The 1996 Chevy Suburban Was a Family Car Icon of the 1990s

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Chevy Suburban review! The 1990s Chevy Suburban was an icon of the era -- and today I'm reviewing the Suburban. First I'll take you on a tour of the Suburban, and I'll show you all the cool quirks and features of the Suburban. I'm also going to drive the Suburban and show you what it's like behind the wheel.
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[@unwanted_zombie]

"Keep your lap and legs cool" Cmon Doug, thats the ball cooler.

[@jamskatelake]

I miss the crotch vent

[@Nightrunnergunner]

that and the vents on the headliner are my fav climate vents lol

[@unwanted_zombie]

@@jamskatelake we all do..

[@catherinewilson3880]

Not if you ain't got balls.

[@jrmustang9496]

@@catherinewilson3880 might get chapped lips

[@AJAlpha-hx4le]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how clean this subruban is

[@Erix7810]

It’s mint.

[@donhiginson2088]

A 96 with only 88k miles. Unheard of

[@peterdaniel66]

Is this the new thing now? 'CAN WE ALL JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND.... " getting old dude getting old

[@lorebringers]

@@donhiginson2088 do people in america make the miles back like in Europe? here you find cars with 200k miles on paper and they have like 400k

[@donhiginson2088]

@@lorebringers pretty sure that's illegal

[@Garrettdx1988]

As a kid who rode in one of these in the 90's, it's wild to see the back seat area so clean. No sticky cupholders, no spill stains, no loose wrappers jammed in the ashtrays. It just doesn't look right.

[@NBCmotion]

Came here to say this, pretty much verbatim 😆

[@BillysWild]

Did you smoke in the back seat? 😂🤪

[@2fast790]

​@@BillysWild As a kid who rode in the back of one of these, I was too young to understand what they were. I used them to just stuff gum wrappers in.

[@HotWheelsBurban]

The rear door ashtrays are also great for holding coins for toll roads (back when they weren't all electronic payment of some sort). I used to do that in ours, cause the toll roads would save us an hour or more, getting out of Houston, Texas area.

[@aesthetic_blaire]

@@HotWheelsBurbanolder suburbans are becoming so rare I never see them on the road anymore I mainly see them super wrecked

[@laurat1129]

This will always be to me: The Tony Soprano Suburban. A friend of mine had a lt blue one for awhile, super useful. And a dark blue one near me sold very quickly a few yrs ago, but I looove this green color.

[@sopranos1234]

Same to me! Was hoping he mentioned the sopranos.

[@koichihirose466]

Doug: "This is a multimillion dollar supercar!" Me: Meh. Doug: "This is a 1996 Chevy Suburban." Me: *R E A L S H I T .*

[@Bhaidostyaar]

I love these old merican cars

[@sushi777300]

100% agree

[@kirara4953]

That's how it is

[@Ds650addicts]

@@Bhaidostyaar you would love my truck from the 90s gm with z71 that's nostalgic

[@popindosin228]

Doug: this is crappy old soviet junk Me: Б Л Я Т Ь !!!

[@juangomez1784]

90's GM suv's had incredibly comfortable seats. Those vehicles literally felt like couches on wheels.

[@mazda_rt24-p]

Very true

[@TheNormal256]

Not just the SUVs. Higher end sedans like the Buick park avenue or Chevy caprice were like that too.

[@masonrains5010]

Yeeeeessss

[@windmonkey95]

God I wish car manufacturers would go back to making comfortable seats again. Old Buicks were more comfortable than most peoples house furniture.

[@BlackHawkBallistic]

Ive got a 99 like this and I still get people saying how comfortable the seats are. They've also got decent tech at the end with garage/gate openers, seat heaters, dual zone AC, sunroof

[@alhemmings8554]

I see this and the theme tune from The Sopranos starts playing in my head. This thing was always a beast!

[@Chicago-ed1ns]

As a young kid I remember every Mexican dad/Mexican family owning one of these. I remember thinking these were the most beautiful vehicles ever made.

