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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Pointless.
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The excursion and suburban are not pointless. We use to carpool to church with some friends in a suburban. There are very few vehicles that will seat 4 adults and 3 car seats. Now there are 4 kids and 4 adults and we still all would fit comfortably. They use there's to farm. You cannot water the cows on the back lot with a dodge caravan. They sold there pickup and now use only the suburban.
My wife and I intend to have lots of children. A 9 passenger suburban with a 4bt would net us 25mpg +. There is a new Tier2 3.3l cummins that would do slightly better. While a minivan would work fine for a daily we also travel 3-5k a year. Trucking tons of people and luggage in an overloaded van is not something I enjoy. The heavier suspension,frame, and brakes of a burb is something I appreciate. There are vans that are bigger but I find there more dangerous in the event of a blowout
So yes I intend to hypermile a suburban. Maybe an excursion if the prices come down in a few years. Some people enjoy doing things differently, thats why I drive a saturn festooned with coroplast and sheet aluminum.