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Let us discuss these vehicles. Chevy Tahoe Hybrid: http://www.chevrolet.com/hybrid/ GMC Yukon Hybrid http://www.gmc.com/yukonhybrid/index.jsp |
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I have a 07 tahoe and I bought it new and only had it 5 months My radio has been replaced twice in the last two months. The radio would be working fine one minute and then if I turned the truck off and crack it back up the radio would be black (wouldn't have a anything on it like it lost memory or power. So then I carried it to the dealer and they decided that they would order me another one and after they replaced that one it was working fine then about 3 weeks later it started.  
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Not only am I having radio problems I'm also having windsheild wiper problems along with my rear view mirrors that twitch going down the road. My windsheild wipers just start wiping the window and shooting water whenever they feel like it, it doesn't matter if the suns out or not. Sometimes they will shoot water and other times they will just wipe the window. I have the rainsence on mine and I've had it set to work for rain and not set for the rain and it don't work either way just if I maunal turn them on when I need them. Now my mirrors I've reset them once twice a day and that works for awile but the still twitch almost like something is jump out of the corner of your eyes while your driving it's really annoying. I've talked to the dealer about this and they are not sure yet what causing these problems so I'm looking for some help on what to do. 
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The Tahoe is already an expensive vehicle in it's standard form. This hybrid version will only appeal to an elite few who can afford the price premium. GM has stated (I can't remember where I read this) that the cost of the system is $10K extra per vehicle. Take an LTZ loaded then add that on top, holy CATS!! My first CONDO didn't cost that much!! Pricing will be everything here. It all depends on how much of this $10K they decide to eat. Even a $3K premium is a lot to swallow. I think they should have forgotten this segment for hybrids, now if they made the lambda (Acadia/Enclave/etc.) a plug-in hybrid they would have something that would be on FIRE. I don't see the Tahoe hybrid selling very many units though. Just my opinion.
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Replying to: tourguide (Jul 12, 2007 11:22 am) My guess is that it will be around $4K premium, which for 25% better gas mileage with gas prices not going down in the foreseeable future seems like a no-brainer to me.
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Replying to: larsb (Jul 12, 2007 12:22 pm) I think the real world performance of this tank will have to be spot on or better in order to attract very many buyers. 25% better than 15mpg (city estimates) is 18.75mpg. Pfft - not impressed. Now, if you put this two mode system into the Enclave/Acadia and added a plug-in capability - then you'd have something to write home about.
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Replying to: tourguide (Jul 12, 2007 4:00 pm) Edmunds says the Tahoe Hybrid will get 23 mpg: Tahoe Hybrid infomation
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Replying to: larsb (Jul 13, 2007 6:44 am) The whole program is riddled with IFs.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 13, 2007 7:02 am) GM will collect more interest on the higher-priced financing. That will help counter some if not all of the hybrid costs they are eating.
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Replying to: larsb (Jul 13, 2007 7:37 am) "Toward the 50-mph mark on steady stretches, cylinder deactivation imperceptibly changed the V8 into a V4." I certainly hope that that doesn't mean it stops working after 50. If GM hopes for this to make an impact in the real world, then it better work up to 70 or 75mph where many drive (and some drive a good deal faster than that). If not, the second mode is nothing more than marketing baloney. These kinds of answers though will probably really only come when the thing starts rolling into production and buyers start showing on the lots. My high hopes for this beast are kind of fading. It seems like details like this would be trumpeted if the news was good for GM, and good for customers. |
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