Stepping into a GMT900

[bfourman]

Hello from the GMT800 forum! I bought a 2009 Suburban 2500 recently and have been reading every relevant post in here since. I know there is a Suburban/XL forum but this one has much more traffic.

I let go of my 2000 Yukon XL 2500 to a good home and so far everything I hoped for in the 09 has been true.

Because nobody cares without pics...

The 00 XL.

Picking it up at the dealer.

And at home.

I had to fly to Minneapolis from Southern Indiana to get this one, 3/4 ton Burbs are impossible to find and I wanted one with no rust. It has 217k but has been maintained and runs like a champ. I drove 700 miles home at 75 mph with no problems.

I’m loving the 6 speed trans and the wife and kids are loving the bells and whistles inside. I already have a pile of tune up parts ready to go and a Lockpick to install from a member here.

I’m looking forward to hooking a trailer up and seeing what the integrated trailer brake is all about and how much nicer the 6L90 pulls vs the 4L80. It will eventually get a BB tune like I had on the 00 but for now I’m leaving it alone. Torque management is annoying though.

And to prove I’ve been in the GM SUV game for a while now, here’s the 98 6.5L K2500 Suburban I had before the 00 XL.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Hello from the GMT800 forum! I bought a 2009 Suburban 2500 recently and have been reading every relevant post in here since. I know there is a Suburban/XL forum but this one has much more traffic.

I let go of my 2000 Yukon XL 2500 to a good home and so far everything I hoped for in the 09 has been true.

Because nobody cares without pics...

The 00 XL.

Picking it up at the dealer.

And at home.

I had to fly to Minneapolis from Southern Indiana to get this one, 3/4 ton Burbs are impossible to find and I wanted one with no rust. It has 217k but has been maintained and runs like a champ. I drove 700 miles home at 75 mph with no problems.

I’m loving the 6 speed trans and the wife and kids are loving the bells and whistles inside. I already have a pile of tune up parts ready to go and a Lockpick to install from a member here.

I’m looking forward to hooking a trailer up and seeing what the integrated trailer brake is all about and how much nicer the 6L90 pulls vs the 4L80. It will eventually get a BB tune like I had on the 00 but for now I’m leaving it alone. Torque management is annoying though.

And to prove I’ve been in the GM SUV game for a while now, here’s the 98 6.5L K2500 Suburban I had before the 00 XL.

So I see you like 2500's. Do alot of towing? That 98 looked sweet. The 09 isn't so bad either. Congrats on the new ride.

 

[swathdiver]

Congrats, saw one just like it this morning a couple counties north of home. Great trucks!

 

[08HoeCD]

Cool stuff, friend.

Regarding moving on to GMT900: Come on in. The water’s fine.

 

[bfourman]

I mostly haul around 4 kids, but we also tow my Cherokee on a car hauler and until recently we had a travel trailer. We are taking a break from camping this year but I wanted to be prepared for another TT.

 

[Doubeleive]

Hello from the GMT800 forum! I bought a 2009 Suburban 2500 recently and have been reading every relevant post in here since. I know there is a Suburban/XL forum but this one has much more traffic.

I let go of my 2000 Yukon XL 2500 to a good home and so far everything I hoped for in the 09 has been true.

Because nobody cares without pics...

The 00 XL.

Picking it up at the dealer.

And at home.

I had to fly to Minneapolis from Southern Indiana to get this one, 3/4 ton Burbs are impossible to find and I wanted one with no rust. It has 217k but has been maintained and runs like a champ. I drove 700 miles home at 75 mph with no problems.

I’m loving the 6 speed trans and the wife and kids are loving the bells and whistles inside. I already have a pile of tune up parts ready to go and a Lockpick to install from a member here.

I’m looking forward to hooking a trailer up and seeing what the integrated trailer brake is all about and how much nicer the 6L90 pulls vs the 4L80. It will eventually get a BB tune like I had on the 00 but for now I’m leaving it alone. Torque management is annoying though.

