that 4runner is pretty nice, ill have to show it to her. she mentioned a 4runner before but we never looked into it anymore.

 

yeah i like the performance part of the SRT8 and the TBSS but like my wife said it would probably end up being my toy and she wouldnt like driving it anymore.

 

Its really low maintenance, I have the v6 because I wanted selectable 4x4 instead of AWD and its got pretty good performance for what it is. It gets bout 16 city/18-19 hwy depending on speed how it sits now. We looked at the tahoes and TBSS but she didnt want a full size either and the TBSS has a bland/cheap interior to her. All the other mid size SUVs didnt have an aftermarket and we opt for the lifted but its a good all around vehicle with good resale value

 

we just got a nissan murano awd, and it has been great. tons of power and 22mpg

 

I vote tahoe, the tbss and jeep srt8 would be to tempting to just add a little more to see what it can due , iam fighting my self not to get a tbss for my wife and going the tahoe route, besides being 6'4 a tbss is a little tight for me! a 4runner is nice but i would not go for it iam a bowtie guy at heart so anything i purchase has to be bowtie!

 

i test drove a MX7 for my girlfriend, that was really nice, just syain. if you want something cool TBSS or the SRT8. my girls' friend just got a new equinox, lots of room and nice interior.

yall should really go test drive allot of cars, i put my girl in about 5 small suvs and she decided to get a fit, go figure. oh and the fit does have a ton of room as well.

 

Although I put it up for sale once a week or once a month I love my TBSS and so does my wife.

If you have to get a V8 you can still get the 5.3L in an Envoy, the Saab 9-7's, even Rainiers I believe.

If I were to be getting one for the wife I would not get her the TBSS I would get her the i-6 or 5.3v8 but the extended version with 3rd row.

We also went from an envoy to a Ford Expedition and it was VERY HARD to go back to a mid-size. Wife LOVED the expedition.

So, I say consider the envoy/trailblazer extended/3rd row.

I do NOT like the hoe's green interior lighting at all for the speedo/gauges.

Also, we currently have a KIA Sorento, it has a 3rd row, a 270hp v6, and 6 speed trans. We got it at our Chevy dealer through our normal sales guy. Anyhow it is amazing for our kid/family hauler. Although I love driving my car it is VERY luxurious and nice. We drove it from MI to FL and it is VERY comfortable with *reclining* rear seats.

Just putting some options out there.... Good Luck!!

Next up for us is an acadia/traverse/enclave


-Mike

 

%100 vote for not getting the Jeep or Ford. I was thinking about getting rid of the wifes Aura for a Tahoe and the high mileage truck won a shocking good offer and was sold first. We ended up replacing it with a 07 Yukon Denali. We now have it and a Aura and it seems to work out very well for our driving needs and my towing. Hopes this helps, we took a couple of weeks to weight our odds and this seemed best!!! The Jeep and Ford does not tow crap for weight!!! TBSS was our next option if not a full size but she liked the Yukon looks better.

 

My little nugget of advice is to go with a fullsize SUV. My wife has a Lincoln Aviator (fancy explorer) and with all our crap, baby stuff and the dog it gets cramped for road trips. I cant imagine what it would be like if we have another kid. We are looking at getting her a tahoe now once we find teh right one.

 

If your looking for a wife friendly suv,then get the Tahoe,if your looking for the fun factor then go forr the gusto and get the Jeep SRT8.If u ride in the Jeep you will forget about the Trailblazer SS!Ive been in both in stock form and the Jeep punks the SS.