haidangwa

Got my '07 Tahoe LT3 in Sept. '06. I've driven and owned all kinds of Japanese cars. I've also owned a Dodge Ram 1500 before. Currently, I just own the Hoe and a Dodge GC. I looked at the '07 Tahoes for almost a year before I bought one. Considering the relatively good mpg for the HP and size of the vehicle, the Tahoe is far superior to those other, so-called SUVs. The nearest import competitor doesn't compare, in terms of power, proven durability, features, towing capability, gas mileage, and $$. I also am very much sold on the OnStar system for it's convenience and peace of mind. I didn't even consider the smaller SUVs against the Tahoe. If I did buy one of those smaller imports, it wouldn't be for any of the reasons I bought my Tahoe. I know others who have bought import SUVs and my arguments are always the same: they have less horsepower, less seating room, less towing capability, and probably cost about the same or in some cases, more than a fully equipped Tahoe. Some get better gas mileage, but again, you're talking about a puny V6 engine -- even then, I wouldn't consider the difference in mpg significant. Like I said, I also own a Dodge Grand Caravan which has a 3.3L V6. On average, it gets 22 mpg on freeway trips, and in the Tahoe, I get about 17.5 mpg on the freeway trips. Not much of a difference, in my book, and the Tahoe is a much more comfortable ride. If I didn't like my Tahoe so much, then it wouldn't be my daily commuter and I wouldn't have already put ~16,800 miles in the last 10 months.