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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Bette" <bettebates@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Jeff Strickland wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Given your circumstance, ill husband and living in the hill country,
>>> might I
>>> suggest you loos closely at something like the 4Runner? This is built on
>>> a
>>> truck frame, and has the features of a truck, but is entirely enclosed.
>>> I
>>> think that your husband will be needing some significant hardware to
>>> support
>>> him soon, and having that stuff inside and out of the elements will
>>> prove to
>>> be a benefit.
>>>
>>> You did not mention that you need to haul stuff, so I assume your
>>> requirement is for ground clearance, and perhaps the more upright
>>> seating
>>> that a truck gives as opposed to a car. The 4Runner meets both of these
>>> points, and provides greater comfort as compared to a truck.
>>>
>>> Good luck,[/color]
>>
>> Thanks to all.
>>
>> So far he is not wheelchair bound or using a walker, only a cane. It
>> will be some time before he is in serious health and being I am only
>> 5'2" and he is over 6'2" I am not able to carry him over a snowy
>> mountain. *smiling* because it is my therapy.
>> Naturally, if we are expecting the "SNOWSTORM" of the century we remain
>> indoors.
>>
>> Again thank you for your feedback.
>> Bette
>>[/color]
>
> Your stature is thje same whether you get a truck or the 4Runner. From the
> perspective of your diminutive build, the vehicles are the same. the
> 4Runner has its storage capacity inside the vehicle, wheras the truck's
> storage is outside. Consider the 4Runner as opposed tot he truck, you get
> the same features in terms of ground clearance and rugged nature, but you
> get more refined features in the passenger arena.
>
> Another consideration is the Sequoia. This is essentually a Tundra that is
> enclosed in the back, much the same as the 4Runner is a Tacoma that is
> enclosed. Less truck-like, but with ample ground clearance is the
> Highlander. You can get the 4Runner and Sequoia in 4WD configurations, I'm
> not sure of the Highlander.[/color]

You can also put a nice shell on a Tundra for a whole lot less than the
additional cost of a Sequoia, or 4-Runner
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