Buy a New 2024 Yukon or Tahoe or wait til 25s

[Collectorzdream]

Really want to purchase a new 2024 Yukon Denali or Tahoe High Country but concerned about the value instantly sinking when the 2025 Refresh comes along. Am I over thinking it or do you guys think the value would not take a huge hit. I have been looking at used 2021-2023s and they are just overpriced and I know they will go down once people start trading in these for the 2025s

 

[JayceeP]

Up to you. I factory ordered in mid February and took delivery in late April. Realistically, at that time it would have been another year before I’d be in a 2025 at the earliest. I also got $8,000 off my XL SLT factory order… not a bad deal.

For me, really what’s going to change? A slightly modified grill and a few touchups on the dash. It’s still going to be the same truck though I do understand the new diesel will be released. That could be a good thing, or a bad thing too.

Overall at this stage of the year, I’d be inclined to wait, especially if you’re planning on keeping it 10 years. If you’re gonna trade in a few years, who cares.

 

[Collectorzdream]

Thanks for the reply! 8k off was a nice deal. I’m only seeing 5-6k off of the 2024s High Country’s & Denali’s in my area. I usually look to trade every 3 years or so

 

[MN1965]

I was on the wait list for a 2025, but when I saw the fingerprint magnet (touch screen) and through-the-bumper exhaust, I decided to go for a 2024. I found one that a local dealer has ordered that matched everything in my build except power steps (constraints). Close enough. Order has been accepted, but no production date yet. I'm guessing I'll have it in a couple months.

 

[JayceeP]

Thanks for the reply! 8k off was a nice deal. I’m only seeing 5-6k off of the 2024s High Country’s & Denali’s in my area. I usually look to trade every 3 years or so

If that’s the case, I’d pull the trigger on the best deal. Can’t really see resale being that big of an issue, especially if the price is right on your purchase.

Also, I should add I’m in Nova Scotia, so prices are probably a bit higher. Truck MRSP’d for $103,*** CDN with diesel, max tow, sunroof/premium/luxry package.

I have to say, I really like how this diesel pulls on the highway! Great fuel economy too!

 

[Hrocks]

I was on the wait list for a 2025, but when I saw the fingerprint magnet (touch screen) and through-the-bumper exhaust, I decided to go for a 2024. I found one that a local dealer has ordered that matched everything in my build except power steps (constraints). Close enough. Order has been accepted, but no production date yet. I'm guessing I'll have it in a couple months.

One of my full sized GM SUV's had the power steps. (Escalade) Based on my personal experience, if you live in an area of the country that uses salt on their roads, the power steps over time will most likely be affected and seize. Mine were replaced under warranty, but my guess is that unless the design has been modified, it may well still be an issue.

 

[ZKWBQD]

Really want to purchase a new 2024 Yukon Denali or Tahoe High Country but concerned about the value instantly sinking when the 2025 Refresh comes along. Am I over thinking it or do you guys think the value would not take a huge hit. I have been looking at used 2021-2023s and they are just overpriced and I know they will go down once people start trading in these for the 2025s

I'm afraid you have the obsolete idea that newer equals better. In many cases it does not. In 2025 you'll probably find yourself forced into a hybrid which most people do not want. If you like the 24 model buy it now.

 

[TXbarney]

Now may be a good time to buy....... I have read that all car makers have more days inventory that they like. They have finally caught up from the problems during Covid and the present higher interest rates have worked together to create this excess inventory.
You are going to get your best deal on vehicle they have on the lot but some dealers will
special order and still give you some discount, but they want to move what they have...
which also means you might get a good deal on a vehicle that has more options than
you would order.

 

[DaveL]

I decided to wait for the 2025. The main reason was to get the newer diesel. The second reason was for the new interior. The last reason is I have been wanting a Tahoe or Yukon for at least 15 years and waiting another year is not a huge deal for me. Kids college expenses are now in the rearview mirros so I can buy my dream vehicle instead of what I need to do for everyone else in the family.
We went to look at the Lexus TX 500H 2 months ago and then went to look at a 2024 Tahoe. I thought the Tahoe was a much better vehicle.
I keep our vehicles until they don't work anymore so resell value is not a big factor for me when considering a car.
I think I prefer the new dashboard that will be in the 2025 Tahoe over the 2024 Tahoe, 2024 Yukon or what I think will be in the 2025 Yukon.
Our oldest car right now is a 2004 Toyota Hybrid Camry. It still get 37 MPG with 180K miles on it. We did replace the battery one time. It wasn't that much to replace it. The Camry needs to last until next spring when the 2025 Tahoe with the new diesel in it is ready.
I live in southern California (not too close to the ocean) so vehicles tend to last here plus I don't drive that much anymore.

 

[Collectorzdream]

Thanks for all comments! I went ahead and purchased a 2024 Yukon Denali. Got a little over 5k off and felt the offer for my trade was good so I went for it. I’ll post pictures soon

 

[Alexandroid]

You say: "I decided to wait for the 2025. The main reason was to get the newer diesel. " and
"I live in southern California (not too close to the ocean) so vehicles tend to last here plus I don't drive that much anymore."
Please tell me why do you want a diesel if you don't drive that much?
I've seen a number of posts on this forum claiming that Duramax may not be the best choice for short runs because of the DPF regeneration.
And many posts about the Duramax mpg advantage but the savings don't add up to much for those who don't drive that much.

