300K

[Jocko PDX]

My 2003 Z71 Suburban passed 300K this AM.

 

[Marky Dissod]

Congrats. How does it - meaning the '03 Suburban Z71 - feel after 300,000 miles?
What's stayed pretty much the same? What's gotten worse? Has anything gotten better?

 

[adventurenali92]

My 2003 Z71 Suburban passed 300K this AM.

Good milestone for sure! Really hard to kill a well maintained GMT800 lol.

 

[ncalvo]

nice congrats, what code is it throwing, how aggressive were you on maintenance

 

[strutaeng]

Nice! That's a huge milestone.

Interested on your maintenance as well as @ncalvo asked...

 

[Tonyrodz]

Oh yeah! Congratulations. You're in Oregon, so no rust too.

 

[89Suburban]

Welcome to the club

 

[Jocko PDX]

Congrats. How does it - meaning the '03 Suburban Z71 - feel after 300,000 miles?
What's stayed pretty much the same? What's gotten worse? Has anything gotten better?

It really still drives awesome. The only 3 items that are an issue:
1.) front driver seat is worn so I had to patch it with leather upholstery tape.
2.) the front driver passenger seat heater no longer works.
3.) It leaks some oil.
Other than that it is awesome. I have a 2023 Denali, but rarely drive it because the burb is just so great. Also, The burb can go anywhere. It is a very capable off road rig. Since I don't have to worry about it getting scratched, I can now take it anywhere. It is really amazing and awesome. So that is what got better - I don't worry about taking it way back in gnarly Oregon back woods remote areas and it performs awesome.

 

[Jocko PDX]

nice congrats, what code is it throwing, how aggressive were you on maintenance

I can't remember the exact code, but when I looked it up it was related to the O2 sensor. It does not affect how it drives. As far as maintenance goes, I have spent very little other than the standard stuff like tires, brakes tune ups, and oil changes. I spent $1750 to have the tranny rebuilt at 224K miles. I got a new transfer case for $450 about 6 months ago, but other than that almost no real big repairs. Its really amazing!

 

[Jocko PDX]

Oh yeah! Congratulations. You're in Oregon, so no rust too.

Very minor rust that I just sanded and touched up.

 

[Jocko PDX]

some photo memories

 

[Jocko PDX]

more

 

[JuicedLS]

Just surpassed 300,000 miles on my 2007 Tahoe last week. OEM 5.3l bone stock unchanged, still rides great, no codes, LT trim bells and whistles still work, well except for that damn rear lift gate actuator. Welcome to the club Jocko.

 

[89Suburban]

some photo memories

Burby's love to go fishing!

Nothing beats the old river bank boat launching. I am no stranger to that for sho!!!

 

[petethepug]

 

[thefrey]

Just surpassed 300,000 miles on my 2007 Tahoe last week. OEM 5.3l bone stock unchanged, still rides great, no codes, LT trim bells and whistles still work, well except for that damn rear lift gate actuator. Welcome to the club Jocko.

looks like you need to update your signature since it hasn't been updated since 226K lol

 

[Jocko PDX]

looks like you need to update your signature since it hasn't been updated since 226K lol

how do I do that?

 

[Fless]

Open your account by clicking on your username/graphic in the upper right-hand corner of your browser. Click on "Signature" then edit the text and save.

 

[PNWYukon]

 

[5x10]

It really still drives awesome. The only 3 items that are an issue:
1.) front driver seat is worn so I had to patch it with leather upholstery tape.
2.) the front driver passenger seat heater no longer works.
3.) It leaks some oil.
Other than that it is awesome. I have a 2023 Denali, but rarely drive it because the burb is just so great. Also, The burb can go anywhere. It is a very capable off road rig. Since I don't have to worry about it getting scratched, I can now take it anywhere. It is really amazing and awesome. So that is what got better - I don't worry about taking it way back in gnarly Oregon back woods remote areas and it performs awesome.

All easily repairable if you wanted
I got new leather and seat heater on mine
I’m sure the oil is a gasket

People gush of Toyota/lexus, but these models are right there with them