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    Motor Trend large suv comparison

    what's interesting is that one doesn't see Expeditions on the road, but they are on the dealer lots. One sees tons of Tahoe/Yukon/Escalades on the roads, and until this year, not many on the lots (well in the Northeast, in Dallas there has always been 20 on the lot to our 0-2). Then, it's hard...
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    Dipstick readings (different at 90 degree rotations)

    I've noticed this on our L87. If the dipstick is cross-hatched at 6 o'clock, the reading is the highest. In the case as I type, FULL. If rotated to 9 o'clock, it's full but then goes diagonally lower to 2/3. At 12 o'clock, it's 2/3. At 3 o'clock, it's the opposite of 9 o'clock, also full...
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    Anyone waiting for the next gen V8s?

    I would get the new engine if I happened to need a new vehicle at the time, but, if possible I would avoid the first few years. So we're looking now at what, 2030? It's not coming out 2027 in the SUVs from what I saw. I saw a comment in the OP's post--"good pricing incentives." That's...
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    Looking to purchase a GMEPP

    It's truly interesting how the car business is like airlines, everyone has to do their own homework and ends up paying a different price, but hearing others' experiences is helpful. I had to get the ECU repaired on my other car because the transmission was slamming downshifts. the idea of...
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    Monthly payments

    I'd be curious if this is "the" forum or is there another one for Tahoe etc.? There was so much misinformation on the ordering process it isn't even funny. We would like to help others and correct misinformation, but it's a losing battle. Based on the activity and responses, either there is...
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    Monthly payments

    Again, personally, 2020 I was looking at a 2013 S63 AMG P30, for $37k. Drop dead gorgeous vehicle. P30 is special. New, $165k. Do the math, 165-37=*** depreciation in 7 years. Did the first 3 owners get ripped off? Hardly. And I was smart not to get it, although 3 years later, price same...
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    Air Suspension v. Longer Wheelbase

    I never thought of it, but someone here said to raise the air to MAX and oil changes can be done without jacking....this is the first vehicle we've ever owned where no jacking for oil changes. I suspect differential and transfer case as well....
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    Air Suspension v. Longer Wheelbase

    My hunch is you are right. We have a '25 with air suspension and we have never owned another body on frame SUV so there is nothing to compare it to. The unfortunate thing is we came out of a 2011 Buick Enclave with Bilstein B6s (long story it got installed in 2020 when everything was dirt...
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    Monthly payments

    What I've learned is most people don't care about cargo space. If they did, the market share of the Tahoe/Suburban would be even higher. It's way above the competition. So much so, the XL version of the Ford, is barely a few cu ft more than a Tahoe. Someone on this forum even believed the...
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    Monthly payments

    Navy FCU always seems to have at least one of the best rates out there. They say that their assets are more than the 2nd to 5th largest CU's combined. It's a great idea to pay more and to pay off early, as you did. If a refi, often folks are after the low payment which naturally gets lowered...
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    Does Chevrolet still notify you

    You can also chat a bot at the Chevy website. You can check this multiple times a day, whereas it wouldn't be proper to be calling the dealer multiple times per day.
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    Does Chevrolet still notify you

    I got automated emails all along the way. So imho if you say the customer is not notified, this is because of the dealership. One thing I learned not here but online, was to make sure you have a copy of the order with your name after dealer is done placing the order. Seems like there are...
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    Monthly payments

    The way I look at it, is I'd rather get something else for the $40k, where the sticker is 45k, than an $80k vehicle for half price. Before the pandemic, I was seriously considering a S63 AMG with the P30, for $37k. It was $165k brand new. Absolutely gorgeous. If I had gotten it, did I...
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    Monthly payments

    I believe this is a misstatement. Let's say your headlight switch works, but is loose on the dash. From experience. Under the original warranty, this is no questions asked. Under CPO, it's questionable. If the part is defective, it's covered. If the part slipped out of place, its...
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    Monthly payments

    Here is the funny thing--the entire time that I have been alive, your strategy has worked! But I don't use leverage. I am no spring chicken, and, stocks have never gone down for any sustained time in my life. Easily proven, when the S&P hits new records day after day, week after week. So...
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