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@gglen21415 жыл бұрын
The rear heater is one step above a pot belly stove.
@Texassince18364 жыл бұрын
It was extremely effective, but was also an uncommon option. And with the whole units generic nature it is easy to add to a Suburban that was not equipped with rear heat.
@lowercherty3 жыл бұрын
The weak point was the coolant pipes to feed it. If you needed rear heat you also dealt with road salt that ate them away in short notice. Luckily I was near a hardware store when mine let loose. Two long nosed vise grips to pinch off the hose sections got me home. Replacement pipes were atrociously expensive so I replaced them with hoses. Overall they weren't that great mechanically.
@incompetentdiplomat37167 күн бұрын
i thought it was a pot belly stove.
@fullerjohnson41695 жыл бұрын
bought one new in 1984--2wd Scottsdale 6.2 diesel. Now, after 34 yrs. and 426000 miles it still runs great and a recent trip from our home n. of eugene, or. to klamath falls, or. we averaged 24mpg running air on part of the trip. Uses almost a quart of oil in 2500 miles which is when I change it. Delo 15-40 oil and Wix filters--regular maintenence and have only had to replace 2 alternators, 1 waterpump, 1 set of glow plugs and 2 starters. Burn Chevron diesel only ( it has a 41 gal. tank so I can always get to a Chevron station. Cost me $17000 or about $500 a year or $41 a month. The new subs at $60000 and up are nice but all electronic--Mine has NO electronics on it and I can work on it easily. Great, reliable, comfortable vehicle that has REAL bumpers/ no plastic. going for 1/2 million miles without overhaul--should do it without problems.
@mark_warrior9985 жыл бұрын
I'm addicted to these vintage videos, especially if you're not familiar with American cars
@superbird43515 жыл бұрын
Mark_Warrior 998 I am addicted because I am very familiar with American cars.
@ricardo_chile93515 жыл бұрын
I live in the other end of the continent and I'm addicted too.
@Poopsticle_2565 жыл бұрын
I am addicted because I love 80’s and 90’s shitboxes.
@hippiebits20715 жыл бұрын
It's cool to look back and appreciate how much things really have changed over the years.
@tommytufguy34325 жыл бұрын
@@Poopsticle_256 takes me back to when I was a car obbesed kid. I love them too.
@wranglercody84225 жыл бұрын
Two tone paint, loads of chrome, cab marker lights and a Detroit diesel . Yess!
@criznitty5 жыл бұрын
cody k1500 the color scheme of his clothes matched the Suburban
@GOBRADON5025 жыл бұрын
240 tq that's so weak and its ugly ass shit 😝
@OhcoChildPlease5 жыл бұрын
That's not a Detroit diesel lol
@justinstearns97235 жыл бұрын
Like it or not, Detroit did in fact design the 6.2 Diesel. And for Christ’s sake they’re not a bad engine. They’re definitely not hot rods, but they’re good on fuel, and reliable. I’ve got on in a 1 ton 4x4 dually and it pulls it around just fine.
@cajunguy82724 жыл бұрын
@Mr Sunshines it was designed by Detroit diesel. GM had them convert a gasoline engine to a diesel in 1982 they had their answer to the up coming ford 6.9L International harvest engine in the ford until 1985 when dodge had entered the diesel market with the 5.9L bt Cummins. By the late 80s the diesel wars were In full swing. GM had grew from the Detroit diesel design in 1993 from a 6.2L to a turbocharged 6.5L but was still plagued with reliability problems. Ford had went to 7.3L idi in 1988 and a Direct injection in 1994 thus became the powerstroke. The 1st generation diesels didnt produce alot of horsepower but had good torque numbers and very high fuel mileage.
@TVHouseHistorian4 жыл бұрын
"What can you say about the Chevrolet Suburban? It has no competitor..." I remember when that was true. The term "SUV" wouldn't be coined for at least another 6 years. I remember in middle school and high school, this was the hauler you would see at games, hunting trips, and class field trips. Wow, times have changed. This generation of Suburban has always been my favorite, probably because it tells a story about what much of upper-middle class suburbia was like in those days. By the late 1980's it was nothing flashy, but it was luxurious, and quite the status symbol. Except Suburban owners back then weren't trying so hard to make themselves look upper-class. Some were upper-class, and others were middle-class, but they never seemed to make a big deal about it. The people driving the Suburbans and Escalades of today make themselves look like formal, flashy, stereotypical new-money bourgeoisie who are so far in debt (so they can look the part), there is actually nothing to admire. Actually, today's bourgeoisie look like they're are trying so hard, you kind of feel sorry for them. I miss the old money people. I miss the mid-to-late 1980s, and I really miss this generation of Chevy Suburban.
