1995 GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe | Retro Review

[@joshn938]

I still see a lot of these mid 90s Chevy and GMC trucks as well as the Tahoe and Suburban cousins roaming around, 20 years later. They seem to be pretty solid and well-built.

[@colbyjaffy3062]

My uncle had one with 198,000 miles still running strong but he wanted son newer

[@CAMAROFAN45]

Josh Nixon reason why is cause its all old school technology in the engines and transmissions. if they woulda kept the same platform from the ck1500 it would be really durable

[@joshn938]

Joel Dale Yes sir, Those old 350s are practically unkillable.

[@CAMAROFAN45]

Josh Nixon cast iron block and pushrods best way to go. Chevy and ram still use it all though ram needs to go back to 5w30 oil

[@joshn938]

Joel Dale Should go back to the way it was back in the day, throw in some straight 30W or 40W and a zinc additive, they'd be purring like a kitten as long as you'd change 'er out every 3-4,000 miles. Don't drive my old cars in winter, so they're fine with the thick stuff. Daily driver, I use 5w-30 synthetic, I can go about 8,000 miles between changes on that.

[@kirbyswarp]

Those seats are some of the best, most comfortable seats ever made.

[@andym1223]

Yes! Even the cloth ones!

[@calebmelton5989]

kirbyswarp i love old xhevies but i give ford the win for comfort anyday

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

Caleb Melton Nope

[@jtscotty007]

I agree those seats where grade A lazy boy comfort.

[@Marsonpika]

Ye

[@davidpistek6241]

I had a 95 suburban I miss it ,so reliable and useful new ones cost almost as much as a home

[@andym1223]

Old ones will always beat the new ones.

[@CodyBosch]

We had a 95’ GMC SLT Burb’ 4x4 diesel. Man, they don’t make em like they used to. Those were the good ol’ days when a truck was a truck.

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

More than my home, except my home will either retain it's value or gain, vehicles won't.

[@davidpistek6241]

I traded a cavalier for mine, lasted 2 years and sold it for the 2 grand I paid for it, its a scale of condition and value who it's worth what to ,new ones yeah not a good investment

[@adamtrombino106]

Extremely straightforward, capable replacements for the old K5. Handling, braking, and ride were much improved. These trucks are easy to service and highly sought after even now days!

[@bws1971]

Among the best-looking full-size SUVs ever....

[@jonathankysar8786]

Agree. I drive a 1999

[@CodyBosch]

I agree. Very strong and serious looking..

[@hollowaang5284]

Agreed. Things changed for the worse after the 2014 model year.

[@shelstone66]

Ever, I've driven my 97 yukon since 08

[@Bangabalunga]

You guys are all blind if you think this truck looks better than the same generation Land Cruiser. However I think the 2 door yukon of this generation was awesome!!

[@pbfloyd13]

"Like a rock... Ooooh! Like a rock!!!"

[@ShinobiShadow777]

I love that song

[@matOmalley]

I loved watching that commercial while drinking a pepsi crystal in my power ranger slippers. Those were the days.

[@QthAgR8]

pbfloyd13 “the heart beat of America”

[@andym1223]

True

[@FastCarCentral]

My favorite part with these classic reviews is always the slalom and the braking tests

[@sohaibafzal3494]

Fast Car Central me also

[@dozinalove8634]

Definitely agree..👍

[@mujjuman]

mine is the music in the beginning

[@jesusalonsonavarrete3913]

Sohaib Afzal pu.kjko..v

[@jesusalonsonavarrete3913]

Fast Car Central kk kkoookok

[@TimJoseph08031990]

Growing up as a kid in the 1990s, these vehicles were the typical middle-class family vehicles, including minivans.

[@goatboy9837]

Tim Joseph yeah. My family was broke and looked longingly out of the window of either our second gen xlt financed out or my dads 1987 dodge snow commander w350. Boy what a truck. These are great as well

[@calebmelton5989]

Tim Joseph still are though the crossover has replaced mini vans

[@ianmangham4570]

I was working class poor

[@Chinunit22]

These vehicles are bullet proof, my dad's 97 Tahoe beside cosmetic wear and few regular wear parts replacement is still running strong

[@bignuts2969]

their metal kid i got a 97 tahoe i love that thing

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

My dad owns a '14. Proof Chevy still knows how to make trucks.

