I have gone to the dark side...Sort of

[oldsalt]

I got a '11 Avalanche today.

I'm keeping the hoe.

In a previous post I told of my tales of woe. I'm still on the road, Mechanic is putting new heads on the hoe. I have to deliver a boat to up to Annapolis and leave Saturday. The hoe should be done by the time I get back down here to Georgia. At that point I will ship it home to the west coast and drive the Avalanche home. (anyone know of a good auto transport company?)
There are other things I have to fix on the hoe and since I'll be driving across country at least 2 more times before September I needed a vehicle I can rely on.

This will give me a chance to park the hoe and do the work to her that I really want to do.

I have only owned/driven a Tahoe since they went to the new body style from the old K5's. What's that?...Almost 20 years now? I'm 90 miles shy of 350K miles on this one

The Avalanche is a real sweet ride but I have to say...I really love my hoe.

 

[felixgun]

Congrats on the new ride! I love the avalanche's, but i'm partial to the front end of avy's

Pretty cool you are keeping the old hoe too.

 

[07Burb]

Nice purchase and I, too, and partial to that front nose of the Av

Really glad you're hanging on to the Hoe as a secondary vehicle. After 350k it's a part of you now

 

[oldsalt]

Thanks guys.
That's funny. I'm kind of partial to the old style with the real steel bumpers. Guess I'm just an old fart.
Looking at grill/brush guards right now. Need someplace to put my driving lights. Going to raise the front end a bit and might do some paint work like my hoe.
Funny how all of us here get something new and immediately want to change a bunch of shit. Guess it's in our blood.

You're right 07Burb. My butt knows exactly when the Tahoe isn't running right.
Just before this trip I had done a complete brake job, new shocks and suspension bushings. She rode better than she has in years

 

[SunlitComet]

Evergreen Auto Transport does good work. Should cost less then $1500 to go cross country. Or Uhaul trailer it home. Better yet tow the the new truck with the tahoe.

 

[Monstar_est87]

This is wat it sounds like wen doves cry...

 

[bowtiefreak]

You are now banned from the OBS section. Good bye.

jk. Pics of new ride?

 

[SunlitComet]

You thought about towing it your self yet?

 

[ezdaar]

If you tow it. install a tranny cooler or byby Clutch pack.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

Congrats on the new ride! new avy's are really nice!

 

[oldsalt]

Yea I thought about towing it myself but when I leave here I have to go to Houston then to Oklahoma then back to California. Maybe Mississippi somewhere in there.

I was cleaning out the Tahoe today before shipping it home. Man what a lot of crap I found. Things I stuffed away years ago. I decided I'm going to pull the seats out and shampoo the hell out of the thing. If it doesn't clean up I'll think about a new interior. The shop a couple doors down from me use to do the interiors for 'Overhaulin'. I can get a good deal from him. I've also got a little body rot above the windshield on the passenger side. I'll also take care of the little crap we all want to fix/change but don't have the time to do with a daily driver.

Here are some pics of the new ride from the dealers web site.

 

[07Burb]

nice lookin' ride! You'll have to get used to driving new again

 

[TahoeTaz]

I'm fully jealous... if it weren't for gas prices, I would have bought that instead of the Honda... Congrats!!

On the other hand, I wouldn't have bought the obs Tahoe so I guess all is not lost