When people ask, Why do you need such a big.....

[swathdiver]

Ahhhhh.... no

I am NOT a soccer mom or dad.....

Shortly after our second child was born, we went to look at and buy a newer Chevy Astro Van. Couldn't agree on a price so the guy showed us his other vehicle for sale, a Pontiac Montana. Arguably, the best looking, manly minivan ever made! We liked it so much that we eventually owned three. My father and I could sit in the 3rd row comfortably, he's tall and I'm average height and fat. Anyhow, still have one left that will be retired soon for a Yukon. It is still our go to vehicle for hauling furniture and lumber because of lower deck height and that particular model, the seats all easily come out of both rows.

 

[mtc1328]

It seems that every time I think I could downsize to a smaller vehicle, I immediately put the Tahoe to work. We've been doing a lot of house project lately, and smaller SUVs can't handle drywall, doors, pressure washers (standing up), etc. Well, not as easily.
Not to mention, most (if not all) of the newer class of smaller SUVs don't offer the option to open the rear window. That has come in handy for hauling 8'x10' rugs and 12' quarter round trim.
Hopefully the frequency at which we have to buy and haul new doors and rugs and God awful quarter round trim is very rare, but it is great to have a vehicle that can handle anything anytime.

 

[GTNator]

It seems that every time I think I could downsize to a smaller vehicle, I immediately put the Tahoe to work. We've been doing a lot of house project lately, and smaller SUVs can't handle drywall, doors, pressure washers (standing up), etc. Well, not as easily.
Not to mention, most (if not all) of the newer class of smaller SUVs don't offer the option to open the rear window. That has come in handy for hauling 8'x10' rugs and 12' quarter round trim.
Hopefully the frequency at which we have to buy and haul new doors and rugs and God awful quarter round trim is very rare, but it is great to have a vehicle that can handle anything anytime.

You should probably upgrade in size to the Suburban!


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[Warriorpluto]

It is always good to have and not need then need and not have.

I strongly agree

 

[mainecrab]

Ha ha nice use of that space in the back !

 

[Oldewing]

The more I poke around at my truck, the more I like it. Swapped out a bad fuel pump, but got to do a good look at the "under beneath" side of things. This thing is built like a tank.

 

[Xypher]

My wife and I have four kids, all still in some variation of a car seat/booster. We use the Suburbatank as the family rig, and the Yukon is the "commuter" and back up family vehicle (3rd row yay!). We tried having and car instead of the Yukon and it just didn't work out for us. Our Suburban can haul all 6 of us to the beach, with a wagon, cooler and extra bags for everyone and still have room in the back. Also the rear has plenty of space for the kids to change into dry clothes after swimming at the beach. Picking up groceries with all four kids in the Suburban is no issue. We will always own one from here on out. Thankfully my wife and I agree that a van is not for us and we will never own one. Living in Maine it makes a huge difference having 4x4 where it's winter almost half the year.

 

[wjburken]

My wife and I have four kids, all still in some variation of a car seat/booster. We use the Suburbatank as the family rig, and the Yukon is the "commuter" and back up family vehicle (3rd row yay!). We tried having and car instead of the Yukon and it just didn't work out for us. Our Suburban can haul all 6 of us to the beach, with a wagon, cooler and extra bags for everyone and still have room in the back. Also the rear has plenty of space for the kids to change into dry clothes after swimming at the beach. Picking up groceries with all four kids in the Suburban is no issue. We will always own one from here on out. Thankfully my wife and I agree that a van is not for us and we will never own one. Living in Maine it makes a huge difference having 4x4 where it's winter almost half the year.

I’m right there with you with the four kids. Understand the need for both vehicles needing to haul 6 people. In addition to our Yukon XL (our 4th) we have a crewcab truck with 6 passenger capacity and we bought my 16 yr old a 2004 Grand Marquis ($1800) and it has room for 6 as well.

 

[Xypher]

We've had others in the past as well. Both our '02 Tahoe and '01 Yukon rusted to death long before the motors were dead. We are trying to be really good about hitting up the car wash often with our newer ones, trying to avoid rusting again. One of the worst parts of living in Northern New England!

 

[bigdog9191999]

because I can!! no kids, no reason other than because I wanted to!

ok fine I got an avalanche and it worked very well for me, and got great deals on the 2500 burb, her XL Denali , and the Tahoe that will replace the avy ( rust issues) I have always seemed to migrate to blazers, Cherokees and such but they don't have any towing capacity. so I dove into the realm of full size suv head first!

 

[jatPPV2012]

because I can!! no kids, no reason other than because I wanted to!

I'm with you on that bro. No kids, no pets, and no debt. Just enjoying life my way.
Missed driving my family's 1989 and 1998 GMC burbs back in the 1990s and early 2000s so I wanted to get a 2007-14 model year Tahoe because I liked that body style and it's a nice to have when I want haul stuff or shuffle family/friends whenever or go on a road trip.

 

[Eod1]

I just open mine and they stop talking to me. Even better.

 

[GTNator]

I just open mine and they stop talking to me. Even better.View attachment 242543

Hunter, military, or both? Pretty cool setup you got going on. Can you post another picture of those drawers?


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[gooffeyguy]

Hunter, military, or both? Pretty cool setup you got going on. Can you post another picture of those drawers?


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The patch on his uniform says S.W.A.T.

2001 Yukon SLT
2012 Yukon Denali XL
2011 Yukon Denali RIP 5/20/18

 

[GreyStone]

Hunter, military, or both? Pretty cool setup you got going on. Can you post another picture of those drawers?


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This is probably an ex Game Warden unit with a similar box. It's currently for sale on CL

And the Box comes with the truck!

 

[gat0r]

I just open mine and they stop talking to me. Even better.View attachment 242543

why is there only a 'like' button LOL
i love this setup

 

[Eod1]

This is not cheap. They are from truck vault. I believe this one is around $2500. I have seen them go upwards of 5k. This is not me ,but it is the closest pic I could find that looks like mine. Unfortunately I cannot show you what I have in the back of my hoe. When I open it and when people see in they tend not to make conversation with me. I have been working on a new box that's all Aluminum and holds more stuff and is way lighter. This one in the picture weights in I think at around 170 to 200 pounds

 

[intheburbs]

This is not cheap. They are from truck vault. I believe this one is around $2500. I have seen them go upwards of 5k. This is not me ,but it is the closest pic I could find that looks like mine. Unfortunately I cannot show you what I have in the back of my hoe. When I open it and when people see in they tend not to make conversation with me. I have been working on a new box that's all Aluminum and holds more stuff and is way lighter. This one in the picture weights in I think at around 170 to 200 pounds

Portable meth lab?

 

[Eod1]

The fastest lab you have ever seen

 

[GreyStone]

Portable meth lab?

My guess is a crazy salivating K9 dog. Love those Belgian beasts!