Help me pickout a new SUV please!

[benner410 10+ year member]

I want to get a new SUV and have no idea what's good and what's not.

Some few things to keep in mind are...

-can't be too big, I don't need to be driving a school bus to work every day.

-must be "bass-friendly" (able to fit a good size box, and aftermarket support for H/O alts, etc.)

-can't be tool old either

-looking to be ~$15,000 or less

Thanks!

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[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

Get something different get a crv or a element you can get a used one of either for about your price.

 

[benner410 10+ year member]

I guess I should also mention, I want to be able to add the "wow" factor down the road... maybe rims, drop, murdered out, etc. Can't do that on a CRV or Element haha. I've been looking at Tahoes and a few jeeps.

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

Newer Ford suv's meter louder than Chevy's from what I have seen.

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

You can trick out them you would be different and the elements can get rely loud my father has one.

 

[benner410 10+ year member]

I checked out the Elements, they are decent, but I'm not sure if they're for me.

 

[CobraStang98 10+ year member]

Explorers are always a common choice and get loud pretty easily, older ones more so than newer ones. Trailblazers are in that same size category or even a Honda Pilot, Grand Cherokee are great SUVs also.

 

Just go to a few local dealers and test drive sum out. If it was me i'd grab a Grand Cherokee w/ the 5.7L V8.

 

[viperrgh2 10+ year member]

Yukon Denali, Escalade, Grand Cherokee, Tahoe, Expedition.. explorers are junk and honda suvs are lame. Trailsblazers and Envoys I can't stand, feel like a car more then a truck...

 

[viperrgh2 10+ year member]

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[dropped_tb 10+ year member]

I want to get a new SUV and have no idea what's good and what's not.
Some few things to keep in mind are...

-can't be too big, I don't need to be driving a school bus to work every day.

-must be "bass-friendly" (able to fit a good size box, and aftermarket support for H/O alts, etc.)

-can't be tool old either

-looking to be ~$15,000 or less

Thanks!

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[defianttek 10+ year member]

Get yourself a nice Nissan Pathfinder or an Xterra, maybe even an Armada (might be hard to find that in your price)

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

for 15 grand, you can get a **** near brand new explorer, maybe a year or two old

you might want to look into chevy too, since GM is going down the drain. They will have some killer prices out shortly, if not already.

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

something like this? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

i wont lie dropped_tb, that is a tastefully done trailblazer right there. Ive always wanted an SS

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

Yukon Denali, Escalade, Grand Cherokee, Tahoe, Expedition.. explorers are junk and honda suvs are lame. Trailsblazers and Envoys I can't stand, feel like a car more then a truck...

from that post it is clear to me your experience with them is limited. feels nothing like a "car."

i've owned an explorer, and it was slow and alright. then the trailblazer which was quick and comfortable.

with that being said i've also driven smaller vehicles and none of them would even be remotely comparable to a trailblazer...?

honestly my trailblazer drives almost the same as my mom's old tahoe which i learned to drive in.