[@daniels7862]

yah my dad has a 95 tahoe and it has over 300k and hasn't had to have ANY major work done

[@juliobello4561]

I have 93 Silverado with 196k miles but the engine is giving up is burning a lot of oil has been my dad daily work truck just sitting on San Francisco traffic and we are planning on engine swap for newer vortec engine or ecotec v8

[@ScaryGhost1]

I still see these things EVERYWHERE. They're usually all ratted out with peeling paint and aftermarket rims or done up like some shiny lowrider. Poor things

[@cpufreak101]

They're dying off up here aswell, not from mechanical issues but more from rusting apart at the seams :P

[@texan903]

That will usually become the lot of a 20-year-old vehicle.

[@m7machines738]

Around where I live you can find a mint one fairly cheap

[@mujjuman]

i see newer ones everywhere, not these old ones.

[@andym1223]

I have a 99, all stock and it still runs great. Only 105,000 miles too. I am going to try and keep it alive for as long as I can too

[@PrimoLandscaping]

We bought a used 97 2 door Yukon GT with the Vortec 350 14 years ago. It's been a great truck. We still plow a bit with it and it starts amazingly well even at -30 Celsius.

[@waltereturner]

I still have my 98 Tahoe LS model and I absolutely love her. She is my baby, and I am lucky enough to be her second owner. Mine is the same color combo as the one in the beginning of this video on the road course. Mine has the 5.7 Vortec engine with 4WD. I have had it for 10 years and have had no complaints!

[@sambaritone]

Love those braking tests, where you find out what you had stored in the back!

[@ravemaster7405]

I have a 1992 2 door yukon. Parts are dirt cheap and it's a very easy truck to work on. Parts are available at any parts store and are always in stock. And for harder jobs it does not cost that much to pay a mechanic to fix it. Compared to my other truck a dodge ram diesel. Any time it goes to a mechanic it's always a couple of grand.

[@ThePatriotsfan01]

i currently have a 1995 LS tahoe 165000 miles just rebuilt the top half of the engine and she runs like a dream.

[@ryanfisher6402]

One of the best! I own a 97 and 05 really can beat'em. Get the 96 and up for the Vortec motor big difference in mileage, power and responsiveness!

[@jgg204]

I miss the 90's, when you could actually afford a Chevy Tahoe. Now they are $70,000

[@JuanRodriguez-pd9nt]

I bought a 96 tahoe 4x4 5.7 250 HP in 2005 and now its december 2017 and still drive it, its my daily, i like to feel safe inside my truck, not like the plastic vehicles they make now days!

[@3656761]

I have a coworker with one with 500k on the original automatic transmisssion and 400k on the second engine..the intake went bad on the first engine, but the second is still going strong. They can't be too bad!

[@d.taylor]

Got to love those twin opening rear doors

[@alexp362]

I had a 97 tahoe i bought with 220k miles fully loaded when we had our second kid because i was out of room in my 2500hd ex cab, plus it rode great!! Being in massachusetts the road salt fininshed off the frame so it had to go. By far the best gm ever made 88-98 pickups and the 95- 99 tahoe yukon. Still wont get anything but. Wife has an 11 tahoe and me a 15 crew cab silverado 1500, very nice but nothing compares with those. I had a 98 z71 ex cab i bought 5yrs old with 70k and drove it until it was 15 yrs old with 230k. Only regular maintenance no issues. Best truck i ever owned. Once again new england salt took its toll on the body. Love my 15 silverado but ive had more issues in 2 yrs at only 55k miles then i did with my 98 and 10yrs and 160k that i put on it. Best part is the 98 is still around town with the guy i sold it to, has well over 300k miles now, nothing left of the body, but he loves it too much to get rid of it!!

[@misteranderson3418]

I've had my 96 GMC suburban XLT cherry red for 7 years and it's an awesome vehicle.

