1500 Yukon XL Denali vs 2500 Suburban 8.1
Hello all, As you can see from my subject line, I'm contemplating making a change from my 2005 GMC Yukon XL Denali to a 2004 Chevy Suburban (2500). I'm looking for some real world comparisons ...
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Thanks for the replies so far. Curious what type of mileage I can expect though.
My kids are small. 8, 5, and 3, so they will be doing some growing for sure which I know means we'll be out of payload on the Yukon within a few years anyway.
As far as tongue weight goes, I can handle up to around 750lbs right now without being over on payload. If I keep it around 6,000lbs or so, I think we'll be ok, but RIGHT at the limit.
Which again leads me to the question of should I just go bigger now and not worry about it and take the hit on gas, if there is much of one at all? The AWD system in the Denali does not lend itself to helping out gas mileage. I'm wondering if the fact that the 8.1 is 4WD NOT AWD, will help mitigate some of the gas mileage loss.
My kids are small. 8, 5, and 3, so they will be doing some growing for sure which I know means we'll be out of payload on the Yukon within a few years anyway.
As far as tongue weight goes, I can handle up to around 750lbs right now without being over on payload. If I keep it around 6,000lbs or so, I think we'll be ok, but RIGHT at the limit.
Which again leads me to the question of should I just go bigger now and not worry about it and take the hit on gas, if there is much of one at all? The AWD system in the Denali does not lend itself to helping out gas mileage. I'm wondering if the fact that the 8.1 is 4WD NOT AWD, will help mitigate some of the gas mileage loss.
