2008 3/4 ton Chevy Suburban
Hello again everyone,
There are probably a few of you who have followed my year+ long saga into the world of 3/4 ton Suburbans.
Well hopefully my search for the right vehicle is finally over. Sold my 2004 with the 8.1 the weekend before last and flew to Phoenix to pick up a pretty nice 2008 Metallic Blue 3/4 ton Suburban. The new one is a 4x4 with the 6.0/6speed. While this is a 2008 model year, it only had 42,000 miles on it. After a quick test drive, I signed on the papers and started on my way home (1200 miles or so).
The new 'burb with the 6speed almost required me to learn how to drive it all over again, as the 6speed transmission is light hears different from the 4 speed with the 4.10 gears in my 2004. Once I figured it out though, I'm really enjoying it.
On the drive from Phoenix to Kansas I was pushing it pretty hard the whole trip with the 2nd day being a wind-filled day. At highway speeds of 80+mph I was still able to get 14.8mpg. (Best I ever got with the 8.1 was 12 at mostly 60mph side road speeds). I do feel that once I finally don't drive this thing so hard, the mileage will go up.
I also hooked onto the camper for a little 100 mile tow home through the Flint Hills of Kansas on I-70. Anyone who's done that drive knows that even though it was in Kansas, there are some decent hills on the stretch between Topeka, and Junction City. Again, I almost had to relearn how to drive with the 6speed, but once I figured it out, I was able to hold 63mph in 5th gear on all but the longest of the grades on that stretch of road.
THis new truck is nice and quiet on the road, no road noise to speak of, pretty smooth riding, and so far I'm finding the mileage acceptable. My hope is with this thing now having only 43,000 miles on it, it should last for several years to come. (I work from home so no daily driving needed).
The truck is 4x4, with seating for 9, a six speed transmission with the 352hp 6.0 V8. Payload of 2,119 lbs per the door sticker. I'll be using it for roadtrips since the wife's Pilot is getting older and pulling a 2004 KZ Frontier with the quad front bunks and rear slide-out. Hopefully I'm done with large purchases for a while now!
There are probably a few of you who have followed my year+ long saga into the world of 3/4 ton Suburbans.
Well hopefully my search for the right vehicle is finally over. Sold my 2004 with the 8.1 the weekend before last and flew to Phoenix to pick up a pretty nice 2008 Metallic Blue 3/4 ton Suburban. The new one is a 4x4 with the 6.0/6speed. While this is a 2008 model year, it only had 42,000 miles on it. After a quick test drive, I signed on the papers and started on my way home (1200 miles or so).
The new 'burb with the 6speed almost required me to learn how to drive it all over again, as the 6speed transmission is light hears different from the 4 speed with the 4.10 gears in my 2004. Once I figured it out though, I'm really enjoying it.
On the drive from Phoenix to Kansas I was pushing it pretty hard the whole trip with the 2nd day being a wind-filled day. At highway speeds of 80+mph I was still able to get 14.8mpg. (Best I ever got with the 8.1 was 12 at mostly 60mph side road speeds). I do feel that once I finally don't drive this thing so hard, the mileage will go up.
I also hooked onto the camper for a little 100 mile tow home through the Flint Hills of Kansas on I-70. Anyone who's done that drive knows that even though it was in Kansas, there are some decent hills on the stretch between Topeka, and Junction City. Again, I almost had to relearn how to drive with the 6speed, but once I figured it out, I was able to hold 63mph in 5th gear on all but the longest of the grades on that stretch of road.
THis new truck is nice and quiet on the road, no road noise to speak of, pretty smooth riding, and so far I'm finding the mileage acceptable. My hope is with this thing now having only 43,000 miles on it, it should last for several years to come. (I work from home so no daily driving needed).
The truck is 4x4, with seating for 9, a six speed transmission with the 352hp 6.0 V8. Payload of 2,119 lbs per the door sticker. I'll be using it for roadtrips since the wife's Pilot is getting older and pulling a 2004 KZ Frontier with the quad front bunks and rear slide-out. Hopefully I'm done with large purchases for a while now!