@kingelvis7035 Жыл бұрын
The "Sport Utility" names goes way back to days of Blazer and Bronco.
@johnj.baranski65539 ай бұрын
@kingelvis7035 no one called them that name though...juat called them four by fours..
@hitek9too2555 ай бұрын
@@johnj.baranski6553 Or just trucks.
@waverunner70635 жыл бұрын
One of the few things GM got right. Way ahead of the game and still sells in huge numbers decades later.
@rustybrown18355 жыл бұрын
Back when GM made a good suburban, my father bought his first new one in 74 and owned a suburban until the day he passed away in 2014. I've owned a few myself over the years.
@frankburns88715 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, there was a lot going on in that "you're welcome, John." Or maybe I've just watched too many movies...nah, I think I was right the first time.
@psx2rulz25 жыл бұрын
0:16
@DRNEGOLICIS5 жыл бұрын
@Howdy Justice I almost think she went down on him. at the least
@commando80885 жыл бұрын
Frank Burns they smashed. It didnt work out. Theyre still coworkers. Must be it😂
@Itz_Al-Gud5 жыл бұрын
Had to immediately scan the comments to make sure I wasn't the only one thinking that!
@bwxmoto5 жыл бұрын
LOL Nothing more than awkward on-screen presence, and possibly bad editing.
@Chicagoguy19845 жыл бұрын
I have a '01 1500 burban with 260K miles and it has NEVER let me down !!!
@nimamojtahedzadeh15685 жыл бұрын
Even SUVs were truly utility vehicles! Not a bunch of lifted hatchbacks with dummy roof racks. This is a cool vehicle.
@melrose92525 жыл бұрын
Nima Mojtahedzadeh The new Suburbans are so much better than these.
@cedb71155 жыл бұрын
Dude How the heck u pronounce ur last name?
@workingcountry17765 жыл бұрын
And this gets better MPGs than modern ones... although, 0-60 times are verging on dangerous
@workingcountry17765 жыл бұрын
@@melrose9252 they also literally cost more than an average, older small home
@curtisslone72435 жыл бұрын
@@workingcountry1776 Not really. According to a Car and Driver review that I have a modern Suburban gets around 20mpg. And it'll do 0-60 in about 6 seconds. I'd say that's a great improvement over this pos.
@roadbossgarage75993 жыл бұрын
I love the rear HVAC unit! Engineers probably got hot back there driving around one day and said we need to fix this, their solution was “ bolt that MFer right on the carpet!
@fernandorocha-dx1wv4 ай бұрын
I love Chevy Suburban square body 73-91, 85-88 is my favorites. Suburban is best SUV of every times
@bendover82505 жыл бұрын
Had one of these with the 350, 4wd, locking hubs, 3 inch lift and 39.5 swampers on it. Used it as a beach and off-road truck. Could not get that thing stuck. Pulled a backhoe out of a ditch with it. Sounded awesome with the Flowmasters on it too. Thanks for the memories
@richardmcgrath612 жыл бұрын
I live in New Zealand, and own a 1990 GMC Suburban with the 454 gasoline engine. These vehicles are cult classics. At the equivalent of $7 a gallon in USD for gas over here, I am not doing too many long runs in it at the moment.
@digitalfootballer90325 жыл бұрын
This vehicle was essentially the same forever. Gotta love it.
@nicholasspecialmusic5 жыл бұрын
We had a 1987 Scottsdale 3/4 ton Suburban RWD 350 V8 stick shift. Fire engine red, white wheels. No third row, just an ocean of perfectly vibrant red carpet throughout with beige seats and dash.
@DoyleFuckinHargraves5 жыл бұрын
I had an '87 GMC 3/4 ton with a 350 & stick as well, only it was dark blue with blue interior. I absolutely LOVED that truck. Then it was stolen, stripped and burned. I wept.
@juliogonzo27185 жыл бұрын
I wish I could find an 80s 3/4 ton 4x4 suburban that has not completely rusted, and put a 12 valve Cummins in it. That would be tits!
@spondal14 жыл бұрын
I picked up a 1985 GMC K2500 for $640 as my high school/winter truck. 350 with 4-speed, sat in a field since 03 but only did simple maintenance and drive it all over and everyone in my town knows me, or at least the truck.
@justanothertroll94763 ай бұрын
Now that's a rare bird don't see the many standard shifts around
@adamwilling24575 жыл бұрын
My family had a powder blue 86 2wd with a 350. It was nice. Awesome for vacation travel. It was sold in 2001. 15 years with no major problems that I could remember.
