Hate my Denali

[muncie21]

I'm on my 4th Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon and love them all. Granted I do not buy first year of a any new model. When I was looking to replace my '09 Denali I saw several '15s that were priced right. However I stuck with my personal principle of not buy first model year and picked up a really low mile '14 Denali and am very pleased with it. Hoping it is as reliable as the last 3 GM SUVs that I've owned.

 

[homesick]

This is my 3rd-- from the '80s, '90s, and '00s. The've all been great.

I started with '50s and '60s BelAir/Impalas; followed by '60s and '70s Camaros, then '60s and '70s vans, then these trucks.

They've all been Chevrolets and they've all been great. Only one was bought new. I've paid anywhere from $175 to $14,000 for them. All were daily transportation- no projects. I can't think of a single lemon among them.

joe

 

[Miami-Dade]

I just turned 53K miles on my 2016 Tahoe LT. Bought it brand new in October 2016. Just plain old regular maintenance so far. I do a combination of highway and gridlock. Actually tons of gridlock. To my surprise brakes are still good. Have zero plans of selling it any time soon.

 

[swathdiver]

The older you get the longer your brakes last Gary!

Unless you're name is Wes and live in California! LOL

 

[K2 Kaiju]

Never buy a first year car. Never buy a first year car used. Never buy a first year car used that should have had premium gas but probably didnt...

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[dnt1010]

I think I found the previous owners 3 kids check this out..........

 

[BourbonNcigars]

I see where you're coming from. The similarities are a coincidence, but kinda funny knowing she's legit and from Huntsville, AL. (Roll Tide!)

1) Her user name makes me think of something middle-eastern (think "Ali G" lol)

2) Her not being a very active member (which is 100% perfectly fine!) is consistent with spammers

3) Spammers use pictures of beautiful women as their avatars to capture attention


@Atee G, I believe the issues you're having are symptoms of the classic "First Year" syndrome. Yours may have even been a Friday or Monday build, compounding the lack of quality. (The existence of this is debatable)

You MIGHT would've had a better experience with a 2017+. My argument is that, at the price point of a 2017, new or used, such failures shouldn't even be a "might". Sure, they look better than the previous generation. But a previous generation on the road will always look better than a newer one holed up in a shop all the time.

My rule: Buy new with extended warranty (I never do that), or buy well used where you can afford to fix without it being an issue. Stay in the extreme ends of the spectrum.

 

[adventurenali92]

The older you get the longer your brakes last Gary!

Unless you're name is Wes and live in California! LOL

Or your name is chase and you live in the mountains of California! Lol.

 

[iamdub]

My rule: Buy new with extended warranty (I never do that), or buy well used where you can afford to fix without it being an issue. Stay in the extreme ends of the spectrum.

I don't like being in debt nor do I wanna be the one to take the new car depreciation hit. If I wanted a "new" car, there are PLENTY of like-new, short lease returns, buyer-messed-up-and-never-should've-bought-the-new-car-in-the-first-place returns, etc. to pick from.

I'd rather buy an older but like-new model that, to the best of my mechanical inspection abilities and research, has/had no issues other than the common ones. This leaves room in the budget for repairs that MAY happen versus a new car with a high note that always WILL happen.

 

[cardude2000]

I don't like being in debt nor do I wanna be the one to take the new car depreciation hit. If I wanted a "new" car, there are PLENTY of like-new, short lease returns, buyer-messed-up-and-never-should've-bought-the-new-car-in-the-first-place returns, etc. to pick from.

I'd rather buy an older but like-new model that, to the best of my mechanical inspection abilities and research, has/had no issues other than the common ones. This leaves room in the budget for repairs that MAY happen versus a new car with a high note that always WILL happen.

Exactly why I buy new (or used with <10k miles) and dump before power train is up.