Help Deciding on Next Ride ...Update: Bought!
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Okay here's one of the conundrums I have ...
I really like the Denali XL ... a 10-11 Diamond Tricoat one would be sweet.
Btw, unless an impassable deal manifests, I just can't deal with black anymore ... just way too much hassle and stress keeping it looking right. Every damn swirl mark and tiniest scratch are visible and it's impossible to keep clean.
But my worry is this ... DC being an urban environment, I'm wondering how practical it's going to be driving an XL behemoth around? I have my own driveway but I do have to parallel park every once in a while ... I'm not worried about parking it myself but most asshats around here think nothing of smacking your bumpers around when they park, not to mention not giving a **** about opening their doors onto your vehicle in parking lots.
Truth is a SWB Denali/Tahoe/Esky is big enough for any of my practical needs ... especially since I don't need the 3rd row seats and store them in my attic. So the XL choice is purely an aesthetic one. Given this fact, and knowing that I don't want to spend my life stressing and walking around my vehicle every time I leave it that some ass has damaged part of the considerable amount of exposed body square footage, am I crazy even thinking XL?
Freaking thing is sweet tho!
I really like the Denali XL ... a 10-11 Diamond Tricoat one would be sweet.
Btw, unless an impassable deal manifests, I just can't deal with black anymore ... just way too much hassle and stress keeping it looking right. Every damn swirl mark and tiniest scratch are visible and it's impossible to keep clean.
But my worry is this ... DC being an urban environment, I'm wondering how practical it's going to be driving an XL behemoth around? I have my own driveway but I do have to parallel park every once in a while ... I'm not worried about parking it myself but most asshats around here think nothing of smacking your bumpers around when they park, not to mention not giving a **** about opening their doors onto your vehicle in parking lots.
Truth is a SWB Denali/Tahoe/Esky is big enough for any of my practical needs ... especially since I don't need the 3rd row seats and store them in my attic. So the XL choice is purely an aesthetic one. Given this fact, and knowing that I don't want to spend my life stressing and walking around my vehicle every time I leave it that some ass has damaged part of the considerable amount of exposed body square footage, am I crazy even thinking XL?
Freaking thing is sweet tho!
felixgun
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Man I was in downtown Denver not too long ago and I found it difficult to park the SWB Esky in most small parking lots and definitely parallel parking. I couldn't imagine having to do it in an XL but man I wish I had all that extra room. Tough decision as both of them have it's pros and cons.
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range rover is sweet 500 hp
01HDtahoeNJN
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Not sure why the running boards are a problem you'd probably color natch in the end any way 
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Go XL man and won't ever wanna go back!!! We LOVE our burb and will never go back to a SWB again
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I guess get the XL if you find one with around the same mileage & price as the regular denali. I feel the yukon xl/suburban scream "soccer mom" even more so than the swb versions.
Serge, my 5'3" wife daily drives the Burban. She can whip that thing into a parking spot with the best of them.
I just asked her:
ME: "Babe, have you ever parallel parked the burban?"
HER" "yep"
ME: "Was it easy?"
HER: "yep"
ME: (chuckling)
HER: Why are you asking?
ME: (Explains your dilemma)
HER: I pick (our daughter) up at school all the time and parallel park it in the car-pool pick up area. People look at me like "WTF" when they see me park it and get out. I guess they are expecting someone else, but tell Serge if I can do it, he should be able to.
ME: Serge just got owned.
Anyhoot... I am sure I'd have no issues parking that beast. It really doesn't feel THAT much bigger than a Tahoe (I've driven both). Maybe its that we are lowered as it makes you feel like you are backing a car in, I don't know. We have the tilt mirrors for backing and also the reverse camera pops up. I almost never use anything but those two things. I've driven in DC and I think if the majority of these folks driving those blacked out Escalade ESVs, Denali's, and Burbans can do it, you can.
I just asked her:
ME: "Babe, have you ever parallel parked the burban?"
HER" "yep"
ME: "Was it easy?"
HER: "yep"
ME: (chuckling)
HER: Why are you asking?
ME: (Explains your dilemma)
HER: I pick (our daughter) up at school all the time and parallel park it in the car-pool pick up area. People look at me like "WTF" when they see me park it and get out. I guess they are expecting someone else, but tell Serge if I can do it, he should be able to.
ME: Serge just got owned.
Anyhoot... I am sure I'd have no issues parking that beast. It really doesn't feel THAT much bigger than a Tahoe (I've driven both). Maybe its that we are lowered as it makes you feel like you are backing a car in, I don't know. We have the tilt mirrors for backing and also the reverse camera pops up. I almost never use anything but those two things. I've driven in DC and I think if the majority of these folks driving those blacked out Escalade ESVs, Denali's, and Burbans can do it, you can.
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I need to send my wife to the SCSS house and have mrs SCSS teach my wife how to park I think 
my wife isn't bad but takes her at least two tries at any one space
my wife isn't bad but takes her at least two tries at any one space
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Dude reread what I wrote.
The issue isn't ME parallel parking, it's the asshats here that use others' vehicles like bumper cars when THEY parallel park, and as door stoppers for their doors in regular vertical lots.
And for some reason when they see a big ass SUV they seem to care even less ... either because they are resentful ***** who try to damage your truck or because their idiot brain thinks SUV paint and body parts are somehow immune to their driving ineptitude.
Like I said, I'm simply questioning the wisdom of constantly stressing about having 10,000 sq/ft of body panelling exposed to jackasses who don't pay attention.
Plus, tell Mrs. Supercharged that parallel parking the burb when cars are separated by palm trees and bird sanctuaries, though impressive to other Floridian retirees, isn't quite the winning achievement it may seem.
The issue isn't ME parallel parking, it's the asshats here that use others' vehicles like bumper cars when THEY parallel park, and as door stoppers for their doors in regular vertical lots.
And for some reason when they see a big ass SUV they seem to care even less ... either because they are resentful ***** who try to damage your truck or because their idiot brain thinks SUV paint and body parts are somehow immune to their driving ineptitude.
Like I said, I'm simply questioning the wisdom of constantly stressing about having 10,000 sq/ft of body panelling exposed to jackasses who don't pay attention.
Plus, tell Mrs. Supercharged that parallel parking the burb when cars are separated by palm trees and bird sanctuaries, though impressive to other Floridian retirees, isn't quite the winning achievement it may seem.
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