re: Suggestions for a 6+ passenger SUV besides a Suburban

That must be a Nashville thing. Nissan USA's HQ is out there.

The cargo vans in our fleet where I used to work were all GM, Ford, and Sprinter. Nissan hasn't caught on quite yet. I think they will when they install a diesel. I give it bonus points just for not being a UAW job, even though the Duramax units are pretty bulletproof.

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That must be a Nashville thing. Nissan USA's HQ is out there.

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yep. i'm guessing it is.

they are ALL OVER here.

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Nissan builds this van at its Canton, Miss., plant, and traditionally, vans of this size are sold to companies and organizations instead of individuals. For the U.S. passenger van industry as a whole, sales to families are at about 23 percent in the last 12 months. Compare that with Nissan who has sold nearly 89 percent of their passenger van to families during the same time period.

"We knew this segment was out there. We just didn't know how fast these customers would be attracted to the Nissan vehicle," said Joe Castelli, vice president, Nissan Commercial Vehicles and Fleet. Amy's husband Brandon was recently moved from his post with the U.S. Navy in Boston, to Seattle. So Amy is driving her children, dog and their belongings 50 hours cross-country to their new home. "Three days ago we were driving down the freeway and my kids point at this guy passing us on the freeway in the car next door and I look over and you can see his mouth and you know exactly what he is saying. He is turning and looking at our van and saying, 'whoa look at the size of that van.'
There is some NV envy going on," said Harding.

The NV3500 has 324 different possible seating combinations. The Hardings configured theirs to make room for their dog Abby's cage, six children, and enough toys and clothing to get them across the country to their new home ahead of the moving truck.

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thats good stuff right there