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Does the fact that I have this form mean that my order was accepted? I also have a Form that says "Submit Request For Order - Confirmation". It also shows the order number as being 6 letters, not numbers.
My concern is that my dealer has no info for me as to a TPW or if there are any constraints holding up my order. I know that it has been posted before on we can find out how to track an order.
I would appreciate any good insight and facts.
'01 YXL
Jon
The poll can be found at the GMSUV forum on delphi.com at http://www.delphi.com/GMSUV
(Note To Florida Voters: You can only vote once and the results will be certified immediately upon the close of the poll. NO MANUAL RECOUNTS!)
Has anyone experienced the Autoride? Is it worth $600 if we only trailer our boat 3 or 4 times a year? Is it on constraint because they can't make it work?
I can't believe I will continue to have to listen to Veggie Tales because GM does not offer rear audio controls with the front bench seat. Does anyone know of an after-market option?
Thanks for all the great information. Now if I can just find a great deal, I will soon be trucking!
unable to find 800 number to check on XL order, can you provide ?
Thanks
Mike/DFW
Autoride is a must, whether you tow or not...I've moved many objects in the last six months and Autoride levels the truck out no matter what...It's probably the best feature of the vehicle...
Bill
Sandy
Try www.bnsf.com
Zzack
Your truck will arrive at the railyard in Dacula, GA (off of Hwy. 316 past Lawrenceville and Gwinett County airport).
Clifford
Thanks Pete
You answered my questions about 3 weeks ago about your experiences ordering in the D/FW area.
I am finally going this Friday to place my order and wanted to know if you had any updates to how your order with Freeman is going.
To everyone else out there,
Thanks again for all the hints, tips, and tricks to getting what you want for a fair price. I hope to spend some time on Cliff's website one more time before Friday to review all the great stuff he has posted before I finally take the plunge.
Wish me Luck!!!
Thanks in advance.
If anyone has a suggestion for a poll question, please feel free to send it to me.
Clifford Martin
Order placed Oct 26. Entered Nov3. As of Nov 20, order not accepted yet, (no tentative production week). My guess is that build week will probably not be until middle of Jan, due to 1-2 week shutdown at assembly plants, however, am unsure of shutdown schedule at Mexico plant. Thus far, no complaints with dealer. Am trying to avoid being impatient. Happy hunting !
Mike DFW
R. Spaedy
I am an Arizona resident and have ordered a 2001 Yukon with a possible bi-fuel alternative fuel vehicle conversion kit to be installed. I am trying to determine the the advantages and disadvantages of a propane vs. a cng bi-fuel vehicle. Is there anyone that would have knowledge or experience with regards to these types of vehicles?
Thanks in advance,
Richard
The second row captains seats do fold flat, to make a large flat area behind the drivers seat. The entire floor is not flat when both second row seats are down, in a gap exists about a foot wide between the two second row folded seats.
Since soy sauce is salt + water, it seems to me it is very very bad combination for a vehicle.
I am worried about corrosion especially.
Do you know how to clean up this mess? I want to remove the carpet on cargo area for clean up.
Do you know how to remove carpet from cargo area? Should unscrew cargo-tie bolts to remove carpet?
Do you know how to remove plastic cover (it seems there is a rear area heater inside) on the side of the cargo area?
Ant suggestion appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
-John
Go to the NHTSA's web site, click on Complaints, and look under 2000 Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons and Yukon XL's. You can limit the search to Tire Complaints.
I think that you will be surprised (shocked may be a better word) at the number of complaints related to Firestone tire problems.
The bottom line is that GM is selling you crap that it knows is dangerous. Typical Big 3 BS.
They probably make $100 bucks a car in additional profit by selling us Deathstones instead of a better, safer tire, like Michelins.
The GM bean counters add it up -- they still make a huge profit even if they have to pay $2 mil in wrongful death suits here and there (more than 5 years down the road since GM will delay, fight and endlessly appeal all suits and do whatever they can to avoid paying a nickel).
But that doesn't mean that we have to fall into the trap. Take the Firestones off your truck and put something else on. Those who continue to fool themselves with statements like "I've never had a problem" will change their tune soon enough when the first Firestone fails catastrophically. Why wait?
So long as we as customers continue to buy the product why should GM change policies. After all they are not in business for our benefit, but for their own benefit.
The above only applies to new buyers, not those who purchased before the firestone problems came to light. Those people were not able to make an informed decision and relied on GM to their detriment.
My bottom line, still waiting to get an order accepted for an 8.1L with 1SD and I'll probably pitch the tires after accepting delivery.
While it looks like just about every Firestone light truck tire is defective, regardless of where it was made, tread separation is not causing vehicles (like the Tahoe and Suburban) to roll over. Hence, the NHTSA appears to be cutting Firestone a break by limiting the recalls and thus allowing it the chance to stay in business.
In doing so, GM, Firestone and the NHTSA are playing poker with our lives, all for the benefit of big business.
Do I sound too much like Nader?
To those commenting on the Firestone tires - even if the tires were safe, how can you trust the company! They lied to the consumers, which resulted in numerous deaths to innocent victims. As to the performance of the tires, I can tell you from first hand experience that the Firestones on the XL ride TERRIBLE!!!! You can actually feel every bump and pothole in the road. These tires make the XL ride like a heavy duty truck. After a couple of days on these "Tombstones", I changed out the tires to Michelins ( LTX 265-75-R16's ). The difference in the ride is incredible. It feels like you'r driving a car.I'm glad I made the switch, it really was worth the extra cost.
Rocko
Thanks. Doug P.
For a XL try Barry's in Middletown R.I.Talk to Charlie there I order mine there in Garnet Red. But not as good a deal as Ralph's .But I wanted an XL.
I placed an order on 10/11/00 for a for a YXL 2500, 2wd, 6.0L, 1sd, liftgate, Polo Green, at $1200 over invoice and 1% advertizing fee.
My order was accepted on 10/20/00 with a TPW of 12/11/00. As of today the TPW is still valid and there are no constraints to hold up the build date. That's 9 weeks from order date to build date.
What made this happen for me was careful research, most of which I learned here on this great web site and from the work that Clifford Martin has posted.
Learning about dealer allocations and which type of dealers would have the most available, allowed me to negotiate from a position of strength. Go to a dealer who sells a lot of SUV's and trucks vs. a dealer who sells mostly cars. They will have more allocations and be willing to give you a better deal than the dealer who only has a few allocations on Yukons or Suburbans.
I spoke with a lot of GMC fleet managers in So. CA and got a wide range of B.S. pricing. But, when the $ was on the table, most were not willing to let me walk out the door. $1500 over was possible at most of the dealers & the adv. fee. But the reason that I picked the dealer that I did was their no nonsense guaranty of available allocations and $1200. over invoice.
The issue of Firestones has not been settled yet. But i'm sure that if I send a few customers their way - I might see a set of Michelins.
Contact me and I will give you the name of an excellent GMC Fleet Mgr. here in Southern CA.
Jay
I would be interested in pros and cons on the 2WD and Autoride. Also anything on the Limited Slip and Electronic Traction Assist on the Yukon XL. Thanks.
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