@SteveHolsten5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't have a damned gas burner in a Suburban!
@voided35 жыл бұрын
We had an '85 C10 Suburban with the 350 that my parents sold for $800 a few weeks before I got my learners permit at 15 years old. It had plenty of rust but the drivetrain was excellent, including a rebuilt engine with only 40k on it. I wish I had bought it from them.
@adamtrombino1065 жыл бұрын
My uncle who used to drive nothing but station wagons, 1st got a Suburban in 84 with the 350 and AOD in 2wd form. He drove that 1 200k before getting an 87 with the 350 and new TBI. That 1 was 2 toned grey and black. He drove that 1 300k before getting his 05 which he still has. These were/are all 3/4 ton trucks, so he could/can haul his boat w ease.
@Dr.Westside5 жыл бұрын
@@SteveHolsten Did you hear the power stats for that diesel ? There's no way I would have it .
@SteveHolsten5 жыл бұрын
@@Dr.Westside Not all us all power hungry. I've owned 9 diesel cars & pickups. I loved all of them.
@kingjack89985 жыл бұрын
I got rid of my 2000 whatever and got me a 99 Suburban that 5.7 makes you feel like you're in heaven.
@cavalierliberty68383 жыл бұрын
@Biggest Richard Cranium you gotta understand. The ls vortecs are good engines, but as far as the v8 experience? It can't even come close to catching the bumper of even a 305, let alone a 350 or 454.
@ke2285 жыл бұрын
It was classic even when it was new.
@JDMHaze5 жыл бұрын
Keith lmaoo yeappp
@smokyrs98385 жыл бұрын
هههههه 😂
@n--r--s--7___9___65 жыл бұрын
👍
@GamePlayWithNolan5 жыл бұрын
That body style started in the 1970s and ended in the 90s! Of course it was a classic when it was new
@chargermaster5865 жыл бұрын
@@GamePlayWithNolan back when Truck designs lasted 20 years.
@evjak945 жыл бұрын
If I close my curtains and windows it can actually feel like I'm leaving in the 80's while watching MW Retro...Just love it!
@danmcclure66705 жыл бұрын
Just sold my '85 Burb, 6.2 4WD with 400k miles last year . An easy 23 mpg on the interstate. Never any mechanical problems but it did go through tires. Did two coast to coast trips, never let me down. It would pull the teeth right out of your mouth. Own a '96 turbo diesel now. 370K still going strong.
@LoyalmoonieProductions3 жыл бұрын
5:54 "I'm taking the Suburban this weekend." "No, you're not!"
@candykid51355 жыл бұрын
in my opinion " 350 v8 chevy is the greatest american engine ever made ", because i owned 1991 chevy suburban v1500 with barn doors
@off-roadnpew21835 жыл бұрын
candy kid yeah they were nice but the 5.3 still has more power, better mpg and more dependable
@elpistolas44855 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1989 suburban in its time and it was the most fucking great truck that you can buy
@impalaSS655 жыл бұрын
More dependable? 350s from 1968 are still running, the 5.3 is only 18years old. How do you reckon?
@logdon175 жыл бұрын
It is, you know how many people restore old fords and drop in that 350? Thing is bulletproof, powerful, and affordable.
@gimmiesum41905 жыл бұрын
Your right I had a 5.7 350 in my 91 police package, a beast of a engine
@DickTickles5 жыл бұрын
The Chevy Suburban: The only family vehicle dad can drive to a bar and get laid in.
@genesssisss5 жыл бұрын
Dick Tickles fuck yeah!!!
@myownidenity49555 жыл бұрын
Lol not a dad but my wife and I have had a few ladies join us in ours lol
@sudmuck5 жыл бұрын
@@myownidenity4955 Story time. Now.
@vassa19725 жыл бұрын
LoL, my dad had the blazer
@calebproductions59704 жыл бұрын
Lol🤣🤣🤣👍👍
@MrThatnativeguy5 жыл бұрын
I love the paint scheme on that Burban that electric blue on blue with the grey , just spectacular
@51nw3 жыл бұрын
Omg! Thats my dream suburban right there. Absolutely beautiful. Been trying for years to find an 80's burb that isn't rotting or in shambles. No luck yet :(
@rootsmanuva825 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas MotorWeek! Thanks for the Christmas present!
@scottyellis3442 Жыл бұрын
WOW, in 1985 I was 18 years old, how time flies by. My sister and her husband had one of these on the farm.
@Shmey5 жыл бұрын
I drove one of these as a kid in high school. Well, 5.7l v8 version. I spent $80 a month on gas. I drove it like a maniac! It still amazes me that I survived my teen years. Even more amazing I never wrecked the thing! My parents were actually able to sell it before that happened.
