What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Geotrash]

I am with you! I would love a new one but I cannot swallow down the better part of of owning a house for something that depreciates so rapidly! Good god, they are nice but damn, 6 figures for a fully dressed and tuned vehicle is just not justifiable in my world.

100%. It would delay our retirement by at least a year. I'm hoping to keep our 2012 tow mule/garage queen going for another 10 years and revisit. By then I'll be within 5 years of retirement. If I pulled $90K out of savings (new XL Denali plus taxes) to buy one now, it would cost me a total of $177K when factoring in what I lost in investment income over 10 years, assuming I can maintain an average of 7% on investments in that time. Spending that kind of money on a depreciating asset makes absolutely no sense to me. Yet, we have lots of neighbors who have $150K+ in new vehicles sitting in their driveway right now. I can't figure it out.

One of the things I'm imparting to our kids is how to keep an older car running reliably and bank the money they save.

 

[Doubeleive]

batterys finally showed up

 

[992dr]

Inspection time = passed though he did say barely. He wrestled with the front end and told me my passenger side has some play and if it were any more, he'd have to fail it. Never saw anyone grab the front wheels and shake the sh*t outta them.

Looks like it's time for some new bearing assemblies. I think it's time for them anyway. What are you guys recommending?

 

[Doubeleive]

Inspection time = passed though he did say barely. He wrestled with the front end and told me my passenger side has some play and if it were any more, he'd have to fail it. Never saw anyone grab the front wheels and shake the sh*t outta them.

Looks like it's time for some new bearing assemblies. I think it's time for them anyway. What are you guys recommending?

OEM, they shouldn't shake at all at least not at 12 & 6

 

[992dr]

OEM, they shouldn't shake at all at least not at 12 & 6

I was just looking at some OEM on gmpartsdirect.
Mind you, he was shaking it while it was on the ground. Full vehicle weight on the wheels/tires. I have never seen anyone do that before.

 

[Doubeleive]

I was just looking at some OEM on gmpartsdirect.
Mind you, he was shaking it while it was on the ground. Full vehicle weight on the wheels/tires. I have never seen anyone do that before.

well then he was doing it wrong and shaking it on the ground means nothing other than he was trying to get money out of you

to test the hubs wheels should be off the ground, you might want to try that yourself before spending money

 

[992dr]

well then he was doing it wrong and shaking it on the ground means nothing other than he was trying to get money out of you

to test the hubs wheels should be off the ground, you might want to try that yourself before spending money

I agree 100%. They are just inspection not a repair shop, so he would have just failed me and sent me on my way.

I had checked them when I changed my oil and did feel a slight bit of play. That's why I said it's time for them anyway.

I have been trying to chase down a noise for some time and thought it may be my bearings or sway bar mounts/links.
I'm going to go out later and turn full lock left and right to see if they make noise in either direction. I can't remember when I changed my hub assembly/bearings, it was about 5 years ago.

 

[Geotrash]

I agree 100%. They are just inspection not a repair shop, so he would have just failed me and sent me on my way.

I had checked them when I changed my oil and did feel a slight bit of play. That's why I said it's time for them anyway.

I have been trying to chase down a noise for some time and thought it may be my bearings or sway bar mounts/links.
I'm going to go out later and turn full lock left and right to see if they make noise in either direction. I can't remember when I changed my hub assembly/bearings, it was about 5 years ago.

State inspections are such a hassle, for zero value. There have been numerous studies done that show that they don't improve road safety at all. Not to mention that they require literally millions of unnecessary trips to inspection stations for the citizenry.

 

[Doubeleive]

I agree 100%. They are just inspection not a repair shop, so he would have just failed me and sent me on my way.

I had checked them when I changed my oil and did feel a slight bit of play. That's why I said it's time for them anyway.

I have been trying to chase down a noise for some time and thought it may be my bearings or sway bar mounts/links.
I'm going to go out later and turn full lock left and right to see if they make noise in either direction. I can't remember when I changed my hub assembly/bearings, it was about 5 years ago.

Typical hub bearing life is around 160k about the same as a waterpump and other misc things, that is why you often see vehicles being sold right around that mileage because a bunch of stuff needs to be done and people never maintained there vehicle and now it's a money pit to them.

 

[Rocket Man]

batterys finally showed up
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