OT: Dodge Durango vs Chev Suburban, Downsize to the Durango? Options

[Eddie914]

A friend is leaving town (and the country) and has offered his 2000 Dodge Durango with 77,000 miles to me for $11,000. It seems to be in very good condition ... a fews dings and scratches but it does have a killer sound system (my 15 year old son is sold on that point alone).

Does anyone have experience with the Dodge Durango?

We currently have a 1995 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban with 150,000++ miles. With three kids and lot's of stuff to tow the Suburban has been great, but the 10-13 mpg is getting kind of old ... and so is the rest of the vehicle.

The Durango seems a bit small ... but compared to a Suburban K2500 most rigs seem small.

Any opinions?

Thanks

Eddie

[MoveQik]

I had a 2000 Durango prior to buying my 2002 Tahoe. I thought the Durango was under powered and eventually proved to be too small. One other major issue was on long hills(extended periods of high RPMs) the AC would stop blowing out the dash vents and switch to the defrost vents. The dealer said this was vacuum related and nothing could be done about it. The second dealer said the same. that didn't cut it when it is 100 degrees outside. I bought my Tahoe new and now have 78K on it. Only thing that has been done to it is new tires now and then and the oil change ever 3k miles.