@BlohmandBlohmer5 жыл бұрын
Steel chrome bumpers, clearance lights on the roof, and fold down tailgate were sweet features. Fast forward to 2019 and the bumpers are painted plastic and the tail gate lifts up spilling all of your stuff you have in the back all over the ground. Plus the 2019 is a house payment or more per month all the while GM says they make 50% profit on the new ones.
@TactileCoder5 жыл бұрын
The plastic is for padestrian safety and energy absorption during crashes dumbass.
@jewfishlover5 жыл бұрын
TactileCoder Actually, it’s main purpose is to save weight. Energy absorption is just a benefit.
@TactileCoder5 жыл бұрын
@@jewfishlover no it's not. you're wrong and misinformed.
@hajjdawood5 жыл бұрын
If you take this suburbans price and convert it to modern dollars you'll see the old one costed more.
@Browningate4 жыл бұрын
I've gotta call BS on the price complaining though. In the video, he mentioned that a fully-loaded 1986 Suburban would set you back just under $25k. Adjusted for inflation, that'd be a cost of over $58k today. A 2019 Suburban Premier's MSRP is 66. That's less than a 14% increase in price for a dramatic increase in performance, luxury, and efficiency. Additionally, the rear HVAC system isn't at risk of setting fire to equipment that you set on top of the vent. All in all, you get way more for your money (brand new) today than you did back then, no matter how you slice it.
@normanfillmore34905 жыл бұрын
Relatively unchanged from 1973 all the way to 1991, I owned a 1973 1/2 ton 9 passenger Suburban with a 454 and a turbo400 trans, it was loaded with all options including front and rear air, and a factory installed tachometer in the dash. It was one of the very few vehicles I’ve ever driven that you could actually see the gas gauge move as you drove. Even in a perfect state of tune 8-10 MPG was normal.
@earnedmystripes23822 жыл бұрын
Just watching that thing bounce down the road makes me wonder how I survived my childhood. My grandmother owned a flower shop in the 80's and 90's and used one of these diesel Suburbans as a delivery vehicle. Very reliable.
@bk_goatkim6792 жыл бұрын
THEY HAD CRUISE CONTROL BACK THEN? I can’t imagine not having iPhones and stuff back then my god. I love these videos.
@positively_broad_st37805 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this video on KZbin back in 1986 and being excited. Holy Throwback!
@1ivannthegreat5 жыл бұрын
positively_broad_st You should really know that there wasn’t no KZbin back in 86 , or should I say ( KZbin wasn’t invented yet , nor it did not Existed Yet) .
@cyberrednec5 жыл бұрын
@@1ivannthegreat u stupid or something?
@steveespinola76525 жыл бұрын
Ahhh, KZbin didn't exist in 1986 what's wrong with you????
@jaime34525 жыл бұрын
Tell that to kids. It will blow their minds,they can't believe it.. But then again bless their hearts.
@drawingablankesq5 жыл бұрын
My mom had a suburban when I was a kid. I think hers was a 92. Seeing this bright back a ton of memories. The interior was exactly the same.
@imzjustplayin4 жыл бұрын
They changed it in '92 so it would have to be a '91 or earlier.
@mrsseasea9 ай бұрын
We purchased ours in 1994, was 5 years old, and almost new, for 16,5 we still own it. We had 5 kids, and needed the room, it’s very dependable and still runs.
@uniquelines5 жыл бұрын
I loved watching Motor Week back then. Thanks for the memories.
@carolinarailfanning5 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting forever! I love boxy suburbans! Especially the 89-91 model.
@spondal14 жыл бұрын
Opposite for me, I love the 73-86 models mostly because I can't stand the steering wheel and the grill in the later models
@L30n4rdo63 жыл бұрын
You and me both buddy. You and me both.
@iandriggs59765 жыл бұрын
I love MotorWeek! Their retro reviews bring a blast from the past. Also It is the Car magazine that I can trust.
@mzrzfxr5 жыл бұрын
I grew up with these things as a kid, we had a 79 with the 454, 83 an 85 and an 87. That third row was excellent for sleeping on road trips, aim the read Ac vent down or lots of blankets in the winter (ours did not have rear heat). They were trouble free, except for rust creeping in even after only a few years of regular washes and parking in a garage...
