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1. Drives much better than my 2002 Yukon
2. Rear camera boots too slow after start to be effective
3. One tire pressure monitor reads 8lbs low - causes idiot light when cold
4. Electric rear door and rear seats are a big waste - car wash guys can't figure out how to open rear, motors under seat take up too much room.
5. With rear seats removed, remaining tracks don't allow things to lay flat
6. Middle row seats aren't removeable, and may get in the way of larger items
7. Nav and radio system are a pain to use when driving - too many features blocked when moving
8. Nav warning screen is really annoying
9. V8/V4 seems to work well - concerned with future performance
10. Battery voltage indicator seems to randomly be between 10 or 14volts - no correlation to the real voltage
11. Nav system - when using to guide you, provides split screen with map and list of next offramps - no way to turn off list and just display map (too small to use)
12. Impressed with Nav details and accuracy in town, but not impressed with ability to find shortest route (from LA to Big Bear - wanted to take me 100miles out of the way - not even close to right)
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More about fuel mileage .. With the DIC turned to instant fuel mileage .. watch the readout when the AC is cycled ON then OFF. .. It uses a lot more HP than you think!
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Item #9: The heart of the new V8/V4 system is the lifters! .. For future performance & long engine life there is nothing more important than changing your oil!
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Item #4: Power rear door .. IMHO it's great!
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Item #6: For larger items .. I have been using various size trailers & types for years! .. It saves a lot of wear & tear from being put on your vehicle.
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Item #4: IMO .. it's better to have a larger seat motors than ones that are too small that could burn or wear out premature.
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FYI .. I did not order the NAV, rear camera, & 3rd seats.
.. BUT .. the XM SAT radio & with Bose speakers and with the steering wheel controls IS .. The best GM sound system that I ever had!!
P.S. The spare is a Goodyear Wangler but the others are Bridgestone. Strange?
1. ASF – Head Curtain Side Air Bag
2. UVC – Rear Camera
3. UVB – Nav Radio (forces rear entertainment system DVD)
4. U3U – Nav Radio – (not compatible with rear entertainment system DVD)
5. UD7 – Rear Park Assist
6. RCS – 20 inch Chrome Wheels
Looks like it is going to be a long summer, I ordered my LTZ on 4/11/06 figure it took the dealer 5 days to get the order in the system, it is very unlikely that it will be picked up for production and assigned a build date by 5/15/06.
I will wait patiently, this is my 3-vehicle purchase from this dealer, he treats me very well, gave me a great deal, far below anything I have been able to find locally in Albany NY, on this or any other site. He is a hungry mid-size dealer in Vermont, I actually have to travel 2 hours to his location, but it is well worth the trip. If you are contemplating a purchase in the north east, I strongly suggest you contact at Hand Chevrolet – Volkswagen in Manchester Vermont.
1) Gas mileage
Watching the price of gas jump 30-50 cents in a month, with talk of it being $4/gallon this summer makes me reconsider. I see that people are reporting anywhere from 12 to 19 mpg w/ the Tahoe. Driving 16,000 miles a year at $3/gallon, thats a $3428 a year or $285/month avg, assuming 14 miles to a gallon. At $4/gallon, that comes to $380/month. Good googly. When i compare that to say 20 miles a gallon for a Highlander, it comes to $200/month @ 3/gal or $266/month @ 4/gal. A $1000 or $1300 a year diff between the two.
2) Prior chevy owner experience
Waaaaaay back in the day i had a '88 Chevy Blazer. Horrific and expensive maintenance experience. And in retrospect, the reliability was confirmed by lots of black dots on the consumer reports reviews for that car. I had sworn off US cars at that point.
So here i am looking at another Chevy that i had sworn off. And it happens to be a first year production run at that. I think the HL is a tad small and very plain, but with decent mpg and cheaper. The Tahoe a bit big, but a real nice ride... with an unknown maintenance record. Having said all that, do you have any advice for this pillar of indecision?
Dave
Original order date was 2-17-06 with a build date of 3-20-06.
BTW what's the phone number you are using for Chevy customer service? Thanks.
By the way, I've owned 5 new Suburbans over the past 11 years and my trade is an '05 Toyota 4-Runner. I like the Toyota, but it's way too small after 10 years in a Suburban.
"If you ever have to use your brakes while traveling greater than 40 MPH, you are probably doing something wrong"
What you might be doing wrong is:
1. Traveling too close to the car ahead of you.
2. Waiting too long to back off the gas when approaching a stoplight/stop sign.
3. Not looking far enough ahead and reacting to something taking place.
4. Accelerating too quickly in traffic.
5. Just plain going too fast for the road conditions.
You would be amazed at what effect the 40 MPH rule has on fuel consumption. I would guess 15 to 25% depending on the driver.
Basically what you are doing is driving like a hybrid in that you are not converting your fuel energy to heat given off by the brakes. A hybrid driving right next to you will get no better fuel economy than you will if you are not using your brakes!!!!
I used a large dealership in the DFW area and when asked if they had seen many of these, I was told by my salesman that he'd seen only 3 or 4 in the past month, and he was one of their top salespeople. He said he was hoping he'd get one in the mail!
I suspect many people toss them out before they even know what they are. The mailing was a very nicely done, multi-page color brochure about the size of an envelope. I doubt that a dealer would be willing to honor one after a sale has been made because my husband went over to finish the deal and they wouldn't even begin the financing without having the coupon, which was with me. They started the paperwork once I showed up with it.
It made for a pretty good deal considering I got a total of $4,000 off my Tahoe!
I didn't like hearing the slight pinging up a hill with 87. I'll gladly pay the extra $4.00 per tank to keep it running smooth with 93.
Was surprised as it seems the new center console is wider than the old...which was already wide...this seems to have eaten into the seating space...also they just didn't seem as comfortable...front or second row.
What would you do? (Strategies for Smart Car Buyers)
Steve, Host
Anyway, just based on the way they function with my truck I wouldn't be surprised that there's no automatic function on the 07 vehicles. (There is a setting for the curb view auto-tilt in there though.)