re: Suburban owners- do you like it?

I ( my wife’s car) had one in my previous life. I got it for the room and safety of my kids. Brought it home from dealership , loaded it to drive to D.C from Bentonville. Perfect for that . Would use to go get people from airport and event kind of things that were going on with my business at time . Was checking out of hotel in DC and mistakenly tried to get in secrect service vehicle. Scared the shite out of me. They were pretty understanding. I loved it , so did she.

Just look under the rear of one of the newer full size SUV's. Independent rear. No more solid axle under there.

Suburbans are great.

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Any different than the threads fellating imports?

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The line seems to be between vehicles built in union plants and non union plants, regardless of brand. Electrical failure rates were higher at UAW plants, regardless of brand, than at non UAW plants (I'm not finding the original study I looked up over a decade ago, nobody would pay attention anyway.) The foreign brands tend to get produced in right to work states. I didn't even tell you if I, or anyone I am related to, owned a Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, etc.

But my point remains, is that OP should seek independent, extensive reliability advice, and not from a forum full of bias to justify their own purchases. One can be wedded to any number of things in a vehicle that don't really matter, but it's on the buyer. shite, I built a house with a particular builder because the women loved how they styled the sink in the powder. Stupid as shite, but it blinded me (won't lie, ex wife) to other options. Try not to do that. Opening a thread here about vehicle brands is the equivalent of asking ford-trucks.com whether Fords are reliable or not. All anecdotal, given the population size, and not worth very much.

Ex wife's Explorer had the same V-6 as two of my trucks, and she had four fuel injectors fail, whereas none of my 12 injectors ever did. It was fun being 40 miles north of Waco when the last one happened.

No. Per a buddy who just bought his wife one.

It makes perfect sense to be able to buy what is basically a half ton (or even 3/4 ton truck) with a full length SUV body on it. Shame the EPA and CARB have all but ended that segment. Those 3/4 ton suburbans and excursions were the coolest and most practical thing rolling for a baw in louisiana with a big family and a big boat.

Three Chevys, four foreign vehicles (at least), and two Fords. You are one of the least consistent car guys I've even seen.

My first Suburban was a 1997. Have purchased 5 in all. All over 200K miles. It remember one needing a new fuel pump. Other than that honestly no repairs. It’s hard to believe really. Now I’ll admit they are expensive. My last one a 2022 Yukon XL Diesel 4 Wheel Drive was right at $80,000 but worth every cent. That Dura Max is so quiet and I get 24-25 MPG OVERALL.

I don’t know how you could buy a better vehicle. All were made at the Arlington, Texas plant if I recall.. My second vehicle is a 911 GTX Cabriolet and I swear I prefer the Yukon XL except on a pretty, clear day and a temperature between 60-80 degrees.

Anything built after about 2000 seems to be nearly invulnerable (given oil, etc.) Compared to the 1980 Datsun station wagon I drove in college, at least, lol. Carb fluid, that was a thing.

I've gotten almost 35MPG doing ... speeds potentially in great excess of posted limits on Texas roads with 70-75mpg hour limits. I do love that about a diesel, once you get it rolling, or just leave it sitting in idle, you expend almost nothing.

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All were made at the Arlington, Texas plant

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I don't when they shifted production there (it seems to be 2023), but you are right, they do Tahoe, Suburban, Escalade, and Yukon now. That may be a predictor of increased reliability.

2013 model with roughly 230k miles on it, love mine

It’s fairly new. Great so far. They are well built and tough as nails. Buy one if you like fast cars that feel really safe. You are in control with a new 911.

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The cargo area is nice but the 3rd row is very small and uncomfortable. I have 3 kids as well and looked into it. Went with the Expedition Max instead and found that it has more cargo space and more 3rd row leg room.

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Expedition Max owner here. Definitely more 3rd row legroom, but at the expense of cargo space. The Suburban clearly wins there