If you truly need to seat 6 the Suburban is really the best answer.
I'm not even s.tarting a brand war. Dollar for dollar when you compare what you are getting in a Suburban vs a Sequoia its not close. At a given price point you will be 2-3 years older and 60k miles more on the toyota. Parts on the GM SUVs are plentiful and cheap for repairs because there are so darn may of them.
But Im a brand whore. I hate GMs trucks and hate Fords larger SUVs. Have a Ford truck and a Suburban. The one thing I would eliminate from the get go is anything with a Ford 5.4. If you arent replacing coil packs every 20,000 miles after 100k you have spark plugs broke off in the head or being spit out of the head. Biggest POS motor ford ever put in a vehicle, and yes Im including the 6.0 and 6.4 in that discussion.