And to prove I’ve been in the GM SUV game for a while now, here’s the 98 6.5L K2500 Suburban I had before the 00 XL.

nice, a few of us have done the same fly and drive it home

 

[swathdiver]

nice, a few of us have done the same fly and drive it home

Yeah, Byron beat me by a mile but we drove home faster!

 

[adventurenali92]

Nice rigs! That OBS 2500 looked pretty rad! The 2009 in a nice upgrade!

 

[Fosscore]

Nice collection over the years.

 

[Rocket Man]

Nice rides. Movin’ on up lol.

 

[intheburbs]

Nice upgrade. The 2500s are awesome trucks, but are definitely hard to find. I had to drive three hours to Ft. Wayne, IN to get mine. It's been the best, most reliable truck I've ever owned. I haven't even spent $100 in repairs over the last five years. Only expenses are wear items (wipers, filters, tires, etc) and fluid changes.

And they're towing beasts. I tow an 8600-lb trailer with mine.

Looks like you need to upgrade those mirrors. It's a little more involved than your '00, but still a pretty easy job.

 

[bfourman]

Nice upgrade.

Looks like you need to upgrade those mirrors. It's a little more involved than your '00, but still a pretty easy job.

Thanks! I’ll keep the paddle mirrors for now, I do need to fix the driver side power fold though. I have already looked into the Gruven brass units, it’s on my list. With the car hauler I don’t need the extendo mirrors. Whenever I get another camper I’ll probably get the snap on tow mirrors.

 

[bfourman]

Double post.

 

[bfourman]

And again.

 

[bfourman]

One more time.

 

[bfourman]

Last one. Mods please delete the multiples!

 

[swathdiver]

Double post.

Hit reply once and glance over to the top right for the busy thingy and if nothing happens simply use the browser refresh button.

 

[bfourman]

I was on Tapatalk and kept getting error messages.

 

[omandave]

Welcome to the forum!! @bfourman
I have an 09, but in the 1500 flavor. welcome to the pool!

 

[Bill D]

Hello from the GMT800 forum! I bought a 2009 Suburban 2500 recently and have been reading every relevant post in here since. I know there is a Suburban/XL forum but this one has much more traffic.

I let go of my 2000 Yukon XL 2500 to a good home and so far everything I hoped for in the 09 has been true.

Because nobody cares without pics...

The 00 XL.

Picking it up at the dealer.

And at home.

I had to fly to Minneapolis from Southern Indiana to get this one, 3/4 ton Burbs are impossible to find and I wanted one with no rust. It has 217k but has been maintained and runs like a champ. I drove 700 miles home at 75 mph with no problems.

I’m loving the 6 speed trans and the wife and kids are loving the bells and whistles inside. I already have a pile of tune up parts ready to go and a Lockpick to install from a member here.

I’m looking forward to hooking a trailer up and seeing what the integrated trailer brake is all about and how much nicer the 6L90 pulls vs the 4L80. It will eventually get a BB tune like I had on the 00 but for now I’m leaving it alone. Torque management is annoying though.

And to prove I’ve been in the GM SUV game for a while now, here’s the 98 6.5L K2500 Suburban I had before the 00 XL.

Nice truck!

 

[Derick]

Nice upgrade. The 2500s are awesome trucks, but are definitely hard to find. I had to drive three hours to Ft. Wayne, IN to get mine. It's been the best, most reliable truck I've ever owned. I haven't even spent $100 in repairs over the last five years. Only expenses are wear items (wipers, filters, tires, etc) and fluid changes.

And they're towing beasts. I tow an 8600-lb trailer with mine.

Looks like you need to upgrade those mirrors. It's a little more involved than your '00, but still a pretty easy job.

Lucky. I've put about a grand into it to replace the suspension parts, which was OK. I paid sub 9k for it, with 142k miles, so suspension bits didn't faze me. This current squeal/knock/death noise at start up is really worrying me at the moment though. Fingers crossed that its just that oil pump.