[quote=spdrun]That’s why overweight SUVs lugging around 5500 lb of pigfat and with 400 hp so a soccer mooooomy can plaster her ill-behaved sprogs to the leather seats by pressing the loud pedal are impractical to own. Yep, the 5500 lb is CURB weight, not GVWR. 1500lb heavier than your average 70s or 80s American land barge. Fail.
Q7? Just call it the Audi Suburban, Canyonero, or Power Wagon. Every time I see one of those things on the road, and think back to when Audi made light, innovative, fun-to-drive cars, I want to burst into tears.[/quote]
Spoken like a true bachelor with no kids (I’m assuming.. LOL). Yeah, so if you are a single guy with no kids/family then obviously you wouldn’t want an SUV. But here’s the rub…… When you have 2 kids already and you are planning on having another in the next year and you don’t want a mini-van… you have very few alternatives.
Also, when we have in-laws come and we also have to have room for them. There are few vehicles out there that I like that are stylish and that is something that we’d like. The Audi Q7 really is perfect for us. Other than the brake shock….really it’s been a GREAT vehicle for our family.
No, it’s NOT the same thing as a suburban. I’ve rented Suburbans before and this is nothing compared to it. Really we don’t regret our decision to buy the Q7 TDI. Was it expensive? Yep. Very, especially considering we got the Premium package with just about everything you can get on the inside.
But it’s very powerful, roomy for us, comfortable and really was the best option for us. I’m not one of those people that change cars often or buy something because it’s a certain brand. For me, it really was the best option for my family. It gets GREAT gas mileage for it’s size/weight and super functional for our family. The third row seating granted isn’t big enough for adults but for our kids it’s plenty of room and will last until they grow up.
We added the trailer hitch that will hold up to 5 bicycles with the removable holder, and there is plenty of room in the back for strollers, etc. We bought one of those roof racks and the great thing with the Audi is you can remove it when you’re not using it. We bought one of those cargo boxes to put on top which holds TONS of stuff. I’m not a road trip type but we did drive it up to Lake Tahoe and it was really great. Handles great in snowy weather as well.
So I take a grain of salt with your comment as I am guessing you probably are a single guy with no kids.
