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#101 of 162 More reasons why Sequoia is a better choice over Suburban by fanman8 Mar 12, 2004 (10:47 am)
For those of you who are on the fence and can't decide between the Sequoia and the Suburban here is some factual data to help with your decision making. Side curtain airbags available in Sequoia. No side curtain airbags are available in Suburban. NHTS crash tests indicated Sequoia to be a safer vehicle with 5 stars for Driver and 5 stars for passenger. Suburban on the other hand lists 4 Stars for Driver and 3 stars for passenger. Sequoia has 5 year 60,000 mile power train warranty while Suburban has three year 36,000 mile warranty. JD Power and Associates rated Sequoia third among full size sport utility vehicles in initial quality. The Suburban isn't in the top three. Sequoia has better steering response and tighter handling because it has rack and pinion steering instead of recurculating ball type steering in the Suburban. Sequoia turning circle is 42.3' while Suburban is 44.5' And as mentioned earlier, the Sequoia is one foot 3.4 inches shorter making it easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.
#102 of 162 Oil consumption... by gator36 Mar 12, 2004 (11:55 am)
Do you know of anyone that owns a GM vortec motor 99-2003 that has piston slap and oil consumption? Or are you just responding to one or two messages?   And that is percieved higher quality...
#103 of 162 Yukon XL for me by dako_tian Mar 12, 2004 (3:14 pm)
because I needed to carry 8 people, 4 adults and 3/5/9/12 year old kids, all with shoulder belts (one child safety seat in 3rd row middle with a tether) and luggage on vacation and have all that inside the vehicle. I also needed to stay as close to $30,000 as possible. We paid just under $32,000 for a new 2003 YXL last November using GM and dealer incentives. We did get cloth (my choice in any case), bucket front seats, Bose stereo, etc. So it is far from spartan. Try doing all that in a Sequoia.   If your needs are different, your pockets deeper, your luck and/or shopping skills worse, or biases more entrenched then you may well choose differently. Enjoy what you drive.
#104 of 162 Sequoia vs. Suburban by tdoh Mar 13, 2004 (8:33 am)
Well, my unscientific observation seems to reveal that there are more NBS Suburbans than Sequoias out on the roads...and wasn't the Tahoe the best-selling full-sized SUV--in terms of units sold--last year or the year before? Surely the GM SUVs can't be all that bad if there are that many out there...
#105 of 162 tdoh by gkatz1 Mar 13, 2004 (9:44 am)
You're right they are good trucks, if it wasn't for the 80's interior I would have bought one. However, they are not at the same level of quality as the Toyota. Not yet anyway.
#106 of 162 choice by petro33 Mar 15, 2004 (6:50 am)
If there was any doubt about what the public likes and reliability issues that were independently put together just read the latest issue of Consumer Reports!!
#107 of 162 by steve_ HOST Mar 15, 2004 (7:05 am)
"And if you must drive a titanic SUV, you really can't beat a Suburban for ease of use and passenger hauling."   Sequoia Test Drive (Forbes)   Steve, Host
#108 of 162 Forbes Sequoia Review.. by raddboy41 Mar 16, 2004 (5:07 am)
I've always had a hard time placing any credence in "lifestyle" magazines that can't even get the engine size correct.   "And although the 4.6-liter V-8 is buttery, and shifts from the four-speed automatic are as clean as any in all of truckdom, the motor only knocks out 240hp and 315 ft.-lbs. of torque. "
#109 of 162 Forbes Sequoia Review gripes by husky92 Mar 16, 2004 (4:25 pm)
And how about the picture of the DVD player? I don't know where that's from, but it's not a Sequoia. Maybe a Landcruiser.
#110 of 162 husky92 by gkatz1 Mar 16, 2004 (5:01 pm)
I noticed that too! I don't think it's a Land Cruiser either.

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