What's the image of a Tahoe?

"Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore" (reivax-rotciv)
09/23/2019 at 04:50 • Filed to: None

I DO NOT LIVE IN US, just making it clear. Was wondering how a Tahoe is seen, image/status wise. I guess it isn’t fancy and used a lot by the government. But what is the “stereotype”, or the main buyer profile of these cars?

DISCUSSION (15)

12and35 > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 05:19

Lol... my mom has a ALC one.... You’re either a gun tottin’ yeehaw or taking kids to school kinda person. That’s my personal opinion. Check my posts and you can see the thing she owns....and no she doesn’t have a gun....or I’m lying... maybe...

CB > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 05:25

Soccer mom, wannabe cop, or actually cop.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > CB
09/23/2019 at 05:46

Don’t forget limo / Uber driver.

USUSGTO > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 07:09

Really d e pends on what par t of the US. In Cali fornia it may carry a different p erception, than in Texas.

You probably are familiar that

Tahoe < Yukon < Yukon Denali < Escall ade, mainly becaise of GMC > CHevy and Cadillac > GMC. Besids the fact that GMC tends to offer superior options than Chevy.

Th at being said,

My neighborhood has 24 or so houses and besides our Li ncoln Navigator L , there are 4 Escallades - 2 of them ESVs, and there are 6 Yukon XL, and I think most of them Denali versions. And 2 suburbans and 2 T ahoes.

These households also tend to have other “cars” or trucks.

Tahoe is considered the E ntry level FULL SIZE SUV.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 07:46

its for stay at home moms to driv e to the nail salon and back. with 6 empty seats while the kids are at school. It may be used to wait at the bus stop when it rains to hold her 2 children.

Ssfancyfresh > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 07:49

We have a Tahoe. At the pre-school drop off, you would swear that these are the children of diplomats or secret agents by the number of large black SUV’s lined up at the front door.

It’s a mom car. More specifically, mom had 2 kids and didn’t want a minivan but felt a midsize crossover was too small or unsafe. It’s stupid.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 07:54

Salt Life stickers but never been on the ocean or if you have a boat it’s only a bay boat. Soccer moms, cops, wants to be cool like a cop (more expensive alternative to white crown vics).

Oddly as I'm typing this I noticed my tempered glass screen protector has a nice crack in it.

Spanfeller is a twat > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 08:01

Here if you have a Tahoe it just means you chickened out of having a Suburban and you couldn’t afford a Denali

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 08:46

I honesty don’t see them. Like they stand out to me as much as any Crossover does. I guess to me I means “I’m very boring, but I make enough money that I wouldn’t be caught dead in a Nissan Rouge.” Like every other Chevy I assume the owner is very Patriotic.

Altho it’s sister car the GMC Yukon did come in Purple for a time and when I see a purple one I assume that person is pretty dang cool.

InFierority Complex > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 08:50

I know that the two door Tahoe is the absolute bestest

Kinja'd!!!

Ash78, voting early and often > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 09:01

Under 10 years old: Often an u pper-class person trying to act sort-of-middle-class. But most are just huge luxury trucks .

Over 10 years old: Varies widely, but where I live it’s often a high school kid’s first vehicle. My next-door neighbor is a contractor and does actual work with his (carries multiple ladders, table saws, transports cabinets, etc)

Our police force loves them for the reliability and size. They are still buying new ones, while many police have switched to Ford Explorers now.

There’s probably not a single American car that transcends class/purpose more than Tahoe, IMO.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 09:27

Soccor mom SUV, or the family truckster that tows the boat or racecar on the weekends. They’re also occasionally used as cop cars.

WildlyMild > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 09:32

Around here in the Minneapolis twin cities suburbs they are the “easy” choice for people who think its a stout strong vehicle that can haul people and things with stupid high resale value. But the short wheelbase rigs are kinda rare’ish.

Actual contractors have moved on to the F150's cause they’re kinda, hate to say it, overpriced junk

450X_FTW > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 10:02

When you make enough money to not own a minivan, moms want the Tahoe.

Shift24 > Oppenheimer - not missing my shitboxes anymore
09/23/2019 at 10:18

I agree with Ash78.

But I would stipulate more towards 5 years.

They have always been beasts. They are the iconic soccer mom SUV along with its big brother the suburban. They also have 4runner/Tacoma level of resale value.

They are super basic and reliable, it’s hard to find older ones lower than 200k miles. Its always been a GM s mall block v8.

Also why cops love them here. They are big and comfortable and will move mountains for you when asked.

The trio (T ahoe and/or S uburban /Yukon/Escalade) are seen as a you have made it kind of car in the US as the even the base tahoe runs $50k.

To sum them up though they are the definition of excess and might of American automobiles, versatile and practical when put to use, and the toughness /reliability of a V8.