7/8 Passenger People Mover? What's out there?

wazzuFreddo

wazzuFreddo

WuTang is 4 the children
Looking to add to my fleet of fine used vehicles, and thought I would poll the BARF brain trust to see if there is anything I missed as far as what is available.

This next one has some fairly esoteric requirements that are inflexible.

1) Must fit at least 7 people (prefer 8 passenger)
2) Manufactured in a NAFTA country (1,2,3,4, or 5 for the leading digit on the VIN)
3) Be able to handle questionable roads
4) 2008 to 2012 Model year
5) Cheap as possible, if it gets stolen or destroyed, I don't want to have to cry about it.

So far I am looking at the following:
1) Nissan Armada
2) Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon
3) Chevy Traverse/GMC Terrain
4) Honda Odyssey

Anything good that I missed?
 
JesasaurusRex

JesasaurusRex

Deleted User
Good lord man, wear a condom :twofinger
Think you pretty much covered all of them, I have no personal experience with any of those however. Glad I could help :p
 
stan23

stan23

Well-known member
Our 2015 pilot was super sleeper status. Not so big on the outside, super big on the inside. We had the 4wd version and it handled snow like a champ. More reliable than any of the vehicles on your list.
 
madsen203

madsen203

Undetermined
Easy entry? Van. Maybe AWD too to cover the concerns of snow or loose terrain but no ground clearance when fully loaded.

Maybe those big GMC/Chevy vans (that look like a work van).
 
TheRobSJ

TheRobSJ

Großer Mechaniker
Subrban/Yukon XL. Period. Possible nod to the Ford Excursion but those are harder to find.

When you're talking about hauling 8 people, seats 6, 7, and 8 get to be less than desirable squished together in the 3rd row. Van/minivans are the least shitty in the 3rd row, but would probably be the worst thing on bad roads. Lowest ground clearance, usually only FWD, with standard road tires.

As has been said, get something with a proper truck frame like the Suburban. Allows much more flexibility in adapting the vehicle to off road conditions. You can lift it, bigger knobby tires, etc.
 
Blankpage

Blankpage

alien
Toyota Highlander

+ its a Toyota
- who knows

Coyote smuggler car?


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GPzPop

GPzPop

Ask me about my B-1-D
chevy trailblazer xl - long wheelbase - basically a suburban light, 3 rows, seats 7
 
wazzuFreddo

wazzuFreddo

WuTang is 4 the children
mikev said:
Excursion Diesel!
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MrIncredible said:
7.3!


It'd cost a fortune.

I'd like an 8-lug suburban pls.
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Excursion is way too old. They stopped making those in early 2000s

Blankpage said:
Toyota Highlander

+ its a Toyota
- who knows

Coyote smuggler car?
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Highlander is made in Japan so it is out.

I'm going the opposite direction, may just buy something where I need it to be rather than working out all the export/import rules.
 
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