2001 or 2025 for Summer Trips

[mjgirard]

Get the new 2025 Tahoe and use the 01 for around town because if the 01 ever breaks down on the road trip you will never ever hear the end of it from the wife.

I know, I know, I know!

 

[mjgirard]

Happy Wife = Happy Life

You can't fix the nervous Nellie issue. Believe me, I know, after 25+ years of a flawless driving record, my wife is still constantly looking for the brake pedal on her side of the truck when I'm driving.

Either convince her that your current truck is safe enough for these trips, or get a new truck.

My truck has 155k miles, and though not quite as old as your truck, I would not hesitate to take it on a long trip.

I know the feeling. On top of that I also teach Drivers' Ed both in a high school and privately. Even time she gasps for air, I already have the situation handled. You are right, I can't fix nervous Nellie.

 

[Fless]

Has she considered riding in the back seat? Just a suggestion.

 

[homesick]

Maybe she's rather stay home, and welcome you back?

joe

 

[Bigburb3500]

I understand you position and hers a LOT. I had my first born last year and was daily driving my 99 Toyota Land Cruiser. Absolutely zero issues with it and I would no sooner take the keys to that than anything in the new lot knowing it will make it there. I ended up “upgrading” to a 2018 Sub because the vehicle lacked safety items: Traction Control, rear airbags, and no LATCH for car seats. I used to have an 01 Suburban before it that had all these items but it went to bed and did not get up the next morning due to to ~280k abused miles on it.
Your 01 I believe has many of the items that would have kept me daily driving my old LC so I’m with the group:Keep it and drive it! Great trucks!

 

[vcode]

I know, I know, I know!

Any rust issues? I'd look at a CPO 2022 or 2023 otherwise.

 

[mjgirard]

Any rust issues? I'd look at a CPO 2022 or 2023 otherwise.

No rust at all. Originial paint that I shine every 6 months and it is in the garage every night, right next to my 1970 Monte Carlo.

 

[Geotrash]

I'll add my voice to the ones saying keep driving the '01. The only thing I can think of that's likely to strand you on that generation is the fuel pump. You've already done the other thing, which is the coolant tees at the firewall.

I had an '02 Suburban for several years and sold it to a friend with 225K on it. He's still driving it back and forth between Ohio and Florida every year with no issues. Just got this message from him a few weeks ago:

308,000 on the odometer.

 

[Marky Dissod]

Why does he THINK it's made its last trip to FL @ 308,000?

My 2001 Tahoe is our trip vehicle and summer is approaching.
My wife thinks that the 2001 is getting too old for the summer trips and wants me to get a new 2025 Tahoe.

Geotrash's friend & mjgirard's wife should have a cuppa and discuss the meaning of 'too old'.

 

[jfoj]

I have a 2005 Denali XL 6.0l orignal owner, 275,000 miles. Replaced the fuel pump as a PM about 10 years ago. I just beat the thing now, it owes me nothing. The mileage should not be an issue. I would inspect the metal brake lines carefully as most all of the vehicle built in the US from 1999 to around 2007 did not have plated metal brake lines and they ALL rust out and blow out at some point. You can get a complete brake line kit typically for around $200 as I recall. If you are planning on a fuel pump replacement, I think the rear line goes over tank so it may be a good idea to address this then. I was getting nervous on my truck about 10 years ago and decided to replace the brake lines as a PM job. When I pulled the cover under the drivers side floor pan, the lines had just started to weep due to corrosion. Did the job just at the correct time.

I have a 2024 Yukon Denali 6.2l and drive it on trips mostly now, only 6k miles at the moment. BUT I am nervous about it. 6.2l's are failing often, but I think I have done everything I can to reduce this possibly occuring. I am also planning on rebuilding the transmission valve body as they are way too failure prone. The DFM is a problem area, would love to not have this feature, but for the past 10 years they all have either AFM or DFM, 50+ additional parts to wear out and fail!

I hate to say it but the never vehiles are over complicated and fragile, they have problems. If I could have found a nice 2005 Denali with no rust an 100k miles I would have bought it all day long!!