[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

I'm liking all the input. I looked at a well used tahoe by comparison. Looked plush. I didn't like the 4x captains chairs.

Was it a 2007+? Make sure you look at a newer one, they're a big improvement.

In regards to the seating, how many kids do you have to haul around? We almost didn't buy our MPV because it has captain's chairs in the middle. After having them, we wouldn't buy anything else. It makes rear seat access SO MUCH EASIER. No more messing with flipping seats forward every time you have to load the 3rd row, and no more crawling through that subsequent little hole to the back. It also makes life much easier when mom has to crawl back there mid-family vacation.

Sure you lose a seatbelt, but lets face it, the middle of the 2nd row is nearly worthless anyway. Especially when you already have two car seats installed (like I do). Speaking of car seats, with captain's chairs you don't have to remove the car-seat in order to flip the 2nd row seat for access. Another bonus if you have little kids.

EDIT: Something that helped us when we wanted to test drive everything - CarMax. If there's one near you, it's a huge help. Even if you don't like their cars or prices (I think they're high), you can still drive very nearly one of everything. That gives you a good sample to help focus your shopping. It beats driving around town to different dealers.