[@qiangsun5684]

The old SUV videos are always entertaining

[@mvd4436]

I didn't know that they had the vertical inside door handles already in 1996. The trucks had the square horizontal ones.

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@mvd4436 95 was the last year for horizontal interior handles, same for the Astro/Safari minivans

[@ojaiguru]

@@MrTaxiRob 94. Interior refresh was 95 and up.

[@jacksonanthony8154]

That vent under the steering wheel is called a “ball chiller”.

[@imy0urpapa]

Lmao!!

[@bonzobonanza]

More like the "crotch cooler"

[@swazi5]

Those needa make a come back

[@joeldowell5059]

Ball Cooler

[@cmptar]

Yeah, why the hell do these not still exist!?

[@randymarsh-Tegridy420]

I don’t care what anyone says. The GMT400 platform was one of the greatest trucks ever made. I had an 88 1/2 ton 4x4 regular cab short box that went over 250k miles before I sold it to a farmer down the road who still uses as hay hauler and plow vehicle. My 1990 3/4 extended cab 4x4 is still running strong as is my neighbors 1994. My aunt drove her 1997 Tahoe, all over the west, she works for a National parts distributor as a representative. It pushed well over 350k miles. I mean the GMT400 wasn’t as great off road as the square bodies. The IFS has weak points and the doors are way to heavy for the hinges. The quarter panels rusted out easily, but the weak points are easy to fix. The interiors are cheap, what wasn’t of that era for the common man? As of today they can be had inexpensively and modded on the cheap into anything from hot rods to full blown off roaders.

[@madassbadgers]

Love my 98 Barn door Suburban. Bench seats front and back. Covered work truck, Family hauler, comfortable highway eater. Had it 8 years now and has cost me next to nothing in maintenance. The 350 is a little thirsty when you mash the pedal. But it's not bad as long as you get it up to speed then hold it there.

[@chrisgreenwood8188]

I love how doug is just as hyped for this 96 suburban as he is for an 8 million dollar hyper car

[@patrickmason6971]

He is quite an oddity

[@bonzobonanza]

Because old cars like the '96 Suburban are starting to get cooler. You won't see another one in this condition.

[@EduardoCantuV]

Denton.

[@gersonrendon2188]

You're wrong. He's more hyped for this one.

[@mr.motormaster9881]

Ad big rims and its better than a hyper car 😅

[@carsonw8223]

11hr road trips to Grandma's in this as a kid always felt like traveling across the Atlantic in a great wooden ship of old, trapped with your siblings until you reach dry land. Dad was the ship's captain, and him threatening to pull over on I-95 was like getting threatened to walk the plank

[@nicolas2970]

OMG you nailed it , I feel the same way those are some of my favorite memories as a kid!

[@mikelopez5214]

Regular Car Reviews type beat

[@redmustangredmustang]

So basically you drove from New York to Florida to visit your grandmother?

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

Try doing that in a 1957 Kerman Gaia. Five of us from New York to central Texas.

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

Karmann Ghia. Bloody spellcheck.

[@bootyhunter91]

My mom had a blue Suburban and she absolutely loved it. We had the version with two doors in the back. This brought back so many memories.

[@MARedleg]

We had an 80 suburban and we loved it. We were a family of nine and it hauled all of us comfortably anywhere. It was white with the blue vinyl interior. My dad bought it used in 1991 with lots of miles but it ran great and never let us down.

[@ScoG33]

You fail to realize that parents LOVED ash trays in the back NOT for smoking, but because they also acted as mini trash cans for the kids for their candy wrappers etc.

[@Nightrunnergunner]

that is true. i could remember several times finding gum wrappers & other little pieces of trash inside those ash trays.

[@baronvonjo1929]

Me and my brother did that in my dads 90s Grand Cherokee

[@tylernewton7217]

Chewed gum! Always there was at least one wad of chewed gum in those things.

[@mvd4436]

Gum, spat out candies. They were gross af.

