Finally picked her up - 08 Denali XL

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m1dn

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Put a deposit few weeks ago and finally had
time to go get the car.
So far everything is great.

It has 130k miles.
Did a 5h trip back home no issues, all temps were low and oil pressure looked great.

So far found issues/cons:
- Wheels and handles plastic coming off
- Electric tailgate making noise but not opening, thanks to this forum i know what to order and what to replace, seems like an easy fix :) (Yes the button is in On position)
- Heat shield on driver side manifold fell off, will go get a clamp for now and replace later
- Few rust spots were covered that don’t look great, will redo next summer


Oil was changed by a dealer, so i will be doing tranny oil/filter, coolant and differentials.

Surprised the rear entertainment works and still has original remote and headphones!
Kids love it (2 and 5y) despite having ipad, they were super excited to grab a dvd they want in walmart and start watching it.
 

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Nice find! Seems well maintained.
 

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Looks nice and clean! I just picked up a 2011 XL Denali with 92k back in April as well and love it! Just took it from PA to FL and back with 4 kids and dog and went great (other than my tire saga which you can see if my other thread if your bored lol).

Check your front and rear diff fluid, mine looked original and was black sludge! Transfer case fluid on mine was red so I assume it was changed at some point but change it. I also did the power steering fluid as it was black as well. I am working towards the tranny fluid and filter up next and a bunch of hoses and belts in the next few weeks. Plugs and wires when you can as well.

DVD works on mine but I do not have the remote or headphones, may have to look into that since the kids did like it too!

What did you get it for if you don't mind me asking?
 
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