Looking to buy a Yukon XL

[MichEnvoyBoy]

Hey guys, I currently drive a 02 Envoy SLT but I've always liked larger SUV's. I have found a 2001 Yukon XL 4x4 SLT w/ AutoRide w/80k miles and a price of $14,500. The truck has new rubber all around - firestone wilderness. I know it has 80k miles and thats higher than I would like but in retrospect my Envoy has 81k miles so I wouldnt be "downsizing" so to speak.

 

I drove it and man did it drive nice. Almost as nice as my Envoy The only thing that bums me out about it is it has the "old style" steering wheel. My Envoy has the new style with all of the controls (DIC). Other than that, the Yukon has OnStar (first gen), leather, rear heat/ac, 3rd row seating (standard?), fog lights, the usual SLT stuff. I made sure the Auto 4wd worked and switched it through to make sure the encoder motor on the transfer case was working. It moved quickly through each range and locked into 4wd nicely. It shifted nice, had very very nice power (man wish I had an Envoy with the 5.3!), was quiet.

 

Is there anything, besides the common GM V8 piston slap that I should be aware of on the Yukon platform? Any "obligatory" problems?

[Ben]

Ask over at the Suburban forum http://www.subscriptsforum.com/boards/suburban1105/.

 

GM pretty much solved the piston slap issue, but if you "hear something", then it's more likely cold carbon knock.