[@ScoG33]

@@yungboicontigo9278 and your point? He keeps sayin in every video “so the kids can smoke” and missing it’s other purpose for families.

[@connormcnicol-day3128]

“Woke up this morning, got yourself a gun” Tony Soprano’s wheels 👌

[@adwaitnair5262]

But poor guy never had the makings of a varsity athlete 😕

[@messagefamilystyled1101]

90s suburbans and expeditions are my childhood. Those knobs and switches are so nostalgic they reminds me of hot summer days and Bon Jovi CDs

[@johnbrozowski6494]

Thank you for a great review. I had a 1996 just like this, LS, with the 5.7. He forgot to mention that this car had a 42 gallon gas tank and had courtesy lights under the dash. The power from the 5.7 was fine. I also agree with him on the looks. Definitely the best looking Suburban of all time. Although, I preferred and had the barn doors. I hated to give mine up.

[@mharris5047]

I remember that my sister's Yukon sucked gas, too. That and her current Suburban suck up $150 at the gas station every time she fills it up! She has four kids so she needs that large of a vehicle. She also has an extended cab pickup for all of the uses that is more appropriate for.

[@detroitdieselpower]

I was also going to bring up the 42 gallon tank. Much larger than current gen. I drove a ‘96, black with barn doors, and even had it up until maybe 2007. The pain at the pump by the end was very acute with that huge tank. Removing the third row was tough even with barn doors, would have been awful with the tailgate to remove.

[@johnbrozowski1775]

@@detroitdieselpowerI actually got 16 mpg on the highway driving the 1996. I drove all the way from Duck, NC to Concord, MA on a tank of gas - over $600 miles Car was full of 4 kids and vacation gear for a week on the outer banks. One of my best vacations. Even took the car on the 4 wheel drive area.

[@monopolymoney2703]

I remember growing up and moving up the 3 row car hierarchy of moving from the 3rd row to the 2nd row and ultimately the front seat. You know you made it when you were in the front seat

[@Erix7810]

Such a true comment

[@vap0rtranz]

Yes this ^

[@jimmy22334]

I’d rather be in the 3rd row tbh. Roomy and cozy af.

[@2fast790]

I was the younger brother, my older brother got the middle row and I got the rear. This is absolutely true. I used to be able to lay flat in the 3rd row like a full size bed on long road trips to the beach. By the time I moved up to the middle row, my brother had already picked off the rubber covers from the ceiling handles. Good times.

[@Ward413]

I remember these old Suburbans HVAC system held like five pounds of refrigerant. It was insane. Their AC could cool an entire damn house.

[@christophercarillo6342]

My dad just spent 2k on his 99 to rebuild the AC

[@Erix7810]

@@christophercarillo6342 rebuilding the rear AC is a BITCH

[@bryanm.4869]

I truly love cars like this from the 90s, simple, cheap but solid plastics, pratical, large, confortable, if I was a car I would be a Chevy Suburban.

[@jakegackle7398]

The directional map lights were awesome back in the day. Prior to everyone having a backlit cellphone in their pockets, we had to do things like read (with a physical book, I know), and even when there were screens, they weren't always backlit. (I'm looking at you gameboy color)

[@JayPee570]

My dad leased a Suburban. My mom loved it. She cried when he returned it to the dealership and never lets him forget it when he buys a new car. “It won’t be as good as the suburban.

[@bubblelex5051]

I hope you guys adopt another suburban for the family 🙏

[@GameRelic]

Reason to likes 90's vehicles: They had gooch cooler 9000's in them.

[@nickmurphy4209]

They need to bring them back it seems so simple to implement and there aren't any negatives since you can close the vent if you get too warm or cold.

[@Shadow_Wolf_190]

@@nickmurphy4209 they were discontinued because women were getting Chapped Lips

[@habibi1244]

@@yungboicontigo9278 benis yuuy

[@candyblingggggg]

@@yungboicontigo9278 it’s ok because of your name 😌

[@dannysdailys]

We called them crotch coolers and most all cars had them at the time. People like Doug are the only one's who never figured out what they were for.

