My wife loves her Durango R/T. Lots of power and super comfortable.
I second the Mazda. We went with an xc90 because the small availability of Mazdas but that was one damn nice car for the money.Mazda.
Bought our Cx9 new in 2007. Still have it today at 175,000 miles. All four of my kids grew up in it, learned to drive in it, and drove it as their primary vehicle for a while. It gets used by my youngest (19) near everyday today. Overall it's been a very reliable and robust vehicle. I don't hesitate to recommend Mazda.
The Mazda replaced a '99 Durango. It was OK (14mpgs maximum and great for off road Colorado adventures) until 90K miles and then it went to shit.
Where are you located?I'd gladly order you a Ford at invoice.
Kansas City, MOWhere are you located?
Because I'm a big chicken. Waited for my warranty to go on my truck before tuning it too.Where's the fun in that! Ford Performance makes a weak-sauce "tune" for the ExST that maintains the factory warranty, but I haven't heard of any issues from the countless people running an actual tune.
I thought you were further north. **** me, should've reached out to you when I was in KC for work and looking for a good steak place and BBQ jointsKansas City, MO
740ish miles one way. Will keep you in mind, but a bit further than I was hoping to go to get one. Of course, I've not really started truly shopping in my area and may find I have to go that route.Kansas City, MO
It's faster than both the Jeep and Bronco the OP listed.Telluride doesn't exactly fit the bill of sporty and get-up and go. 291/262 is pretty underwhelming compared to the 400/415 of the Explorer ST.
Mazda.
Bought our Cx9 new in 2007. Still have it today at 175,000 miles and 12 years in Wisconsin. All four of my kids grew up in it, learned to drive in it, and drove it as their primary vehicle for a while. It gets used by my youngest (19) near everyday today. Overall it's been a very reliable and robust vehicle. I don't hesitate to recommend Mazda.
The Mazda replaced a '99 Durango. It was OK (5.7L, all options, 14mpgs maximum and great for off road Colorado adventures) until 90K miles and then it went to shit.
It's faster than both the Jeep and Bronco the OP listed.
You don't have to drive to get it. I ordered an Edge through Nick for the wife. It'll get shipped whenever it shows up. We talked about making a road trip out of it, but she doesn't want to put that many miles on it at once.740ish miles one way. Will keep you in mind, but a bit further than I was hoping to go to get one. Of course, I've not really started truly shopping in my area and may find I have to go that route.
It's faster than the Bronco he listed and you're pushing that 60k limit to get a new Jeep that's faster. Used is a different story but used Jeep reliability.....yikes.Maybe faster than the base engine for both.
Right.. 5.9L (corrected my original post)You must mean 5.2 or 5.9L Durango if a 99. That was pre-Hemi days. Not surprised it went to shit, Chrysler's 4 speed truck automatic transmissions were notoriously bad back then and overall the QC was terrible.
Hmm, the 2.7 Ecoboost bronco is a bit slower than expected and the Telluride a bit quicker. Seeing low 15s in the 1/4 for each.It's faster than the Bronco he listed and you're pushing that 60k limit to get a new Jeep that's faster. Used is a different story but used Jeep reliability.....yikes.
He may be able to have it drop shipped to your local dealer in which they usually charge a 500 fee for their services. Subject to change and may have, not sure. But if he saves you thousands, worth it.740ish miles one way. Will keep you in mind, but a bit further than I was hoping to go to get one. Of course, I've not really started truly shopping in my area and may find I have to go that route.
After I went to work at the local Chevrolet Dealership, they got in a used 2019 Suburban. right at 50K miles. We bought it for $45K. I put tires, front and rear brakes and filters in it. Otherwise it was clean, straight, and ran good. 5.3L with the 6 speed. Bought that device that goes into the DLC to shut of the DOD. Vehicle is so far trouble free. Average about 20-21 mpg.Chevy Suburban - HANDS DOWN the ultimate "Mommy Assault Vehicle"
Expedition all day.
Explorer ST. Can't go wrong with it.Family of four, two (barely) adult children. Would be wife's primary driver. Coming from a turbo Sonata, so something that's got a bit of zip to it. Would really like to stay under 60k, and even open to something used. Getting ready to build a house so trying to not go crazy on price but daughter's car is ready for a trade-in due to some reliability issues. Wife wants something sporty looking and wants it to have at least a bit of get up and go. She likes the look of all three of the below choices (so far).
Top choices in no particular order are:
Explorer ST
Bronco ecoboost (not raptor)
Jeep 4 door
Pros/cons for the above vehicles? Any personal experience with any of them?