New Tahoe Owner

[Csurp]

Hi all! Greetings from Fort Lauderdale.

I joined the club yesterday and drove home a new 2017 Tahoe LT, Siren Red Tincoat, Cocoa/Dune, Rear bucket seats, Max Tow and MyLink Navi.

Wow, nice truck but, man, there are a lot of buttons and bells. Might need my nephew on this project.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami-Dade and Broward County Chris!!

Nice color!! Excellent choice.

 

[Fosscore]

Welcome. Like that color.

 

[robinsonalex760]

hello nice to meet you

 

[PG01]

Welcome

 

[GusSanchez300]

Welcome to the forum from Pembroke pines, nice color and enjoy that sweet ride

 

[JWall85]

Hi all! Greetings from Fort Lauderdale.

I joined the club yesterday and drove home a new 2017 Tahoe LT, Siren Red Tincoat, Cocoa/Dune, Rear bucket seats, Max Tow and MyLink Navi.

Wow, nice truck but, man, there are a lot of buttons and bells. Might need my nephew on this project.

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Have you figured out everything with the head unit yet? I just got my Tahoe over the weekend and its got way more than I thought it would. Are you going to keep the OnStar service(if it came with the free 3 month trial)? Not really liking that you have to use the OnStar thing for the navigation. I'm used to just a basic Navigation that has additional features if you have the satellite radio hooked up but it doesn't require you to have the radio subscription.

 

[Csurp]

Have you figured out everything with the head unit yet? I just got my Tahoe over the weekend and its got way more than I thought it would. Are you going to keep the OnStar service(if it came with the free 3 month trial)? Not really liking that you have to use the OnStar thing for the navigation. I'm used to just a basic Navigation that has additional features if you have the satellite radio hooked up but it doesn't require you to have the radio subscription.

Now that I am driving the truck more often I have made a lot of progress with the head unit.

Doubt I will keep Onstar.

I have an XM subscription from my previous car which is now added to the end of the XM trial period on the Tahoe. Doubt I will keep that either.

The Navi seems unnecessarily cumbersome to use particularly if you are used to a Garmin. I am not sure that it is stand alone. The Navi directions in the manual all have to do with Onstar.

It is disappointing that there is no Pandora App. Pandora can be played with limited functionality via Bluetooth but most Pandora features can be played via Android auto.

I tried running Android Auto Google maps using the Onstar hot spot but the message was that it was too unstable.

I have unlimited data so probably will use Android Auto for Navi and Pandora.

Nice truck though.

 

[JWall85]

Now that I am driving the truck more often I have made a lot of progress with the head unit.

Doubt I will keep Onstar.

I have an XM subscription from my previous car which is now added to the end of the XM trial period on the Tahoe. Doubt I will keep that either.

The Navi seems unnecessarily cumbersome to use particularly if you are used to a Garmin. I am not sure that it is stand alone. The Navi directions in the manual all have to do with Onstar.

It is disappointing that there is no Pandora App. Pandora can be played with limited functionality via Bluetooth but most Pandora features can be played via Android auto.

I tried running Android Auto Google maps using the Onstar hot spot but the message was that it was too unstable.

I have unlimited data so probably will use Android Auto for Navi and Pandora.

Nice truck though.

Ya as I said I don't like how much it relies on OnStar, and I'm hoping I can get some other type of Nav in the future because I don't like relying on my phone for that all the time.
I have had XM services before and actually enjoyed it, but their services aren't available over here on Hawaii so I have to wait till the military moves me back to the mainland.
I haven't really used any of the apps other than from my iPhone and really just the phone portion and the imap app. I like google maps more, or garmin.
I don't have unlimited data, but I'd consider it over having OnStar.
As bad as it sounds because I was on a detail for the military but had a computer to look up stuff yesterday I was already looking at full metal bumpers from Fab Four Bumpers.
https://www.carid.com/2017-chevy-su...t-bumper-with-pre-runner-guard-378092755.html

 

[Csurp]

Ya as I said I don't like how much it relies on OnStar, and I'm hoping I can get some other type of Nav in the future because I don't like relying on my phone for that all the time.
I have had XM services before and actually enjoyed it, but their services aren't available over here on Hawaii so I have to wait till the military moves me back to the mainland.
I haven't really used any of the apps other than from my iPhone and really just the phone portion and the imap app. I like google maps more, or garmin.
I don't have unlimited data, but I'd consider it over having OnStar.
As bad as it sounds because I was on a detail for the military but had a computer to look up stuff yesterday I was already looking at full metal bumpers from Fab Four Bumpers.
https://www.carid.com/2017-chevy-su...t-bumper-with-pre-runner-guard-378092755.html

Are you at the sub base?

 

[JWall85]

Are you at the sub base?

On Hawaii?

 

[Csurp]

On Hawaii?

You said you were military in Hawaii.

I'm ex USN submarines so I thought you might be at Pearl Harbor.

Guess not.

 

[JWall85]

Yeah I work at Pearl Harbor, but I'm Army.

 

[Csurp]

Yeah I work at Pearl Harbor, but I'm Army.

Roger that.

 

[JWall85]

Roger that.

Otherwise how is Florida? Personally I've never been down there and I heard that the bugs down there are pretty bad so investing into a bug shield or LeBra would be a good thing I heard.

 

[Csurp]

Otherwise how is Florida? Personally I've never been down there and I heard that the bugs down there are pretty bad so investing into a bug shield or LeBra would be a good thing I heard.

I have been here 10 years. We get seasonal love bugs which aren't large but make a mess.

When/if they are a problem they hose right off if done right away.

I haven't had a shield or protection. No problem.

 

[swathdiver]

You said you were military in Hawaii.

I'm ex USN submarines...

Which boats? Are you a member of the local Navy League?

 

[Csurp]

Which boats? Are you a member of the local Navy League?

610 Blue. 6 patrols.

7 years AD

 

[JWall85]

I have been here 10 years. We get seasonal love bugs which aren't large but make a mess.

When/if they are a problem they hose right off if done right away.

I haven't had a shield or protection. No problem.

I heard those "love bugs" are acidic and can do a number to the vehicle paint, but otherwise that was what I heard.
10 years though? That's basically my military career so far. My wife lived in florida for a bit. We could get stationed there in our future, but I'm waiting to see if she wants seattle, Alaska, or somewhere else first.