Test Drive + $100

[Yukon Joe]

Today I picked up a loaded black Expedition platinum for a 24 hour test drive. And the kicker, the dealer gave me $100 for it. Why not. I do wish this was a max.

Trying to decide between the Tahoe or the Expy.

Has anyone else taken advantage of this opportunity?

Anyone else pinned with this decision?

Thanks
Yukon

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[Mothnuts]

We have a ‘17 Tahoe Premier now. We test drove a new Platinum Expedition for a couple of days a few months ago when my pickup was getting worked on and really liked it....well I really liked it, my wife was content with it. I switched from GM pickups in ‘16 so the Expedition felt like home to me, whereas my wife has always had a GM vehicle. We took a road trip to KC last weekend (4 hours away) and came to the determination that the Tahoe is gone no matter what. The adaptive cruise absolutely sucks in the Tahoe. I’ve been waiting for the ‘19 Expeditions before I got too serious about trading as I hated to get an ‘18 so late in the year. On the way home I told my wife she needed to decide between a Yukon Denali with the 6.2 and no adaptive cruise or the Expedition. The 5.3 in the Tahoe is a dog compared to the Ecoboost. There are a lot of little differences we found and that people talk about online, but the biggest thing for us is the backseat space as I’m a big guy and like the seat laid back and we have two car seats in the middle. The biggest thing holding me back is the price difference. I can trade into a Denali (list of $76,785) for $12,750 or a ‘19 Expedition (List of $82,710) for $24,000 difference. I’m 95% sure I’ll order the Expedition in the morning, but need to talk to the wife a little more tonight. She told me on the way home to get the Expedition because she is tired of listening to me ***** about the Tahoe, and the Yukon won’t be that much different.

 

[Garrett]

I came from a Tahoe. Was hoping the Denali would meet my needs but The Ford blew it away big time.

 

[dlcorbett]

Your truck is a limited trim not a platinum...i hope they didnt advertise that as a platinum model to you.

 

[Fordman1979]

We have a ‘17 Tahoe Premier now. We test drove a new Platinum Expedition for a couple of days a few months ago when my pickup was getting worked on and really liked it....well I really liked it, my wife was content with it. I switched from GM pickups in ‘16 so the Expedition felt like home to me, whereas my wife has always had a GM vehicle. We took a road trip to KC last weekend (4 hours away) and came to the determination that the Tahoe is gone no matter what. The adaptive cruise absolutely sucks in the Tahoe. I’ve been waiting for the ‘19 Expeditions before I got too serious about trading as I hated to get an ‘18 so late in the year. On the way home I told my wife she needed to decide between a Yukon Denali with the 6.2 and no adaptive cruise or the Expedition. The 5.3 in the Tahoe is a dog compared to the Ecoboost. There are a lot of little differences we found and that people talk about online, but the biggest thing for us is the backseat space as I’m a big guy and like the seat laid back and we have two car seats in the middle. The biggest thing holding me back is the price difference. I can trade into a Denali (list of $76,785) for $12,750 or a ‘19 Expedition (List of $82,710) for $24,000 difference. I’m 95% sure I’ll order the Expedition in the morning, but need to talk to the wife a little more tonight. She told me on the way home to get the Expedition because she is tired of listening to me ***** about the Tahoe, and the Yukon won’t be that much different.

My wife was wanting a Tahoe but after driving the Expedition she is sold. Think my wife was tired of me putting down the Tahoe as well. Haha.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Thanks for the input. Yeah, the Yukon Denali is really nice, and the 6.2 certainly gets the job done. Right now we have an offer for a fully loaded 18 Yukon XL Denali (premier package, listed for $81K) at $69.6k plus tax and title.

The offer we got on the expedition is the XLT, FX4, nothing fancy, at $64.2k plus tax and title. Then I saw on line the same expedition for $59,450.

In any case, we really need the cargo space of the Yukon XL but love the fact that the expedition seats in the rear will tilt forward with a car seat.

Both seem like a good deal, just not sure what I'm going to tell them tomorrow.

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[Yukon Joe]

I came from a Tahoe. Was hoping the Denali would meet my needs but The Ford blew it away big time.

So what needs were blown away in the Expy over the Denali?

Your truck is a limited trim not a platinum...i hope they didnt advertise that as a platinum model to you.

You're right. I miss typed. I tried to edit my post, but the forum wouldn't let me.

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[gtnator]

Lots of folks here debate the Yukon Denali (XL) vs Expedition. I hear a lot that the Denali looks better from the outside, sounds better because of that huge 6.2, has a larger cargo area behind the 3rd row in the XL Denali version vs. the Max Expy, and has more bling and presence, but then it ends there. Everything else seems to be better in the Expedition, including front seat comfort, and really all rows/seats comfort, flexibility of moving seats in 2nd row independently, large panoramic sunroof, better ride (IRS), better technology due to the more recent redesign,...oh and better safety both passive and active, and higher safety scores.

It's a tough decision and you really can't go wrong with either but the Expy does win this race for now. The other thing to consider is that GM is releasing a new redesign in fall of 2019 as a 2020 model (for Suburban, Yukon, Escalade) which will for the first time have IRS. It'll be interesting to see what that will bring.

 

[rumline]

For me the big draw of the Yukon is the better gas mileage while towing and bigger fuel tank. With the Expy I'm expecting to get ~230 miles of range towing a travel trailer whereas the Yukon will do 300. [my JGC Ecodiesel will do 400] If you never leave the interstate it's not an issue, but for my family, we like to get off the beaten path and it'd be nice to not have to worry as much about refueling. Also the solid rear axle is better for towing.

