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Originally Posted by Alfisti
I sense a gap in the market for something roughly half the price, full stow and go, options for captains chairs or benches, built in vacuum, easy to remove third row if you need ALL the storage, holds a full 4x8 piece of plywood in the back and maybe even sliding doors. Would be awesome.
Jokes aside, the luxury barge 7 to 8 seater SUV is the single most useless and unfathomable vehicle on the market unless you're towing a small plant.
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My boat tows at around 5500 pounds. Tow ratings are based off an assumption of a 200 pound driver and nothing else.in the vehicle. If i tow my boat I'm probably gonna have the wife, kids, snacks, toys, etc in the car. That easily puts us over 6k pounds with car seats and coolers and stuff. It gets even worse when you start talking about RVs.
If you don't need to tow, a minivan or a Palisade type crossover are options for sure. But if you do... The full size SUV makes all the sense in the world
Another thing often overlooked is when you buy a Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade, expedition, etc... you're buying a truck too. You're buying into an ecosystem where you're always gonna be able to find the parts you need because every work truck uses them. You won't have to find a specialist mechanic because they're the same underneath as a work truck. You're buying a vehicle engineered to last a million miles, with cheap replacement parts and a value as long as it runs and can pull a work trailer. If you look at something like a Ford Flex, it had all the space of a full size suv, but didn't have the towing and robustness. Prices for those used are WAY WAY WAY lower than a fullsize SUV would be because they serve a role that the Flex or any other people mover crossover or minivan can't .
But, to each their own. I don't understand why people buy underpowered convertibles and say they're sports cars. But there's no shortage of people buying Miata and whatever.