New to me

[_Barry_]

Hello
I purchased a 2018 Yukon XL Denali with 150K just a year ago. It replaces my more aged fleet - 2004 Suburban Z/71 with 315K and a 2006 Avalanche with 305K. Still have those two but will probably sell the Suburban soon.

Love the car. I've had Jeep Grand Wagoneers (2), Suburbans (3), a couple trucks including the Avalanche, and now the GMC. It has all the bells and whistles the others don't have, but my main reason for getting the GMC Denali is the 6.2 engine which has quite a bit more power than the 5.3 IMO.

I'm still shocked at how quite the car is at 80mph on the interstate. Noticeably quieter than anything else.

Like most people I think, you join a forum for troubleshooting help, I'm the same and will post up my problem in the drivetrain section

Regards,
Barry

 

[B-train]

Welcome from WI! You will like that vehicle. I have a 2017 6.2L with 150k on it. It's been a very good, dependable vehicle. Ask any questions you have, lots of good peeps here.

 

[swathdiver]

Hello
I purchased a 2018 Yukon XL Denali with 150K just a year ago. It replaces my more aged fleet - 2004 Suburban Z/71 with 315K and a 2006 Avalanche with 305K. Still have those two but will probably sell the Suburban soon.

Love the car. I've had Jeep Grand Wagoneers (2), Suburbans (3), a couple trucks including the Avalanche, and now the GMC. It has all the bells and whistles the others don't have, but my main reason for getting the GMC Denali is the 6.2 engine which has quite a bit more power than the 5.3 IMO.

I'm still shocked at how quite the car is at 80mph on the interstate. Noticeably quieter than anything else.

Like most people I think, you join a forum for troubleshooting help, I'm the same and will post up my problem in the drivetrain section

Regards,
Barry

Welcome Barry from Florida!

Did you modify any of the trucks in any way? Ever take them off-roading and such? How are the older ones holding up after 20 years and 300K miles?

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami&NYC!

 

[_Barry_]

"Did you modify any of the trucks in any way? Ever take them off-roading and such? How are the older ones holding up after 20 years and 300K miles?"

swathdiver, the Suburban and Avalanche are holding up really well. Both purchased used, the Sub with 200k and the Avalanche with 230K. Both had had nothing more than routine maintenance done to them. Nothing unusual, just oil/filter/plug changes on both plus an alternator on the Suburban.

No mods, but I do drive them in the sand on Hatteras Island of North Carolina routinely. I have a 2nd home there. Here is the Suburban on the beach a couple years ago. Hatteras Island has deep soft sand and the locking rear is a nice option.

 

[Fless]

Welcome to the forum from Colorado!

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[randeez]

welcome

 

[swathdiver]

"Did you modify any of the trucks in any way? Ever take them off-roading and such? How are the older ones holding up after 20 years and 300K miles?"

swathdiver, the Suburban and Avalanche are holding up really well. Both purchased used, the Sub with 200k and the Avalanche with 230K. Both had had nothing more than routine maintenance done to them. Nothing unusual, just oil/filter/plug changes on both plus an alternator on the Suburban.

No mods, but I do drive them in the sand on Hatteras Island of North Carolina routinely. I have a 2nd home there. Here is the Suburban on the beach a couple years ago. Hatteras Island has deep soft sand and the locking rear is a nice option.

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Great looking 'burb and love the fishing rig. Love that green color! We used to surf fish a lot when the kids were little and my health allowed it. My wife enjoys driving on the beach so once a year or so we spend a few days in Daytona Beach so she can get her fill of it. I like it too but am the one who cleans up afterwards! LOL

 

[_Barry_]

Thanks swathdiver!
I've been a surf fisherman since birth, 71 years ago Mostly along the Outer Banks of NC but occasionally in SC, Georgia, and Florida.

I looked for that green on a well kept Suburban withing a decent distance of my home for over a year. Easy to find a black, white, or silver one. It replaced my 93 teal Suburban. For the Avalanche I wanted an even rarer color, Bermuda Blue Metallic. That took me a couple years to find in good condition and close enough, pic below taken at Cape Point. If you look at the map of NC and the coast, you see the point where the barrier island cuts sharply back to the SW and that is Cape Point. The famous Hatteras Lighthouse is very close.