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Location: If I ever get back to Oklahoma..... | Currently my husband and I have a couple different vehicles. We also have one 2 1/2 year old son and are expecting another in February 2014. I intend on riding after the next one is born, so I want a reliable pickup to pull our trailer with. My current pickup is a 2006 Dodge 2500 with 4 doors. He drives 40 miles one way to work and has a 2004 Chevy Malibu with over 150,000 miles on it. It's got issues with the theft deterant system, and sometimes can be finicky to start. My pickup is in good working order and I feel its reilable. I have NO problem driving my pickup to and from work (which I already do).
He was complaining that there's going to be no room in the pickup with two car seats, which I understand. He's go the idea that we should trade my pickup in on an SUV and just use his old 1998 Dodge 2500 single cab (with some issues) when ever we need to pull the trailer. I'm not above driving the old pickup, but what happens if I need to take one or both of the kids with me and have to pull a trailer? It would be impossible to get everyone and their seats in that pickup..
I hate to start another set of payments on a vehicle, especially with a new baby and the added daycare costs. Anybody have any good suggestions on an SUV?
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Location: Kentucky | I would keep the 2006, the Malibu, and then get an SUV for your daily driver.
We have an Escape that has 299k miles on it. I love it, and has plenty of room. I'm 6 foot and fit comfortably in the backseat. I'll own another one if I had to choose. |
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I Really Love Jeans
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Location: North Dakota | You can pull a two horse bumper pull with an SUV but I recommend you get a 4X4. Some of the newer model 4X4's that are V8s get awesome gas milage. Maybeyour husbands car can be traded in for another car that is full size and you keep the truck! |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats  |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats
What is your freakin problem? |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:35 PM
flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats
Oh, you don't like me commenting on you yet you follow me around and make rude comments? Works both ways. And your name calling got yet another thread deleted.
Edited by flybynight117 2013-11-11 5:38 PM
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:36 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:35 PM
flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats
Oh, you don't like me commenting on you yet you follow me around and make rude comments? Works both ways. And your name calling got yet another thread deleted.
Don't flatter yourself. I can't help it if you're a pot stirrer with no sense of humor. Fly away now. Makes no difference to me which ride you choose to straddle. |
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| ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-11 4:18 PM
Currently my husband and I have a couple different vehicles. We also have one 2 1/2 year old son and are expecting another in February 2014. I intend on riding after the next one is born, so I want a reliable pickup to pull our trailer with. My current pickup is a 2006 Dodge 2500 with 4 doors. He drives 40 miles one way to work and has a 2004 Chevy Malibu with over 150,000 miles on it. It's got issues with the theft deterant system, and sometimes can be finicky to start. My pickup is in good working order and I feel its reilable. I have NO problem driving my pickup to and from work (which I already do).
He was complaining that there's going to be no room in the pickup with two car seats, which I understand. He's go the idea that we should trade my pickup in on an SUV and just use his old 1998 Dodge 2500 single cab (with some issues) when ever we need to pull the trailer. I'm not above driving the old pickup, but what happens if I need to take one or both of the kids with me and have to pull a trailer? It would be impossible to get everyone and their seats in that pickup..
I hate to start another set of payments on a vehicle, especially with a new baby and the added daycare costs. Anybody have any good suggestions on an SUV?
How often do yo pull the trailer? Honestly for me, having a reliable truck for towing is very important. It is really the last way you want to be stranded is with horses. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:42 PM
flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:36 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:35 PM
flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats
Oh, you don't like me commenting on you yet you follow me around and make rude comments? Works both ways. And your name calling got yet another thread deleted.
You are the pot stirrer since you stalk me. I love your picture. Ass, very very fitting. |
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Location: Phoenix | Keep the truck and trade in car for an SUV. |
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Location: Deep South | flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats
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Location: Deep South | hammer_time - 2013-11-11 7:03 PM
Keep the truck and trade in car for an SUV.
I think this is a good idea, there's plenty of SUV choices that get just as good if not better MPGs than a Malibu. |
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Location: If I ever get back to Oklahoma..... | I'm afraid as many miles as the Malibu has on it they won't give us anything for it. I'd be more inclined to keep it and let him drive the wheels off of it and then let him drive the SUV to work and back. It's only 10 miles for me to get to work so it's not like I'm putting a million miles on my pickup either. When I haul the trailer it's a couple times a month to get to barrel races; and we have cattle so there's added hauling occasionally there, plus hay hauling. Most of the barrel races are an hour or two from here.
We did chat some about what we wanted to do some last night, but I think he had sticker shock by some of the cars I was showing him. The Malibu is paid off and my pickup is about half paid for. I've been looking at the Chevy Traverse and their Equinox. He doesn't think we need much other room besides for us and the kids, but if we're going to spend the money, I'd like to have room for at least one or two other passengers besides the boys. |
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Location: North Texas | flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:42 PM
ksCowgirl78 - 2013-11-11 4:18 PM
Currently my husband and I have a couple different vehicles. We also have one 2 1/2 year old son and are expecting another in February 2014. I intend on riding after the next one is born, so I want a reliable pickup to pull our trailer with. My current pickup is a 2006 Dodge 2500 with 4 doors. He drives 40 miles one way to work and has a 2004 Chevy Malibu with over 150,000 miles on it. It's got issues with the theft deterant system, and sometimes can be finicky to start. My pickup is in good working order and I feel its reilable. I have NO problem driving my pickup to and from work (which I already do).
