What's your favorite SUV???

Favorite SUV

  • Ford

    Votes: 41 21.6%

  • Chevy

    Votes: 40 21.1%

  • Dodge

    Votes: 5 2.6%

  • Jeep

    Votes: 36 18.9%

  • other (foreign)

    Votes: 71 37.4%
  • Total voters
    190
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Well, the pickum' up truck poll shows Ford as an overwhelming favorite. But as handy as a pickup is, I prefer an SUV, and for my own personal vehicle, a short wheelbase one. I started with a '70 Bronco back in '76 and from there switched to Jeeps. '73 Wagoneer, '46 CJ2A, '70 CJ5, '96 Grand Cherokee, '97 Wrangler, '99 Grand Cherokee, and finally an '07 Commander Overland, complete with lockers all around, skid plates and tow hooks (for un-stucking Explorers and Tahoes).

So what's your favorite brand? (we'll see if I can figure out how to post a poll)
 
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Jeep Cherokee. The regular one nit the Grand Cherokee or the Laredo. The reason I like it is because it's light at only 3500lbs +/-, has a well tested and reliable engine/transmission. A simple 4ltr straight 6....bullet proof! And there are many aftermarket parts and support for it. I call it the original 4 door wrangler.
 
Ford Explorer, 1995-2001 era. 6 cyl auto, true 4x4. Had both the first & last year of the era. Sold the '01 to a friend, now has 190,000+ miles and still going strong. I have a Lexus RX350 that hides in my garage, nice as a car that drives great on ice, not a true SUV more of a crossover. Much prefer to drive my pickup.
 
I wanted a small "cute ute" for bombin' around and winter use when my Pontiacs are in storage. I got a Mazda CX-5. It's pretty slick. I had it for about 10 months and it continues to impress.

We've had a bunch of big GM SUVs. Of the big domestics GMC would be my choice, but not listed in the pole.
 
Toyota 4 runner my 2014 is still body on frame and great off road. Most suv' s these days are unibody.
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I guess I coulda voted for Ford and been done with it but mine was the Lincoln Navigator. Not that I ever had one or ever will. But when I fantasize about SUVS that one is the star of the dream. :)
 
Had an '89 Jeep Wrangler for 17yrs...4.2L,5spd. Could always count on it to get me through anything Colorado weather could throw at it. As the years went by my kidneys screamed for a softer ride so I now have a F-150 4x4. Only downside is it is about 3" too long to fit in the garage.
 
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Toyota 4 runner my 2014 is still body on frame and great off road. Most suv' s these days are unibody.
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engineering wise, thats a step back in the right direction.
A friend of mine had bought a IHC scout private sale.
It was a challenge getting it home because it was parked next to a building that burned down.

half scorched, four flats and both doors essentially welded shut, he had to get in through the tailgate to try to start it, after making creative use of jumper cables because the hood was stuck shut as well.
After some reaching and rigging from under the vehicle, and a crawl through the tail gate .... it started after a handful of attempts and left that yard with an exchange of $50.

domination in the face of adversity.....
Now THAT's what an SUV is supposed to do.:D
 
1999 Land Rover Discovery (Disco) II.
V8, all wheel dr., deluxe interior - rarely gets off-road but, a blast to drive & the grandkids love it.

The Big Red thing behind the Beemer
 
I had to check "other (foreign)", but that's not really accurate. My Hyundai Santa Fe Sport was made in West Point, Georgia. (H... of a vehicle, by the way.)
 
Well, I've had two suburbans - '69 and '77 and a 1985 Dodge RamCharger. These were two wheel drives, I guess they would be SUVs.

My current SUV is a 2002 Toyota Highlander. Superb vehicle on pavement and gravel and dirt roads. Rarely used off-road.
 
I've had a couple Blazers, K5 and S10. A Jeep Cherokee, great SUV, had the 4.0 and it would go anywhere. My son racked up around 270,000 on it with the original engine and trans untouched internally. It rusted to the point it would no longer pass inspection. Had a Ford explorer 4.0, no power and used more gas than this:



I've had this Burb for the past 12 years and so far it's my favorite followed closely by the Jeep. Off road the Burb gives up a lot because of its size, but I don't go off road with it much. When I want to go off road just hook up the trailer and take this:

 
Two favorites from yesteryear: On the road, my '85 GMC Suburban with the 6.2 diesel would haul and tow anything and get 25 MPG all day, every day, and 28 MPG on long trips. We once made it from Springfield, MA to Georgia on one (big) tankful. Off road, my '91 Nissan Pathfinder was unstoppable. I used to hunt deer with a bunch of guys and gals on one of our local mountains, and that Pathfinder in first gear and low range would walk slowly to the top without my foot on the gas. The only other vehicle up there was an old CJ Jeep. The Chevy, Ford, Dodge and Toyota guys all tried, but couldn't make the last half of the climb. Both those rigs made it to 200,000+ miles and were still running strong when I had to sell them them because of the rust.
 
Had to vote "other" despite the fact that the Nissan Xterra is a US only model built in Kentucky IIRC. The frame is hugely overbuilt as it is a shortened version of their Titan frame. Coil sprung front end is way better over washboard than any torsion bar suspended SUV I've ever driven but the rear leafs are a disappointment after owning a 2001 Tahoe. However, the Nissan is much narrower and handier over the trails.

I have the Nissan GM, Ford and Dodge abandoned the midsize, off-road capable SUV and just build large SUVs and crossovers.
 
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Yes, I like te New 8V/8-Speed Trans. Dodge Durango.
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How long is that going to last off road with that ground clearance? I can see all manner of sharp rocks on the dirt roads around here making mincemeat of those wheels and tyres, too. Sorry, but that is a taller, roomier Dodge Magnum as far as I can see.
 
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I voted Chevy as my last two have been a GMC Jimmy and Chevy Trailblazer. Decent enough SUVs but GM products are about the only thing you can get serviced around here too.
Before those I had a Cherokee which was a great off-road vehicle and passable on the road. I ran that into the ground and then the local dealer went out of business. Also had a 1973 CJ-5 that would go anywhere but an awful vehicle on the road. Rag top with poor heater was cold winters too.
Looks like my next vehicle will be a pickup though and keeping the Trailblazer. I no longer need an SUV for work tools and seldom have back seat passengers anyway.
 
Range Rover

Though I dig my 2014 Jeep Wrangler, there is no better SUV than a Range Rover. My 2011 Range Rover is just the rest of the breed...the ultimate SUV for both touring and off-roading.

I don't off-road mine but recently visited the Range Rover off-roading school at Nemacolin Resort. It is simply amazing what these vehicles can do. And they do it bone stock...down to the OEM tyres.

A young lady friend of mine perhaps put it best. She says she feels 'stately' in a Range Rover. :p

As an aside, I have owned three Range Rovers and two Jeeps Grand Cherokees. The Jeeps are very nice, indeed, but simply don't compare, IMHO, off course. ;)

Be safe.
 
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