I want a 2025 Yukon and I'm debating between the 6.2 L and the new diesel.

 

[JayceeP]

Thanks for all comments! I went ahead and purchased a 2024 Yukon Denali. Got a little over 5k off and felt the offer for my trade was good so I went for it. I’ll post pictures soon

Congrats!!

 

[JayceeP]

You say: "I decided to wait for the 2025. The main reason was to get the newer diesel. " and
"I live in southern California (not too close to the ocean) so vehicles tend to last here plus I don't drive that much anymore."
Please tell me why do you want a diesel if you don't drive that much?
I've seen a number of posts on this forum claiming that Duramax may not be the best choice for short runs because of the DPF regeneration.
And many posts about the Duramax mpg advantage but the savings don't add up to much for those who don't drive that much.

I want a 2025 Yukon and I'm debating between the 6.2 L and the new diesel.

My mpg around town with the Duramax is better than I’d ever get with gas. I’m getting between 20-23 mpg as an everyday average and my best 50 mile highway stretch so far is 27mpg according to the computer.
I also hand calculated my last fill up and it was exactly what the computer showed - 21.8mpg.

 

[Alexandroid]

My mpg around town with the Duramax is better than I’d ever get with gas. I’m getting between 20-23 mpg as an everyday average and my best 50 mile highway stretch so far is 27mpg according to the computer.
I also hand calculated my last fill up and it was exactly what the computer showed - 21.8mpg.

That looks impressive and in line with the EPA rating of 21/23/27 for the 3.0L diesel on https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2024_GMC_Yukon.shtml

Yesterday, tom3 on this forum reported the average of 23 mpg on a 500 mile trip with his 5.3L Tahoe and he hand checked the readout. That's quite a bit higher than the EPA rating of 15/17/20 for the 5.3L gasser.
And there are tons of mpg reports on this forum that vary quite a bit.

I would like to know how much money I would save on fuel, PER YEAR, with the Duramax vs 5.3L Yukon assuming that I don't drive much, about 5,000 miles a year mostly city driving. So I made a spreadsheet using EPA mpg and AAA current national average fuel prices of $3.53/gal for Regular and $3.85 for diesel.
My annual fuel cost would be $1177 for the 5.3L gasser and $917 for the 3.0L diesel. A savings of $260 per year if favor of the diesel. Or $220 if I subtract about $40 for the DEF fluid.

Frankly, if I'm going to drop $90,000 for a new Yukon, I don't think $20/month would make much difference. Even if I go with the 6.2L and burn premium gas ... I'll forget about the mpg and focus on more important aspects of the diesel vs gas, me thinks.

 

[JayceeP]

That looks impressive and in line with the EPA rating of 21/23/27 for the 3.0L diesel on https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2024_GMC_Yukon.shtml

Yesterday, tom3 on this forum reported the average of 23 mpg on a 500 mile trip with his 5.3L Tahoe and he hand checked the readout. That's quite a bit higher than the EPA rating of 15/17/20 for the 5.3L gasser.
And there are tons of mpg reports on this forum that vary quite a bit.

I would like to know how much money I would save on fuel, PER YEAR, with the Duramax vs 5.3L Yukon assuming that I don't drive much, about 5,000 miles a year mostly city driving. So I made a spreadsheet using EPA mpg and AAA current national average fuel prices of $3.53/gal for Regular and $3.85 for diesel.
My annual fuel cost would be $1177 for the 5.3L gasser and $917 for the 3.0L diesel. A savings of $260 per year if favor of the diesel. Or $220 if I subtract about $40 for the DEF fluid.

Frankly, if I'm going to drop $90,000 for a new Yukon, I don't think $20/month would make much difference. Even if I go with the 6.2L and burn premium gas ... I'll forget about the mpg and focus on more important aspects of the diesel vs gas, me thinks.

Yeah if you don’t drive much, who cares. I’m more like 13,000 miles per year. Also depends on where you live too. First, I don’t drive slow. Second, I live in Nova Scotia - it’s not flat . Highways are rolling hills for the most part so my mpg numbers reflect hilly highway driving. So MPG suffers. At 75 mph+ on flat highway, I’d expect upwards of 30 mpg from what I’m seeing from the diesel.

I should also add the torque and pull on the highway is fantastic. Even going through the Cobequid Pass, I think I had one downshift on the highway going uphill.

My guess is I’d be getting 15-17mpg in the 5.3. 20 would be a great day on flat roads. I rented a Yukon in Florida in 2018 and I was getting 16-18 mpg and it’s flat as can be. Also warm weather too.

 

[Alexandroid]

Yeah if you don’t drive much, who cares. I’m more like 13,000 miles per year. Also depends on where you live too. First, I don’t drive slow. Second, I live in Nova Scotia - it’s not flat . Highways are rolling hills for the most part so my mpg numbers reflect hilly highway driving. So MPG suffers. At 75 mph+ on flat highway, I’d expect upwards of 30 mpg from what I’m seeing from the diesel.

