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GMC Yukon XL Posted by MI-Roger [Email]  (#882) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from MI-Roger) on Sun, 14 Jul 2019 16:21:10
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We just returned from a weekend trip to Pittsburgh during which we delivered a family heirloom piece of furniture to our oldest and his wife. I reserved a Yukon from Avis as they had the lowest price, but they substituted a Yukon XL (Xtra Long )when I went to pick it up due to not having any standard Yukons on the lot.
A fortuitous stroke of luck for me as even though the furniture would have fit in the standard Yukon, We discovered during loading of this XL version that in the standard length version there would have been no space for our duffle bag, toiletries bag, two bags of tools for work projects while in town, a set of home-made extensions for our youngest son's Rhino Ramps so he will be able to change the oil in his new Cruze, or the dog.
Whew! I really dodged one there!
Anyway, the vehicle was a 2019 and had only 5 miles on the odometer when we took delivery from Avis. The mirrors were still in their factory shipping position and I found the floor mats in the under-floor rear cargo area compartment still in their plastic factory bag. As was the Owner's Manual, which came in very handy determining how to change the business card sized Karaoke Machine in the driver's dash panel into a useful tool displaying my actual speed, the posted speed, the set-point for Cruse Control and whether it was active, and the odometer read-out. Previously this display showed a duplicate copy of the radio display which is approx. 5x7 and dead center in the dash.
Other discoveries on this trip. My old Tom-Tom is completely kaput. Obviously the emergency download of new satellite codes back in April was a failure. Luckily the Yukon had an easy to use GPS system (my wife programmed it and astounded herself by being able to do this!) that we needed to traverse the expressways through downtown Pittsburgh from one son's home to the other son's home. The vehicle also had a Heads-Up Display that I never tried to activate. It also had perforated leather seating surfaces with in-seat fans for bum cooling. Nice!
Our newest vehicle is my '08 9-5 Sedan, which is really a re-fresh of the 1998 original 9-5. My wife's daily driver is an '06 9-3SC, a model which was effectively introduced in 2003. So this vehicle took us on a technology jump from circa 2003 and previous controls and instruments to 2019 controls and instruments, or when-ever the current series of large GM trucks was released. What a difference.
I sure missed the turbo power for acceleration and the fuel efficiency of our SAABs! My wife loved the ride comfort of the Yukon, although she said she could never pay that much for a vehicle (with included options it probably stickered in the high 60's even without the Denali package) or drive a vehicle that large.
Obviously it is time for a suspension refresh on both our daily-drivers!
->Posting last edited on Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:34:55.
_______________________________________ Saabs owned: 2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles 2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver 2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022 1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project 2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
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