growing on me...
#46
Yes, I'm aware that any full-size truck has to be driven carefully (GM models, for example, had very weak brakes on them for a number of years). I just found, though, that even by full-size truck standards, a LOT of caution had to be used while driving an Excursion.....more so than usual with the GM competitors.
But, hey, that was just my own experience, though....and CR's, to some extent, on the specific ones that we drove.
But, hey, that was just my own experience, though....and CR's, to some extent, on the specific ones that we drove.
and can't recall who did the whole 'roll over' thing with ford explorers. even though i had a generation AFTER the one during that 'scandal', i could not rent a uhaul trailer because they said my vehicle wasn't safe.
my explorer was surprisingly stable and flat around corners.
as KJG92 rightly points out - one should drive vehicles as they're intended to be used. a behemoth like an excursion should be driven like a suburban, or peterbilt not a camry.
#47
I agree. I looove the way how they how look, esp. the black escalade with dark window tints.
On seating AND cargo space, you can't beat these full size 3-row suvs.
But since I don't tow, I have my sienna for a road trips and lots of storage in the back with plenty of passing power
That is the main reason I like the escalade over the yukons
On seating AND cargo space, you can't beat these full size 3-row suvs.
But since I don't tow, I have my sienna for a road trips and lots of storage in the back with plenty of passing power
That is the main reason I like the escalade over the yukons
#48
Remember the Daihatsu Rocky, the Samurai's closest competitor? (as close as you follow the car market, I'm sure you do). They saw what happened with the Samurai, and deliberately widened its front and rear tracks several inches for the American-spec versions, to make it more stable. (Japanese-market Rockys had a very narrow track, like the Samurai). In the U.S., the Rocky never had anywhere near the Samurai's problems with the tipsies, even though Daihatsu was ultimately not successful in the U.S..
and can't recall who did the whole 'roll over' thing with ford explorers. even though i had a generation AFTER the one during that 'scandal', i could not rent a uhaul trailer because they said my vehicle wasn't safe.
my explorer was surprisingly stable and flat around corners.
as KJG92 rightly points out - one should drive vehicles as they're intended to be used. a behemoth like an excursion should be driven like a suburban, or peterbilt not a camry.
Last edited by mmarshall; 09-08-15 at 11:05 AM.
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