sub are a bit cheaper i would have gotten one but it's such a pain in the ass to deal with (parking wise).. in the metro and all those ULTRA sub compact parking spaces.
2009 Tahoe LT thoughts
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Here in Pewgene, Oregon the homeless have taken over downtown. I never ever go there. I have a couple places I frequent regularly and there is plenty of room to park. I am going to bide my time for the 03 Sub.
swathdiver
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Ha! Mine whips around easily through parking lots. If some foolish store only has sub-compact spots up front, just take only two of them! hehehe
iamdub
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I brought my oldest to school last Friday and was reminded of how tight the Tahoe's turn radius is. It's almost embarrassing cuz I felt like I was in a small sedan. If the long bodies have the same steering setup, I'd imagine the radius to be only marginally wider.
I bypass any parking spots up front, compact- or regular-sized, and park away from anyone else. Walking an extra 100' is much easier than having to look at dents and scratches on my doors.
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I have an ‘09 LT. If you wants to use the Onstar app to remote start it then you’ll have to swap out the Onstar module with a 2010 or newer. For reference, I paid around $8000 for mine this past January and it had 92,000 miles. I’ll get through the winter and will need new rubber next Fall. It’s a nice truck. Look forward to adding heated seats and other slight mods. I bough the HP Tuners tool too so that added another $300 or so to disable the AFM and maybe tune it down the road. Keep looking. There are good deals out there.
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I find it amazing the difference in turning radius that I have with my Yukon XL vs the Silverados that I have had. The Yukon XL has a wheelbase of 130” and a turning radius of 21.5’ while my 2007 Silverado Crew with a short box had a wheelbase of 143.5” and a turning radius of 23.6’. You definitely notice that extra 2’ of radius.
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Yeah why is that? I thought those two series vehicles had the same guts. My wife has a ‘09 Silverado and turning it is like turning a freighter.
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wjburken
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The 13.5" extra inches of wheel base is what's driving the larger turning radius. If you go down to a Tahoe/Yukon your looking at a wheelbase of 116" and a turning radius of 19.5'.
you can make the turning radius narrower by using a simple RWD trick..
you can pretty much make the turning Radius 0 feet
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Yea, that shouldn't be no big deal to any mother pushing her kid around in a stroller in the neighborhood.
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