[@andym1223]

My 99 Tahoe is still running strong, I bought it from my grandfather 2 years ago. I love it and I'll never get rid of it. In my opinion, this is the best generation of the Tahoe.

[@Charlie-mm4wc]

Call my man thanks for sharing I recently just purchased one today I’m going to finalize the by tomorrow I’m also happy with my 99 but mine is Yukon

[@redneck630]

I had to have this generation when I bought my trailer tower, they are the best. Ended up with a '95 GMC Suburban 2500 SLT with a 454. My wife and I love it!

[@powerpunch1545]

I have a 95 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 and I wouldn’t trade it for nothing

[@waltereturner]

Power Punch I have a 98 Tahoe and agree with you 100%. I would never get rid of my baby.. lol...

[@jessekuchinski1172]

Man did these sell like hot cakes. They were so beautiful!!!

[@garagers6667]

Those were awesome in their day. Love that OG Pepsi can!

[@bnrockymtndivision]

I have the last of this body style. 1999 GMC Yukon. I still have it 20 years later and it still looks and runs great.

[@seanfried5583]

I LOVE my 1995 Tahoe. Simple, comfortable, the 4WD works great.

[@Roma991]

My dad bought a new one in the year of 1996, now is mine and until even still working perfectly

[@loganwolf6698]

I have a 98 chevy suburban k1500,,, she is my baby!!💞 I call her the blue mule🐴,, Is 2018 and still hauling heavy trailers,, i have a saying i heard from an old trucker,, "" don't worry about the mule,, just load up the wagon""!!👍🇺🇸

[@calvin-]

Logan Wolf - That's awesome. I just bought a 96 Tahoe and it's been amazing so far. Just one previous owner!

[@alexp362]

Kills me, a man in his 60s had a mint 98 tahoe up the road from me, no rust, and thats in massachusetts! Knew it had under 100k and always kept clean, and it always caught my eye. One day im coming home from work and i see a new rav4 in the spot, with the same 4 number plate he had. Man i wish i knew id love to have bought it. Traded on a toyota and destined for 26's and a boom boom stereo😠

[@StevenEveral]

Oh, the 90s. When gas was only $1.25, and driving a big vehicle like this just made you semi-adventurous, not a pretentious a-hole.

[@Tbolt1000TForLife]

***** And long before stupid Crossovers took over, I hate Crossovers!

***** Well, you could thank hippies and environmentalist for that.

[@coryr9938]

+pbfloyd13 Oh and you're better by driving your ugly ass import?

[@pbfloyd13]

Cory R I drive a Mercury Cougar so...

[@gmman010983]

+pbfloyd13 That's technically an import just under a mercury nameplate. lol

[@sonoma314]

I see several of these and trucks from these years on the road everyday.

[@markoftheus]

Such awesome trucks! I have a '95 Yukon SLE 4WD, that I've had since I was 13 yrs old, and it's still just as awesome now as back then. Gas mileage leaves something to be desired, but mine is pretty good for what it is, and despite all that, I still love it.

[@Tbolt1000TForLife]

Thank You So Much For Uploading This!!! I love those old 90's Tahoe's and Yukon's their awesome vehicles, and I'm the proud owner of a dark blue 99' Tahoe LT with a tailgate. 90's FTW!!! The 2000-06, 2007-14, and 2015-Present Tahoe's and Yukon's suck!!!

[@MrCarGuy]

I laughed at this way harder than I should. What a bunch of crap.

[@ras4782]

I fill you new cars are not all that to me. I mean there nice but I don't see them being made to last long after 2007 or so. Car companies are all about there money so there nit going to make stuff to last like that use to.

[@slygoosemedia]

Elante Ford no. But it looks sweet

[@ras4782]

Why you say no I mean no to what

[@slygoosemedia]

I strongly disagree that cars are made less durable or reliable today. That is incorrect. Some marvellous innovations have come at different times in automotive history. However current modern cars last longer and are more reliable in every way. Look it up, or even better work along side some new and old cars! They don't make them like they used to. Thank goodness for that!

