Denali vs Yukon

[Max]

I drove everything, denali ftw.

 

[J-Will]

denali>all. Like it better than the escalde.

ur a good guy lol
ive been obsessed with cadillacs since i was tiny. but i still prefer the denali over eskies.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

as much as I love the escalade round here I would get pulled over every day cause cops would wanna make sure I was not a drug dealer.

 

[Repo503]

I hate when people ask me why didn't I just get an escalade. I hate the way escalades look, plus a denali is everything an escalade is minus some extra fake wood and a random 20 odd horses. For that they want an extra 8k.

Having said that the mileage is about the same as the 5.3 tahoe, despite the bigger engine and awd.

It really boils down to what you're gonna do with it. If you're gonna life it up and go offroad get a tahoe/yukon for the low range alone. Otherwise I'd say spring for the denali.

 

[J-Will]

i hear ya. drug dealers around here dont drive anything like mine. usually like a delta 88 with 3 hubcaps.

 

[Repo503]

as much as I love the escalade round here I would get pulled over every day cause cops would wanna make sure I was not a drug dealer.

+1 same reason the only mods my cars get are to increase comfort and utility...no flashy wheels and whatnot.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

I cant wait to sell my escalade wheels. they came with the truck and are way to flashy for me. Also they dont flow with the truck.

 

[seagravedriver]

This is going to be my wife's ride. She has had enough of the mini van, and I got the last pick when I got my truck.

The Yukon or Denali will be used for running around town, trips to Oregon from WA, (about 150 miles one way), grocery store etc. We have three kids, 7,9 and 11, and we would like to have the room. The chances of me tricking this thing out is slim to none, but we both like slight mods, (hey, we are both 40, and there is a Shelby in the garage next to a tricked out Fairlane, so thats where we get crazy).

Two reasons on the GMC, one, due to a family history, I have always said I would never own a Chev, (more of a pride thing in high school with muscle cars in the eighties), so I gotta have a GMC. Besides, as a friend of mine who was part owner of a GMC dealership said, "GMCs are better than Chevs, because we use lock washers!" Most of all, I want a vehicle from an American company.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

denali is the perfect win for you then.

 

[smkalevra21]

Yea, I was trying to be nice, to my fellow tahoe owners.

Either Drive a Decipti-Kon or a HOE.

suckkk it ******* you payed for a tahoe but you actually just payed more haha.

plus i like my grill and headlights more!!!! i still love yukons but easy on the sass money bags!

 

[Rollin Thunder]

yukon xl ftw. the upgraded much better than a tahoe vehicle.

 

[Fyrcaptain]

Most of all, I want a vehicle from an American company.

.....but assembled in Mexico.......

 

[tast101]

suckkk it ******* you payed for a tahoe but you actually just payed more haha.

plus i like my grill and headlights more!!!! i still love yukons but easy on the sass money bags!

I like both but I like the bigger grille. I didn't pay alot for mine. And that wasn't meant in a bad way, just a little pun.

 

[OKLAGMCRUISER]

IF you plan on garaging the nali and an XL will fit then get the XL especially with 3 kids as there is not much room behind the 3rd row seats for storage if all 3 rows of seats are being used. I can't get an XL in my garage or i'd have and xl. whoever said that the 6.0 awd mpg is close to the same of a 5.3 hasn't driven a nali on a daily basis. I get between 12-13 in town and on a good down hill trip to texas will maybe get close to 16 on the highway. my 99 gmc sierra ec 2wd 5.3l was getting 15 in town and 19 on the hwy. that being said if you want something for small road trips and can afford the gas get the nali...otherwise look into a z71 tahoe that gives you much of the same features, but with the 5.3l and non awd...(can switch from 2wd to 4wd) and save on the gas a bit...imho. I sometimes wish this was the route I went in Feb.

 

[seagravedriver]

.....but assembled in Mexico.......

That is the question, who built it and where, and where does the money go. So when looked for a new lawn tractor, do I buy one who's parent company is U.S. but it is built foreign, or do I buy say a Kubota, that is built in Georgia and is a Japanese corporation. Same with my in-laws Toyota, built in U.S., but a Japanese company.

Heck the Detroit Diesels in our fire engines are owned by a German company, I believe.

 

[J-Will]

IF you plan on garaging the nali and an XL will fit then get the XL especially with 3 kids as there is not much room behind the 3rd row seats for storage if all 3 rows of seats are being used. I can't get an XL in my garage or i'd have and xl. whoever said that the 6.0 awd mpg is close to the same of a 5.3 hasn't driven a nali on a daily basis. I get between 12-13 in town and on a good down hill trip to texas will maybe get close to 16 on the highway. my 99 gmc sierra ec 2wd 5.3l was getting 15 in town and 19 on the hwy. that being said if you want something for small road trips and can afford the gas get the nali...otherwise look into a z71 tahoe that gives you much of the same features, but with the 5.3l and non awd...(can switch from 2wd to 4wd) and save on the gas a bit...imho. I sometimes wish this was the route I went in Feb.

x2 gas mileage kinda blows. and the XL is the shit. i can seat 6 or 7 ppl comfortably, pass on the highway no prob, and still have a big ass sub box in the back.

 

[Rollin Thunder]

That is the question, who built it and where, and where does the money go. So when looked for a new lawn tractor, do I buy one who's parent company is U.S. but it is built foreign, or do I buy say a Kubota, that is built in Georgia and is a Japanese corporation. Same with my in-laws Toyota, built in U.S., but a Japanese company.

Heck the Detroit Diesels in our fire engines are owned by a German company, I believe.

My yukon was built in the Janiff plant and my silverado in tx.

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IF you plan on garaging the nali and an XL will fit then get the XL especially with 3 kids as there is not much room behind the 3rd row seats for storage if all 3 rows of seats are being used. I can't get an XL in my garage or i'd have and xl. whoever said that the 6.0 awd mpg is close to the same of a 5.3 hasn't driven a nali on a daily basis. I get between 12-13 in town and on a good down hill trip to texas will maybe get close to 16 on the highway. my 99 gmc sierra ec 2wd 5.3l was getting 15 in town and 19 on the hwy. that being said if you want something for small road trips and can afford the gas get the nali...otherwise look into a z71 tahoe that gives you much of the same features, but with the 5.3l and non awd...(can switch from 2wd to 4wd) and save on the gas a bit...imho. I sometimes wish this was the route I went in Feb.

my 5.3 liter yukon xl gets 14 city 15 highway. my 6.0 silverado gets 13 city 14 hgihway.

 

[tann808]

yukon xl ftw. the upgraded much better than a tahoe vehicle.

I'd have to agree, If I could do it again, I'd grab a Denalli XL in a heartbeat!! With my third row up, i literally have no storage space.

 

[Max]

XL is ******* huge. I think my Denali is perfect even with a decent sized sub box, wish the made a rcsb Denali truck...I'd love to build one that layed frame with a t-56 and a nasty 600hp na smallblock.

 

[Repo503]

I've owned 2 denalis, bought my first one when the new body style first dropped...I've always averaged 15-16 mpg...but I drive 3 over the limit at all times.

XLs look like a bus.