2007 Tahoe Pics

[Desert Rat]

New vehicles are retarded. I am driving my parents '03 suburban right now and yesterday the 4wheel drive buttons went tits up so the truck now has no 4 wheel drive and the cluster says to service4wd and the truck only has 43k miles on it. Plus we have already had to replace the tranny, steering box, and steering pump and some ball joints, I have lost all faith in new GM's after this truck! Oh and as far as the "truck", I dont like it either. Try taking that thing deer hunting and I would probably get high centered just driving down a section line

Rant on: I know this is blasphemy on this site, but that is exactly why I dumped my 90 Bronco for a 76 Blazer for wheeling, but stick with Ford and Nissan for new cars. I have an 01 Expedition that has 60k miles on it without a burp. I've taken it camping on mild trails, driven all over the western U.S., towed a boat up to Trinity Lake this last week in triple digit heat with the A/C running the whole time, haul the groceries, car parts, and home products, and commute in it without a single problem so far. The missus drives nothing but Nissan and we've never had a single problem on any one of the 4 Nissan's we've owned. All have run well over 100k miles before we sold them to get a newer one.

I have an uncle who has a huge cattle ranch outside of Elko Nevada. When I was out there, I noticed that in Elko, and in the Ruby Valley, I didn't see a single Chevy pickup anywhere. My uncle had a beat up S10 Blazer that they used because some ranch hand that couldn't handle the job left it behind and it was free, but other than that, nothing but Ford trucks of varying years. When we went to my aunt's funeral, the lot was filled with F-150's, F250's, and F350's. I asked several of them why I didn't see any Chevys. The universal answer was that Chevy pickups can't handle the day to day ranch use. I also notice this when I get out to Yerington, Wellington, and Hawthorne Nevada. Now, I'm sure there are stories elsewhere where you see predominantly Chevy products, but out where I wheel, it is only the early Chevy Blazers and pickups that I see.

I have several friends who have purchased newer Chevy 1500 pickups that put lift kits on them and pimped them out, despite my advice not to. Every one of them has sold their ride and either gone early Chevy, FJ-40, or Jeep. I think GM designers just haven't gotten their act together in the last 15 yrs. or so. Even Dodge is making a decent product these days. Somebody needs to wack those GM interior designers up the head too and tell them that gray chiclet buttons on the dash just don't cut it anymore. About the only new Chevy product I would consider these days is the Vette........... Ok, rant over...

 

[CyberSniper]

It depends on where you live as to what kind of vehicle you drive. People have their favorites. Unless it is something truly blingin' people would rather not be "bagged on" for being different so they'll buy what everybody else buys.

Around here, there are a ton of Cherokees and Subarus. There are a bunch of 88-98 Chevys. There are a fair amount of Fords and quite a few late 90s and newer Dodges. You won't find a single solitary Saturn.

Where I'm from, you will find no Dodge pickups prior to 1993... but there are hundreds of 73-87 Chevys in decent condition. You won't find a Ford pickup older than 98 either... 88-98 Chevys dominate. Unless it's a WRX STi, you won't find a Subaru.

 

[Stickseler]

Kinda fugly, but i looks beter than the curent silverado front end which is really fugly.

 

[jhellwig]

I have an uncle who has a huge cattle ranch outside of Elko Nevada. When I was out there, I noticed that in Elko, and in the Ruby Valley, I didn't see a single Chevy pickup anywhere. My uncle had a beat up S10 Blazer that they used because some ranch hand that couldn't handle the job left it behind and it was free, but other than that, nothing but Ford trucks of varying years. When we went to my aunt's funeral, the lot was filled with F-150's, F250's, and F350's. I asked several of them why I didn't see any Chevys. The universal answer was that Chevy pickups can't handle the day to day ranch use. I also notice this when I get out to Yerington, Wellington, and Hawthorne Nevada. Now, I'm sure there are stories elsewhere where you see predominantly Chevy products, but out where I wheel, it is only the early Chevy Blazers and pickups that I see.

They don't take being babied by a bunch of people that maybe haul a bale or two of hay and check fences with them on ocasion.(they bigest thing they probaly don't like about them is the resale value.) You have to work them. But I will agre that the new ones don't amount to a hill of beans compaired to the older ones.

 

[tiger9297]

I don't think anyone could doubt that the new trucks have lots of power and can work hard when they are new. However, the longevity is the problem. I got my '90 K5 in '92 when I graduated high school. I have never had any problems with the interior or any of the cosmetics of the truck. I have replaced the usual accesories like alternator, a/c compressor, etc. but nothing other than that, and this truck has 256,000 miles on it. On the other hand my dad has been through quite a few trucks from the "new" ones in '88 on up. On all of his trucks the door panels get loose, the ashtray usually gets to where it won't stay up, and there always seems to be a problem with this light or that switch. The console latch sucks, and it has no shortage of rattles and creaks. My truck has none of that. I wouldn't trade my K5 for any of the "new" trucks he's had. Same goes for the Yukon's and Tahoe's. I totally agree with what someone said earlier in that the new trucks just aren't tough. That doesn't mean they don't have power or capability, just means they can't handle it over the long haul. And yes, the 89-91 K5/Burb grills are the best looking.