Thinking of trading in the truck for a Tahoe...crazy?

PontiacHO said:
That’s hopeful. The 5.3 is on the weak side for a big SUV. Axe me how I know…..
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I have had my 2016 5.3 Tahoe for almost 10 years and 190K miles and do not agree the 5.3 is weak. Been everywhere with it.

I would have bought a Suburban or Yukon XL but in summer months spend a lot of time in NYC and parking would be tight [even in a lot of parking garages] in Manhattan,Queens and Brooklyn.

I would not have a issue buying one with over 100K miles as long as I can see all the service records.
 
Thermo1223 said:
There is but the constant short tripping to work has me thinking that is a bad idea.
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As long as you take it for some highway runs weekly, it should be fine. I daily drive a Ram 2500 diesel, and I work in the city. I drive about 42 miles round trip daily, including stop-and-go. Can’t beat the diesel mpg on trips and when highway cruising. And the best/worst part is I don’t tow anything (yet); I just drive a lot (vacations/hunting etc.). That 3.0 Duramax gets excellent fuel economy and may serve you well.
 
Tahoe4Life said:
I have had my 2016 5.3 Tahoe for almost 10 years and 190K miles and do not agree the 5.3 is weak. Been everywhere with it.

I would have bought a Suburban or Yukon XL but in summer months spend a lot of time in NYC and parking would be tight [even in a lot of parking garages] in Manhattan,Queens and Brooklyn.

I would not have an issue buying one with over 100K miles as long as I can see all the service records.
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Trailer a 4000 lb boat up a ramp and in stop a go traffic and then you will understand why I say the 5.3 in a heavy SUV or truck is weak….
 
Tahoe4Life said:
I have had my 2016 5.3 Tahoe for almost 10 years and 190K miles and do not agree the 5.3 is weak. Been everywhere with it.

I would have bought a Suburban or Yukon XL but in summer months spend a lot of time in NYC and parking would be tight [even in a lot of parking garages] in Manhattan,Queens and Brooklyn.

I would not have an issue buying one with over 100K miles as long as I can see all the service records.
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The numbers are available at time of purchase - I posted them.
Anyone worried about slick boat ramps and a fairly heavy boat should get the max trailering package - and that includes the 2 speed transfer case …
 
If passenger capacity is more important than bed capacity a Tahoe is a great option to a pickup. Not at all a bad choice.

Having carried a bunch of people around in the third row of a 01 suburban the seats above axle move around a lot and people got car sick.
I had one little gal puke her guts out 3 hours into a 5 hour trip. It was considered punishment to ride in the back or the unlucky seat.

Whether the 5.3 is enough depends entirely on what you are doing with it.

6 speed version - full up peeps, fuel, and cargo, 4wd , max weight on the hitch heading into the high desert hills when it's 110 outside you'll be wishing for the 6.2 - doesn't sound like thats you though.

Driving the rents around town picking up and dropping off grandma from bingo its a great mill and moves the rig around with authority.
 
Buy what you want - but your advice fits nothing discussed.

Ok! The topic Police! If you don’t want but certain insights then don’t post your business on an open forum.
 
my wife and I debated this hard about 12 years ago. We each had 2 kids when we got married. We looked at the Tahoe and the expedition and found the 3rd row in the years we were seeing was better in the minivans. The full-size SUVs look better from a “in style” pov and minivans had the stigma then too, but we bought a used minivan *and our kids thanked us* because they didn’t want to sit in the back of an expedition.

We ran the wheels off the thing and then sold it for about what we paid for it 5 years later. I kinda liked having a mid-life minivan because it was just the family beater and nobody’s fashion symbol. 3 out of 4 of them learned to drive in it and it was great for that. Visibility, handling, FWD.

I drove a similar model in DC for several years in the snow - FWD with half decent tires was all it needed. In bad snows, airing the fronts down to 12 psi got me home in some nasty stuff.

I have no desire to have one in my life right now, but as I get older if we found ourselves doing any kind of grandkid duty, I could certainly see it. The recent AWD sienna rental I had was quite agreeable.
 
