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I'm shopping and still can't decide. Interior and twch on the ford is amazing, but the Denali looks so much better.
I totally agree, the Denali looks so much better its nuts. The thing that held me back from running to the GM dealer to buy one and instead first gave me pause, and then caused me to reconsider and look elsewhere...to the 2018 Expy, is this:
However, some things I like better on the Denali is it looks like a million dollars (from the outside). And functionally, I like it that it has two tv screens that drop down from the ceiling on the Yukon XL Denali, one for the second row and one for the third, and they play the SAME program. This may not be big deal to you but I have 3 small boys and if if those tvs aren't visible to EVERYONE "fairly", there will be a problem. Having 2 screens in the Expy headrests leaves one of the boys out of luck, especially if the 2 screens are playing different shows. With my kids its much easier to put in a movie that they all like and be done with it. This is how we do it in our Sequoia now and it works beautifully.
- the GM 2015+ redesigned Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/Escalade all have huge quality issues. Everything breaks on them
- the GM's have problems with unfixable booming, buffeting, and vibrations. Not all of them have it, but if you get one that does its hell and it'll make you sick just driving it, and there is no fix. This is well documented, let me know if you need more info
- the 2018 Expy has way better technology and some features, for example: 360 degree camera, full stop/start semi-autonomous system/pedestrian warning, and that panoramic sunroof is to die for.
So its been a tough decision but I also don't think I couldn't handle all the quality issues with GM. Many, many customers' Suburban/Yukon XLs spend weeks and weeks in the shop (under warranty) every year with their semi-new vehicles.
I have the dual headrest dvd system in my EL and love it. I to have 3 kids 2 boys 7 & 5 and a little girl 10 months. The boys sit in the 2nd row and the girl in the 3rd. My kids are the opposite. If they had only one movie to watch they’d fight. I can put 2 different movies in and they watch their own flick. If they decide to say screw it and want to watch what the other one is watching they can push the source button and watch each other’s feed. A can watch B and B can watch A. The little girl doesn’t watch tv yet as she is rear facing but when she’s old enough and we’re able to turn her around I plan to add a drop down screen for her that can play her own movie or feed off either of the boys screens. My only issue is I can’t control any of the screens from my seat upfront. We have to get movies started before we hit the road.I totally agree, the Denali looks so much better its nuts. The thing that held me back from running to the GM dealer to buy one and instead first gave me pause, and then caused me to reconsider and look elsewhere...to the 2018 Expy, is this:
However, some things I like better on the Denali is it looks like a million dollars (from the outside). And functionally, I like it that it has two tv screens that drop down from the ceiling on the Yukon XL Denali, one for the second row and one for the third, and they play the SAME program. This may not be big deal to you but I have 3 small boys and if if those tvs aren't visible to EVERYONE "fairly", there will be a problem. Having 2 screens in the Expy headrests leaves one of the boys out of luck, especially if the 2 screens are playing different shows. With my kids its much easier to put in a movie that they all like and be done with it. This is how we do it in our Sequoia now and it works beautifully.
- the GM 2015+ redesigned Tahoe/Suburban/Yukon/Escalade all have huge quality issues. Everything breaks on them
- the GM's have problems with unfixable booming, buffeting, and vibrations. Not all of them have it, but if you get one that does its hell and it'll make you sick just driving it, and there is no fix. This is well documented, let me know if you need more info
- the 2018 Expy has way better technology and some features, for example: 360 degree camera, full stop/start semi-autonomous system/pedestrian warning, and that panoramic sunroof is to die for.
So its been a tough decision but I also don't think I couldn't handle all the quality issues with GM. Many, many customers' Suburban/Yukon XLs spend weeks and weeks in the shop (under warranty) every year with their semi-new vehicles.