Checking in...6 months owning it now.

[AJ847]

Hey all sorry for the lag not checking in sooner but I had a little excitement in my life so slowing down again. I had the opportunities to flip some real estate and cars for a friend as a side project plus was my best friends best man at his wedding.

So here's my take away after 6 months owning the Tahoe, about 4k miles:

Nitto crossteks are far superior to the Alenzas that it came with

Premium gas is best for engine responsiveness, noticeably better than regular. E85 makes the engine run well but the 30% power loss is not fun.

The truck was great for camping and mudding at country thunder.

My Chevy dealer fixed my rear defroster cable for free when I had noticed it had broken right after purchase. Chevy also comp'd me on "servicing" my doors when I noticed they were collecting water. The dealership is really working to earn my business.

The service guy at the dealership recommended I do the 4x4 system maintenance since its past 50k miles but the owners manual says that they recommend it at 50k for severe use and 100k for regular use... I don't know about the previous owner but I know I have not used it severely. Wondering what you guys think, should I do the 4x4 maint. Now?

Last: my dog has taken to sitting in the front passenger seat with me and I'm sick of using towels to cover the seat. Any recommendation for companies that make fitted seat covers?

All in all no more hickups with the Tahoe. She's big, mean, and the yuppies driving hybrids around me look at me with disdain and I love it, then downshift.

 

[20Tahoe12LT]

I am glad that you are happy with your Tahoe.

I have had mine for a year, and have not had 1 problem with it. I am EXTREMELY happy with my Tahoe.

 

[sickk23]

I am glad that you are happy with your Tahoe.

I have had mine for a year, and have not had 1 problem with it. I am EXTREMELY happy with my Tahoe.

That's what I like to hear!!!

To answer the 4x4 service question, I'm not an expert but my opinion would be first how long do you expect to keep this vehicle? And second, how ******* it are you and how often do you use 4x4? I would wait, or at least until 80k miles.

 

[AJ847]

Thanks guys...

Chad, I plan on keeping it for at least 3-4 years but at the 8k miles I put on each of my cars annually I'd only get to 80k in 3-4 years. Keep in mind I have about 54k on it now, bout it with less than 51k.

I use the 4x4 only when I need it, I live in northern Illinois so definitely for extended use in winter. And I might be driving it out to Denver in December from Illinois and the weather is unpredictable across Iowa and Nebraska at that time of year.

 

[TheFuzz]

My theory is this - I never know what kind of maintenance the previous owner(s) did on any used car I buy, so I pretend that they didn't do ANYTHING and do a maintenance baseline so I know where everything is at maintenance-wise.

If it were me, I'd just assume that the previous owner beat the heck out of it and service the 4x4 system if they are recommending it. Better safe than sorry, and you'll have peace of mind knowing it's done.

Glad to hear you're liking the truck so far. I've got 4 months in mine now and loving every second of it. Getting ready to take it on a 2700 mile trip next week. It's already got 115k on it, might as well throw a few more highway miles on there.

 

[gfunko]

Glad you are liking your Tahoe. First one?

This is my first and I recently got it...all I gotta say is I LOVE MY TRUCK! Regardless of the hiccups I see and hear about, I think overall, it is what I had been wanting for a long time coming now.

Cheers.

 

[AJ847]

Yep first Tahoe, not my first full size truck. I had an excursion with 6.0 liter power stroke for a few years until an ex decided to roll it off an on-ramp.

 

[Freedom Motorsports]

Congrats!!! If we can help with anything in the future or information now please visit our website or pm us personally. We would love to help with all your current and future needs.

 

[YukonXLPerk]

Seat covers.....

try seatcoversunlimited.com they have some really cool stuff. We covered all the seats on our 1994 burban and you could not even tell they were covers, it looked and fit like stock.