[@JohnPaulHare]

I knew three families with GMT400s, two GMCs and one Chevy. They were cool trucks. Two had the barn doors and one had the split tailgate, and two were 4WD and one was 2WD. They were all kinda beat on from being family vehicles, which is why I'm shocked to see this one is in such good condition in and out. I mean this is fricken mint. My family had two GMT800s and a GMT900 over the course of about 16 years. They were great trucks too. I was kind of sad when the 900 was traded in a few years ago, but the 800s were probably the best combination of power, utility, comfort, reliability, and timeless style. The 400s and the 800s have definitely aged well over time. Lots of nostalgia watching this review.

[@Auronkatamail]

This entire enthusiastic review, the Nineties style of the car, the materials, CD player, ashtray make me remember those lovely years and I'm not even American.

[@Autotechgeek]

Cop: "Let me see your hands" Doug: " Before you get started be sure to check out CARS AND BIDS "

[@rd.2670]

Yeah. That's definitely going to be problem for Doug!

[@325xitgrocgetter]

First.....let me show you the quirks and features involved with rolling the window down.

[@Reefdevil]

"My hands are quicker than the eye"

[@jimbeam1901]

We had a red one that took the family to both coasts multiple times.

[@jaycubro2594]

My father bought a 1996 Chevy Suburban (With a Turbo Diesel) the day i was born. That truck would pull state official utility vehicles out of snow and ice... drove me to every baseball practice and game i had from age 6-16. i know every little detail of this truck and damn do i miss it and my father. Thank you for reviewing this one Doug.

[@melindaortiz9741]

Been on those heavy duty trim

[@Hunksta_Cartoons]

You mean the 6.5L Turbo Diesel V8?

[@subielife4life]

Your dad had the holy grail of suburbans with that diesel….a boat load of torque with amazing mpg’s(20+mpg)

[@missesreyes09]

My dad had a diesel too, I believe it was a 98 or 99. When the new body came out they never made it in the diesel. That thing was loud but the fuel economy was great!

[@JH-di3nu]

I remember these had a great sounding stock exhaust, and always had a weird humming/buzzing coming from under the chassis. The sound of the doors closing was also very satisfying.

[@paultrigger3798]

I find these and 80s and 90s cars kept in pristine condition in some ways more impressive than classic cars in the same. Especially those old wagons with wood panels.

[@imscrewed4693]

i thought your pfp was a hair on my screen, well played

[@PatrickAdairDesigns]

I laughed so hard when Doug pointed out the ashtrays for children in the back.

[@qwertyuiop32935]

Love your rings! Great craftsmanship and production. One day I hope to own one.

[@MCO18]

I remember as a kid we would put chewed gum and candy wrappers in there

[@efimkrivov]

Because you used to use ashtray for this purpose being a kid?

[@AeroGuy07]

My grandma's Cadillacs had ashtrays with lighters in rear door pulls.

[@ceelowc279]

My mothers Chevy cavalier had ashtrays in the back as well , and I used it as a trash bin for my candy wrappers

[@nperry106]

I've been watching The Sopranos for the first time lately and I drool everytime I see Tony's burgundy Surburban.

[@OnboardCamEurope]

me too

[@joeharley1423]

Woke up this morning, got myself a 1990’s Chevy Suburban.

[@zumzumman5135]

Greatest show of all time

[@Jordan-ce7sf]

Oh man me too

[@GTRGTX999]

@@joeharley1423 Thanks to Cars and Bids now you can!

[@erikcorona290]

Learned how to drive in a 96 barn door! Was the best except for gas mileage. We put almost half a million miles on the original engine before it gave up on us after 20 years of use. From hauling marble for work to myself and my family around for soccer games or travel around Texas, this was definitely everything you needed in a vehicle.

