ThwopKing
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Well next month it will be one calender year with my 03 Tahoe, heres my view of it.
I do like it...it it rides nice isnt horrible one gas considering some of he other vehicles ive owned, 475hp F150 lighthing, over 7 mustang gt's,a lifted jeep ,two broncos and about 5-7 other vehicles.Its got great room and im glad i dont have the third row..I dont need it. It makes good power and handles pretty well for what it is. With my current tires and stock ride height 10in of snow was not a problem. Its pretty easy on tires and not bad on brakes so far....but at 68k miles i believe the rears are ready for repalcement but they are the originals so i cant complain. Ive put 20k miles on this thing in the year ive had it lol.
The seats are pretty comfy as is the rest of the interior..although i ahve really sat in the back. I havent towed with it and dont even have a trailer hitch..its on my list of things to do. The a/c and heat work pretty good as does the rear heat and a/c. i do love the sunroof as well. The 5.3 isnt a bad engine...wish it made a touch more trq down low but its ok.The auto 4wd works well and i like being able to run 2wd hi...one reason i turned down a few chances at a Escalade.
The things i dont like....
I hate the OEM trans programming. Its pretty reluctant to downshift on the hilly terrain down here. It feels like you gotta floor it to get it to kick down a gear. I know a turner will take care of that so thats one the list of to do's.
I do wish it sat a bit higher...one thing i did love about expeditions. But a CCM kit is in my future. i know its trivial but i hate how when you hit the winshield washer water/cleaner runs down the passenger window and if its even slightly open the driver gets wet. But its not a big deal.
I do wish there was a lock\unlock button inside the vehicle back near the cargo area....yeah i know thats what the key fob is for but hey im just listing things lol
I didnt like the stock steps at first but they are growing on me.Why do the damn fog light lens keep falling off? I know 4 people this has happened to and seems pretty common as you all know. Also it seems to be slightly hesistating when cold...time for plugs or dare i say a fuel pump..
Im still dealing with the possible body control module fritz. The seat heaters seems to work at tinmes..and my drivers power seat controls work backwards.
Letting the ecu reset by unhooking the battery didnt help. Its not a huge issue so i havent gotten it looked at yet. Also my 3rd brake light seems to have stopped working...may be related to body control module.
if i keep my two 15in subs i see a good bit of sound deadening in my future...but thats all on me..not a fault of the truck.
This is honestly my first gm product since a 79 corvette back in the early 90's. I have been a ford fan all my life but i also look at vehicles closely when im buying for myself or helping family\friends. the tahoe is a better vehicle than the expedition and im glad i chose it. I see it being around in my driveway for a long long time.
I do like it...it it rides nice isnt horrible one gas considering some of he other vehicles ive owned, 475hp F150 lighthing, over 7 mustang gt's,a lifted jeep ,two broncos and about 5-7 other vehicles.Its got great room and im glad i dont have the third row..I dont need it. It makes good power and handles pretty well for what it is. With my current tires and stock ride height 10in of snow was not a problem. Its pretty easy on tires and not bad on brakes so far....but at 68k miles i believe the rears are ready for repalcement but they are the originals so i cant complain. Ive put 20k miles on this thing in the year ive had it lol.
The seats are pretty comfy as is the rest of the interior..although i ahve really sat in the back. I havent towed with it and dont even have a trailer hitch..its on my list of things to do. The a/c and heat work pretty good as does the rear heat and a/c. i do love the sunroof as well. The 5.3 isnt a bad engine...wish it made a touch more trq down low but its ok.The auto 4wd works well and i like being able to run 2wd hi...one reason i turned down a few chances at a Escalade.
The things i dont like....
I hate the OEM trans programming. Its pretty reluctant to downshift on the hilly terrain down here. It feels like you gotta floor it to get it to kick down a gear. I know a turner will take care of that so thats one the list of to do's.
I do wish it sat a bit higher...one thing i did love about expeditions. But a CCM kit is in my future. i know its trivial but i hate how when you hit the winshield washer water/cleaner runs down the passenger window and if its even slightly open the driver gets wet. But its not a big deal.
I do wish there was a lock\unlock button inside the vehicle back near the cargo area....yeah i know thats what the key fob is for but hey im just listing things lol
I didnt like the stock steps at first but they are growing on me.Why do the damn fog light lens keep falling off? I know 4 people this has happened to and seems pretty common as you all know. Also it seems to be slightly hesistating when cold...time for plugs or dare i say a fuel pump..
Im still dealing with the possible body control module fritz. The seat heaters seems to work at tinmes..and my drivers power seat controls work backwards.
Letting the ecu reset by unhooking the battery didnt help. Its not a huge issue so i havent gotten it looked at yet. Also my 3rd brake light seems to have stopped working...may be related to body control module.
if i keep my two 15in subs i see a good bit of sound deadening in my future...but thats all on me..not a fault of the truck.
This is honestly my first gm product since a 79 corvette back in the early 90's. I have been a ford fan all my life but i also look at vehicles closely when im buying for myself or helping family\friends. the tahoe is a better vehicle than the expedition and im glad i chose it. I see it being around in my driveway for a long long time.
I've been a GM fan all my life. Nothing really against Ford (other than friendly ribbing to my friends about it) but I've always just like the GM products better at least on the truck/suv side of the spectrum. I've always had good luck with them and have lasted forever when maintained properly.
