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[Gmg0547]

Hi everyone. I wanted to introduce myself. Standard story, I have been searching for a tow vehicle for about two years. I was researching Expeditions, Sequoia's, Tahoe's etc, of all years and body styles. I kept coming back to the '00-'06 GM SUV's. I narrowed the search down to wanting an LQ4 for reliability and power, transmission temp gauge and transmission cooler already installed. This left me with the Yukon Denali.

After much research, including this forum, I found a local, 2005 Denali with 112k miles in great shape for it's age. It was a little more then I wanted to spend for a 17 year old vehicle, but i couldn't pass it up after spending so much time looking.

 

[Fless]

Welcome to TYF from Colorado!

Post up some pics so we can see what your rig looks like. Nice score on the low mileage Denali.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami Beach!
Nice find!

 

[wjburken]

Welcome to the forum from Iowa

 

[adventurenali92]

Welcome from another gmt800 Yukon Denali owner. Post some pics of the ride when you get a chance! I love towing with my LQ4 6.0. Steady as a rock when towing! You won’t be disappointed!

 

[Gmg0547]

Thanks guys! Great to hear about your towing experience! I'm signing in from NC. I plan to spend the next few months slowly getting all the fluid changed and looking things over. So far I'm very pleased. The truck just drives so effortlessly.

 

[GMCnewbee]

Welcome from Orlando. Looks great inside and out. You got a good vehicle!

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

VERY nice find.

 

[RAMurphy]

Welcome to the forum. This is a great forum with awesome knowledgeable members.

 

[swathdiver]

Thanks guys! Great to hear about your towing experience! I'm signing in from NC. I plan to spend the next few months slowly getting all the fluid changed and looking things over. So far I'm very pleased. The truck just drives so effortlessly.

Welcome from Florida, looks very clean and if the rest is just as nice, you did great by paying a little extra for such a vehicle in that good of material condition!

 

[adventurenali92]

Looks like a really nice truck! If you plan on doing long distance towing I would look into upgrading the factory transmission oil cooler. The factory one is ok but it’s quite small. I have a trucool 40k max trans cooler installed in place of my factory cooler and it makes a world of a difference.

 

[Gmg0547]

Thanks for the compliments. I actually walked away from it and stewed over the weekend and realized I probably wouldn't find another like it, especially local. Too much thinking got in the way!

 

[Gmg0547]

Thanks for the tip!
I'll keep that in mind. This is step one of the process. I'll use the next year to get all the fluids changed and feel her out. The ultimate goal is a 20-24' boat that would be towed locally. Maybe 10-15 miles to the ramp. Anything outside of that would be a medium sized camper.