SUV in CANADA

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lenandsons

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Thursday 7th August 2008
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Morning all

Just settled in Canada and am now looking to get my hands on an SUV. Main requirements are 7 -8 seats and must have a decent sized trunk when all seats are being utilised and the other key requirement is that it must have decent off road and towing ability ( skiing, hunting,fishing,boating weekends etc) trips are already being planned. Been looking at the following Chev Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon XL so any advice on these or other suggestions greatly appreciated

TIA

lenandsons

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Saturday 9th August 2008
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Hi sawman

Settled in Mississauga. As for the seats, we will be a 5 man family including the little guy in a car seat plus two tall teenage sons. So in all likelihood, at least 6 of the 7 seats will be used most of the time. Plus we already have family booking time here with us ( the first scheduled to arrive in November ) and then pretty much full time till December 09. Does the RAV 4 have decent trunk space with all the seats in it?

lenandsons

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Tuesday 30th September 2008
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Hi All
Well it is done, bought a Yukon XL 2004 model and must say very happy with it. Took a little bit of getting used to in terms of size and length but waht an awesome bit of kit. Will be doing a few mods over the next few months, easy things like tires, CAI, HIDS, etc.
Looking forward to the first trip up to Blue Mountain in December, towing my newly acquired Arctic CAT

lenandsons

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Wednesday 1st October 2008
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Nope no XM, but a sirius set up is on the cards as is getting the onstar all set up and working, looks like onstar is a fantastic system to have.


lenandsons

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Tuesday 14th October 2008
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Looks like I do have the digital onstar so that is good. This SUV is a great piece of kit, however I am struggling to find aftermarket parts here in Canada in particular HID's, DVD systems etc. So if anybody can point me in teh right direction, much appreciated.

lenandsons

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Thursday 23rd October 2008
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Need some tire advice. I suppose the question is do I fit winter tires or do I fit a set of all terrain tires? Any advice greatly appreciated. As I have said earlier whilst the majority of my driving will be on city streets, there will be numerous trips into the snowy hinterland for some winter fun.

lenandsons

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Monday 27th October 2008
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Hi there

Yip I believe that those are the tire sizes, will check out the website. Aas this is my first winter here needless to say I have no idea as to what to expect! Have been told anything from 6" to 4' so playing the seeing is believing game at the moment. The Yukon has a set of Firestone A/T's on it at the moment with good tread depth accross the whole surface, so may just try it for a while and make a call as we get into the depth of winter. I suppose I could always invest in a set of chains for the heavy stuff when heading out skiing etc.


lenandsons

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Friday 31st October 2008
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Hi

Nope not Bridgestones, Firestones according to the side wall. I have been informed that A/T's are not all that great on ice, this was however from my local Midas store, so may be looking for a sale. I reckon that I will hold off till the first realy icy conditions and make the call then.

Wwas very interested in the Ford 150 King cab but the fact that I have 5 passengers to carry around was a drawback and when I then add the stream of visitors coming from accross the pond, the big SUV was the winner