What SUV would you recommend??

[1MoInput]

Planning to buy a car for my mom. Pretty sure it will be an suv. Would love to hear your recommendation. Price range up to $50k is fine. I just like to know what your personal experience on the suv are. Thanks.

[DozerLYP]

i have a Yukon Denali, and i love this truck...:cool:

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/3571/Denali.jpg

[ShadeZeRO]

Escalade

or if u want those Sporty ones
The Infinty FX45...those are pretty badass.

[tweakerpc]

buy the Escalade is cool, with all the toys:D :D

[porsch1909]

Land rover discovery??

They took that thing up a mountain in scotland for a TV program. a bit heavy though.

not sure if that costs too much though.

I am guessing the porsche cayenne or land rover ranger rover cost too much.

she might like a sport number better though?

[Yoshi]

Porsche Cayenne S:t

[tweakerpc]

is that a suv, i think that costs more then $50k:eek:

[Lord AnthraX]

Ford Bronco.

[tweakerpc]

they do not make thre bronco anymore, also look a lincoln navigaror

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by Yoshi
Porsche Cayenne S:t

I would give my Left Gonad for a Porsche Cayenne Turbo .......... (Fully Loaded & new tho)

:D

Bit more than $50,000 (Tight wad) ;)

Why not go for a Secondhand Mercedes or a Lexus...... Suv's are nice & all but ......... Don't do the enviroment any good :t

New cars are great but they depreciate like crazy just drivin em outter the showroom :rolleyes:

[Billforce]

Toughest dog going in Colombia ( lots of tough terrain) is the Toyota Land Cruiser. 4.5 Lt. , rugged and dependable.

[tweakerpc]

Well i do not think anyone would pay $50k to go off roading!:p

[j.m@talk]

SUVs represent a paradox to consumers - television advertisements present them as a way to return to nature, yet they actually accelerate existing environmental problems. Commercials often depict happy families driving on mountain roads, avoiding falling rocks and enjoying the flowered wilderness in leather-seated comfort. The sad truth is that these vehicles are contributing to the destruction of our natural resources.

In reality, only 5 percent of SUVs are ever taken off-road (1), and the vast majority of these vehicles are used for everyday driving. And there are a lot of them on the roads. In 1985, SUVs accounted for only 2 percent of new vehicle sales. (2). SUVs now account for one in four new vehicles sold(3), and sales continue to climb.

Driving an SUV has a much greater impact on the environment than driving other passenger cars. In large part, this is due to double standards set by law and government regulations. For example, current federal regulations allow SUVs to have far worse fuel economy than other vehicles. The federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards set the fuel economy goals for new passenger cars at 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg). But under the law, SUVs are not considered cars - they are characterized as light trucks. Light trucks only have to achieve 20.7 mpg. It should be noted that this is an average for all light trucks, which is why it is possible to have SUVs on the road that only achieve 12 mpg. In fact, some SUV, like the massive Ford Excursion, are so large that they no longer qualify as "light trucks," and are not subject to any kind of fuel economy standards.

When CAFE was instituted in the 1970s, there were few SUVs and light trucks on the road, and they were primarily used for farm and commercial work. Today, however, the demographics of an SUV buyer are quite different. The amount of gasoline burned by a vehicle is important for several reasons. The most crucial is the threat of global warming.

Linkage (http://www.suv.org/environ.html)

[tweakerpc]

Would you go pay 50K to go beat it all up and dent it?:r

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by tweakerpc
Would you go pay 50K to go beat it all up and dent it?:r

Thats what its for :rolleyes: ............. Bit like saying I'm not gonna dig no holes wiv my earth mover incase it gets dirty )-|

[tweakerpc]

hey JM i think you should become a "Mod", the jeeps are for getting dirty, not the mercades, or the Escalade

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by tweakerpc
jeeps are for getting dirty, not the mercades, or the Escalade

I gotta mate wiv a V12 BMW 750iL Only time I have seen it clean was when he bought it ...... Somone wrote "Also Available In Black" in the dirt once :p

:t

[porsch1909]

I hate it when skinny mothers with 1 five year old child uses these massive SUVs to take their children to school. all the mothers did that at my school. soo annoying....yes i really need a cayenne turbo.....

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by porsch1909
I hate it when skinny mothers with 1 five year old child use these massive SUVs to take their children to school.

Not nearly as bad as when ya get Waynetta Slob wiv her Gargantuan Gluteus Maximus hoofin' around.

:rolleyes:

Ya know the one wiv the voice like a meat grinder :-@

[tweakerpc]

what type of SUV do you have JM

[j.m@talk]

I have no real need for a 6.0Litre wallet emptier :p

[zybch]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
I would give my Left Gonad for a Porsche Cayenne Turbo .......... (Fully Loaded & new tho)

New cars are great but they depreciate like crazy just drivin em outter the showroom :rolleyes:

I'd give your left nut for that too, but I'd have to agree with billforce about the land cruiser. I don't mind the Prado either but you don't get quite as much inside space.

As for the deprecation, they are almost as bad as PCs. If you don't wan em to depreciate, then don't buy one.

[j.m@talk]

Ya don't buy a Porsche for anything other than sayin "Woo Hoo look at micro weiner HERE" :p

[zybch]

And you don't have one?!

[werz]

27 mpg, I'm lucky to get 10 mpg around the city, although my driving style doesn't help, get through the brake pads too.

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by zybch
And you don't have one?!

