Yukon_Carl
TYF Newbie
Hi all,
I have been a lurker here for awhile and decided to pull the join trigger. You all have helped me a few times already. Thanks!
I bought a nice 2003 Yukon XLT with 58k miles a couple of years ago. It needed brakes pads & rotors when I bought it. Still had the original rotors. Tried to work it into the price but it was already a good deal and the seller wasn't budging.
It was so nice to have a 4x4 (my 1st) the last 2 winters here in NY! The Yukon had a set of after market wheels and the seller also had the original wheels which I have since put a set of new Blizzaks on which I switch to for the winter months.
Do these Yukons/Tahoes need dedicated winter tires or are decent all season tires good enough here up north?
I have had a few minor issues since I have the Yukon.
I just had a brake line fail which rusted out so I replaced all of them with stainless. Lucky for me the failure happened in a parking lot and not on the highway. I had just completed a round trip to Orlando from here on Long Island a few weeks before.
I had a wiper arm come loose on the way down which I fixed on the road and the stepper motor is going on the Voltage gauge. My upcoming project. I think I'll add LED's while I have the cluster out.
The Yukon got 17 MPG on the 2500 mile round trip. That's doing 65-85 mph with the A/C on and a lot of local driving in Orlando.
I go through a lot of vehicles but it looks like this Yukon will be a keeper unless I find a great deal on a better one!
I have been a lurker here for awhile and decided to pull the join trigger. You all have helped me a few times already. Thanks!
I bought a nice 2003 Yukon XLT with 58k miles a couple of years ago. It needed brakes pads & rotors when I bought it. Still had the original rotors. Tried to work it into the price but it was already a good deal and the seller wasn't budging.
It was so nice to have a 4x4 (my 1st) the last 2 winters here in NY! The Yukon had a set of after market wheels and the seller also had the original wheels which I have since put a set of new Blizzaks on which I switch to for the winter months.
Do these Yukons/Tahoes need dedicated winter tires or are decent all season tires good enough here up north?
I have had a few minor issues since I have the Yukon.
I just had a brake line fail which rusted out so I replaced all of them with stainless. Lucky for me the failure happened in a parking lot and not on the highway. I had just completed a round trip to Orlando from here on Long Island a few weeks before.
I had a wiper arm come loose on the way down which I fixed on the road and the stepper motor is going on the Voltage gauge. My upcoming project. I think I'll add LED's while I have the cluster out.
The Yukon got 17 MPG on the 2500 mile round trip. That's doing 65-85 mph with the A/C on and a lot of local driving in Orlando.
I go through a lot of vehicles but it looks like this Yukon will be a keeper unless I find a great deal on a better one!