I should also add the torque and pull on the highway is fantastic. Even going through the Cobequid Pass, I think I had one downshift on the highway going uphill.

My guess is I’d be getting 15-17mpg in the 5.3. 20 would be a great day on flat roads. I rented a Yukon in Florida in 2018 and I was getting 16-18 mpg and it’s flat as can be. Also warm weather too.

How do you keep diesel from gelling in Nova Scotia? Do gas stations sell a winter blend or do you need to add an anti-gel treatment to your tank?
Does your vehicle pre-heat the fuel before it's pumped to the injectors?
It doesn't snow where I live. If I fill up at home and drive to a ski resort, would I need to treat my diesel fuel?

 

[umar96]

The mpg is not why you get the diesel. If you're buying a $90,000 truck, cost of fuel shouldn't matter to you.

For me, it's the reliability. Heard about too many gas engines going bad to ever put my family in there for a road trip.

 

[Alexandroid]

The mpg is not why you get the diesel. If you're buying a $90,000 truck, cost of fuel shouldn't matter to you.

For me, it's the reliability. Heard about too many gas engines going bad to ever put my family in there for a road trip.

I agree. For me, it's the reliability, too. I get an anxiety attack just thinking about a major breakdown on a road trip far away from home. Just like what happened to Paul Owens who six months ago described his experience:

"I own an 2022 GMC 1500 with an LM2 3.0 Duramax. I recently returned from a trip to Alaska from Ohio and had some issues with my truck in the Yukon. I blew the turbo and the particulate filter got clogged and both needed replacement. At first there were no turbo's available in Canada or the US so my truck was unrepairable. GM came through and pulled one off line I'm assuming. My truck was down for 47 days in the Yukon. "

I know, the 6.2L gas engine has other problems but it doesn't have the turbo or the diesel particulate filter to worry about.
Perhaps instead of paying an extra $1000 for the Duramax option, I'll pay $2000 for a GM extended warranty that will cover the 6.2L powertrain for 9 years or 100k miles total.

 

[Stbentoak]

I agree. For me, it's the reliability, too. I get an anxiety attack just thinking about a major breakdown on a road trip far away from home. Just like what happened to Paul Owens who six months ago described his experience:

I know, the 6.2L gas engine has other problems but it doesn't have the turbo or the diesel particulate filter to worry about.
Perhaps instead of paying an extra $1000 for the Duramax option, I'll pay $2000 for a GM extended warranty that will cover the 6.2L powertrain for 9 years or 100k miles total.

It isn't about "being covered" ....it's about dependability. I don't care that I'm "covered" if at any time on a 2000-mile trip this thing could lose its cookies. There's a reason why the duramax forum on this site only has 150 Entries (and the majority are not show stoppers.) and the other engine threads are littered with issues. I'm three years into my D Max and it's been flawless.

 

[BacDoc]

It isn't about "being covered" ....it's about dependability. I don't care that I'm "covered" if at any time on a 2000-mile trip this thing could lose its cookies. There's a reason why the duramax forum on this site only has 150 Entries (and the majority are not show stoppers.) and the other engine threads are littered with issues. I'm three years into my D Max and it's been flawless.

As far as dependability goes the gas engines have definitely been improved with 2023/2024 from service techs Ive talked to. This is only one dealership service department but I have been using them since 1997. In a small upscale Florida beach town that sells a lot of Tahoe/suburbans. The service rep I have known for my last 3 vehicles says they saw the most problems with the 2021/2022 gas motors with the lifter problems. GM did update the parts on motors done under warranty and he hasn’t seen any of those back for failure. Most got fixed in less than 2 weeks and he had one Tahoe that had to wait a month for parts before it finally got fixed. He said his service department hasn’t seen any 2023/2024 lifter failures yet, I was talking to him about 2 weeks ago.

Granted, this is only one dealer but they sell a lot of trucks and they service a lot of vehicles during the “season” like a lot of dealers in coastal Florida do so they get trucks from all over besides the local residents. I believe the guys I deal with in the service department as they have always treated me right and they have no motive to lie. I never asked these questions when other people are around and I certainly know what a compromised situation is for employees to speak frankly. Pretty sure this guy would have told me the truth if they were still seeing lifter failure.

He always tells me some sort of service horror story when I ask but most of these scenarios involve stupidity (he is not shy about calling out a tech or a customer when they screw up) with a variety of vehicles not just trucks. Even though it’s still mentioned in threads and certainly some will happen, it’s much less likely than the 2021 models.

As far as Toyota and reliability, they have had issues with their new motors in Tundra and Sequoia and as far as percentage of failure it’s probably a lot higher than GM as they sell a lot less Sequoias than Tahoe/Suburbans and YouTube is full of this topic.

That said I would not hesitate to buy a Sequoia as I think both Toyota and GM handle most warranty problems without much drama. The reason I and most others buy the big GM SUV is the cargo size, performance and the awesome V8!

Quality control in everything is definitely not what it should be especially for the prices that all new trucks are demanding.