stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) (03/05/84)
Just a quick request for information. I am in the market for a vehicle, and would like pointers to vehicles I should consider. The vehicle must be of sufficient size to accomodate 4 adults, 2 children in car seats, and 2 100+ pound (45+ Kg) canines simultaneously. The vehicle types I have been primarily looking at are vans (8 seaters in Maxi-length config) GMC/Chevy Suburbans, and IH Travelalls. Used vehicles are certainly a possibility. I would appriciate pointers to other vehicles I should consider, as well as comments on what brand of van/carryall I should (not) choose. I admit I am leaning stongest toward Suburbans, so comments on them are most welcome. Thanx! -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL
tauxe@uokvax.UUCP (03/09/84)
#R:ihuxr:-94400:uokvax:1100008:000:1169 uokvax!tauxe Mar 7 15:32:00 1984 Since 1960, when my family (inlaws, outlaws, and self) purchased our first Carryall, we've collectively owned 5 Carryall's (Sub- urbans) and one IHC Travelall. Each has had over 100,000 miles put on it. We still have 2 Chevy Carryalls (as I prefer to call them), one with 200,000+ and the other with 300,000+ miles. I'll take the Chevies over IHC's any day. We nicknamed the Travelall "The Pig." The one with 300,000+ miles had the misfortune of living in Champaign-Urbana with me for 6 years, and the road salt has taken its toll....my ONLY complaint against the car...it has never stranded us on the road. The Pig is another story. The one with 200,000+ I plan on keeping for a long time. I prefer the Chevy/GMC for several reasons: 1. Parts availability. (Many independents make Chevy parts. Not so for IHC.) 2. Cost of parts. (IHC parts cost more, and don't last longer.) 3. Finding people to work on them. (aside from Dealers.) 4. IHC no longer makes the Travelall, nor small trucks. 5. General off-road drivability. We've had to dig the Pig out more times in situations where a Carryall made it. 6. Resale value.