Hey Folks...first post out here. Hope to stick around for a while. I just purchased a 2012 Yukon (picking it up tomorrow evening), and just have a few questions. Before I start, I'm giving up my trusty old 2005 Nissan Armada...this has been one hellova vehicle. Other than the abysmal brakes (finally fixed with some aftermarket rotors and pads), I couldn't have been happier with that truck. But...I'm coming up on 100K miles....need some tires, new rear brakes...and probably a pretty big service. At the end of the day, the work that I need done is probably about a quarter of the total value of the car. Sooo...for sh*ts and giggles I took a ride over to the local GMC dealer, and before I knew it, I was walking out calling my wife telling her I just bought a new car.
Anyway...that's my story. I don't know much about these trucks...just that I've wanted one for a long time. Before my Armada, I had an Expedition. So as you can see, I'm kinda into trying different stuff. I'm hoping this one will live up to both the old 2001 Expedition and the 2005 Armada. The only questions I have out of the gate are the following:
First....regarding the seat belt warning...I don't wear a seat belt (please spare me the lectures...I'm 40 years old, and you aint gonna teach this old dog new tricks
. What I want to know is...is there an audible warning...and if so, does it shut off or does it continually ring. I tried searching, and while I thought I saw some posts saying it continues to ring, I watched a few videos as well, and the drivers didn't have their belts on...all I saw was the blinking light...no noise. I'm really hoping there is no noise, and if there is, I'm gonna have to disable that thing...it'll drive me crazy!
The only other question I have is...and I'm not even sure this is a question...on my test ride, I felt like the truck was bouncing around a little more than my Armada. This thing comes with the 20" wheels...compared to the 17s on my Armada, I'm wondering if this is gonna affect road feel considerably. It's also possible that I was just on a bumpy stretch of highway...after all...we were only on that part of the highway for about a mile.
I suppose if it's problematic, they'll have to fix it....and I'm probably jumping the gun before I even have the truck. But that's what we do I guess.
The last question that I have is this...I opted to get that Simonize treatment done as I purchased a black truck. I've never had this done on any of my vehicles before and I was just wondering if anyone else had had that done, and if so, what are your thoughts on it?
Anyway....thanks for taking the time to read my first post. I know it was a long one. I'm pretty good at rambling. I'll make sure to post some pics as soon as I have them.
Thanks again!
Todd
Anyway...that's my story. I don't know much about these trucks...just that I've wanted one for a long time. Before my Armada, I had an Expedition. So as you can see, I'm kinda into trying different stuff. I'm hoping this one will live up to both the old 2001 Expedition and the 2005 Armada. The only questions I have out of the gate are the following:
First....regarding the seat belt warning...I don't wear a seat belt (please spare me the lectures...I'm 40 years old, and you aint gonna teach this old dog new tricks
. What I want to know is...is there an audible warning...and if so, does it shut off or does it continually ring. I tried searching, and while I thought I saw some posts saying it continues to ring, I watched a few videos as well, and the drivers didn't have their belts on...all I saw was the blinking light...no noise. I'm really hoping there is no noise, and if there is, I'm gonna have to disable that thing...it'll drive me crazy!The only other question I have is...and I'm not even sure this is a question...on my test ride, I felt like the truck was bouncing around a little more than my Armada. This thing comes with the 20" wheels...compared to the 17s on my Armada, I'm wondering if this is gonna affect road feel considerably. It's also possible that I was just on a bumpy stretch of highway...after all...we were only on that part of the highway for about a mile.
I suppose if it's problematic, they'll have to fix it....and I'm probably jumping the gun before I even have the truck. But that's what we do I guess.
The last question that I have is this...I opted to get that Simonize treatment done as I purchased a black truck. I've never had this done on any of my vehicles before and I was just wondering if anyone else had had that done, and if so, what are your thoughts on it?
Anyway....thanks for taking the time to read my first post. I know it was a long one. I'm pretty good at rambling. I'll make sure to post some pics as soon as I have them.
Thanks again!
Todd
