'18 Expedition Platinum vs '18 Yukon Denali

[edizzle]

https://goo.gl/images/6dxeRF

That looks bad ass and I don’t think it looks like a Tahoe at all!!!!

 

[RenegadeBad_Dog]

so based on something you have no idea about, you are giving the nod to another vehicle that has been on the road for only 3 years?

i totally disagree with you. accept maybe sound. although the corsa exhaust on an ecoboost does sound very nice!!!

here are some hard differences in specs that may be helpful. these are all referencing the Expedition platinum vs Denali regular lengths.

20 less hp
10 more ft/lbs

1.8" more ground clearance

.8" less headroom 1st row
1.3" more headroom 2nd row
.8" less headroom 3rd row

1.4" less legroom 1st row
2.5"-3.6" more legroom 2nd row
12.7"-17.5" more legroom 3rd row

1.4" more hip room 1st row
2.3" more hip room 2nd row
1.1" more hip room 3rd row

.1" more shoulder room 1st row
.3" less shoulder room 2nd row
1.6" more shoulder room 3rd row

9.9 more cu. ft. from 1st row
5.8 more cu. ft. from 2nd row
4 more cu. ft. from 3rd row

2.7 less gallons fuel capacity

if anybody else wants to contribute to features and accoutrements

Well we have owned the Tahoe and Suburban and you are not wrong the Yukon would have less room for the passengers and less cargo space but for what he is asking about with quality, reliability, resale, and mantince the Yukon would be the better vehicle. Also as I said before the expedition for 2018 is a brand new vehicle from the ground up. There is going to be more annoying little problems that are going to pop up unlike the Yukon that has been out for 3 years there should be less problems.

 

[dlcorbett]

To each his own i guess. I love how my expy looks, only thing that looks better is the new navi. To me it doesnt look like a gm at all, the beltline is the only thing they share, but nothing else is the same to me. The platinum expys look damn good, esp with right color. The pic below is mines by the way.

 

[edizzle]

To each his own i guess. I love how my expy looks, only thing that looks better is the new navi. To me it doesnt look like a gm at all, the beltline is the only thing they share, but nothing else is the same to me. The platinum expys look damn good, esp with right color. The pic below is mines by the way.

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Looks good!!! If you don’t mind me asking, what did you give for her? Mine came to $78,000 4wd, platinum, headrest tv, buckets, and tow

 

[lxrick]

Your assumption is wrong. The new expedition looks like garbage and it's practically a copy of the tahoe. That's the main reason I wouldn't even think of buying one. Other than that, all new car buyers get the luxury of losing up to 90% of what they originally paid for it and that's not including insurance or interest to a life-long used car buyer...

Well this frustrated 90% loss troll comment is obviously the best proof of the hater Theory... (#sosad)

Personally I would never buy a GM. NEVER! I just don´t like how they (not the dealer) treat their customers.
Example?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_ignition_switch_recalls
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/gmc-yukon-denali.html

So even a denali for free ist nothing but a untrusworthy piece of junk. (FOR ME PERSONALLY!)


I have to wait a bit longer for my new expy, at the moment here in Germany the import price of a 18´ Limited incl. Taxes would be about 110,000 Euros.
So more than 130,000 Dollars... I am but not that crazy...

But I have time and I just wait till someone imported it and realised too late that his european one-cargarage has only enough space for the winter tires.. but not the expy itself...

 

[JExpedition07]

Agreed. And like 99% of the dislikers are life-long used car buyers who won't be in the market for a 2018 until atleast 2025. And by then will be fixated on hating the 2026's....

I won’t buy brand new in my case I see it as uneconomical but to each their own. I’d rather a used expy than a new Explorer, I could care less about brand new vs used, best bang for your buck is 1-2 years old IMO. Again To each their own.

 

[gtnator]

To each his own i guess. I love how my expy looks, only thing that looks better is the new navi. To me it doesnt look like a gm at all, the beltline is the only thing they share, but nothing else is the same to me. The platinum expys look damn good, esp with right color. The pic below is mines by the way.

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I have to say, BOTH of those trucks look good, and similar in my opinion. Is the Tahoe yours as well?

 

[lxrick]

I won’t buy new it’s not economical. I can’t pay $80,000 for something that’s worth $40,000 in two to three years, that’s me.

Yes, fair enough.
On the other hand you are of course dependent on someone who buy´s a new car. Otherwise there would be no used ones...

Most important imho are lease or company cars anyway. This way you reduce the losses of a new car by far. Which is just because of taxes in my case by more than 50%. (!)
This makes it a lot more economic for me. But driving a car is losing money. Wether it is more or less...well this is a personal decision or just life.

And life is for living.

 

[dlcorbett]

Mines was a 2wd ltd 301a with park assist, msrp was 66620, dealer gave me 62k and 6k for trade after roll and taxes total otd was 67k. Lease payment is 730 i did put a good amt of money down to pretty much pay the roll amt, if i was just leasing no roll it would be better but im happy i got the payment i wanted. Im actually shouldve got the 302a but didnt want the 22in wheels bit i love it all the same. Im actually lookin fwd to gettin a navi at turn in. The tahoe is not mine lol

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

I like the 2026's already...lol.

I like the Quad turbo 4 cylinder hydrogen powered engine and the self-driving feature. The all glass roof is nice and so is the rear spoiler. I also like the 12" ground clearance and the standard 24" wheels and 65 series tires...