We had 3 kids and always got captain’s chairs - the smallest kid passed through the middle and had the 3rd row alone - in fact demanded it …
Once in a great while we used a hitch mounted carrier for a cooler so that just travel bags went in the cargo space …
We also had a big soft sided roof carrier … only used that helping folks move.
She never wanted to maneuver a Chevy Subdivision - still does not … 😵‍💫
 
PontiacHO said:
Buy what you want - but your advice fits nothing discussed.

Ok! The topic Police! If you don’t want but certain insights then don’t post your business on an open forum.
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We start by reading what the OP/others post - and the questions asked and how the OP answered … Like will you tow? Nope …
I tow 4600# … CKN tows 5000# … If I did more - I’d get the diesel before the 6.2L … We don’t do that cat thing …
Again, boat ramps are about traction …
 
Our order was accepted by GM last Friday, took between 3 and 4 weeks to go from prelim to accepted.

We went against the grain. Since it’s a high country it’s necessarily a 6.2 (didn’t consider diesel).

Going from a full sized crossover SUV (‘11 Enclave) to a truck SUV is exciting. In 2011 it was the reverse. Ride comfort was a priority and when I got a 2011 Tahoe loaner I remarked that it had less cargo. At the same time I said this is a V8 and isn’t lacking in power and torque like the Enclave. Flash forward to a 2016 Suburban loaner and I thought wait a sec this is getting better mpgs? What the? So the seed was planted that one day we’d get a Tahoe (current 2021+ Tahoe has about the same cargo as a 2016-2020 Suburban). Did look at Escalade and Yukon and somehow feel those are not us, maybe just a little too flashy. Don’t like the vertical screen in the Yukon. Nit picking but don’t like the Caddy exhaust tips lol (they are all fake duals but the Chevy square offset dual tips look cool to me).

Air ride and magnetic ride control is something I’m eager to experience (test vehicle didn’t have it). Can’t wait to put our Walmart bike rack on and see that 7 pin. Maybe some day we’ll use the brake controller and get one of them fancy weight distributing hitch systems. Hey some folks experience their mid life crises in the AARP year 😊 (joking we were forced to get a new car as old one total loss)
 
John105 said:
Our order was accepted by GM last Friday, took between 3 and 4 weeks to go from prelim to accepted.

We went against the grain. Since it’s a high country it’s necessarily a 6.2 (didn’t consider diesel).

Going from a full sized crossover SUV (‘11 Enclave) to a truck SUV is exciting. In 2011 it was the reverse. Ride comfort was a priority and when I got a 2011 Tahoe loaner I remarked that it had less cargo. At the same time I said this is a V8 and isn’t lacking in power and torque like the Enclave. Flash forward to a 2016 Suburban loaner and I thought wait a sec this is getting better mpgs? What the? So the seed was planted that one day we’d get a Tahoe (current 2021+ Tahoe has about the same cargo as a 2016-2020 Suburban). Did look at Escalade and Yukon and somehow feel those are not us, maybe just a little too flashy. Don’t like the vertical screen in the Yukon. Nit picking but don’t like the Caddy exhaust tips lol (they are all fake duals but the Chevy square offset dual tips look cool to me).

Air ride and magnetic ride control is something I’m eager to experience (test vehicle didn’t have it). Can’t wait to put our Walmart bike rack on and see that 7 pin. Maybe some day we’ll use the brake controller and get one of them fancy weight distributing hitch systems. Hey some folks experience their mid life crises in the AARP year 😊 (joking we were forced to get a new car as old one total loss)
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Mag ride shocks are great but understand replacing a pair may cost you $2500 or more
 
4WD said:
The 5.3L makes 355 HP and 383 PF torque - towing 5K is practical with these - even though it’s rated a fair amount higher … I have both the 6 speed and 10 speed - the extra gears brings a smooth delivery of power …
The 6.2L is only going to add fuel costs …
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“recommends” 91 octane
 
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