I have an '01 and it's a very, very comfortable family truck with plenty of seating for two adults and five teenagers on short hauls. Three or four teens for a longer run would be much better. When you find one, make sure some idiot hasn't lost the headrests for the third row seat; you have to remove them when you stow the thing and some folks don't understand how important they are.

Having driven all over creation in mine, including plenty of offroad driving where such a nice car had no business going (and we had a ball!), it's definitely an outstanding compromise between daily driver comfort and off-pavement competence. However, having driven the thing heavily loaded over mountain passes plenty of times, my next one will most definitely be an '03 or later with that larger engine. She's adequate for daily use, but she's weaker than most other SUVs, especially with the larger tires I've got.

Last edited by Sabre; 04/05/13 07:43 AM.

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