I have a 2022 Dinali XL and supremely disappointed with it it’s left me and my family stranded twice I guess you can’t use the remote start feature that comes with it that we all pay a lot of money for in the vehicle only has 1000 miles on it
How happy are you with your 2021/22 Tahoe/Yukon?
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Quark
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Does anyone else feel these vehicles are becoming too large. My 2012 is just right and I feel this size might provide even better fuel economy today. For parking lots it's just right even without cameras on every corner.
I'm extremely disappointed with my 2022 Tahoe Z71.
Just turn 1000 miles, three weeks old, made my first payment, and I notice staining on my driveway.
Long story short, there is a fracture in the engine block above the oil filter.
Chevy is replacing the engine, warranted of course, but I'll be without my Tahoe for 3 weeks. I'm concerned about the integrity of the vehicle after the engine swap. No one has ever seen this before in the new 5.3 engine.
Just bad luck I guess.
Just turn 1000 miles, three weeks old, made my first payment, and I notice staining on my driveway.
Long story short, there is a fracture in the engine block above the oil filter.
Chevy is replacing the engine, warranted of course, but I'll be without my Tahoe for 3 weeks. I'm concerned about the integrity of the vehicle after the engine swap. No one has ever seen this before in the new 5.3 engine.
Just bad luck I guess.
Thanks for your detailed review. Very helpful. One question... wouldn't it work with just a cell phone hotspot instead of using the car wifi? So what about creating a mobile hotspot with your smartphone and connecting the RSE with that wifi hotspot instead of using the car wifi where you have to pay extra for?
What's your mileage?
Sorry to hear that. What's the engine here?
firsttimetahoe
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I don't think so. I never followed the Full Size SUV market for very long, but I am in the camp that a poor economy and higher interest rates aren't going to stop people from spending $60-$70k-$80k+ on a car because generally money isn't much of a concern to someone buying a car that expensive. Financing at low rates is nice, but if a 2% interest rate tells me I should buy but a 5% interest rate say no I can't afford it, then you shouldn't be looking to spend that much plain and simple in the first place. And sure when there may be a "recession" is that impacting your income? Not in my line of business.
And if dealers are having a hard time selling cars because of bad economic times, production will decrease to go back in line with demand.
Where I live, people are buying Tahoes and Yukons for over $10k MSRP. I was quoted over $15k for one, and that was the only one in stock. And that car eventually sold. I can't even find a dealer that has a 2021 or 2022 in stock to test drive. Most dealers have none to even show you in person. If we have a recession tomorrow and interest rates spike, I don't think they'll only be buyers who are settling for only under MSRP.
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Hi xycrazy, yes, that will work to a degree, but I prefer it as a backup rather than primary. I'm lucky that my work pays for a cell phone for me, and it comes with a hotspot. I tried just as you are suggesting. But the network was always defaulting to the car's wifi network (which I suppose is required for the wireless CarPlay). This means the kids were having to open the settings in the roku every time, then swapping networks - they basically didn't even watch it the first few months it was such a PITA. So pony up the $20 a month (I just added it my my already exorbitant AT&T bill) and it is a MUCH more seamless experience. The built-in data plan also unlocks other apps and Alexa too. It made a great car damn near perfect in my mind.
I see. It's just ridiculous in my opinion to charge another $20 for something that I already have. I don't like to get charged for the in build navigation system either after 3 years. A car for 70K+ doesn't come with a lifetime free navigation system... again... absolutely ridiculous. Apart from that I like the car though and so I just suck it up eventually.
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Agree. My 2001 is a great length (and height) for my purposes. I also like the view over the hood. The current Explorers are the same length as that model Yukon. I think it was a mistake adding almost a foot to the standard Yukon/Tahoe to give the third row more room. I always figured that people moving larger humans and/or more gear would just get the Suburban. I can only dream how a smaller Yukon with the Duramax would perform (if it would fit!).
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