undertaker
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So out of boredom today I stopped at the local GMC dealer having thoughts of a denali XL. My 07 2500 suburban has 115k on it, last week it needed a new posi unit for its first driveline hiccup since new.
I walked out of the dealer pretty much against buying any of the nnnnnbs trucks (I've lost track of the amount of news we're at, hell I still have my 2000 OBS tahoe limited with a 502/4l80/14bolt)
Doesn't anyone these days still use their truck like a truck? Doesn't anyone else put sheetrock, plywood, engines, transmissions, half a pallet of roofing shingles, or dead bodies in the back of their full size SUV's (you know a body on frame TRUCK) Not only can I not get a 2500 anymore (I tow occasionally up to 10K) now I can't even get a truck where I can use the cargo area. I'm not looking for a pickup. I had hoped the rear cargo box thingie would be simply removable, and just like the previous body style the third row seat would click out of place. Now the third row is bolted down and that stupid cargo box doesn't come out. I can really see the two of them handling a 800lb big block on top of them very well. Thats if I could even fit one in with all of the lost cargo space.
They have totally turned the big GM trucks into car interiors....I must be a rarity I guess. The salesman looked at me like I was crazy. That was before going off on a disertation of you're lucky we even have an XL inbound we can't keep them at stock, of course we're selling at sticker. I laughed at that one too, wasn't even worth the arguement since I'm seriously disappointed with the truck.
Seems at this point I gave up waiting for a diesel in a suburban. I might as well ship mine off to duraburb or just put a blower on this engine.
I walked out of the dealer pretty much against buying any of the nnnnnbs trucks (I've lost track of the amount of news we're at, hell I still have my 2000 OBS tahoe limited with a 502/4l80/14bolt)
Doesn't anyone these days still use their truck like a truck? Doesn't anyone else put sheetrock, plywood, engines, transmissions, half a pallet of roofing shingles, or dead bodies in the back of their full size SUV's (you know a body on frame TRUCK) Not only can I not get a 2500 anymore (I tow occasionally up to 10K) now I can't even get a truck where I can use the cargo area. I'm not looking for a pickup. I had hoped the rear cargo box thingie would be simply removable, and just like the previous body style the third row seat would click out of place. Now the third row is bolted down and that stupid cargo box doesn't come out. I can really see the two of them handling a 800lb big block on top of them very well. Thats if I could even fit one in with all of the lost cargo space.
They have totally turned the big GM trucks into car interiors....I must be a rarity I guess. The salesman looked at me like I was crazy. That was before going off on a disertation of you're lucky we even have an XL inbound we can't keep them at stock, of course we're selling at sticker. I laughed at that one too, wasn't even worth the arguement since I'm seriously disappointed with the truck.
Seems at this point I gave up waiting for a diesel in a suburban. I might as well ship mine off to duraburb or just put a blower on this engine.
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