[kaninja99]

picked up this bad boy cause they had special deals on them. fully loaded, bose audio, power seats/trunk, moonroof, leather, 4X4 and 5.3L vortec engine! as you can see, next to my M5 and my wife's GS 430, this thing is a monster!

 

[Barry Lausch]

General Motors thanks you!

 

[bodaddy]

I bet there are special deals. I think pickups and SUVs are going to get a lot more popular in the Middle East with the cost of gas there. People in so cal are getting rid of there SUVs at an amazing rate. I guess $4.00 a gallon gas will do that.

 

[Michael_s]

I have an Avalanche and it makes the M5 look small. Got a great deal on it in December...... My Avalanche gets better gas mileage than the M5. 13.9 v. 10.9 MPG, go figure.

 

[BD 997]

enjoy in good health...

 

[Cosmos]

What is the perception of US cars in the middle east, in regards to quality and status?

 

[Falb]

My other car is an Escalade ESV so I can relate. It still gets better gas mileage than my M5 (14.5 vs. 13.5) and it uses regular unleaded!

 

[davem3smg]

That's a great vehicle you got there. very dependable

 

[Ronin M5]

I love your carport, looks like the Hollywood Bowl or something with the arched roof.

Had a 2001 Chevy Tahoe with the 5.3L Vortec, my buddy and I dropped a Whipple Twin Screw Supercharger on it, and it was a blast. It's still being driven around today, and was always reliable. Some interior squeaks though after a couple years...But otherwise solid.

 

[davem3smg]

I love your carport, looks like the Hollywood Bowl or something with the arched roof.

Had a 2001 Chevy Tahoe with the 5.3L Vortec, my buddy and I dropped a Whipple Twin Screw Supercharger on it, and it was a blast. It's still being driven around today, and was always reliable. Some interior squeaks though after a couple years...But otherwise solid.

Okay, if we're going to go down the reliability road, I've got a 1996 Tahoe with the 5.7L vortec that I upgraded with the diesel torsion bars in front and added a leaf to the springs in the back. I've had it since it was new. It's got about 145k miles on it now and since day 1 I've been using it as a plow truck (own apartment buildings), jet ski hauler, and utility vehicle. If our cars didn't already have the title, this vehicle would be named the beast.

I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine, kaninja. :cheers:

 

[M Power]

General Motors thanks you!

That is hilarious... !!

And, as others have said, they tend to be more fuel efficient than the M cars. My old Suburban averaged 18mpg on the open road, loaded to the roof. Whereas my E60 (when I had her) struggled to get low teens and the Porsche gets me 14mpg in town.. go figure.

Enjoy !!