Hey guys just wondering what your thoughts were on the Tahoe in general. I don’t see the Runner compared to Tahoe too often but they are really the only 2 vehicles I am considering right now. The 2021 redesign was just announced a couple hours ago and it has me thinking - get a runner now or wait 6 months to get the new Tahoe...
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GreenMountainOwl
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Isn't the Tahoe dead? There's a new Blazer, and the Tahoe replaced the Blazer back in the 90s-- therefore wouldn't the Blazer revert to its prior position in the lineup, and thus kill the Tahoe? Or maybe the Blazer is the two door and Tahoe has four? Not a Chevy person so I'm not sure.
gSwift
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I just came from a 2018 Yukon Denali with the 6.2L and loved it. Do you plan on off-roading? Have you owned GM vehicles before? I bought my Denali new and the value plummeted on it! MSRP was 79K, I paid 64K and sold it 16-18 months later for 50K.
Thats a terrible investment and the main reason I came back to 4runner. I saw a TRD Pro 4Runner in Nashville sale for about 4-5K less than a brand new one and it was 3 model years old:faint:
Chevy slaps names on whatever nowadays and doesn't follow old logic.
The new blazer I believe is a mid-sized crossover whereas the full-sized Tahoe is based on the Silverado platform. Both are 4 doors. Think something like Explorer vs. Expedition.
Yeah I hear you. I guess I meant that I was deciding between them, not necessarily that they’re super similar. I lean towards 4Runner for several reasons, but was a little intrigued earlier when seeing redesign specs
I am also planning on buying a 4runner in the near future, and was comparing Tahoe/Yukon, JLUW, and 4runner, and for me personally, it came down to reliability. The 4runner has the now stone-age 5 speed transmission and 4.0L, but it's been proven reliable. JLUW has so much more features and better gas mileage than the 4runner, but I haven't seen much reliability from the 3.6L, seeing that my nephew has one and has been in the shop for repair more times than my '08 F150.
ForRun
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That's not bad for a GM
Long time back but had an 05 Tahoe listed 55, paid 50. 6 months of loaner cars, trans, differential then finally brakes had total intermittent brake failure they could not fix. Lost 20k in 7 months. Last penny gm will get from me
gSwift
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Damn! Yeah thats pretty rough, although 14k still hurt me. lol I've had 3 new Sierra's, 1 Yukon, and the Corvette since 2014 and have never had a single problem out of any of them. Knock on wood I don't start having any problems with the Vette since I'll be selling it soon to replace it with a C8
Especially if you get one of the unique colors.
JAXJeremy
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we've got them down here..I laugh every time I see one of those trucks..they look so stupid..
John in NC
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I looked at the Yukon/ Tahoe too before buying the 4runner. I love the Tahoe/ Yukon- caveats below.
2011 SR5 4x4 with 123,000 trouble free miles.
I also looked into the (used) Acura TL, MDX, Honda Pilot, crew cab trucks of all varieties, Highlander, Explorer... lots of models but kept coming back to the 4runner.
Chevy Tahoe = GMC Yukon.
Suburban = Yukon XL.
Escalade = Yukon Denali but a little less bling.
My cousin has a Tahoe, same miles as me about 120K, he's most recently into about $6,000 in repairs including a transmission that's still not shifting right, his dash is lit up like a Christmas tree, and his front end is all janky, interior finishes looking pretty jacked up. Having said that, I love the look and power, and they get better or the same MPG as the 4runner.
I would love to pick up a sweet deal on a 10 year old used bmw or mercedes, but I'm not crazy.
10 year old 4runner? No problem!
2011 SR5 4x4 with 123,000 trouble free miles.
I also looked into the (used) Acura TL, MDX, Honda Pilot, crew cab trucks of all varieties, Highlander, Explorer... lots of models but kept coming back to the 4runner.
Chevy Tahoe = GMC Yukon.
Suburban = Yukon XL.
Escalade = Yukon Denali but a little less bling.
My cousin has a Tahoe, same miles as me about 120K, he's most recently into about $6,000 in repairs including a transmission that's still not shifting right, his dash is lit up like a Christmas tree, and his front end is all janky, interior finishes looking pretty jacked up. Having said that, I love the look and power, and they get better or the same MPG as the 4runner.
I would love to pick up a sweet deal on a 10 year old used bmw or mercedes, but I'm not crazy.
10 year old 4runner? No problem!
:worthless
With that said!
Here's a link to the new 2021.
2021 Chevrolet Suburban And 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe: Here They Are
I personally like it. At least the looks of it. I even liked the last generation Tahoe. Everyone I know who owns one, has issues as they get up in miles. My coworker has a 15 with 110k miles. At 101k miles on a road trip from Denver to Phoenix, the transmission went. $4,500k to fix. And he was stranded in AZ. Considering that car mostly lived its life highway cruising, that's disappointing. He also has a 10+ year old RWD Sequoia. No issues to date there.
Anyway, 4Runners are known for reliability. Tahoes are not.
With that said!
Here's a link to the new 2021.
2021 Chevrolet Suburban And 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe: Here They Are
I personally like it. At least the looks of it. I even liked the last generation Tahoe. Everyone I know who owns one, has issues as they get up in miles. My coworker has a 15 with 110k miles. At 101k miles on a road trip from Denver to Phoenix, the transmission went. $4,500k to fix. And he was stranded in AZ. Considering that car mostly lived its life highway cruising, that's disappointing. He also has a 10+ year old RWD Sequoia. No issues to date there.
Anyway, 4Runners are known for reliability. Tahoes are not.
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Jetboy
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The first thing I noticed was the terrible alignment. WTF? GM can't figure out how to design a front suspension that retains it's alignment even close when the height goes up. LOL. Typical GM engineering. Never thinking even one step ahead. I do like the specs at least on the 3.0 Duramax. That's literally the only thing that would make me consider a Tahoe. The engine appears to be a gem, at least on paper. Let's hope it's a hell of a lot better than the 2.8 VM Motori they call a "duramax" in the Canyon/Colorado. That is a notoriously shitty diesel - and has been since it was sold in Jeeps twenty years ago. If the 3.0 is a solid engine - I can see a pretty good case for owning one for long distance family travel and camper towing despite the interior and build quality that we all know it'll have problems with.
An LX570 keeps its alignment pretty close at full height.
An LX570 keeps its alignment pretty close at full height.
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