AMA about this Tahoe

"yamahog" (yamahog) 12/03/2015 at 16:15 • Filed to: Tehhoe

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I had a Silverado 2500 reserved, but got $67k worth of 4x4 LTZ package carpool heaven instead. Can’t say it’s the sexiest thing I’ve brought home, and I’m sure a few Oppos (or their parents) may even own one, but it is rather enjoyable in its own right. Ask away!

finn's arm > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:17

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How much of a discount did you get off list? I’ve always wanted a Tahoe...

Nerd-Vol > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:20

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How much of a hoe is it?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:20

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Why will GM not build a Duraburban or Tamax?

Jcarr > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:22

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What kind of heroic trek are you embarking upon that necessitates the use of a Silverado/Tahoe instead of the Camaro?

Takuro Spirit > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:22

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How wide is it, like, really?

Nibby > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:23

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Do you prefer the Tahoe front end or the Silverado’s?

I wish they’d go back to keeping the Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/Yukon XL front ends the same as the Silverado/Sierra’s

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:23

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How many storage holes and cubby spots are in it that can fit an adult hedgehog?

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:25

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I’ve valeted a few of its Escalade and have noticed that the interior a leaps and bounds better than the older ones. Did the decent interiors make their way down to the Tahoe too?

shop-teacher > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:26

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I rented the previous gen back in March, which was not what I’d reserved and I was not happy about it. Much to my surprise, I ended up loving it. What a great highway cruiser!

How’s the cargo space with the 3rd row folded down? Would it be worth the $55k it’d take to buy the one as I’d option it, in your personal opinion?

yamahog > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 12/03/2015 at 16:31

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Many! Lots of storage, even a Cadillac-style secret cubby behind the touchscreen.

yamahog > shop-teacher 12/03/2015 at 16:32

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This one has the one-touch folding third row, which seems very convenient. I’ve carted around 5 grown adults all very comfortable.

yamahog > Takuro Spirit 12/03/2015 at 16:33

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Honestly not too bad. Backed it into a spot between two trucks this morning and still had room to fully open the doors.

yamahog > Jcarr 12/03/2015 at 16:34

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The Camaro is in storage for the winter :( and this beats the hell out of my winter beater.

yamahog > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 12/03/2015 at 16:36

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I’m not a big fan of the beige color in this particular one, but it is really nice. Leather heated and cooled seats, heated wheel, and shifter fits nicely in the hand. Wood trim throughout as well.

pjhusa > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:37

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Rental?

yamahog > Nibby 12/03/2015 at 16:37

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I’m a big fan of the blacked-out Silverados:

The Tahoe face is... growing on me. Lol

yamahog > finn's arm 12/03/2015 at 16:39

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Didn’t buy it, just driving it for the week. Not sure if there are any current incentives.

Takuro Spirit > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:40

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I don’t know what this lady/guy’s problem was. It was hilarious though.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:44

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How many states can you see while sitting in the driver seat?

Nibby > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:44

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needs more yellow

Jcarr > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:45

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There was a black on black Custom Sport Plus at one of our local dealers for a while and it looked incredible.

PushToStart > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 16:47

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Ok, so I drove one of these once, and you had to mash the shit out of the gas pedal to get it to accelerate, is this one that way too or was the one I was driving just weird?

Also, the turning radius was really impressive considering how big it was...

JustAnotherG6 > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 17:19

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These still seem like the perfect candidate for a chop and a channel to turn it back into what GM should still be producing: A wagon that can tow.

PS9 > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 17:24

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No more Camaro? Say it ain’t so...

Jonathan Harper > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 17:41

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Is that a Tahoe?

yamahog > Jonathan Harper 12/03/2015 at 17:43

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Yes indeed!

Jonathan Harper > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 17:45

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KNEW IT!

yamahog > PushToStart 12/03/2015 at 17:46

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I agree with your assessment. This one has the cylinder deactivation, but even when it’s using all cylinders I was still a bit surprised by how much throttle it wanted to get moving. It does get out of its own way pretty well, at least.

yamahog > Takuro Spirit 12/03/2015 at 17:50

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LOL just watched. This thing even has lane departure warnings, no excuses!

yamahog > Nerd-Vol 12/03/2015 at 17:50

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TEH HOE

yamahog > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 12/03/2015 at 17:51

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No idea :/

yamahog > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/03/2015 at 17:51

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Most of the Midwest.

yamahog > PS9 12/03/2015 at 17:51

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Still more Camaro! Just tucked away for a winter’s nap.

yamahog > pjhusa 12/03/2015 at 17:52

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Perks of the jerb... Engineer.

