[NutBucket]

If you have good credit I would take the rebate and get a "normal" loan. I got 1.9% for 60 months when I bought mine. Chances are you won't see either incentive for a new model.

 

[tmmar]

What kind of warranty would you get with the Explorer? With the new Acadia, you get 3yr/36k miles bumper to bumper and 5/100k miles on the power train. Something else to add to the mix when making a decision.

 

[socal302]

Yeah the warranties are a good point. With a Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Explorer you get 12 mo / 12k bumper to bumper and 7 year 100k powertrain which is pretty good.

 

[socal302]

If you have good credit I would take the rebate and get a "normal" loan. I got 1.9% for 60 months when I bought mine. Chances are you won't see either incentive for a new model.

Yeah I was wondering about that. Is it a better deal to take the $2000 rebate over the 0% financing. I wonder how much you come out ahead (or behind) with the rebate???

 

[kslaughter33]

I tried to wait on the New Explorer (I used to have the 1st Gen model, then an Expedition) and the new Durango, but we couldn't so we went with the Out look with 2nd row Captians for our Twins. I though the styling of both the Durango and Explorer were handsome, but the Explorer has directly copied many cues from the Outlook and Acadia, but that normal in the industry (ie. Audi's LED' lights). But as many have stated, the Explorer looks likes its a similar size from the outside, but the inside is very cramped imo.

Really look at the third row in all three vehicles, Acadia, Explorer and Durango, i think thats the real difference. The Acadia (Lamda's) are the only one's that will actually fit 3 adults in the third row. Lastly, any SUV with a 3rd row has to have Captains Chairs for me, nothing more humiliating than asking adults to sit behind a wall of 2nd row seats and be disconnected from the rest of the cabin. Plus its not so bad in the 3rd row when one passengers can stretch there legs through the gap. It also why almost every minivan went away from the 2nd row bench and now have captians seats, especially if you have two kids in car seats for awhile, we never need to unlatch them to get our passengers in to the third row. Just my experience.

 

[New Dark Blue SLT1]

With 3 kids -- Acadia hands down. Far more space inside -- and depending on the ages of your other 2 children the dreaded minivan might actually be more "space practical" near term with strollers, etc.

 

[DSNY FN]

To me the Explorer looks almost identical to an Acadia.

I will likely get an Explorer next, I'm not a fan of the new Acadia.

I'm not happy to hear interior space is smaller in the Explorer.

We keep the third row of our Acadia down most of the time, the three kids fit accross the middle bench. I would never get captains seats in the middle unless I only had 2 kids, seems like such a waste to have two in the middle and one in the back. Our cargo area is so full of stuff all the time, hockey bags, strollers, dog, boxes, luggage, groceries...

The entire reason I got the first Acadia was due to the fact that the middle row could handle three car seats. My Dodge Caravan was useless for that, always had to use all three rows, could never haul anything but a few grocery bags and the kids.

I have 4 kids and an 8 passenger and can't wait to get rid of the middle bench I miss the second row captains we had in our old van I usually take 5 to 6 people with me and getting in and out of the back is a PITA for some people moving the seats around which doesn't happen with the captains.

 

[socal302]

Yeah im thinking captains is a must. The empty space between them would be perfect for my 6 year old to use to get to the back. Then I dont have to move the captains at all and can leave car seats in place.

 

[Nvr2loud]

Yeah im thinking captains is a must. The empty space between them would be perfect for my 6 year old to use to get to the back. Then I dont have to move the captains at all and can leave car seats in place.

That would work.

I just decided to keep all three in the middle row so that I have the storage space in the rear. Sometimes I have the rear seats uninstalled all together to get that extra depth.

 

[Nvr2loud]

I have 4 kids and an 8 passenger and can't wait to get rid of the middle bench I miss the second row captains we had in our old van I usually take 5 to 6 people with me and getting in and out of the back is a PITA for some people moving the seats around which doesn't happen with the captains.

4 kids... I'd have the Captains too. 3 kids... I'll keep my bench.

On a side note: where do you fit all the luggage on your trip to Florida with 4 kids... and I'm assuming a girlfriend up front.

 

[salguod]

Our thinking with 3 kids was if we got the bench, in a pinch we could have 'em 3 across & have a nice cavern for storage. Haven't done that yet, but I have loaded up all 8 seats on a couple of occasions taking teens from church to various events.

 

[TITAN4x]

Yeah im thinking captains is a must. The empty space between them would be perfect for my 6 year old to use to get to the back. Then I dont have to move the captains at all and can leave car seats in place.

My kids are 6,4 & 8mo. and I second that the captains chairs are a must when you have car seats. But it also keeps the kids hands to themselves. Separation is a beautiful thing on long road trips... Really it's always a beautiful thing.

 

[Nvr2loud]

My kids are 6,4 & 8mo. and I second that the captains chairs are a must when you have car seats. But it also keeps the kids hands to themselves. Separation is a beautiful thing on long road trips... Really it's always a beautiful thing.

Mine are 3 and 5 and 7.... they fight constantly with each other, except in the car??? I have all three of them in the middle bench in the Acadia and in the back seat of my Sierra, and fights rarely occur. I don't understand it at all, my siblings and myself would kill each other on long trips, everyone had to be seperated. My kids share blankets, and help hold food and drinks for each other, and pick out movies to watch... I don't know what it is about being trapped together, but I won't complain.

On a sidenote: once they climb out... all bets are off!