re: New model version of Tahoes and Yukons...Any major complaints?

My ex-gf's mom bought a 2014 9-passenger Suburban and the motor ate itself at 9k miles.

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never heard that. I have 235,000 on one right now and have had very minimal engine issues.

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The 5.3L will run great but many of them will suffer from "lifter slap" as the mileage increases. Solid motor but the noise can get pretty loud at highway speeds. Mine did that. At current prices, I'd go with the 6.2L

I'm looking at sequoia and expedition for purchase sometime around end of year.

Any car folks know if the best time to buy is close to end of year or some other time?

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Any car folks know if the best time to buy is close to end of year or some other time?

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When the next model year hits the dealer is the bes time to buy the current year. Right now Mac Haik has about $12k off Expedition ELs. You can get a 2wd Platinum for around $52k, which is a very good deal compared to the Suburbans and Yukon XLs. They are going to be redesigning in the next two years or so though, if that matters to you.

Thanks . I don't acre about redesign . This is a necessity purchase.

My sister in law got the new Sequoia last year, and my sister got the Suburban.

I like the looks of the Toyota on the road, but that suburban is pretty nice on the inside.

Look for a used 2015 and pay just over half the MSRP.

There are two major reasons their resale is so bad:
1) as pointed out by Hermit Crab, they routinely sell for $15k+ off sticker; MSRP is a number not based in reality. Which is an absolutely stupid practice for all 3 American manufacturers to continue in 2016.

2) They're kinda crap. Not major crap, just the same ole GM mediocre product they've been making for forever. They're relatively cheap to keep running but they're gonna look rough on the inside in a few years. I babied my old Yukon and the driver's seat was missing half the "leather" by 60K miles. The new ones have about the same reliability ratings.

Forbes has the Suburban on its list of new cars to avoid, LINK (slideshow). "It is expected to hold just 47% of its value after 4 years and 32% after 5..."

At 35 grand for a used one, like this one, you can't really beat them in terms of capacity, towing, and power train reliability unless you find a killer deal on a 2010 Land Cruiser, but I don't see the value of buying new.

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Look for a used 2015 and pay just over half the MSRP.

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At what point are theses totally inaccurate cliched responses going to stop?

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1) as pointed out by Hermit Crab, they routinely sell for $15k+ off sticker; it's a number not based in reality. Which is an absolutely stupid practice for American manufacturers to continue in 2016 - no one else does this.

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Which means you're not going to be paying half of what a new once costs for a one year old model.

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Forbes has the Suburban on its list of new cars to avoid, LINK (slideshow). "It is expected to hold just 47% of its value after 4 years and 32% after 5..."

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And your own numbers make your advice bullshite.

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Thanks. January is perfect timing.

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The "New" Nissan Aramada is also releasing next month so you should see pretty big discounts on the previous generation of those soon as well.

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2015 LT for $35k

Are you telling me the MSRP for this LT wasn't close to $60k?

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Didn't bother reading my own post, or the rest of your own? Just about no one is paying MSRP for new. According to your very own words, MSRP is just a number not based in reality, right?

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It's gonna take me a few minutes to accurately build & price this on chevy.com so just hang tight and I'll really prove you wrong as shite.

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It doesn't matter what you build on their site, the number it spits out is meaningless according to you.