[@jtscotty007]

Man my parents got one of these GMC Suburbans and let me tell you hauled all 5 of us and family members around with ease and towed anything. I still remember those plush seats where dam near comfortable. Always said thank god I learned how to drive one of those pretty much can drive anything now. Handled like a boat.

[@AndrewMackoul]

"Although those prices aren't cheap" I blame inflation.

[@VaunShiz]

Duh inflation. Even 10 years ago was different

[@davidpistek6241]

a worn out 2000$ 95 suburban is the best beach car ,throw the gear and 8 people no worries about tearing it up

[@JASONHJEFFERSON]

can get them for under a grand if you dont mind some dents and rust

[@SubieandFriends]

@@JASONHJEFFERSON I can get them for $500, just don't mind the smell of dead hooker and cigarettes, dead hooker included and all.....

[@billwilmington8284]

I love the intro and the music.

[@nosnerd1967]

Sold a 97 burb and replaced it with a 03 Tahoe LT ... my seventh GM truck including 1500s... and two duallies.. I bought two new over the years . Great trucks !

[@killx5546]

*RIP my father he was love this vehicle*

[@IrishAmericanMcCLanahan]

I seen one for sale yesterday only wanted $1200 rusted out with 123,000 and runs good 4X4 works and all power works still. Thinking about it now !!

[@feltongailey8987]

Street legal tanks!!! Awesome urban assault vehicles! Love em!

[@workingshlub8861]

those early 90s TBI engines ran forever....simple and not to much to go wrong.

[@nathanmcdonald610]

Also gutless, they could barely move their own weight, much less any trailer to hooked up to them.

[@PhilMante]

Just bought a '92 GMC Yukon. I've been trying to hunt an old K5 down for the last few years, love it dearly.

[@v8713]

I've got a '99. The last year for this body style. I wish they still made trucks today like they did when these were around. Solid rigs that are pretty easy to work on. They look badass too!

[@BillofRights1951]

Our new '95 Suburban came loaded (I ordered it and it took nearly 8 weeks...the Ford Expedition hadn't come out yet), was a disaster in so many ways, I couldn't WAIT to unload it 5 years later. Everything you could think of, failed. And though I paid for the bumper to bumper warranty, the inconvenience of all the repair problems became just too much: cracked exhaust manifold, exploding batteries (There was a new Delco battery design that year...it sprayed acid all over the engine compartment...twice!!...I let them put a new Delco unit in and it did it too a year later), 3 A/C compressors, failed windshield wiper motor in a driving rainstorm, interior hardware falling off, prematurely cracked leather upholstery(exactly like the one here, incredibly thin veneer of a hide), blown water pump, twice, left us stranded more than once, and finally the coup de grace, a failed transmission at 53,000 miles, out in the middle of nowhere. And we were soooo gentle with this car. Add to that 10-12 MPG at best. Traded it for a two-year -old '98Toyota 4Runner 4WD with 44,000 miles....that was 19 years ago...the 4Runner has 375,000 miles...best car I've ever owned. Original engine and transmission, A/C, starter, etc. Crossed the country numerous times. Never went back to GM after that.

[@cayman9873]

Love the square look and smaller console. Seats look way nicer than now. Also a reliable engine and trans. These were the last great gm suvs

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

I love Chevy Tahoe, Suburban and GMC Yukon bests SUV every times

[@landyachtfan79]

The background music at the beginning of this test reminds me A LOT of Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings".

[@2guns908]

Solid trucks..the second gen Tahoe’s feel cheap almost like an explorer to me ..the first gens are like tanks but with comfy leather seats

[@RodrigoVazquez91]

My parents had two chevy tahoes , the 97 and 99 (short versions), they were really great trucks at that time, and I agree with the other comments, the seats were really comfortable.

[@320ifly]

The 8th and 9th generations are my favorites. Both look so much better than the current design that’s out there now.

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

Chevy and GMC trucks square body (73-91) and GMT 400 (88-98) is best and my favorites

[@sammyt3514]

Never been a GM (or truck) fan, but those must be among the best looking SUVs ever made imo!

[@joebrito2066]

That was a badass truck back then

[@troufoot]

Love my 95 two door Tahoe, 245000 miles and runs like a dream.

