tooleyondeck
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As indicated by the title, I figured I may as well go ahead and start a build thread on my 2003 Yukon XL Denali before I get too far into it to remember everything. I will be playing catch-up for awhile, posting everything in chronological order. So I’ll just start with the day I came into possession of this Cash Money music video-esque nostalgic icon of my high school years:
I was actually offered the vehicle in mid-Jan 2022 from a long time friend in Atlanta who had owned it since 2009 for an offer I simply couldn’t refuse: $2500 for a clean title, 2-owner, 188K mile 03 Denali, the HOMIE HOMIE price. He was upgrading to a new Denali XL after 13 years and knew I was either going to trade in my lifted 16 Silverado Z92 or find something similar to this, so he gave me first dibs.
So like any of us would do, I gladly accepted, got a one-way rental car (2022 Ford Explorer - which was a POS for the record), and made the 5 hour drive up north to pick it up. I checked the tires, battery, and fluids then drove it all the way back to Florida with zero issues, the Bose system made the trip a party to the tune of random 90s-early 00s rock and crunk music CDs that were in the CD changer, the LQ4 ran strong, the 4L65 shifted smooth, and the 22x11s on 305s kept this beast glued to the road through the inevitable rain bands you’ll encounter traversing the Southeast for any significant distance.
I finally made it home and stepped out and gave it a walk around. “Damn good deal” I remember thinking (in LT Aldo Raine’s voice).
I was actually offered the vehicle in mid-Jan 2022 from a long time friend in Atlanta who had owned it since 2009 for an offer I simply couldn’t refuse: $2500 for a clean title, 2-owner, 188K mile 03 Denali, the HOMIE HOMIE price. He was upgrading to a new Denali XL after 13 years and knew I was either going to trade in my lifted 16 Silverado Z92 or find something similar to this, so he gave me first dibs.
So like any of us would do, I gladly accepted, got a one-way rental car (2022 Ford Explorer - which was a POS for the record), and made the 5 hour drive up north to pick it up. I checked the tires, battery, and fluids then drove it all the way back to Florida with zero issues, the Bose system made the trip a party to the tune of random 90s-early 00s rock and crunk music CDs that were in the CD changer, the LQ4 ran strong, the 4L65 shifted smooth, and the 22x11s on 305s kept this beast glued to the road through the inevitable rain bands you’ll encounter traversing the Southeast for any significant distance.
I finally made it home and stepped out and gave it a walk around. “Damn good deal” I remember thinking (in LT Aldo Raine’s voice).
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