@aaronbehindbars3 жыл бұрын
I love these old Square-Burbans. My grandfather bought one in the late 80s. It was a Regency Conversions outfitted one with fancy exterior graphics, acres of wood inside, and overstuffed Flexsteel captains chairs in the first and 2nd row. I was like 6 when he got it and he only kept it about a year (traded it in on a Jeep Cherokee), but I loved that thing. A friend's parents had a 90-91 model that they owned for several years. I remember when they were selling it, asking my dad if we could get it. No dice! I wish I had been a little more ambitious in life and had the money to afford not only a few extra vehicles, but a place to store them. I guess watching old Retro Reviews will have to suffice.
@dariog36th5 жыл бұрын
Spent a good part of my childhood in one of these. My dad had the Suburban Silverado with the trailer package. It was two tone brown with beige.
@jippyflapthorp94865 жыл бұрын
Grew up with an 84' 6.2 Deisel. Loved that diehard, spacious road boat. 30 mpg from California to Illinois.
@howtobebasic21224 жыл бұрын
i can't believe this generation Suburban lasted from 1973 to 1991 a full 18 YEARS!!!!!
@robs27652 жыл бұрын
My neighbor has an 84 GMC 2500 Suburban in this exact color scheme. He is the original owner and it only has about 65k miles on it. Sadly rust has littered the drivers side after sitting on a busy NY road not being driven in over 20 years. Hoping to someday inherit it.
@buoyant695 жыл бұрын
Considering its massive size and diesel power plant, I'm actually a bit surprised that the 0-60 time was only 15 seconds. That was a respectable acceleration number for the time and probably not much worse than that of the 350 V8.
@wildbill23c5 жыл бұрын
Add to that, the engine wasn't turbo-charged.
@scdevon5 жыл бұрын
Try the 4X4 version 0-60 and see. 240 lb ft seems weak for a 6.2 liter diesel even if it is a net rating. A 1970 Ford 302 2-barrel gas V-8 makes 290 lb/ ft. gross.
@lilsammywasapunkrock5 жыл бұрын
scdevon my 86 302 (same year as this suburban) had 150hp and 270ftlbs, so yeah, that was a pretty wimpy motor, even then.
@Terminxman5 жыл бұрын
@@scdevon even an 80s 351w was making ~300 lb/ft of torque. The 6.2 was such a dog.
@scdevon5 жыл бұрын
@@Terminxman You can work on a 1980s Ford 351 W or a Chevy 350 with one eye closed too and dirt cheap parts on top of it. A 6.2 Diesel will always get better fuel mileage, but maintaining them isn't cheap and you pay a a lot more for them initially and it takes a lifetime to get that money back in fuel savings (if ever).
@TheM3csl5 жыл бұрын
Good 'ol 'burban
@hanksgarage_5 жыл бұрын
@@bextar6365 our family bought one new as well and ours ate at least 2 transmissions thought we had a lemon at the time.
@SteveHolsten5 жыл бұрын
@blackandgold51 Yes, the TH700R4 has to be calibrated right or they won't last!
@chuckers405 жыл бұрын
John Davis was subdued on MotorWeek in the early ears, JD has come a LONG WAY. Happy 38th season MotorWeek.
@matts65515 жыл бұрын
John hasn’t aged a day since this video...also his wardrobe hasn’t either...or his presentation style
@Marathon132405 жыл бұрын
That's pretty damn good mileage with that diesel. But obviously underpowered. Still not bad at all. Love the vintage videos
@legostar554 жыл бұрын
I would much rather have the diesel than the 350 or 454. They've gotten as high as 25 mpg. When they got the new suburban it only got 12. SERIOUSLY 12 MPG. That's down from 23!! Who cares if it's slow so long as it's economical. As they even said it had better torque response than the 350.
@GP11385 жыл бұрын
I love the guerilla-style road test review in this throwback - they didn't have it on the normal track so they did all their normal tests on the road and filmed it from across the way.
@tuckerbrandstrom575 Жыл бұрын
That's the beauty of testing the diesel... You can race it on the street and still be impeding traffic.
@rightlanehog31515 жыл бұрын
Jay Leno releases a Plymouth Suburban video and MotorWeek counters with a Chevy Suburban.
@cadsux5 жыл бұрын
Yep. Since 1935. Oldest automobile model name ever! Plymouth Suburban was 1949.
@cadsux5 жыл бұрын
@blackandgold51 Yes. Isn't that what I said?
@henrydehavilland56205 жыл бұрын
They didn’t copy anything. At that time Suburban was a generic name. Like business coupe, or sedan.
