New (to us) 2500 Suburban
After towing with the 1500 Suburban for 6 years, we're upgrading to a 2500 Suburban. Finally found a mint 2012 in Georgia, no rust, with less than 100K miles. We debated between upgrading to a 3...
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I didn't know that GM had dropped the 2500- too bad, it serves a real niche. Towed with 1500 Suburbans for 10+ years and 2500 for the past 12 years.
The springs, tires, etc does make for better HANDLING vs. the 1500. As far as PULLING, minimal difference.
The 2500 is a lot less comfortable as a grocery hauler- much stiffer ride (no big surprise).
I HATE the 6-speed tranny...spends LOTS of time in 4th, 3rd is common, and occasionally 2 (on the Intrastate, no less) Fuel mileage is nothing special. I see almost no performance difference between this truck and our oldest 5.7 4-speed 1500 with a 3.42 rear end. They added a Granny gear (which we really didn't need) and an overdrive on top, leaving you with very similar middle 4 gears.
Just put new engine mounts in our current truck (110K miles)(shoulder shrug).
Also, I posted "the opposite" thread to this asking about switching to a pickup. No question, the Suburan will haul more buttocks, and heat and cool your suitcases, although that third row SUCKS in comfort terms.
Looking forward to updates.
The springs, tires, etc does make for better HANDLING vs. the 1500. As far as PULLING, minimal difference.
The 2500 is a lot less comfortable as a grocery hauler- much stiffer ride (no big surprise).
I HATE the 6-speed tranny...spends LOTS of time in 4th, 3rd is common, and occasionally 2 (on the Intrastate, no less) Fuel mileage is nothing special. I see almost no performance difference between this truck and our oldest 5.7 4-speed 1500 with a 3.42 rear end. They added a Granny gear (which we really didn't need) and an overdrive on top, leaving you with very similar middle 4 gears.
Just put new engine mounts in our current truck (110K miles)(shoulder shrug).
Also, I posted "the opposite" thread to this asking about switching to a pickup. No question, the Suburan will haul more buttocks, and heat and cool your suitcases, although that third row SUCKS in comfort terms.
Looking forward to updates.
