Yukon and or Denali and Tahoe
Not sure what else i like.... (possibly acadia or enclave)
What do you want/need your SUV for?
I like the Denali and the Tahoe/
I'm thinking about getting a SUV soon as well. Kids and Cavaliers don't mix too well.
I really like the Yukon's, the Denali's look to luxury for me and I'd be worried about wrecking everything while I'm off roading.
What year range are you looking at??
I have a 2002 Chev Tahoe LT 4x4 thats LOADED i LOVE it best investment ever. mine has the 5.3 and 3.73 posi rear and gets around 23mpg with the few mods i have (intake, TB Spacer, 06+ Efan swap and tuned PCM) it got 18mpg before that.
I like the newer style model not sure what years they started. I may use it in the future for towing seadoo. other than that right now it would just be a daily driver.
VIPERREDZED wrote:What year range are you looking at??
I have a 2002 Chev Tahoe LT 4x4 thats LOADED i LOVE it best investment ever. mine has the 5.3 and 3.73 posi rear and gets around 23mpg with the few mods i have (intake, TB Spacer, 06+ Efan swap and tuned PCM) it got 18mpg before that.
I have a 2000 Yukon and I love it!
i guess it '07+ i am looking for. (newer body style)
yeah so your looking to spend big dollars 30g+ Used
my uncle has one though he loves it says when it switchs to 4 cylinder mod you cannot even tell.. He has a 07 LTZ fully loaded just no 20' his has the 18s
i paid 14 for my 2002 chev tahoe every possible option in that year. it had 56,000miles on it it was a US truck
so yukon and tahoe same truck or is one better than the other? lol (im looking at the newer style ones)
What do u get with denali?
CodeRedZ24 (aka Geeds) wrote:TB SS hehe
Chris Foresta wrote:I agree with red....
I'm with these guys...we have an 06 and Karo loads that thing up his softball stuff and this...
My 01 tahoe drives like a charm.
That is after I spent a TON on shocks.(premium smoothride) The rears list for 750 in Canada. 450 in the US....lol.
Stay away form the autoride(air compressor)
I would not tow anything with a unibodied vehicle.
Craig Lewis wrote:My 01 tahoe drives like a charm.
That is after I spent a TON on shocks.(premium smoothride) The rears list for 750 in Canada. 450 in the US....lol.
Stay away form the autoride(air compressor)
I would not tow anything with a unibodied vehicle.
who makes these. or are they a GM upgrade?
Whats the commen issues with these cars. espeically on the 3rd gen?
wantboost wrote:Craig Lewis wrote:My 01 tahoe drives like a charm.
That is after I spent a TON on shocks.(premium smoothride) The rears list for 750 in Canada. 450 in the US....lol.
Stay away form the autoride(air compressor)
I would not tow anything with a unibodied vehicle.
who makes these. or are they a GM upgrade?
Whats the commen issues with these cars. espeically on the 3rd gen?
I purchased the Bistiens. OEM part. They are for the premium smoothride to match my rear springs. You can buy lesser shocks that physically fit, but are valved for different springs.
NO real issues other than the price of the shocks and the warnning against autoride. I believe the list for a compessor is over 1000.
Every engine I have heard piston slaps like no other on cold startup. Once warm, no prob. I have known 5.3's to last well over 400,000km with the same problem. I'm not worried, but if you heard my truck, cold, eeeeesh!!!
Rear glass is mondo expensive. 1000 in Canada. Good thing my insurance covered it without deductable.
e-fan with tune to match is a great idea for saving fuel. I think the 04 or 05's got it.
Otherwise, I'd buy another if I needed to. Tough machine. Awesome winter vehicle!!!!!!!!! If you want something that drives like a modern car, it's not for you. It's simply a solid GM truck.
so does the AWD in the escalade in denali '07+ burn more gas that the others that can be switched to 2wd
unless you're going to get one with the 6-speed auto (I think 08 or 09 for SUVs, 09 for CC trucks and '10 for the rest) I'd look in to the previous body style, but an 05/06/07 classic. For gas mileage its a truck/suv, expect 10-18 no matter what. The piston slap mentioned by craig is an extremely common issue for the previous body style 99-06, but I have never heard of it causing problems at all. The issues surrounding that seem to have been resolved in the newer body style; we actually had a bit of a 'case study' in my CAD class and went to one of the places that helped figure out where the problem was.
I'm in the process of trying to buy a fullsize truck/suv myself. silverado, sierra, tahoe, yukon, denali, escalade... first one I find that has an LQ9 6.0 in it and is in decent shape I'm snatching it up.
good luck man. I cant wait to get back in to one, I love driving them.
i like '07+ style. 6spd auto was in '08+? my question ab out the AWD was just more out of curiosity.
always thought these were sexy and would love to get one when I grow up and dont wanna fast car anymore
'05 GMC Yukon Denali
if you're not commited to GM, these are really nice as well. Volkswagen Touareg
or if you're not looking to spend as much money.. Volkswagen Tiguan
but like stated before, it all depends on what you're wanting it for... towing bug sh*t, carrying around a soccer team of kids... or just a mud-slinger. if its the latter, I wouldnt suggest anything new.. or even new-ish. get a Silverado and have at it
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my question about the AWD feature in the '07+? denali/escalide since u cant do do 2wd mode. does it actually burn more fuel -is there a drag in the system?