 

[JExpedition07]

I like the Quad turbo 4 cylinder hydrogen powered engine and the self-driving feature. The all glass roof is nice and so is the rear spoiler. I also like the 12" ground clearance and the standard 24" wheels and 65 series tires...

I’m not going to trust self driving. I was driving a family members yukon with all that forward collision stuff. It was telling me I was going to crash the whole drive and kept vibrating and trying to brake because of the salt on the sensors. Thankfully you can shut all that junk off. I’ll always be driving myself. As far as that quad turbo hydrogen I’ll be doing a 8.2 Liter 502 CID V8 swap and rip that junk right out.

But in all seriousness I think hybrid SUVs will be coming out for the future. I’m ok with self driving as long as I can drive when I feel I should or desire to and shut it off.

Gasoline engines still have a lot of future left. Cheap and long lasting with the infrastructure to support it.

 

[gtnator]

I like the Quad turbo 4 cylinder hydrogen powered engine and the self-driving feature. The all glass roof is nice and so is the rear spoiler. I also like the 12" ground clearance and the standard 24" wheels and 65 series tires...

lol, and I also love the new “hover” option, for jumping over traffic jams.


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[ExpeditionAndy]

lol, and I also love the new “hover” option, for jumping over traffic jams.


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The hover option is really good for off roading.

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

I’m not going to trust self driving. I was driving a family members yukon with all that forward collision stuff. It was telling me I was going to crash the whole drive and kept vibrating and trying to brake because of the salt on the sensors. Thankfully you can shut all that junk off. I’ll always be driving myself. As far as that quad turbo hydrogen I’ll be doing a 8.2 Liter 502 CID V8 swap and rip that junk right out.

But in all seriousness I think hybrid SUVs will be coming out for the future. I’m ok with self driving as long as I can drive when I feel I should or desire to and shut it off.

Gasoline engines still have a lot of future left. Cheap and long lasting with the infrastructure to support it.

Yeah but that quad 4 cylinder hydrogen engine puts out 540 Hp with 680 Ft/lbs of torque.

 

[JExpedition07]

Yeah but that quad 4 cylinder hydrogen engine puts out 540 Hp with 680 Ft/lbs of torque.

Still doesn’t touch Fords lovely 6.7 925 lb ft of torque for 2018 out of this beast. A 502 can do a hell of a lot more than 680 ft pounds with some help lol. Ratings only mean so much in the end, people survived with 80 horses back in the day.

 

[metaldrgn]

If you know you want a new car and you want to know which is better look for reviews like motor trend or something. The more the better. From one review I saw, the expedition was significantly better. Do your research first. Also remember that you are buying a new car and with that comes new problems and bugs so don't be surprised when you have to make multiple trips to the dealer with problems and to get software updates.

 

[Kevink109]

If you know you want a new car and you want to know which is better look for reviews like motor trend or something. The more the better. From one review I saw, the expedition was significantly better. Do your research first. Also remember that you are buying a new car and with that comes new problems and bugs so don't be surprised when you have to make multiple trips to the dealer with problems and to get software updates.

Getting back to the original question

for me it was simple - my current Escalade was literally falling apart, and I was going to purchase something ASAP before I ha to spend another 3k on the slade. For my money the only full size ( 3 rows of legit seating and still have room in the back for gear and a dog, 4 wheel drive, plus occasional towing was the previous generation expedition/Navigator or the new 18 Expy/Navigator. The previous gen was pretty bullet proof and even highly recommended by Consumer Reports. Will have to see how Ford did with the new generation.

My current Ford vehicle has been great- and it was a first generation plug in hybrid- so I went on faith that the new Expedition would live up to the same standard. I really like the looks of the current GM GMT900 platform vehicles and I do like me some 6.2 liter V8. But I simply couldn't buy one based on my previous ownership experience. I have multiple friends with the new platform- some love it and have had no issues, others can't stand the vehicle- its a crapshoot as far as I can tell.

The new Expedition has a nicer interior, rides better, is more up to date from a technology stand point - and I like the way it looks and drives. I didn't even get to see a Navigator as none were delivered in my area before I needed to buy. That being said I jumped on a XLT/FX4 MAX over a Limited MAX as it was 12k less and still had (almost) everything I needed/wanted. I would have a hard time spending 100k on a family truckster.

You need to go drive both and see what you prefer.

 

[metaldrgn]

Well this frustrated 90% loss troll comment is obviously the best proof of the hater Theory... (#sosad)

Personally I would never buy a GM. NEVER! I just don´t like how they (not the dealer) treat their customers.
Example?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_ignition_switch_recalls
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/gmc-yukon-denali.html

So even a denali for free ist nothing but a untrusworthy piece of junk. (FOR ME PERSONALLY!)


I have to wait a bit longer for my new expy, at the moment here in Germany the import price of a 18´ Limited incl. Taxes would be about 110,000 Euros.
So more than 130,000 Dollars... I am but not that crazy...

But I have time and I just wait till someone imported it and realised too late that his european one-cargarage has only enough space for the winter tires.. but not the expy itself...

90% is not a hater theory or frustration it's the truth in that regard... Looks up KBB values vs original prices...

Never say never!

 

[lbv150]

It comes down to this: Are you a Ford or GM person? That will answer your question on which one to choose.

 

[Garrett]

It comes down to this: Are you a Ford or GM person? That will answer your question on which one to choose.

Not really. Driven GM all my life and now I'm down to the Expy or Gator.