[@mainstreetmoose445]

My first car was my family’s 1998 Silverado. It was in the same exterior color, same interior color, same engine, same everything (except mine had the passenger airbag so the passenger dash looked different). I miss that truck so bad but even more now that i watch this video!

[@anikinrodriguez1221]

Everybody: “Ah man the nostalgia is hitting that’s so old.” Me who’s still riding around in one: 👀

[@DrewLSsix]

I think its weird to have it on a channel all about weird "quirks and features" 90s chevy is in my mind baseline normal. Everything else is actually degrees of weird compared to this thing.

[@texan90]

@@DrewLSsix This. Totally this. My '99 Suburban is my baseline to compare every other vehicle in existence to.

[@pablorello]

Me: thinking about how much do you pay for gasoline

[@rickylexy]

@@pablorello $4 a gallon I get about 11 mpg in my 2002 GMC Yukon Denali with the 6.0 and AWD. Costed me about $40 a day on gas

[@knurlgnar24]

I own 4 vehicles and find myself driving my '88 most of the time because I like to. 1996? That's not old Doug.

[@oreoscadoosh3360]

I still see at least 50 of these on the road everyday. The GMT400 platform is one of the most reliable and dependable platforms on the planet.

[@97I30T]

They are also cheap and easy to fix and parts are still everywhere for them.

[@ErrorTH]

Not in my part of world, where parts should be ordered overseas and rust eats them up in no time. It also requires non-metric tools and some platform knowledge to service properly, so they are rarely properly maintained. It's almost impossible to find one in such state as in this video, no matter how much you are ready to spend. Still love 2500 burb that we managed to find with friends, it's still amazing how versatile and cool this car is.

[@luisbarraza9709]

Same, I see a ton everyday, but 99% have dents, crappy paint, or falling apart. But yes they keep chugging along, very reliable. It is cool when you see a very clean example.

[@pssst66]

@@ErrorTH The Tahoe version of this generation is still reasonable common here in Norway. I don't think there are many Suburbans around though but then again I don't think it ever was particularly popular here.

[@_Justnoble__]

@@ErrorTH I have one from 1994 and it is all metric.

[@Cor-lp7tp]

Funny how I get more excited to see Doug review a car like this, than when he reviews expensive luxury cars and supercars 😅

[@Propain4eva]

For a lot of people, this is a part of their childhood ☺️

[@drygnfyre]

Most people can't really relate to expensive luxury cars and supercars. But nearly everyone who grew up in the 90s or 00s probably has some experience with a SUV, whether the Suburban or something similar. So I'm the same, seeing reviews of cars like this are far more interesting than a review of some exotic car I'll never see in person or ever own.

[@averageforzaplayer1048]

My uncle owns a ‘98 model. It’s a Gas guzzler and gets about 8-9 miles per gallon but it runs perfectly fine with over 180,000 miles on the odometer. Basically whatever you don’t spend on repairs you spend on fuel.

[@creativetechnology6548]

Love to see old cars with paint in great condition

[@incominglaunch]

I love how Doug is often more excited for an average old suv than some exotic supercar

[@rantgant5234]

And I love how disenchanted he is about what he calls "cheap plastic" in some of the newer luxury cars despite these materials still being (in my opinion), pleasing to the eye.

[@abdul839]

I dont know about others but I enjoy them more than supercars. There is something special about boxy, weird, quirky old cars.

[@americanrambler4972]

One of the problems car reviewers have, is they have trouble recognizing a great vehicle and giving it its proper credit unless it is/was a sports car or super nimble sport vehicle. This suburban is none of those. But it does what it was intended to do very well with good style. This is far better overall than a land cruiser, Land Rover or Mercedes SUV of the period.

[@chriscornelius2518]

I somewhat agree. I have heard Land Cruisers can get half a million miles with just typical maintenance.

[@americanrambler4972]

@@chriscornelius2518 Well that is the story. A lot of vehicles from a lot of brands can go lots of miles with just normal and routine maintenance. A lot of it has to do with the way the vehicle is operated as well. One person can routinely run a vehicle 100’s of thousands of miles, another will just flat out tear up the exact same vehicle in just a few thousand miles.