I don't need one ....... I got enough to contend wiv dragin' this beast around wiv me ........... I'm sick O' standin on it gettin outta the bath :D

[mireland]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
I don't need one ....... I got enough to contend wiv dragin' this beast around wiv me ........... I'm sick O' standin on it gettin outta the bath :D


:rolleyes:

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by mireland
:rolleyes:

jealous? :r :r :r

[mireland]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
jealous? :r :r :r


nope..I just think your getting confused with your big toe...:D

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by mireland
nope..I just think your getting confused with your big toe...:D

Err like Dis ?

[DozerLYP]

i knew something had to be wrong with you...:eek:

beside the brain tumor...:p

[werz]

j.m do they call that a distinguishing feature on your passport.

[werz]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
I don't need one ....... I got enough to contend wiv dragin' this beast around wiv me ........... I'm sick O' standin on it gettin outta the bath :D

just what is the beast your talking about?
you want to brag now put up or shut up, we saw your feet but they weren't standing on anything.

[j.m@talk]

They not my feets :rolleyes:

[werz]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
They not my feets :rolleyes:
sure they weren't, I bet the 1st person you stopped in the street let you photograph his or was it hers feet.

[j.m@talk]

Sir yer a nincompoop

:t

[Baddog]

Add $50,000.00 to it and get this one>>>>:D http://www.internationaldelivers.com/assets/news/Articles/images/cxt-red-2.jpg http://www.internationaldelivers.com/site_layout/news/newsdetail.asp?id=595

[DozerLYP]

Ho yeah, those are cool, i saw one at the football last month, and it's looking good...:r

http://img139.exs.cx/img139/2600/Picture271_24Oct04.jpg

[Baddog]

It makes the Hummer look like a "Girlie" car.:D Starting price $93,000.00

Can't wait to see the Limo Edition

[porsch1909]

Americans and their trucks. YOu lot are so lucky that fuel is so cheap compared to this pathetic Island. Or should i say Gas :confused:

[j.m@talk]

Ahh Sphericals Porsche....... Nuffing pathetic about this island ........ Ya don't like it ......... Get the ferk out .....

Yeah the US has competetively priced gasoline ...... They also produce the most poison for the atmosphere...... Yeah thats right they are right up @ the top of the list when it comes to planet poisoning..... Oh they are doing more to poison you than your own kind are & ya've never even met em face to face on their own turf...... Yeah theyre lucky...... Lucky that they ain't been bombed off the face of the earth....... Cos if it was anyone else the B-52's & F-16's would be out post haste :t

[Happy Joe]

A friend has a hummer2, I won a bet with him...he said it would go any where that my jeep would. So I had him open his garage door, and drove my jeep inside, backed it out and said "do that"... He couldn't. Easiest $10 I ever made.
Some people are clueless.
My recommendations If you live in America, buy American (the repairs will be cheaper). If you live anywhere else in the world get a Toyota.
If you are just going to waste gas on the street any brand will work.
If you are going to take it into the bush, get and older straight front axel Toyota or a newer Jeep Wrangler (TJ) (independent front axels will get you stuck in the truely rough stuff).
People have a misconception that you can't get stuck with four wheel drive... not true it just lets you get farther into the slop befor you get stuck.
Enjoy!

[mireland]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
Ahh Sphericals Porsche....... Nuffing pathetic about this island ........ Ya don't like it ......... Get the ferk out .....

Yeah the US has competetively priced gasoline ...... They also produce the most poison for the atmosphere...... Yeah thats right they are right up @ the top of the list when it comes to planet poisoning..... Oh they are doing more to poison you than your own kind are & ya've never even met em face to face on their own turf...... Yeah theyre lucky...... Lucky that they ain't been bombed off the face of the earth....... Cos if it was anyone else the B-52's & F-16's would be out post haste :t


wow..you sounded like Billforce there for a minute....http://www.fancysplace.com/smileys/parano.gif

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by mireland
wow..you sounded like Billforce there for a minute....http://www.fancysplace.com/smileys/parano.gif

JM-Force :p

Hi pops I'm Home ............ :r

[herosrest]

l believe there is a new model Abrahms 'M1- soup ER' due mid year - might go slightly over budget - but U get everything US.

Go anywhere, do anything, firearms, gaz guzzling and U keep some steel workers employed.

[porsch1909]

Originally posted by j.m@talk
Ahh Sphericals Porsche....... Nuffing pathetic about this island ........ Ya don't like it ......... Get the ferk out .....

Yeah the US has competetively priced gasoline ...... They also produce the most poison for the atmosphere...... Yeah thats right they are right up @ the top of the list when it comes to planet poisoning..... Oh they are doing more to poison you than your own kind are & ya've never even met em face to face on their own turf...... Yeah theyre lucky...... Lucky that they ain't been bombed off the face of the earth....... Cos if it was anyone else the B-52's & F-16's would be out post haste :t

Ill get my free education then ferk off and use it in another country :D

[tweakerpc]

Now that is a man truck!!

[Baddog]

Originally posted by porsch1909
Americans and their trucks. YOu lot are so lucky that fuel is so cheap compared to this pathetic Island. Or should i say Gas :confused:

The CXT is diesel.:t

[porsch1909]

Originally posted by Baddog
The CXT is diesel.:t

Thats why i said fuel.....didnt know :D

[Lord AnthraX]

Just don't get a Toyota Highlander.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/Lord_AnthraX/IM000198.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v347/Lord_AnthraX/car5.jpg

Only one there with a camera, but only got 1 pic of it actually burning, fire deparment got there before I could run home, grab my camera, and run back.

[j.m@talk]

Cars catch fire somtimes ...... Tiz a fact of life........ Poor SUV driver had to wobble home under his own steam :p

[Lord AnthraX]

Not when they have only been parked for 20 min. I'm thinking Toyota is gonna have some issues to address in later Highlanders.