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Xterra seem to be a nice SUV...
I'd rather have my Suburban though...Much better for a large family....
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Originally posted by chrisilversvt:
Originally posted by Fmr12B:
'05 Xterra? or the vastly underpowered previous model
Great looking manly mini-ute!
i just don't see how people think they look manley 
Escape? Tribute? Ultra Feminie!
LR Freelander? Stores how many boxes of Kotex in the back?
Suzuki Vitara? Section 8 Welfare Mom's vehicle!
Hyundai Santa Fe? Soccer Mom in training MILF mobile for your lower class ....
Subaru? Either your gay, have penis envy, or your wife holds your nuts in her purse?
Jeep Liberty! A manly vehicle!
Kia Sorrento! Seems pretty manly as well
Satrun Vue! Unless your driving a RedLine and could give a F about off-road performance your a chick!
Hey it's only IMHO...... 
Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars ~ Hobart Brown
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Originally posted by sigma:
Originally posted by 96RedSE5Sp:
Originally posted by Majisto:
We have 160K miles on our 2000 Explorer and it's a workhorse. There isn't a better SUV out there for the price, period.
Yeah, with all the snow you get in Austin, I bet your Explorer comes in real handy.
I don't see how snow has anything to do with since, if anything, SUVs tend to suck in snow almost as much as anything else on the road. But they are great for off-road or off of public roads, which much of Texas is. Head anywhere E or W from Austin and anything less than a Truck or SUV is either just not going to make it or get beat to death in a hurry. Texas has extremely sharp contrasts between urban and rural, you can go 20 miles out of one of the major cities and find yourself in a town that you can't drive off Main Street without something with some ground clearance.
Thank you. I have taken it up and down the beaches and through many unpaved roads and it has performed perfectly. The 2-wheel drive performs very well, because I always take good care and note of the TIRES. One vehicle is not much better than the other without good tires. My Explorer could easily out-perform an AWD car in the snow simply based on the fact that I put true snow tires on my Explorer versus the Scoobie with all-season, I mean no-season tires.
When I was last at the beach, I saw a Chevy pick-up with 4-wheel drive stuck in the sand. The douchebag had his tires way above 30 PSI and when he hit a soft patch of sand, he kept flooring and flooring the gas pedal digging himself further down. I cruised right past him, a Ford Escort with its front wheels buried, and a Mercedes (I am not making this up!) SEL upto its doors in sand. The driver had to get out through his window. I went by all of these without a hitch. Just like in snow, keep your momentum going. The pickup probably thought his 4-wheel drive would give him enough traction to go, but when your tires have no traction, it ain't happening.
Explorers are great vehicles that give you decent fuel economy (20/25 for us), incredible reliability, and the ability to go where you want to. It's great for road trips because of the fully enclosed, but tall roof. No parking, getting out of the car, and opening the trunk to get a drink out of the cooler. You can even tow a trailer safely with all of this at the same time. 4-door Exploers are the ultimate compromise SUV. Don't knock one until you've owned one.
2000 Contour SE
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