moend

^^ true

BoostEd6

Supercrew. I'm half tempted to get my wife one. Forget the guys that are going to come in here and tell you "you're not using your truck as a truck." You can fit the strollers, cooler, and day bag in the bed without losing cab space. Throw a recaro baby seat in and you're set.

pd417

Explorer. When our son was born, I had a 2005 Lariat SCrew and even though it was 2WD, it was a pain for my wife to load and unload strollers, baby stuff, groceries etc when I wasn't home. The Explorer sits lower to the ground and is way easier to access.

13RaceRedF150

Both are great choices but if it was me I'd Get the screw f150.

jcain

Truck and add AMP steps for easier loading and unloading. Wife loves the combo.

djfllmn

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really you cant go wrong with either..but factor this in...how many kids do you plan to have? will you need something with a 3rd row seat?

Kenferg1

Borrow a car seat, hook it in to you scab, then have her lift a ten pound sack of potatoes into and out of the seat. The ride height is the same and since she is the one who will be lifting baby all the time, this should give her a good example. Oh, and baby will grow quickly too. Our daughter was brought up in the last gen Pathfinder, and that worked well for us. If she's shorter, then the explorer would make sense or the new Expedition.

FX4life

My wife currently has an xterra, works fine with one kid. She is pushing for a tahoe. We looked at explorers and expeditions, neither of us was impressed with fords offering in the SUV market. Edge is too small, explorer feels just about as big as the xterra, and the expedition feels scrapped together and dated. The 2015 tahoes are very nice, and appear better built than the previous gen (i.e. Body lines match and the soft touch interior looks higher quality). Car seats can eat up a lot of space, especially the forward facing seats when you have two or more kids needing them. A must for us is second row captains chairs so the third row or cargo is accessible with out having to remove a car seat to flip the seat forward.

I wouldn't mind a ford if they stepped up their game, my wife would absolutely not drive a truck for a mommy car. Only drawback to the tahoe for me is I am not a big GM fan and the price tag around 60-70k.

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

wait until the 2015 expedition comes out in a few months

cmcdani

iTrader: (2)

My wife has a Pathfinder, I've got a 2011 crew cab. The Pathfinder is easier because we can still throw stuff behind the second row and not worry about it, but if I had a sealed bed/bed cover I think they would be about the same.

I love the F150 but I would say Explorer for your wife or if you go with F150 get a nice bedcover so you can throw the stroller and stuff in the back and not have to worry about weather.

In the end, let the wife choose and just be supportive, which it sounds like you are.