He was complaining that there's going to be no room in the pickup with two car seats, which I understand. He's go the idea that we should trade my pickup in on an SUV and just use his old 1998 Dodge 2500 single cab (with some issues) when ever we need to pull the trailer. I'm not above driving the old pickup, but what happens if I need to take one or both of the kids with me and have to pull a trailer? It would be impossible to get everyone and their seats in that pickup..
I hate to start another set of payments on a vehicle, especially with a new baby and the added daycare costs. Anybody have any good suggestions on an SUV?
How often do yo pull the trailer? Honestly for me, having a reliable truck for towing is very important. It is really the last way you want to be stranded is with horses.
Ever been stranded w/ small kids in heat? |
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| I would sell the Malibu outright and get a SUV. We have a Chevy Trailblazer that gets really good gas mileage, plus has tons of room. My Nissan Pathfinder was an awesome SUV too. |
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Location: north dakota | I'd want to keep the Malibu if I needed a cheap vehicle to put miles on.
I have 5 kids and I have a 07 impala cop car I got cheap to put the miles on driving to work or when I'm driving and not having to haul around most of my family. I also have a 06 megacab pickup for pulling my trailer and a car seat for my 1 year old and my other 4 kids can ride in it with plenty of room. The megacab has room even for the ginormous rear facing car seats the kids have to be in to 2. For hauling everyone around we have a suburban but if I didn't have so many kids a smaller SUV would work.
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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | Sell the malibu private instead of trade in. Get a SUV or even a *gasp* mini-van with the stow and go seating, you would be amazed at what you can all fit into one of those babies. Keep your pickup and possibly sell the other pickup if you need to. |
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Location: Kansas | flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:36 PM Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:35 PM flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too. So it does have kids. Rats Oh, you don't like me commenting on you yet you follow me around and make rude comments? Works both ways. And your name calling got yet another thread deleted.
Seriously?!?!
Your obviously new here, no need to get crap stirred up or get butthurt over a silly comment. If you don't have a sense of humor, than stay off the board.
When other members are rude or snotty to me, I dont take it personal because I don't know them. And I sure as heck don't make rude comments like that! |
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Location: If I ever get back to Oklahoma..... | I was doing some browsing at lunchtime, which is better for an SUV? All-wheel drive or front-wheel drive. We live on a dirt road and my husband has to drive during crappy weather at times. The Malibu is FWD, and seems to handle the mud and muck, I just wonder if an SUV with FWD could handle the same?
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I wouldn't get rid of the newer truck. For many reasons, most of which you already points out.
would it be feasible to sell both the Malibu and the older truck to pay for an SUV? |
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Location: on my horse | flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 4:45 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:42 PM
flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:36 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:35 PM
flybynight117 - 2013-11-11 5:24 PM
Three 4 Luck - 2013-11-11 5:04 PM
I have a truck I bought used for work and pulling the trailer, and then I have a kidhaulergroceryandhorsefeedgetter. It's a 2009 Chevy Traverse and I love that thing. That's what we use when traveling as a family too.
So it does have kids. Rats
Oh, you don't like me commenting on you yet you follow me around and make rude comments? Works both ways. And your name calling got yet another thread deleted.
You are the pot stirrer since you stalk me. I love your picture. Ass, very very fitting.
seriously lose the drama! like I said in the other thread... Lets keep BHW a happy place in the spirit of those that we've lost and the coming holiday season. Nobody likes or needs drama 
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Location: My perfect world bubble | I have a Hyundai Santa Fe and LOVE it! Easy to drive, plenty of room and gets 26 mpg and that's in Dallas traffic. AWD is an option - didn't get it on mine but it's there. I think it was $28K and that was loaded. I had an Acura MDX and I actually like the Santa Fe better - and it's half the price the Acura was.
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Location: MI | I'm following with interest :)
I don't think you'll have too much of an issue with 2 kiddos in your situation with your current vehicles - as long as the truck you have is a crew cab, not extended cab. I'll be honest, I would wait until you have the child and see what you feel like your needs are then.
We have 3 going on 4, and currently we have a Taurus that I run around (I take the kids most of the time) and a Megacab. We are talking about what we want to do from here - NDCowgirl - thanks for your post! My taurus is admittedly quite tight with 3, very tight when we all go (and won't be possible when we have 4), but it would be fine with 2 and does AWESOME in snow and crappy weather (all wheel drive). Also has a HUGE trunk. (could fit like 10 bodies in there....  ) My husband generally drives the Megacab (which will fit everyone) because I drive farther into work, so I drive the Taurus. I will generally only have 2 kids with me on a daily basis, so we are going to stick with this arrangement until we figure out what we really want. We've talked about SUVs, and Suburbans and Expeditions did come up, but it's hard when we are on the road and I can't reach the kids! |
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