Congrats! It looks sharp!
I love mine--it's the perfect boat toter. :D

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The nav. Is big in the truck, I wouldn't buy a truck without it

Yeah, but we don't ever go anywhere and VA roads are simple!

I apologize, Mark - I owed you a PM back. My wife just liked the look of the Tahoe better and also wanted something with lower mileage.

Thanks man - should tow the CIG nicely.....:grinser010::grinser010:

Hey looks like a nice truck, can't go wrong with chevrolet or gmc, good luck !

Congrats on the new Tahoe !!!!! :ernaehrung004:

I put a higher stall converter in the last one the wife drove , really woke it up

Congrats on the new ho! I have an 08 3LT with 4 buckets, rear bench. Works great with 3 kids, room for them to move around (getting to their seats) without moving a seat. The nav and dvd is awsome. As for aftermarket add ons, headrest monitors are cool, but the electronics will never be as well integrated as the factory system. I can listen to the radio, 1 kid can watch and listen to the movie, and the other kid can listen to a different radio station. Helps keep everyone happy. Giving them control over their own rear heat and ac is great too.
You made a good choice!

Had it for about 24 hours now and absolutely LOVE it. One of my better purchases.....

Towed the boat last weekend with the wifes Denali, was a bit worried at first because it sat so low with the tounge hooked up. Once I started rolling the load leveling suspension cranked up and leveled us out. Truck was surprising stable towing this big fat cow (boat not wife). Has nav and rear dvd, and rear heated seats. The rear dvd with the wireless headphones is a godsent for long trips, sometimes I watch movies with the little one and make the wifey drive haha. The 6.0 is great for power, but we averaged about 6.0 MPG towing!

I actually like that the seats come out, compared to our Lincoln which folds in the floor but not flat! With the seats out in the GMC and the fronts folded we have a nice flat area that will even fit a full sheet of plywood. The Linclon has a rear center console and the 3rd folds to about a 15 degree angle at best, PIA!

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What's the mpg with these things. Thinking about getting one. My wife has an edge now and with two kids we could use a little more room. I like the idea of 3rd row seating. Thanks jason.

My wife has been getting about 16 so far. She doesn't drive it hard, but it has the V8/V6/V4 mode option so if you really wanted to focus your efforts you could probably do a little better....

That is exactly what I get... 16 on my old and new. It is worse if you use the E85 fuel. :( But on the bright side, E85 is $3.12 per gallon which on average will save you $23 every time you fill up! :)

Well not really.. my buddies Tahoe on E85 is horrible on fuel, like 10 mpg if lucky, and E-85 here is not much cheaper then regular. Any savings was eaten up by the crap gas mileage on e85.

ugh...i knew the mileage on E85 was worse than regular but I didn't know it was 10mpg! That's pretty bad... Here in CA (in my area) E85 is at $3.12 per gallon and regular is $4.19.

The Tahoe has a 24 gallon tank. Looks like the cost per mile when using regular is about: $.26 and on E85 it's $.31 (based on CA gas prices).

Guess i'm sticking with regular!!!!! haha :) not to mention finding an E85 station in Southern Cali is like trying to find a needle in a haystack... you have to fill up cans of gas and store them in your garage to justify the drive to even get the gas! lol

We have a 2010 tahoe with 14000 love the truck but when engine goes from v8 to v4 and it shifts to 6th gear there is a horrible vibration. We had a chevy engineer came to drive the tahoe and they say there is no repair for the truck. I am now trying to figure out if we trade it back in or wait to see if they come up with fix. The truck shifts great in manual mode.

were in the same boat, have a 6 month old and it's kinda of a pain with my wife's car, I can see going to the beach will be a real pain, it's paid off though so it's nice not having a payment, but it would be real nice to walk into a dealer and put 15-20K down on a Tahoe.

just curious what is the max that you would tow comfortably with a Tahoe? (not what their rated for)

Our boat/trailer/gear is around 5k and you know its be hind you, I would not want to pull much more on long trips.

I'm occasionally towing a Formula 260SS with my '08 Tahoe AWD with the larger engine option. Only 14K miles on the truck. Tows pretty well right at the towing limit around 7400 lbs with weight-distributing hitch and trunion bars, but you definately know it is back there. I upgraded to Hotchkis stabilizer bars front and rear, and keep tire pressures at max recommended which makes a huge difference in sway control. Also want to upgrade to the Bilstein shocks in the near future.

aesome vechiles...i recommend the all wheel drive models w the bigger engines ....if your keeping them for the long run. there is plenty of room for 2-3 kids and a dog and some groceys in back!!

they are safe and dont have a ton of problems and of course the GM trucks are rated the best for a reason by consumer digests and automotive magazines.

Expirence: I just sold my denali after 6-7 years it was a hell of a truck

who can post a pic for me of boat and trailer?

filling up cans of gas and storing is a major NO NO and i bet your homeowners will drop you real fast if they get wind of this!!!:party-smiley-004:

Have a 97 198k w/5.7 12-13 MPG, 05 208k w/5.3 13-14 mpg, wife has 08 135k W/5.3 (8-6-4) has a little more gear ratio 13-14 mpg. All are 4x4 Suburbans. 97 has 2 rear beanch seats and holds 8 people but a pain to get in the third seat. 05 has rear buckets and 3rd row bench (best combo) holds 7 people. 08 has rear buckets and 3rd row with 2 seats with cup holders in the center. Kids like the 05 best for long trips, one uses 2nd row and the other camps out in the 3rd row seat with more confort without the cup holders. No major issues with any of them. Have rented Tahoes and kids hated them, 3rd seat was unconfortable with leg room and didn't like the rear windows not going down all the way. Spoiled brats, I tell them about when I was a kid you sat in the back of a staion wagon looking out the rear window chocking on exhaust fumes.

Here are the computer stats off my wifes 09 Yukon, 5.3 flex fuel 2WD- 20 months of use = 37,237 miles, 2426.7 gallons of gas used = 15.344 MPG.

Truck never tows, 70% city/ 30% hwy guesstimation of use.

Congrats Eric.....just saw the thread. Faith had 2 Suburbans, a 1998 til 2003, and a 2003 that is still in the driveway. Great vehicles.

The Tahoe/Suburbans are great vehicles. the 5.3 is a very good engine, good fuel mileage and power. If I were to buy a new SUV ir would be a 4wd Surburban. I just like the extra length but the Tahoe is essentially the same. Buy with confidence. Keep up with the maintenance and it will last much longer than you want to keep it.

or you can get a blacked out lifted excursion.....:party-smiley-004: