Hello from the GMT800 forum! I bought a 2009 Suburban 2500 recently and have been reading every relevant post in here since. I know there is a Suburban/XL forum but this one has much more traffic.
I let go of my 2000 Yukon XL 2500 to a good home and so far everything I hoped for in the 09 has been true.
Because nobody cares without pics...
The 00 XL.
Picking it up at the dealer.
And at home.
I had to fly to Minneapolis from Southern Indiana to get this one, 3/4 ton Burbs are impossible to find and I wanted one with no rust. It has 217k but has been maintained and runs like a champ. I drove 700 miles home at 75 mph with no problems.
I’m loving the 6 speed trans and the wife and kids are loving the bells and whistles inside. I already have a pile of tune up parts ready to go and a Lockpick to install from a member here.
I’m looking forward to hooking a trailer up and seeing what the integrated trailer brake is all about and how much nicer the 6L90 pulls vs the 4L80. It will eventually get a BB tune like I had on the 00 but for now I’m leaving it alone. Torque management is annoying though.
And to prove I’ve been in the GM SUV game for a while now, here’s the 98 6.5L K2500 Suburban I had before the 00 XL.
I let go of my 2000 Yukon XL 2500 to a good home and so far everything I hoped for in the 09 has been true.
Because nobody cares without pics...
The 00 XL.
Picking it up at the dealer.
And at home.
I had to fly to Minneapolis from Southern Indiana to get this one, 3/4 ton Burbs are impossible to find and I wanted one with no rust. It has 217k but has been maintained and runs like a champ. I drove 700 miles home at 75 mph with no problems.
I’m loving the 6 speed trans and the wife and kids are loving the bells and whistles inside. I already have a pile of tune up parts ready to go and a Lockpick to install from a member here.
I’m looking forward to hooking a trailer up and seeing what the integrated trailer brake is all about and how much nicer the 6L90 pulls vs the 4L80. It will eventually get a BB tune like I had on the 00 but for now I’m leaving it alone. Torque management is annoying though.
And to prove I’ve been in the GM SUV game for a while now, here’s the 98 6.5L K2500 Suburban I had before the 00 XL.
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