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(05-20-2010, 09:40 PM)Drivesthebeast Wrote: Hi everybody,

I found out in the last week that I'm going to be a father for the 2nd time, and my new son or daughter arrives sometime in January 2011. My wife and I are of course very excited, as ar my parents, and my mother-in-law about being grandparents again.

When we told my parents and everybody about the baby coming, my parents suggested to me that the Escape I have right now, probably isn't going to be large enough anymore to carry us, a toddler, a baby, the dog, and all of our stuff if we are going on any kind of trip outside of town.

So, I've started trying to figure out what'd work. I DON'T want any kind of Japanese or Korean vehicles for starters, and I don't think I need something as gargantuan as a Suburban or an Excursion either. Most wagons are out too, as only a few will have seating for more than 4-5 people, which would be the same as the Escape we have now. I'm thinking that vehicles like the Ford Flex, Ford Expedition, Ford Explorer (7-pass variant), Chevy Tahoe, GMC Yukon or Envoy XL, and the Dodge Journey are all a good bunch to start with.

I'm not into minivans, so I think I will make the effort to look at the vehicles I already mentioned. Just wondering if there's anything else worth looking at that might work?

L8tz!

Congratulations - that's fantastic about the baby. The second one is definitely a different experience, not quite so frightening as the first LOL.

Given the vehicles you're not interested in, I'd say your list is the right one ... I wish my wife liked the look of the Flex because frankly I'd like to have one.

One thing about the Flex is it's decent towing capacity, even compared to some of the truck-based SUVs.

I don't think you can go wrong with any of the choices on your list.