Hi, first post. Been reading up on the forum for a while now. I have a 2015 4Runner that I'm looking to trade for a R/T. Expanding the family to 3 little ones now and the 4Runner won't be as practical as I'd like. Please note, I love the 4Runner and it is rock solid but times change. Sometimes quicker than we'd like.
So I submitted an order for a 2016 Durango R/T with the only options being Sunroof and split rear captains chairs.
Currently we have a 10 and 7 year old. I really wanted to keep the 4Runner but it will become tedious trying to fit all 3 in the back seat. We went and bought a baby holder thing to see what room would be on each side when placed in the middle.
Did it fit, yes. However, my wife is 5' tall and had a very hard time getting the carrier into the middle. And that was without a baby inside of it.
So we came to the conclusion that a 3rd row is needed.
So luckily a local new vehicle car show was last month. We went to every single SUV with a 3rd row that was reasonably priced (under 45k).
I also looked at the 3rd row for the 4Runner, figuring an option would be to trade our current SR5 for one with the 3rd row. My god is that a bad design. There is really no easy way to get to the 3rd row in a T4R and with the 3rd row up, no space behind it.
A 2016 Explorer was next up. It was promising but I really don't like the look but the Ecoboost 3.5 would be nice. It was also over our budget unless i want to go with the lower model (no fun there). Plus its basically a FWD car. No fun there either.
So we looked at a Durango R/T. It seemed to check all the boxes.
3rd row. Easily accessible either via pass through captains chairs or the chairs flip forward really easy for easy ingress/egress which is nice. Plus with the 3rd row up, plenty of room behind for stuff.
We figured placing the carrier in one of the captains chairs, one kid in the other and the last kid in the back.
I get V8, AWD (not as good as true 4WD but I rarely use it except for winter), good looks and a 3rd row.
What I'm worried about is Dodge quality. So far most complaints have been about the infotainment system being buggy and water pump failures. Also, with the 5.7, is the catch can for the PCV system a good idea? The PCV system on the Hemi seems to pull quite a bit of blow pack into the intake which I could see over the long term causing problems.
My 4Runner has been rock solid and I can't complain about the quality. its great. I hate the Entune infotainment system and HVAC controls but beyond that it's an awesome vehicle.
Any feedback would be appreciated on what to expect. I have a Affiliate Rewards Program number for 1% under invoice but was also curious if I can deal down even lower than that.
So I submitted an order for a 2016 Durango R/T with the only options being Sunroof and split rear captains chairs.
Currently we have a 10 and 7 year old. I really wanted to keep the 4Runner but it will become tedious trying to fit all 3 in the back seat. We went and bought a baby holder thing to see what room would be on each side when placed in the middle.
Did it fit, yes. However, my wife is 5' tall and had a very hard time getting the carrier into the middle. And that was without a baby inside of it.
So we came to the conclusion that a 3rd row is needed.
So luckily a local new vehicle car show was last month. We went to every single SUV with a 3rd row that was reasonably priced (under 45k).
I also looked at the 3rd row for the 4Runner, figuring an option would be to trade our current SR5 for one with the 3rd row. My god is that a bad design. There is really no easy way to get to the 3rd row in a T4R and with the 3rd row up, no space behind it.
A 2016 Explorer was next up. It was promising but I really don't like the look but the Ecoboost 3.5 would be nice. It was also over our budget unless i want to go with the lower model (no fun there). Plus its basically a FWD car. No fun there either.
So we looked at a Durango R/T. It seemed to check all the boxes.
3rd row. Easily accessible either via pass through captains chairs or the chairs flip forward really easy for easy ingress/egress which is nice. Plus with the 3rd row up, plenty of room behind for stuff.
We figured placing the carrier in one of the captains chairs, one kid in the other and the last kid in the back.
I get V8, AWD (not as good as true 4WD but I rarely use it except for winter), good looks and a 3rd row.
What I'm worried about is Dodge quality. So far most complaints have been about the infotainment system being buggy and water pump failures. Also, with the 5.7, is the catch can for the PCV system a good idea? The PCV system on the Hemi seems to pull quite a bit of blow pack into the intake which I could see over the long term causing problems.
My 4Runner has been rock solid and I can't complain about the quality. its great. I hate the Entune infotainment system and HVAC controls but beyond that it's an awesome vehicle.
Any feedback would be appreciated on what to expect. I have a Affiliate Rewards Program number for 1% under invoice but was also curious if I can deal down even lower than that.
