The Soccer Mom SUV Thread
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I'd have to see it to believe it. "All weatherPurpleThrobber said:
Mrs. Throbber v2.0 drives a Toyota Highlander with studs. The Mazda kicks its ass in all weather radials.YellowSnow said:
I hear good things about the Mazda. Alas, I'm a stubborn mother fucker when it comes to my branding and Mazda just ain't it. This is not meant at dig against Mazda.PurpleThrobber said:
btw, when the throbber is not driving his pick em up truck (War Nissan Titan, bitches), he's rolling in a Mazda CX9. Best motherfucking snow car I have EVER driven and I've had Audis, BMWs, Fords, Chevys, Hondas, Nissans, Toyotas, Pontiacs, and even a fucking Buick at one point. It's not even close. Mine is getting a little long in the tooth mileage wise but, holy shit, unreal handling, unreal traction, unreal control.
Get all those sexy machines and I'll blow by you when you've skidded off into the median with my CX9.
Above all else I want a zombie apocalypse machine endorsed by @PurpleBaze and @creepycoug . We just bought one of these suckers (only took 3 months to get it).
Mrs Snow likes a lot of aspects about it, but mostly we bought it to replace my 4runner eventually, which is way too small for a family of large humans. Eventually, she'll want something more performance oriented like this piece of shit, money pit.
all season" radials can be pretty good on snow and ice. I could easily see a packed snow scenario where the Mazda wins. Black ice, though? Not buying it. -
Not sure about the Sequioa, but you couldn't pay me to drive a Highlander or 4-Runner because the interiors are so long in the tooth. I believe most Toyota SUV models in 2022 or 2023 are finally being updated, but that 4-Runner has been the same car for 12+ years now.
We're on the wait-list for a Telluride SX. Yep, a fuckin' Kia that has won basically every Best Of award for 3 years running and had a wait-list before the chip crunch hit and wait lists became cool. CX-9, Explorer, Highlander, etc all had much less cargo space with three rows up, and the third row in each of those is too small.
If I had my druthers and the cash I would've stuck the Mrs. in a Durango Hellcat. Sucky interior and it's a Dodge, but it has 3-rows and 797 horsepower.
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Wife has a 2018 Highlander. Very happy with it overall but we also don't actually have "weather" down here.
My mom has the Audi crossover and she loves it. Too small for a family car for us but more than good enough for the days where she picks up my kids.
I'm still rolling my shitty Dodge Dakota but at this point there's so much I've replaced on it myself I'm not real worried about it. It's good for offroading and beating the shit out of without worrying about scratching the paint. After dropping the pan and being able to replace a large part of the trans for $200 the wife has finally come around on why I value having a vehicle that I can work on myself and easily get parts for. -
I did not realize you were a big tranny guy.UW_Doog_Bot said:Wife has a 2018 Highlander. Very happy with it overall but we also don't actually have "weather" down here.
My mom has the Audi crossover and she loves it. Too small for a family car for us but more than good enough for the days where she picks up my kids.
I'm still rolling my shitty Dodge Dakota but at this point there's so much I've replaced on it myself I'm not real worried about it. It's good for offroading and beating the shit out of without worrying about scratching the paint. After dropping the pan and being able to replace a large part of the trans for $200 the wife has finally come around on why I value having a vehicle that I can work on myself and easily get parts for.
TTTTT, I know.
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We? in the Sequoia club used to call the 4Runner the 4Skinner and didn't even bother with a name for the Highlander. The Land Cruisers were trying too hard and invariably owned by people who didn't get their cars dirty.
Now, I'm driving a Highlander. It's the most functional car I've owned. It's also very boring and I regret buying it, but I did and I drive cars into the ground as a rule. I may break that rule here pretty soon. Thinking about selling both the Highlander (2018) and MDX (2015), buying one Sequoia and start the hunt for a classic 356 ... something between 63 and 68. -
I keep the 2005 Wrangler Rubicon around because it is right on that line where I can still work on some of it without special tooling and computer setups, but sort of modern enough that it has a few basic creature comforts. I keep the 1985 Scrambler around because it's a redneck chick panty dropper and I can work on ALL of it easily, plus solar flares don't mean shit. I have always advocated keeping at least one vehicle around that you can still wrench on in a garage without 50K worth of diagnostics equipment and specialty tools. Everything bought from the early 90's on except some basic Jeeps and trucks are going to be paperweights after the Zombie apocalypse.UW_Doog_Bot said:Wife has a 2018 Highlander. Very happy with it overall but we also don't actually have "weather" down here.
My mom has the Audi crossover and she loves it. Too small for a family car for us but more than good enough for the days where she picks up my kids.
I'm still rolling my shitty Dodge Dakota but at this point there's so much I've replaced on it myself I'm not real worried about it. It's good for offroading and beating the shit out of without worrying about scratching the paint. After dropping the pan and being able to replace a large part of the trans for $200 the wife has finally come around on why I value having a vehicle that I can work on myself and easily get parts for. -
As the self-appointed President of the HH Porsche fan club you now have my complete attention.creepycoug said:We? in the Sequoia club used to call the 4Runner the 4Skinner and didn't even bother with a name for the Highlander. The Land Cruisers were trying too hard and invariably owned by people who didn't get their cars dirty.
Now, I'm driving a Highlander. It's the most functional car I've owned. It's also very boring and I regret buying it, but I did and I drive cars into the ground as a rule. I may break that rule here pretty soon. Thinking about selling both the Highlander (2018) and MDX (2015), buying one Sequoia and start the hunt for a classic 356 ... something between 63 and 68. -
Buy American, please. At the very least, buy a foreign brand that is made by your fellow Americans somewhere in our beautiful country.
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The Toyota Sequoia is assembled in Indiana. Same with Tundra.HFNY said:Buy American, please. At the very least, buy a foreign brand that is made by your fellow Americans somewhere in our beautiful country.
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I don't do SUVs, but friends of mine drive some combo of everything you've listed plus a few more to consider:
Grand Cherokee
Rover
G Wagon
Q7
CX-9
Macan S
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio
BMW X7
Infinity QX60
VW Atlas
Mercedes GLS
Tesla Model X
Tahoe/Suburban
Escalade
Explorer
Also, the Raptor has become a favorite of the husbands of said soccer moms.
Feedback: The CX-9 owner did a lot of shopping around and concluded that it was the one they liked most and did not have the luxury brand price tag attached
The Stelvio owner appreciated it being unique and different and not "another Audi or BMW"
One of the GLS owners upgraded from a Tahoe and at first didn't like it then grew to appreciate the finer points of the Benz, aside from losing towing capacity
No consensus on X7 vs Q7. A lot of switching back and forth from one to the other.
Lots of love for the Escalade.
The Tesla driver wanted the bigger battery. It's a very nice ride for sure.
There is an appreciation for the new aggressive grille on the Tahoe.
Suburbans are like the "do everything" nice SUV.
I was personally impressed with just how damn nice the Cherokee was inside.
I can't think of anyone I know in a Lexus SUV or Toyota one still... None of those cars listed suck. No one takes theirs off road. The off roading is done in jacked up Jeep Wranglers or Ford Raptors.