[@randylgrep]

​​@@chriscornelius2518yes Landcruiser from this era was very reliable but it was tiny compared to the burb . The Chevy made more HP/TQ than the LC of similar year. Also the LC of similar year rode rough compared to the burb, simply due to the fact that they had a sfa vs ifs. For reliability engine wise they're the same. Plenty of 5.7 that have hit or eclipsed the 1m mile mark. The weak point on these were the transmissions. But 300-500k miles on the original trans wasn't outside of reality if you stayed on top of the maintenance and didn't tow heavy. I'd make the argument that the 5.7 is a far easier engine to work on/do maintenance on too. Have fun changing the fuel filter on the 1fz if your hands/arm are bigger than Barbies lol. That said the LC along with the Montero, were leaps and bounds ahead of GM with interior lux and cool features. Some of the highlights from those two: Refrigerator Electronically adjustable suspension Selectable differential locks Front diff lock on the LC! Super select 4wd on the Mitsu (shift on the fly, AWD+4wd+2wd etc.) Suspension seats CD changer The list goes on.

[@cobaltuniversedotnet]

I love my 1999 GMC Suburban. 292,000 miles and going strong. With certain exhaust components removed it gets 20 mpg and 14.7 last trip while pulling our RV. He was spot on in a lot of his review except for 2 areas imo. I have owned 3 of these OBS Suburbans and they all got significantly more than the EPA mpg. I have never heard of any that got less, except in urban areas. The second is the quality. The carpet in this thing is more plush than anything out there today. It is like house carpet instead of velcro loop like we have now. The seats are also much better than the thin seats so popular today. You take an old OBS truck like this, pull out the stereo and install a modern unit from crutchfield with android auto and you have a real nice package for so much less money than new trucks. This is also long before displacement on demand, which every single company out there has problems with. Parts are also never in short supply as the SBC 350 in this truck has almost aftermarket support as the modern LS.

[@reillywalker195]

IIRC, EPA fuel economy figures are pessimistic, whereas Canadian fuel economy figures for the same vehicles are optimistic and therefore higher.

[@WorldCityStudios]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks the GMT400's simplicity looks stylish. Not a 90s kid but growing up in the 2000s, I remember seeing these Suburbans all the time. This whole video was such a nice surprise, much like the Oldsmobile Silhouette.

[@svpracer98]

Born late 90s but my dad would get a gmt800 truck or suv quite frequently. I loved both of these generations

[@WorldCityStudios]

@@svpracer98 Ooh, I heard the gmt800 is one of the most durable. Do you know if that's true?

[@svpracer98]

@@WorldCityStudios well in the rust belt of Michigan there's still plenty of them out on the road

[@clank4001]

I had two GMT400s. Both 350s. Once the electronics get age on them, like, >15 years, they really dont run well.

[@diablocls55]

Facts I was born in 2000 and remembered seeing hundreds of these driving everyday when I was growing up

[@jonbar140]

I would pay a premium to have an interior like that. I don't need gimmicks, I don't need screens. I'm there to drive, not be entertained. Simple, intuitive, ergonomical, reliable, that's what you need when you're driving especially something that big.

[@FasterThanSoup]

Preach brother !!

[@Undecidedoaf]

Ngl they already are going for big dollar, in the past year they went from 2500 for a decent rust free example, they trickled all the way up to 15+. Glad i bought mine when they were cheap

[@Screamn.]

So go get this one on Cars and Bids!

[@jonbar140]

@@Screamn. Already did my dude. Nissan Frontiers still have the old-truck feel. On my second one now.

[@albertpintor3522]

You're right. Screens are getting over used in new cars

[@ga1783]

I still have my 99 suburban. This truck is so utilitarian. I’ve lugged kids, sofas, tables, all the way to a full sized fridge. Even though I’ve bought the newer version, this is my baby. “Swervin In my Burban”

[@MASTERmw100]

My dad didn't owned this version but he had the Chevrolet blazer. Those swivel lights and my game boy were the most comfy nights of my life. Such a mood.

