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    Buyers Remorse?

    It's up the buyer to determine whether the additional price is worth the value. A friend of mine has a Suburban and I have the corresponding Yukon XL Denali, and while they're the same truck underneath, it's a pretty big difference in the interior materials (seat leather, dash wood, gauge...
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    Should this pre-purchase inspection be a dealbreaker?

    I've sold 3 cars to Carmax and bought 1. The cars I sold they offered slightly above KBB trade-in value (and one time - in 2021 - way over), and all three times I walked away with a check and a smile. The one I bought was a great deal, they did agree to replace two front tires and fix a...
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    Buyers Remorse?

    The biggest gripe I have with GM is that my wife drives a $50k Lexus, I own/have owned 3 $70k GMC trucks, and yet the dealership and especially service/warranty experience is in no way comparable. Lexus wins in every category, in every metric, in every conceivable notion from the chairs in the...
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    Rear Access Open Issue

    2020 GMC Yukon XL DenaliI 've received an occasional error on the dash "Rear Access Open" - when I open the back glass and then close it. It also doesn't always clearly close, requiring a slam. I took it to the local GMC dealer whom diagnosed it as a failed latch and "recplaced" the latch...
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    No Refresh for 2024

    The T1x trucks and SUVs are the only generation I can recall where the improvements over the previous gen went worse; terrible ergonomics, terrible colors (black everything, anyone?), a preponderance of buttons and cheap looking plastics. The trucks were "fixed" in 2022.5, and the SUVs are...
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    EDIT: Helped me decide - went with Denali

    Which interior color are you going with? The AT4 only has the black with umber inserts, whereas the Z71 can have the black or the cocoa dune brown (IMO a very nice combo). Power assist steps are wonderful, and the HUD is nice to have but I regularly ignore it. My wife likes the ventilated...
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    Got my second one, XL style

    Thanks man, I appreciate your comment. Agreed, it's been a painful process and I still miss my Iridium metallic, but I'm very happy with the XL and the white-frost paint is very much a beautiful color, and mixes well with the cocoa interior, even better than the Iridium. I paid $52.5k and...
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    Traded in the Burb

    I've always thought the interior of the 2018+ Expedition is better than the GM twins. I was *this* close to buying a new 2018 Expy back in the day but cranking up the 6.2 really hits me where it counts. If you don't mind the good performance (and poor sound) of the 3.5, the Expy is a winner...
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    Got my second one, XL style

    It's been a week and 1500 miles so here's my latest. Truck drives great, smooth, powerful. No major issues. But since it's CPO I dropped at the local dealer to have a couple issues looked at: 1. Forward collision alert alwyas shows "Green" when tracking, but never yellow, and I don't get...
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    2022 Tahoe w- 7950 miles dead in the road

    Everything constructed is a machine and liable to have an occasional fault. I've been buying new GM cars for almost 20 years and have yet to have a single issue. Given this is your only fault in nearly 15 years and 4 similar vehicles of ownership, I'd suggest you come at this from a...
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    Got my second one, XL style

    I'll update this after a couple more days, but heres' some initial comparisons between the '16 and '20 -16 had red dash backlights, much preferred and unique over the blue in the 20 -The 10 speed auto is silky smooth, although I was very pleased with the 8spd after a fluid swap -The suspension...
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    Got my second one, XL style

    Bought a then-new 2016 Yukon Denali, iridium metallic with cocoa/dark atmosphere interior in August 2016. This picture was taken right after on our inaugural road trip. We ended up driving it all over the US, to our honeymoon. Never had any big issues. just a squeaky front end. My wife...
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    How do you guys like the 15-20's?

    Looks great, what year and did you buy used? I sold mine just like if and have regretted it
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    Those with 2023 orders and updates.

    Yes, the 1 Ton gas HD is a sweet spot to be in. I have a Denali HD (2500) SRW Crew 4x4 Duramax - whew that was a mouthful - and it's a great towing rig, but the 2500 + diesel means the payload is fairly low. The 3500 has a lot more payload, but with my utility trailer I could easily reach into...
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    Those with 2023 orders and updates.

    In my experience, towing anything reasonably heavy with good wind resistance (enclosed trailer, camper, etc >5000 lbs) is a poor experience with a 1500-series truck. Even though it's rated for it, it's always been a white-knuckle experience for me. Open trailer track car might be no problem...
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