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true story !!!!
buying next month, would like your advice
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just decided to rewrite everything I had written after re-reading your previous posts hah.
From what it sounds like, depending on what your looking to spend, if it's the leather, nav, creature comfort stuff you want then find a Tahoe LTZ.
As long as the carfax is clean and you get it up on a lift to have a non-interested mechanic check it out and give it the thumbs up these trucks are pretty solid.
The reliability of them is what led me to decide on getting one. And as much I wanted to get an excursion or expedition, the Tahoe just looked better to me and the price point was much better.
From what it sounds like, depending on what your looking to spend, if it's the leather, nav, creature comfort stuff you want then find a Tahoe LTZ.
As long as the carfax is clean and you get it up on a lift to have a non-interested mechanic check it out and give it the thumbs up these trucks are pretty solid.
The reliability of them is what led me to decide on getting one. And as much I wanted to get an excursion or expedition, the Tahoe just looked better to me and the price point was much better.
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got out this weekend and drove a 07 yukon denali, i was upfront with the salesman and was like look man, im not buying, i wanna drive both before i make my decision which to buy, haah dude was like ok just make sure you have it back before we close lol
may even purchase through this place if all goes well
let us take it for about half the day, drove it around, traffic, interstate, back roads, EVERYTHING i could think about throwing at it
i gotta admit, the denali is bad ass, not too much i dont like about it.
gonna try and track down a 07 tahoe ltz to drive next weekend for a while, then make a defianate decision
may even purchase through this place if all goes well
let us take it for about half the day, drove it around, traffic, interstate, back roads, EVERYTHING i could think about throwing at it
i gotta admit, the denali is bad ass, not too much i dont like about it.
gonna try and track down a 07 tahoe ltz to drive next weekend for a while, then make a defianate decision
Keep in mind if I'm not mistaken you are only going to get the 5.3 in the Tahoe unless you can find an 08 or 09. i think only the Denali and Escalade come with the 6.2 with those exceptions. At least I think that's true. So, if you liked the power you felt in the Denali, you will be really limited in your search for a Tahoe. Good luck!!!
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Don't forget that Tahoe/Yukon are 4wd and the Denali is AWD. Between that and the 5.3 vs. the 6.2, that's a significant difference in MPG. Just a thought.
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I didn't know that till the other day, that's not cool lol
Z71 for the win I guess
Z71 for the win I guess
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^^This!^^
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I have a '12 Tahoe, that I love! It is an LT, but it has the luxury package. This IS my dream truck!!
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Just went through this last month. Basically, I wanted 07+ suburban / yukon xl. I also wanted DVD player(s) and 2nd row buckets for the kids. Other than that, anything was in play.
I found out that the 5.3 in the 07+ has the 4 cylinder shut off, and that can cause oil burning in older engines - so I wanted a decent warranty to cover that. In the 6.2, that was added in '10.
I found out that there was not much difference in price stepping up to the LTZ trim, on a gently used vehicle. But, there was a bump going up to the denali. For my purposes (wife running kids around, grocery getting, towing a sailboat on the weekends, family trips) I didn't need the 6.2 - I basically really liked the sound of it.
After a good amount of test driving, I decided on a 09 Suburban LTZ - certified used, with less than 40k on the clock. It had just gone through the certification, got new brakes, fluids, tires and emblems. Part of the GM certified program gives you 12 months / 12k miles bumper-to-bumper warranty, to get the little things taken care of. It also gives you 2 years of free maintenance. The dealer I use also throws in a lifetime engine and drivetrain warranty (nice!) so the oil burning and transmission questions were answered.
We're really happy with the outcome. My advice is to drive a lot of them, even new ones, so you can get a feel for how they are driving (whether they were beat on in their prior life) and be aware of the certified program. good luck!
I found out that the 5.3 in the 07+ has the 4 cylinder shut off, and that can cause oil burning in older engines - so I wanted a decent warranty to cover that. In the 6.2, that was added in '10.
I found out that there was not much difference in price stepping up to the LTZ trim, on a gently used vehicle. But, there was a bump going up to the denali. For my purposes (wife running kids around, grocery getting, towing a sailboat on the weekends, family trips) I didn't need the 6.2 - I basically really liked the sound of it.
After a good amount of test driving, I decided on a 09 Suburban LTZ - certified used, with less than 40k on the clock. It had just gone through the certification, got new brakes, fluids, tires and emblems. Part of the GM certified program gives you 12 months / 12k miles bumper-to-bumper warranty, to get the little things taken care of. It also gives you 2 years of free maintenance. The dealer I use also throws in a lifetime engine and drivetrain warranty (nice!) so the oil burning and transmission questions were answered.
We're really happy with the outcome. My advice is to drive a lot of them, even new ones, so you can get a feel for how they are driving (whether they were beat on in their prior life) and be aware of the certified program. good luck!
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