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My Suburban has easily outdone my expectations. A 2000 K-1500 (4WD), it has 226K miles on it, and we took it on a 1,700 mile sojourn into snow country over the holidays with no problems. Some valve chatter when it starts cold is the only hint of the mileage. I am hoping to best my boss' experience with his 2001 2500 Suburban: 420K miles on the first engine. He now drives a 2011 Suburban (1500), has already put 80K miles on it with virtually no issues. He says he can get 19 mpg on the highway and he doesn't have a light foot. I was not a big Chevy truck fan in the 90s, and if I was shopping for a pickup today I'd lean more toward Ford or Toyota. But my preference for a full sized SUV is the Suburban, just based on personal experience. 
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01-10-2013, 10:32 PM
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Thanks!
I agree on the miles not worrying me, we're keeping the avalanche as a backup vehicle for my wife, she needs it when the snow flies around here and her scion won't make it anywhere, plus even though the bed isn't all that big, we do get some use out of it as a pickup. Buddy of mine has about 420k on his, just replaced the motor cause it started to burn a quart between changes, so the reliability isn't an issue. Problem is, I get a car allowance for work, not enough to cover a car payment but enough for the company to expect that I have a newer model reliable vehicle, so I need to get something a little newer with a few less miles on it. My intent is to get something that will tow my boat and allow my avalanche to "retire" to just a passenger truck vehicle.
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01-13-2013, 06:55 PM
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I just purchased a f150 with the 4.6L. It's my first truck and I love it. It's a crew cab XLT and seems to do all I ask of it so far. My boat is 4500lb and the truck pulls it no problem. We have or had 3ft of snow and the truck went through it like there was no snow.
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