@TheRealZJE3135 жыл бұрын
Right I still have my 88suburban c20 right now in 2019.I just love it I love pulling up on people in these new suburban that cost 60,000 buck and laugh and say it must be nice Plus I'm sitting High just like they are and they look back like get that old ass suburban off the road
@TheRealZJE3135 жыл бұрын
@blackandgold51 u right cause I have a heavy foot and have no problem passing up people in these new suburban that drive them like they have no power and get up and go.I would love to have the engine out of the new suburban and tahoe Yukon and Escalade but that's it the rest of the SUV is junk and to hi tec for me
@HWG-wm8ld5 жыл бұрын
Good times these videos bring back. I can still pick out some of the roads; I left Baltimore 15 years ago.
@upeedinalamb52975 жыл бұрын
This lamb loves the vintage shots of the old Owings Mills Mall.
@cardo11115 жыл бұрын
Love the rear HVAC system, we have come a long way.
@Texassince18364 жыл бұрын
All you saw was the rear heat. The rear AC is on the ceiling.
@saxongreen783 жыл бұрын
I have never seen the likes of it - unless one counts the strongbox sized Airtemp system used in early Fifties Chryslers.
@Ward4135 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1983 with the 6.2 diesel and a 1989 with the gas 350. Loved them both.
@KRRZ3505 жыл бұрын
I have a 96 Burb with the 6.5 turbo diesel. I love the 20+ mpg too
@chocodiledundee15 жыл бұрын
Beautiful vehicles.... I am a huge Suburban fan for sure ....
@nateb92075 жыл бұрын
“Huge suburban” pun intended? Haha I love these older gens
@thegamingsquad95465 жыл бұрын
Leandro Machado 🤮🤮🤮
@angelo246105 жыл бұрын
would still rather have this than a new one
@klasseact66635 жыл бұрын
Really?
@rolanddenardo97855 жыл бұрын
Your kidding right? That was a junk pile
@melrose92525 жыл бұрын
Angelo Mcleod You obviously never drove one of these. These were pretty bad. They leaked, they were underpowered, and gas hogs to name a few.
@klasseact66635 жыл бұрын
@@rolanddenardo9785 PURE JUNK! Let's see, abs was available on the pick up truck it was based on but not here, dumb, REAL dumb.
@superbird43515 жыл бұрын
If want an old ‘Burban buy the 96-99 vortec models.
@gman85785 жыл бұрын
The Great Grand Daddy of SUV's. I love Motor Week 👍
@workingcountry17765 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas MW crew! Just watched this with my kids. Told the kids this was going to be our next family vehicle..... only half kidding.
@workingcountry17765 жыл бұрын
@blackandgold51 id be okay with a TBI 350 700r4 and full bench seats
@battycowboy5 жыл бұрын
Gloves and duct tape nothing screams killer ( review)
@jfloresX15 жыл бұрын
The machete is still missing in this video 🤣
@BurtSampson5 жыл бұрын
They're his tools! IT'S FETISH SHIT!
@battycowboy5 жыл бұрын
Lol and it makes a killing on fuel saving so it can save you from stopping and somebody spotting you.
@Ithinkiwill663 жыл бұрын
At first I thought toilet papper....you know the cheap-ass rolls of the thin kind! 🤣🤣🤣
@dragon81heart5 жыл бұрын
Great Christmas present! Love the Retro reviews!! 🎄
@johntravolto40585 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Nowadays my wifes 7 passenger ford flex does 0-60 in 6 seconds lol. Gotta get to those grocery's quick! Haha
@finecorinthianvideos4 жыл бұрын
When the Ford Excursion came out, the game was on
@brandedmcgowan94143 жыл бұрын
Especially with the powerstroke 7.3 and 6.0....... GM responded with.........6.6 dura........ Quadrasteer! Smh
@punchy2073 жыл бұрын
then it died after 5 years
@davidaubin39025 жыл бұрын
4:01 John: BUT ONCE A TRUCK, MAYBE ALWAYS A TRUCK! LOL
@aaronbays45 жыл бұрын
Love those old two tone color schemes. Also pretty impressive economy and acceleration figures for the time. I know 0-60 in 15 seconds is still slow, but consider a 240D Benz does it in like 23 seconds and the Suburban weights 5500lbs. Your average family car back then was equally as slow as this Suburban. I really wish GM had offered the Duramax diesel in the 2000's to current Suburban. IMO there is a huge market for that power-train combo and GM is really missing the boat. There is a company in Florida that does conversions(DuraBurb) that I'm sure is printing money hand over fist.
@redrocker10555 жыл бұрын
I grew up in this Suburban. My dads was red and grey with the diesel. So many road trips so much time sleeping on the floor in the back. Good memories.
