Sevs753
Well-Known Member
So after my first year of owning a house, and the prelude developing more problems, I decided i need something more practical. At first i was looking at things like crossovers so I could pull my jetski, but I decided that if i was going to get something big, I would go all the way. This started me looking into trucks that could tow a car on a trailer. Since I plan to take the BRZ in a more track-focused direction, and start going to further and further away tracks, being able to tow it became a valid use case.
After looking at trucks for a while, my friend ended up buying his wife a tahoe. Since he knew I was looking at trucks as well, he offered me a test drive. After the test drive, I decided that going for a full size SUV would be the more comfortable option than the truck while still being able to tow what i need.
After a bit of searching, I found this 2004 GMC Yukon SLT for sale in North Carolina. It looked good in the ad and after I called about it, I got some photos of the underbody arranged for an inspection. After that came back good, I placed a deposit and booked a flight to go down and buy it.
The drive back felt like forever and I had to take several stops to stretch and avoid falling asleep but i mad it back after 13 hours on the road. For whatever reason, Waze decided to take me up and down a mountain road. It was a better driving road that anything I've driven in the BRZ. Too bad i was in an SUV and it was raining. I also got a nice detour through downtown Toledo.
The truck is the SLT trim which is the second highest trim and has just about every option you can get without going up to the Denali trim. After far as I can tell, the only option missing is the sunroof.
The only issues I have found are that the steering is a bit off so if you let the wheel return to exactly center, it pulls to the right. The front diff is also wearing out and making some noise. Apparently thats common in cars with the stabilitrac AWD system (not the usual 4x4 system) so I'll have to get the front diff replaced or rebuilt. Not a huge deal since its just the noise right now and i used it to negotiate the price down a little. Overall, I believe I got a fair deal and am happy with it.
Even has a brake controller for a trailer too!
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After looking at trucks for a while, my friend ended up buying his wife a tahoe. Since he knew I was looking at trucks as well, he offered me a test drive. After the test drive, I decided that going for a full size SUV would be the more comfortable option than the truck while still being able to tow what i need.
After a bit of searching, I found this 2004 GMC Yukon SLT for sale in North Carolina. It looked good in the ad and after I called about it, I got some photos of the underbody arranged for an inspection. After that came back good, I placed a deposit and booked a flight to go down and buy it.
The drive back felt like forever and I had to take several stops to stretch and avoid falling asleep but i mad it back after 13 hours on the road. For whatever reason, Waze decided to take me up and down a mountain road. It was a better driving road that anything I've driven in the BRZ. Too bad i was in an SUV and it was raining. I also got a nice detour through downtown Toledo.
The truck is the SLT trim which is the second highest trim and has just about every option you can get without going up to the Denali trim. After far as I can tell, the only option missing is the sunroof.
The only issues I have found are that the steering is a bit off so if you let the wheel return to exactly center, it pulls to the right. The front diff is also wearing out and making some noise. Apparently thats common in cars with the stabilitrac AWD system (not the usual 4x4 system) so I'll have to get the front diff replaced or rebuilt. Not a huge deal since its just the noise right now and i used it to negotiate the price down a little. Overall, I believe I got a fair deal and am happy with it.
Even has a brake controller for a trailer too!
proof