Ford Expedition vs Chevy Tahoe
Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) use to come only in one size, full size, and be mainly used by the rural communities or outdoors people, but now SUV's are in style (and everywhere) and almost everyone - ranging from corporate CEO's to a low income working families - wants a part of it. The automobile industry recognizes this and are cashing in on the trend by supplying consumers with a variety of sizes, colors, and options for the SUV's. With all these choices, it is harder to find the right off-road SUV at the right price; and not all SUV's can go off-road because of it size and capabilities. Off-road driving can be fun and challenging that requires skills and wits of the driver's knowledge of the vehicle and terrains, for some people it can be very therapeutic on stressful days. But, as fun and therapeutic it may be, off-road driving can do a 180-degree turn and become a horrendous experience. Having or not having the right vehicle and/or equipments can make a significant contribution to the outcome of the off-road experience. The Ford Expedition and the Chevy Tahoe full size SUV's are probably the best candidate for off-road performance, but which one is better? For serious off-road driving, the
First of all, the interior of the two SUV's must be measured. The main issues of interior are the capacity of seating and cargo. The seating capacity of the Ford Expedition is impressive. It has seating for nine people. It has headroom of 39.8 inches (front and rear), front legroom of 40.9 inches, rear legroom of 38.7 inches and third row headroom of 35 inches. As impressive that might be, the Chevy Tahoe also has seating for nine people and has more front headroom and legroom by an inch, more rear headroom by half an inch and more third row headroom by 2.3 inch. While the Ford Expedition's maximum cargo capacity is a mere 20.5 cubic feet with the third row seats up and 60.9 cubic feet with the third row seats folded. The Chevy Tahoe has a maximum cargo capacity of 23.6 cubic feet with the third row seats up and 64.6 cubic feet with the third row seats folded down. Any extra cargo space helps very much when going off-road or on any outdoor adventures. Safety is the next factor that will be considered. In the pass few years the government has been doing a lot to keep the drivers and passenger safe while inside of vehicles by passing laws for mandatory safety equipments in new vehicles. Such as a driver and front passenger side air bags, crimple zones in the engine compartment to reduce the impact of head-on collisions, reinforced steel bars inside door panels for side impact protection and rear child safety door locks. Safety is the main concern when going off-road or even on-road. Although the Ford Expedition meets the government guidelines for safety, the Chevy Tahoe provides side airbags for the driver and front passenger and has daytime running lights; and both are standard equipments in all the new Chevy Tahoe's. Chevy Tahoe is a better all-around SUV than the Ford Expedition. And the final factor to be considered is cost. Cost has many issues, but only three will be discussed. When buying a new vehicle, some people tend to put re-sale value into the equation because it is an investment and wants to get a decent return. The re-sale value of a vehicle has many aspects that need to be considered before a fair market value is made. These aspect
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