[@mattg7952]

Keep an eye on your oil cooler lines.

[@Johntheslothking]

Dang the C1500 Yukon SLE cost like 5 grand more than my 1994 C1500 GMC Suburban SLE did new. That's a crazy price jump for just 1 year and for a smaller truck.

[@michaelburke7978]

These SUVs aged amazingly.

[@malikdigger4544]

Even back in mid 90s GM durable 5.7 powerplant was amazing

[@OZD-mb2bs]

New Tahoe’s cost twice as much and break twice as much. I will have the old one please.

[@1983jblack]

Ya do know $29000 from 1995 is the equivalent to $58000 in 2023 when inflation is factored in? They have had an increase yes but they were still very expensive back then too

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

LOVE THESE VEHICLES

[@ATLOffroad]

Good ol'Delco Electronics

[@albertpintor3522]

Those cd players were shit though because they would stop working after a few years

[@blackericdenice]

Buy Wagner brake pads off ebay or from Advance or Oreilly auto parts because they are the only pads that will stop this truck without fading. The dealer pads are better but the last time i checked. They wanted $200 just for the pads.

[@sonoma314]

Ceramic pads and EBC vented rotors

[@blackericdenice]

sonoma314 Who ceramic pads?

[@Austin86646]

I have a 2003 Yukon that I haven’t even changed spark plugs yet, still runs great. These things run forever and cost peanuts to maintain especially compared to foreign competition.

[@MrGoldenwaffler]

these were quite posh in their day

[@tristanclark7795]

for 25 year old car theyre still nice! heated leather seats among the best! Chevy was ahead of their time during the mid/late nineties, even when these things were way past their warranty 10 years later when I was in highschool in the they still looked like a new truck.

[@brettconv83]

I just picked up a 99 Suburban LT and I love it

[@mrjack8849]

I thought the Tahoe/Yukon was kind of a odd idea at the time since the Suburban was great in my mind. But I think it really appealed to many folks because of the smaller size and versatility. You could essentially have 3 rows and no trunk or 2 rows and a big trunk. I think for most people, that was good enough. Even today, you still see many of these older models on the road. I wish GM would focus more on the base level versions of their SUV's and trucks today at a bit lower cost. I bet they would bring in more customers at a lower price point versus making more money but on less units in the higher end models. The simplicity of the 90s GM trucks and SUVs really grabbed me. The 2000's is when they seem to start getting fancier and a bit more complicated. Give me a clean 1996 Tahoe over a 2016 Tahoe any day.

[@capecodcuda]

I have a 95 Yukon SLT 4X4 maroon & gold 131k everybody tries to buy it. I love it. Especially, compared my 95 F350 Crew Cab 123k ... Love these older vehicles. So, easy & cheap to maintain.

[@codysmith9813]

Just bought a gold '99 yesterday suburban 3 row rear air, 4x4 no rust 5.7 $3,300 all stock looking.

[@Watcher3223]

When I was growing up, I loved these trucks, especially the GMC Yukon or GMC Suburban with the tailgate (the Yukon XL would not exist until the 2000 model year with the redesign).

[@NotBen101]

Wow look at those seats no wonder this was the vehicle of choice for Tony Soprano

[@SubieandFriends]

I think the best GMT400 Tahoe is the 2 door 4x4 Tahoe with the 6.5 turbo diesel or the 2000 limited edition Tahoe (based on the police package) or the 2000 Tahoe zr1....but in my opinion if your gonna go big like a Tahoe it makes alot more sense and more value to go for the suburban, or just go for the 2 door Tahoe which is more attractive and more offroad worthy then the 4 door Tahoe.

[@jonathankysar8786]

I love my 1999 Tahoe.

[@davidaubin3902]

4:32 That's where most vehicles today have cup holders for rear seat passengers. But in 95? Wow

[@nicks7768]

I got my driver's license in '95, and would've given one of my thumbs for a 2-door Yukon GT.

