MPG for a 2500 Suburban?
With another baby on the way I'm thinking of upgrading our family sedan to a Suburban. I want to be able to use it for towing so I'm going to go for a 2500 model. I know mileage towing will be single ...
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KD4UPL wrote:
Thanks for all the responses. Particularly ksu_i who's had both of the exact combinations I was considering. I wouldn't be towing heavy, probably just a 6,000 pound boat so I should probably be leaning toward a newer vehicle with the 6.0/6 speed.
We'll have 3 kids in car seats plus me and my wife so I may have to take the gas mileage hit just to fit everyone and everything inside.
No problem. I should point out that the reason I prefer the newer 2008 with the 6.0 is because of the amount of towing I do. I tow my camper MAYBE 10 times a year with most being short trips ~100 miles or so, and one long trip 1,000+ miles a year. If I were towing my camper long distances a lot of times a year, I'd much rather prefer the big block and 4.10. I could literally put it in 4th gear and set the cruise at 65mph and just sit back and drive. But, empty highway driving was so bad that I didn't want to take it on long road trips without the camper.
So since my wife's Honda Pilot is getting up there in age and mileage, 2005 with 163,000 miles (incredible SUV by the way), I wanted something that was good for long road trips, but could also be used to pull the camper long distances. The 2008 with the 6.0 and 6 speed is pretty much a PERFECT compromise for me. Doesn't pull the camper quite as well (by a healthy margin actually), but is immensely better driving down the highway solo, at higher speeds.
