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| 2003 Chevrolet Suburban Review, GF2004
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Chevy Suburban LT
| | Model of the car: | Chevy Suburban LT | | | General comments: | This is my second Sub. First was a '96. Had two alternators go out within the first 50k, and the transmission went out at 76k. Other than that I loved that truck. Solid, handled well, loaded. Oh, the air worked great for the passenger, but not so great for the driver.
This Sub? Even better. No mechanical issues in 27k. Split air- freezes driver equally. Handles even better. Seats are much more comfortable- especially passengers seat. Truly spacious, truly comfortable, handles beautifully. And I'm someone who uses that truck full of folks AND gear.
But it's gone. Totalled. I had it completely full of equipment and 4 passengers. At 74mph on a highway we collided with another car hard, we spun 180left into the retainer wall- full on flat hit to the passenger side- kept spinning doing another 180 and stopped just dead of hitting the same car again, which has spun and rolled. Major full on collision. The results?
I had around 1500 lbs of equipment in the back and 4 passengers. Out of all of that, there was nearly complete structural integrity to the passenger cabin. Out of 4 passengers, there were only minor injuries, mostly related to the seatbelts- blunt chest trauma, back trauma. We are all around and about because the Suburban didn't roll. 74mph and it could have rolled. It didn't. And after hitting the other vehicle and slamming into the concrete retainer wall, a window was smashed on the passenger side, but the truck kept us alive. That's a big deal. Thank God, the other passengers in the vehicle that rolled were able to get out of their vehicle and walk around.
After several weeks of getting my nerve back, I just put a deposit on a 2004 yesterday. There are other vehicles I'd like to own, but for the size I need, the fact that I often carry 3 or 4 folks with me, with tons of gear, this vehicle is my safest option. The manufacturer incentives on this next 2004 will save me nearly 7k. Amazing. | | | What things have gone wrong with the car: | It's a truck. I'd rather be driving a smaller sexier more stylish SUV- Acura MDX, a Sequoia, a Honda Pilot, a Tourag- what a ride.
The Sub's dash and interior while cavernous, should have improved and been updated by now. I'm tired of the interior look, and they absolutely should have had factory GPS navigation rolled out by 2004 - it would have been soooooo easy. That was a costly mistake in my opinion. A modest improvement in gas mileage would have been in order. | | | Previous car: | Just Suburbans. |
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