[@minimin0425]

surprising how 11.6sec 0-60 time was reasonable back then. Now even full size SUVs are hitting half the time

[@expertsaucegaming]

I love driving my 1999 GMC Yukon got it year ago and had not issues with it yet good truck

[@bradleymeyer9775]

This body style is my favorite body style. Same with the trucks. But overall I like all GM Trucks.

[@1willubhave]

Ist year (1995) they made the Tahoe/Yukon and the only year with a tbi 350, next year (1996) was the Sequential Fuel Injection 350 and the 1st year of the creation of the vortec adding 55 hp

[@chocodiledundee1]

Never knew Yukon and Tahoe were shorter then suburbans ... both countries I’ve lived Brazil and Australia had Suburbans...

[@chevyboy4976]

I have right now a 99 Chevy Tahoe with 350 LT model love it leather seats barn doors hate it has the push button 4x4 which I really do like and has the gm 12 bolt posi rear daily driver no rust 2 tone silver and black love with has 185k on wish they put 5 speeds in this year like they did in the 90s

[@gmman010983]

@Kristoff Kristoffersun Yes but its funny that the Tahoe and Escalaide outsells both the Expedition and Navigater

[@jamisondinkins7292]

I wonder if the Motorweek company still happen to own all these cars they reviewed back in the day.

[@tuneintouncagrizz.t.v.6814]

Just Both a Work of art...

[@sdy0108]

I love these 92-99 blazers, tahoes yukons and suburbans, wicked reliable things and there not trying to look like something special they are what they are, everyone these days are just driving these 50 mpg peanut cars

[@odom2142]

Back when a truck actually looked like more like a truck than a car.

[@lucasechenique39]

General Motors was a great American auto manufacturer that made innovative and reliable vehicles. WAS

[@bradgearly]

I'm making my choice to go with the GMC Yukon. The two-door is the kind I like best. Plus, I find the cassette and CD players very useful. I can use either of the two in case if I lose the radio signal.

[@johnnytyler5685]

If people were actually intelligent enough to protect their vehicles from rust, the only examples of these 90's Tahoes/Yukons/Suburbans that would NOT still be on the road today would be the ones that were wrecked. That is how reliable and well-built these things were. Even today, I live right in the heart of the rust belt and the only 1990's trucks and SUVs you see on the roads in any kind of significant numbers are the ones made by GM...the square body Tahoes, Yukons, Suburbans, Silverados and Sierras. There are still countless examples of these things available on Craigslist, and even the totally clapped-out, totally destroyed rust buckets with 250,000 hard miles on them still run and drive. Like I said before, if people actually cared enough about their vehicles to get them oil sprayed before the road salt got laid down every winter, there would still be hundreds and hundreds of thousands of these out on the roads.

[@derrickcolgan6097]

I had a Yukon 1999 year. Good truck. Should have kept it

[@stainsonmycouch3655]

These mid 90s trucks sacrifice power and fuel economy for reliability. If you get a newer vehicle it starts to switch. IMO the early mid 90s was like a sweet spot for reliability

[@trentwhite1358]

I have a 96’ Yukon and I love it

[@luxurreview]

One my dream cars, a brand new Chevy Suburban!

[@JohnDoe-iq4kz]

how do you manage the cargo area with only one door (rear-seats-down) (2D vs 4D) ?

[@hectorsantiago5350]

Best generation of GM full-size trucks and SUVs hands down. Rugged and easy to work with. TBI beats Vortec anyday!

[@geraldtimmons4053]

I just bought a 1995 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 for $1600. It has 307,712 and still runs like New with no smoke or oil anywhere..Runs Strong..My Favorite Ride..My Question is : Does a 1995 Chevy Tahoe have a Crank position sensor ?

[@kirkpatrick84]

These were great SUVs for their time.

[@V8vortec98]

I have a 98 with 280,000 miles I dont even maintain it well and shes still going strong

[@cadillacdevile]

Hey MW, can you put up the ford excursion review :) pretty please, Thank You for providing such fun, enjoyment, vital education and memories throughout the years

[@rileysmith9843]

5:28 The Toyota Land Cruiser would like to have a word with you.

[@Metalodeath]

Man I miss those barn style doors