True that GM will bring out a new design in 2019 but it won't be safe to buy until MY22. The current gen Yukon/Tahoe/Esky (released in MY15) had so many problems out of the gate that I wouldn't trust their first or even 2nd model year of the new design.

 

[rumline]

The adaptive cruise absolutely sucks in the Tahoe.

Could you please elaborate on this? I've read a lot of similar comments but I'm not sure how exactly the Tahoe/Yukon's adaptive cruise sucks and/or in what ways the Expedition's system is better. I have adaptive cruise control in my Jeep Grand Cherokee and I'm pretty happy with it, so I believe I have an idea of how such a system "should" work.

 

[Flexpedition]

Customized Raptor in the garage... trying to decide if he wants a Chevy or not?

 

[Yukon Joe]

Customized Raptor in the garage... trying to decide if he wants a Chevy or not?

True story.

I grew up on Chevys, and my first truck I bought was a chevy. However, you see now what's in my garage. I actually own two Raptors. Trading one in on the new Expedition. Yup, made the decision this morning. Going with the Expy.

It will be my first aluminum vehicle. And one with so much felt padding. What's up with that?

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[gtnator]

Customized Raptor in the garage... trying to decide if he wants a Chevy or not?

Good eye. You spot those Raptors everywhere...lol

 

[gtnator]

True story.

I grew up on Chevys, and my first truck I bought was a chevy. However, you see now what's in my garage. I actually own two Raptors. Trading one in on the new Expedition. Yup, made the decision this morning. Going with the Expy.

It will be my first aluminum vehicle. And one with so much felt padding. What's up with that?

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Congrats on reaching a decision! I know how hard these first world problems can be, lol. But seriously congrats, I hope you enjoy it, a lot. And remember to post some pics for us to enjoy: https://www.expeditionforum.com/thr...se-shiny-new-trucks.34305/page-79#post-312697

 

[Yukon Joe]

Congrats on reaching a decision! I know how hard these first world problems can be, lol. But seriously congrats, I hope you enjoy it, a lot. And remember to post some pics for us to enjoy: https://www.expeditionforum.com/thr...se-shiny-new-trucks.34305/page-79#post-312697

Thanks,
Now to get the dealer to work the final numbers.
I'm looking forward to the FX4 and what miss can be had, larger tires, aftermarket lighting, etc...

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[dlcorbett]

Idk about towing mileage but riding unladen mileage the expys just as good up to a certain speed. The bigger tank in the competitors is missed though. With a 28 gallon tank my hwy mileage would go from 600 mte to 720 mte.

The solid axle might be better to tow but the softer suspension and weaker body/motor wouldnt do the gms any justice. The 6.2l is a good towing motor though. If ford bit the bullet and offered the expy with the 5.0, sales would triple imo and it would offer similar towing perfirmance, probably better.

Watchu plan on doing with the raptor?

 

[Yukon Joe]

Idk about towing mileage but riding unladen mileage the expys just as good up to a certain speed. The bigger tank in the competitors is missed though. With a 28 gallon tank my hwy mileage would go from 600 mte to 720 mte.

The solid axle might be better to tow but the softer suspension and weaker body/motor wouldnt do the gms any justice. The 6.2l is a good towing motor though. If ford bit the bullet and offered the expy with the 5.0, sales would triple imo and it would offer similar towing perfirmance, probably better.

Watchu plan on doing with the raptor?

Keeping the one in the photo.
Selling this one.


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[JExpedition07]

Keeping the one in the photo.
Selling this one.


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Are they both the 6.2L? Those motors are the bomb, sound great.

 

[Yukon Joe]

Yes they are!
The blue/ black one has long tube headers and dual exhaust. It sounds great!

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[Mothnuts]

Could you please elaborate on this? I've read a lot of similar comments but I'm not sure how exactly the Tahoe/Yukon's adaptive cruise sucks and/or in what ways the Expedition's system is better.

Sure, I drove the Tahoe today to go look at Yukon Denali’s and the Expedition so it’s fresh in my mind. I have the adaptive cruise in my F250 and really like it. It’s one of my favorite features. On the Tahoe there isn’t as much adjustment on the distance. There are three settings, and you have to go all the way close before you can go all the way back. On the Ford you can go forward and back. The Ford resumes your set speed when you hit your turn signal, allowing you to pick up speed without touching the gas pedal. The bigger deal with this is it doesn’t slow you way down as you approach a vehicle to pass like the Tahoe does if you signal to pass. The part I hate the worst is when you let off the gas pedal, it brakes to resume your set speed. You have to stay on the gas pedal, instead of letting it coast back to your set speed. That’s a habit thing, but when you are used to the Ford and you are on a 4 lane with someone close behind and you let off once you get around someone that you sped up to get around you almost get rear ended because you slow down so fast. If you stay in the gas pedal it starts giving you warnings and eventually kicks the cruise off. Otherwise, the braking when going around a curve on a 4 lane with someone right in front of you in the other lane is always nice surprise to you and anyone behind you. About got rear ended that way as well. By 4 lane I’m just talking regular 4 lane highways in western Kansas. My other pet peeve is when climbing an incline with the cruise set at 80, you’ll be going 75 by the top of the hill, and then it shifts down to get after it, but realizes you are on a decline and then brakes to slow you down. That’s not adaptive cruise as much as just not enough torque to hold speed. Again, we are talking western Kansas inclines. The biggest deal overall for me is the braking to resume your speed, instead of just coasting back down to your set speed. Having to turn the cruise control on every time you restart is a something I don’t care for on the Ford though. Hope that all makes sense. I don’t mind the Tahoe adaptive cruise on a regular 2 lane road.