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Many large families don’t want to make the transition to driving minivans, so several are curious about the ins and outs of 7 passenger sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Most are curious as to which car companies make them, if they always seat 7 or adjustments have to made, such as third row seats installed, the price ranges they come at, and about the gas mileage they provide.

Most of the car companies produce 7 passenger SUVs in different size ranges. SUVs’ such as Fords Flex and Explorer, Jeeps Grand Cherokee, and Toyota’s Highlander are some of the smaller options of 7 passengers. When wishing to utilize that option in those vehicles, a third row seat option will have to be purchased. Since these are the smaller of this type of SUVs, they give about 13-14 mpg in the city and 19-20 on the highway. Continue reading ‘7 Passenger SUVs For Your Family’ »

You can call it a status symbol or being adventurous or just being comfort conscious, owning a grand looking SUV has become top priority for Indians. Thanks to Indians raking in a good share of the global economy, many Indians are now in a position to invest in a huge SUV which serves not just as an ideal family car but also as the perfect recreational vehicle. Almost all major SUVs have a stronghold in Indian automobile market with more and more Indians wanting to buy an SUV. But there are three SUV’s which are at the heart of the Indian Automobile scene.

Tata Safari
Tata Safari is the stylish, indigenously manufactured SUV. The Safari Dicor comes with a 2.2L Dicor (Direct injection common rail) Engine churning out peak power of 140 PS and maximum torque of 320 Nm. Its high ground clearance variation of 4×2 and Shift-on-the-fly 4×4 engagement and high water wading levels makes it a vehicle which can take you practically any place. It has high quality interiors with a spacious cabin. It is also considered a fuel-efficient SUV despite its 2200Kg weight, a 0-100 kmph in 15.4 seconds and top speed of 156 kmph. Continue reading ‘Three SUVs that Indians prefer the most’ »

You can call it a status symbol or being adventurous or just being comfort conscious, owning a grand looking SUV has become top priority for Indians. Thanks to Indians raking in a good share of the global economy, many Indians are now in a position to invest in a huge SUV which serves not just as an ideal family car but also as the perfect recreational vehicle. Almost all major SUVs have a stronghold in Indian automobile market with more and more Indians wanting to buy an SUV. But there are three SUV’s which are at the heart of the Indian Automobile scene.

Tata Safari
Tata Safari is the stylish, indigenously manufactured SUV. The Safari Dicor comes with a 2.2L Dicor (Direct injection common rail) Engine churning out peak power of 140 PS and maximum torque of 320 Nm. Its high ground clearance variation of 4×2 and Shift-on-the-fly 4×4 engagement and high water wading levels makes it a vehicle which can take you practically any place. It has high quality interiors with a spacious cabin. It is also considered a fuel-efficient SUV despite its 2200Kg weight, a 0-100 kmph in 15.4 seconds and top speed of 156 kmph. Continue reading ‘Three SUVs that Indians prefer the most’ »

A caravan, motorhome or a trailer is a very big purchase for most families. These can be thousands of pounds in value. Very few people can afford to buy such a purchase in cash, and so credit is required.

As we all know the market for credit has contracted very much recently and people seeking credit for purchases such as this have found that lenders in this market place have withdrawn making these buys so much more difficult.

So the problems for vendors of these vehicles has become much more difficult. It was already becoming hard without losing lines of credit. The reason for that is because, being a major purchase a family will think hard before making the buy. If a family fears unemployment it will take decide if this is a good use of the family budget and so that money may be saved instead of spent. Continue reading ‘Motor Homes and Caravans – A sector struggling in recession’ »