@MohamedAbdallahCherif5 жыл бұрын
A legendary vehicle, I wonder why GM doesn't put the Duramax diesel 6.6 V8 on the current generation of Suburbans, Yukons and Tahoe
@JamesJones-eo8zw5 жыл бұрын
I'd be the first in line cash in hand for a 2 door Tahoe Duramax
@matthewsteinert10025 жыл бұрын
Good question. There is a company called duraburb that puts duramax motors in GM SUVs such as the suburban and Yukon.
@MohamedAbdallahCherif5 жыл бұрын
@@matthewsteinert1002 Thanks for the info, it seems that GM doesn't believe in the commercial success of diesel Yukons XL and Suburband in North America and other foreign markets, in countries where diesel fuel is cheaper and easier to find in remote places than gasoline it would have been a huge success.
@herbiehusker18895 жыл бұрын
They need to offer a Duramax suburban.
@crashdoctortv31985 жыл бұрын
Herbie Husker Yes they do at this place on the east coast, they sell fleet suburbans with factory grade duramax swaps all done and ready to drive. They are on KZbin as well, I think it’s in Maryland or somewhere near
@herbiehusker18895 жыл бұрын
@@crashdoctortv3198 Do you speak English?
@crashdoctortv31985 жыл бұрын
Herbie Husker Yes I sure do, all my life. Why do you ask?
@jeffanderson72565 жыл бұрын
Crash Doctor TV duraburb
@ibold10005 жыл бұрын
That's a real possibility with the new 6 cyl Dramax.
@davidgodat21534 жыл бұрын
These old Suburbans are hard to find in good shape and can fetch a decent price. Most were driven in to the ground by large families.
@SubieandFriends5 жыл бұрын
Best thing about motorweek is how they kept the same style of show and the same bad ass host......i could listen to him talk about cars and trucks all day long as he feeds me juicy sweet grapes....ahh what a life that would be.
@rightlanehog31515 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas MotorWeek!
@Howard19395 жыл бұрын
In Texas, Suburban's roll off the same production lines in Arlington, TX as the GMC Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade, 2018 prices more than double that of 1986 & the diesel versions (If continued) now have added the expense of DEF in addition to fuel cost.
@compaqdeskpro57705 жыл бұрын
There are no diesel or big block Suburbans, you get 5.3L on most, 6.2L on Chevy RST, Yukon Denali, and Escalade. There is a 6.0L Suburban 3500, but it costs 80,000 and is more for armoured upfitters.
@davidhbingham68125 жыл бұрын
2018 models shorter, doubt towing an Airstream trailer as easy as in 1986 without a diesel. 😠
@davidhbingham68125 жыл бұрын
@Michael Rodriguez The Red Cross used 3/4 ton diesel Excursions as mobile Communications vehicles until 4-5 years ago, equipped with a 115 volt generator and telescoping communications masts similar to those used by TV stations. With advent of cell phones and improvement in Cellular Communications and satellite Communications, the Expeditions were returned to The FORD Motor Company which had donated them to many Red Cross Chapters. Radio equipment remained with Red Cross Chapters IIRC.
@wildbill23c5 жыл бұрын
Either would be fine...both the Suburban and the Excursion would be acceptable. I thought Ford was talking about building the Excursions again but doesn't look like it...and if they did they'd probably try to put that stupid ecoboost junk in it like they did the new Expedition and attach a $70k+ price tag on a vehicle the size the real Ford Explorers used to be. Automakers have totally ruined vehicles.
@jaskopeter8135 жыл бұрын
Arlington TX built the best cars on earth: the gm B body's. those days are long gone now 😪
@steveespinola76525 жыл бұрын
These old Suburbans are classics now you rarely see them on the street anymore.
@warrenny3 жыл бұрын
As a child I remember seeing that Suburban font everywhere. The font looked out of fashion, but somewhat comforting....like the passengers of the vehicle would be protected and comfortable.
@silverxstar01 Жыл бұрын
The second I saw that Suburban logo in the intro, I thought, “1971 called, it wants its typography back!” A vestige of another time.
@yungkidnf5 жыл бұрын
Man, take me back to the times when Saks Fifth Ave's parking lot was littered with suburban moms' station wagons
@RADIUMGLASS5 жыл бұрын
LoL yeah.
@fifthward19835 жыл бұрын
most are walmart now
@fifthward19835 жыл бұрын
are at
@logdon175 жыл бұрын
similar now, just "crossovers" is what they call station wagons
@briteidea085 жыл бұрын
Gosh!! All those scenes of when Owings Mills was awesome!!
@briteidea085 жыл бұрын
P.s. I would love to see if there's any movie footage of Owings Mills of that era.