SonorousSpeedJoe > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 18:14

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Y U NO SUBURBAN?

Also, how’s the MagneRide?

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 18:16

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Neat! How’s the NVH?

Heated steering on this car (or available?)

Dusty Ventures > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 18:33

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Will it rally?

Serious question: Have you towed with it? How does it behave?

Serious serious question: Will it rally?

DasWauto > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 18:42

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My parents had the previous 2 generations of Yukon, they did not opt for making it a threepeat when car-searching this summer. I hope this one doesn’t suffer from the long(ish)-term quality issues that the previous gen did/does.

In many ways I always liked the ‘06 more than the ‘11 too. Steering in the old truck was better despite having a slower ratio and bigger turning ratio. Old truck had real sterring feel, new truck required effort to centre from tight turns sometimes, it was wooden/sticky all while being overassisted at the same time. Hate the squishy throttle in the ‘11. Old transmission was smoother, despite having 2 less ratios (iirc).

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 18:47

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So the grass is greener on the other side by being an engineer!

Leon711 > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 19:32

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I went to the US last year for the first time, I saw plenty of these, the question is why were they all this red? I mean all of them were red.

pjhusa > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 19:34

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So... company car?

What type of engineer? I've always wanted to be one.

shop-teacher > Leon711 12/03/2015 at 20:03

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That’s weird. Usually they’re white, black, or silver.

yamahog > pjhusa 12/03/2015 at 21:44

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No, not a company car in the typical sense. More like a free week-long rental out of whatever’s on hand.

My formal background is in aerospace engineering, and I work in body/exterior now.

yamahog > Leon711 12/03/2015 at 21:46

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Not sure. FWIW, this crystal red tint is a premium color, so maybe dealers like having them on the lot?

yamahog > Dusty Ventures 12/03/2015 at 21:48

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Lol :P from what I can tell in a suburban setting, I think it would be competent on dirt. I haven’t gotten to tow anything with it, but it has the full towing package. Maybe I’ll have to hook up my trailer and give it a whirl.

yamahog > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 12/03/2015 at 21:51

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Yes on the heated steering, but it’s mostly on the lower half of the wheel which is weird. NVH seems pretty dang good but then again I’m also used to really crappy NVH.

yamahog > DasWauto 12/03/2015 at 21:53

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This one has 14xxx miles on it so far, no idea if it’s had to go in for service or anything in that time, but I haven’t noticed the issues your older ones had.

yamahog > SonorousSpeedJoe 12/03/2015 at 21:54

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Didn’t get to pick! and the ride is verrrr nice, even on Detroit roads.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 21:58

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That is odd with the wheel... I love Heated Steering wheel as a feature! My current DD spoiled me... It was an option but mine didn’t have it... So I bought a steering wheel on ebay with the heat, figured out the wiring diag and attempted to install.

When I was done, I keyed the car to Ignition ON and pressed the button and the car started... That startled me. I double checked my work and found out the signal wire I tapped into was for the ignition switch. I fixed it and perfect steering wheel heat over the last 3 years!

DasWauto > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 22:04

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That was just the driving characteristics I didn’t like. The A/C on the ‘11 died 3 times (lines twice, condensor, maybe a compressor too) before it was traded at ~80k miles, it also had issues with the stereo and blew out the brake lines in that time. Mind you, the ‘06 also lost the brakes once, we live in a tough environment, but that happened at more than double the miles. The newer truck also had a shitty creaky/rattly interior. I do believe that last bit is decidedly old-GM though.

SonorousSpeedJoe > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 22:11

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Yeah, IDK why I asked that first question when I already know the answer LOL. Good to hear that the MagneRide is worth it.

yamahog > DasWauto 12/03/2015 at 22:20

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Woof :( can’t fault your folks for not getting a third.

pjhusa > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 22:26

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cooooool

so you rent when you need?

yamahog > pjhusa 12/03/2015 at 22:30

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nah... once per quarter, 12 weeks in advance for this pool of cars.

DasWauto > DasWauto 12/03/2015 at 22:33

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*turning radius, not turning ratio

fuck.

pjhusa > yamahog 12/03/2015 at 22:45

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I see. So are they company-owned?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > yamahog 12/04/2015 at 08:03

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I recall with the GMT800 platform, the main issue was the fact that the Allison transmission was physically larger than the 4L80E, so the cab got raised another inch or so on the pickups. Hence why with the Vortec 8100, you got the 4L80E in the 2500 Burban, and the Allison 1000 in the pickup.

But then again, GM *did* do a detuned Duramax and 4L85E in the Express van...

So in conclusion:

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