Metro273

I plan on buying one of these bad boys sometime next year! I know, I know...it drinks gas but I need one cause of the road trips I do with the family and friends and also I move lots of family members around on the weekends! I will not be driving this beast everyday, just on the weekends. Btw, I'm NOT selling the Box to get it either...

What do some of you think and please, be nice!...

http://www.chevrolet.com/suburban/photogallery/

ack154

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Really need something THAT big? I mean, if you do, you do. Not much you can do about it. But how about something like a Forester or something?

preston2580

i think that it is a great car. i love chevy. what year are you looking at getting? cuz on the newer model they have that computer thing that shuts down the cylinders as your are cruising and my dads got better gas mileage than my tc

Metro273

I rented a Burban a few weeks ago for a road trip and my family and I fell in LOVE with it! When your just cruising along on the highway, the ecu will "kill" 4 cylinders to save gas. It's definitely BIG but it's awesome to have that guaranteed space, especially when you need to take your family/friends out.

Metro273

Not enough room in the Forester. Let's just say that some of my family members, including myself, are some heavy hitters... Plenty of needed room in Burban!

draxcaliber

its a chevy...it is still garbage, get a toyota or nissan instead.

ack154

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Sequoia would be the option there I think... but good god are those things huge. They look just monstrous.

Metro273

That's what I like about it! My 2nd brother has a '96 Tahoe and my younger brother has a '95 Suburban...so it's my turn to get a beast in my family!

LBTC

I would go for the New Tahoe, now it's a good time to get big vehicles, cash backs and employee discounts can save you alot of $$$$

Metro273

Thanks for the comment! I'll be buying a pre-owned model, an LTZ to be exact. If I buy it next year, it'll probably be an '07 but hopefully an '08...

preston2580

ya those have the engine controll i was talking about.

davedavetC

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bad assss! id rock it (especially if it really does shut down 4 cylinders!

Metro273

^^^Some guys that have these 'Burbans and Tahoes with this system complain when it switches to 4 cylinder mode, the "throaty" exhaust note is gone! I really don't care, especially if I know I'm saving some gas!

davedavetC

iTrader: (4)

ahh who cares, that sound doesnt save you money hahah

preston2580

that really dosnet matter because the only time it swtiches over is when you are cruising on the highway or when you are bearly on the gas in town, so you wouldnt really hear the difference out side the car anyway

couper2

Same. Get a Sequoia or Sienna. Siennas carry a chit load, cruise like a dream, get good mpg and are pretty damn fast. Like Chevys more than Fords, but neither is a Toyota.

xdorkx

Why not get one of those new ford econo-boxes, a bit pricey, but they seat 7 and get 25mpg or so

Metro273

I actually decided to buy the smaller Chevy Tahoe LTZ instead. I love the Suburban but it's BIG and it's gonna cost more. I still have all winter to decide some more but for sure it's gonna be a GM truck...

xdorkx

Did you get it yet? Pics?

Metro273

^^^I'm sorry but I haven't bought it yet...
Hopefully next spring or summer...