@MaestroTJS5 жыл бұрын
@@briteidea08 If you look up some stuff on the Owings Mills Mall, the one they tore down somewhat recently, I think you will come across a little footage from when the mall opened to great fanfare in the '80's.
@briteidea085 жыл бұрын
@@MaestroTJS Yeah I have seen that already. Grew up in Owings Mills. It was quite the show when they opened the mall. Owings Mills was quite the place in general.
@eoinmaclean64785 жыл бұрын
Oh wow....I miss these old advertisements! Thank you for uploading them!
@strangerdanger12715 жыл бұрын
We had the exact same Suburban. Only difference is we opted for the wood stove in back.
@suspicioususer5 жыл бұрын
23 mpg for a mid 80s SUV is pretty damn good
@legostar554 жыл бұрын
Especially considering the fact that it weighs 5700 pounds!
@manowar55165 жыл бұрын
Is this Christmas footage? If so...Thank you.
@lotsoftorque36325 жыл бұрын
I love these reviews! newer cars are crap and theres nothing about them I would want to know. However cars from the 80s brought the most reliability automobiles have ever seen.
@digitalfootballer90325 жыл бұрын
I was recently rear ended in a small hatchback while at a full stop by a modern Suburban going full speed in a 45 mile zone. Thank God it wasn't one of this generation featured here or I wouldn't be here to talk about it. 5700 lbs of mostly steel. Basically like getting hit by a 3 ton lead brick. The new one that hit me folded like an accordion, although I suppose it's supposed to do that to absorb the impact. Those old ones sure wouldn't have. They would just drive through a brick wall and keep going.
@PrinceMoonbeam5 жыл бұрын
Well, it was faster than the Pontiac 1000 they tested...
@joequillun77905 жыл бұрын
That's not saying much. (LOL)
@Ithinkiwill663 жыл бұрын
Could of towed the 1000, and STILL be able to achieve good starting acceleration, and momentum.
@guitarman15693 жыл бұрын
@@Ithinkiwill66 Forget about gas mileage!
@ballathug84045 жыл бұрын
This is what the Simpsons meant with CANYONERO
@ICrane885 жыл бұрын
Man between the static vcr noise and the intro and outro music I'm stuck in nostalgia and I love it
@michiganbathroom48084 жыл бұрын
AMAZING how far these vehicles have came. Look inside a brand new one of these and it’s extremely futuristic compared to this 80’s model.
@Trendyflute5 жыл бұрын
LOL @ 5:54 ...good fighting acting, guys :)
@83jbbentley5 жыл бұрын
I bet she was thinking, “up yours John.” Is that to much like Kentucky Fried Movie.
@workingcountry17764 жыл бұрын
23mpg and 25 on long trips. Slower speed than today but still fantastic. My 350 powered square body truck gets 16mpg at 55 mph and closer to 10 mpg loaded
@wantahertzdonut4 жыл бұрын
Made in an era where we called these "trucks". My family had a 79, it was my first car when I turned 16 and I went on to have a lot of other firsts with it through the mid 90's. I miss it and would gladly have another one.
@josephwhiskeybeale5 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome John.
@marcmeyers10805 жыл бұрын
Back when motor trend talked about American cars
@alfredosierra26125 жыл бұрын
Man, that thing is gigantic and really boxy... I love IT!
@deborahwood70892 жыл бұрын
That outfit the woman had on was pure 80s! Pastel, shoulder pads... good times :)
@abrahamdavila64135 жыл бұрын
Thank you finally a square body
@hawkeyepierce31995 жыл бұрын
“Oodles of cargo room”. 😂😂😂lmfao hahahahahaha 😂😂😂🤣🤣😅
@Trendyflute5 жыл бұрын
I lived with roommates who shared a 1990 Suburban, 5.7 (2WD I think...) with the rear doors, as their all-purpose "utility" vehicle. It was 25 years old and had over 250k miles, but was generally bulletproof (and got a real world 16-18 MPG! Not bad, frankly!) It had a small radiator leak at one point that the roommates fixed in the garage one afternoon, and we spent a day at a friend's house doing some servicing on it...the biggest thing it needed was the steering "rag joint". I remember taking it camping on dirt roads around Mount Rainier, and skiing on snowy roads around Mount Baker. In both cases, the darn thing was stupidly confidence inspiring for such a giant old boat, with a gentle oversteer balance; I just wanted to rally it everywhere!
@javahedz5 жыл бұрын
We loved all six of our Burbs, four of which were diesels. Miss them even now ...
@freddypedraza20665 жыл бұрын
Before gmc adopted their Yukon XL name I still say they should had kept the name 'Jimmy' instead of Yukon "Heres the brand new 2019 GMC JimmyXL"