[@viciniscaletta9861]

“Woke up this morning,got some gabagool,woke up the next morning and…got some more gabagool” Sopranos fans know this

[@steeeefano]

Thank you! I was looking for this comment...

[@corona407]

Doug's parents: "Hey lil' Dougie.. say 'mum and dad'!" Dougie: "Carz and Biiidz"

[@straightbusta2609]

"New" Enthusiast auction website

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

Dougie: B..b..b.. Doug's parents: Aww, he's saying his first word! Dougie: B..b..before I fill my diaper, be sure to check out Cars and Bids!

[@_Xorag]

no no no , Doug: quirks and features

[@Guilherme90Lima]

hahahahhahaha

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Doug is a type of a guy who gave his parents a Doug score straight after the birth

[@roberthesson3209]

I still have a 1999 Chevy Tahoe - the Baby Suburban... I daily drive it and love the hell out of it. THE BEST family car ever. Go anywhere, do anything, simple to work on and stupid reliable. I have no plans to replace it. Ive owned it for 20 years and still love it as much as the day i got it.

[@jamesearlcash7725]

We had a 1995 Suburban 4x4 with the rear tailgate option. It had a 4” lift kit and dual exhaust. What a great vehicle, i miss it still.

[@maxxjettfilms6322]

6:27 the ball chiller! It needs to make a comeback.

[@VaBatman]

If it was good enough for Tony Soprano, then it's good enough for all of us

[@leosirio274]

anytime i see these cars all i think about is the sopranos lol anyways 4$ a pound

[@laurat1129]

Capiche?

[@mgambuzz3]

Great review Doug. I also remembered when these "roamed the earth" in multitude. I finally found one about 15 years ago - a 2000 with barn doors, black, with grey interior. My young nephew thought I worked for the CIA as these were always shown as a government vehicle. It was a riot owning one, transported our three greyhounds and crates without even touching the roof rack. Like you said - "they don't make them like this anymore". Finally - yes I kick myself for selling it as it was gorgeous when I sold it, and replacing it would definitely be a challenge.

[@bladenrexroth2555]

I've got the 96 Tahoe 2 door sport and the 96 Suburban. Love them both and they're both 6.5 turbo diesel with NV4500. Very fuel efficient and capable vehicles.

[@superchargedpineapple3504]

These vehicles had some of the most comfortable seats ever made

[@GingerAvenger]

Absolutely! I once drove over 1000 miles (14 hours) only stopping for gas and lunch on my way back from the Grand Canyon… just the right amount of padding and kiddos slept fine in all the back seats. All of our current luxury leather seats seem too hard and stiff in comparison.

[@JP-rc2bz]

I disagree, the front seats from that generation were the absolute worst. They felt small and seemed too push you out constantly, the armrests were short and positioned too low. The previous gen and next gen were superior.

[@michaelb2226]

@@JP-rc2bz I hated the arm rests!

[@jimbobjimbob8275]

@@JP-rc2bz the 88 to 94 one's yes, but the seats were new from 95 and up

[@JP-rc2bz]

@@jimbobjimbob8275 I had a Silverado from the following gen and those seats were superb, I'm 6ft and they were wide and tall and super comfy. I especially liked the integrated seatbelts.

[@dereckdeutz]

Every family had their own color in town. Each smelt of dried up french fries and powerade. Good times!

[@neppcity]

The official transport vehicle for Hockey families. Leather interior kept the smell down a little bit but those fabric interiors soaked it up. Also mix a little wet dog in that bouquet

[@dereckdeutz]

@@neppcity right on the money!

[@neppcity]

@@dereckdeutz get the TV/VCR combo going plugged into one of the many cigarette lighter outlets and you were living the high life on road trips, watching robocop or speed zone or space balls or ace Ventura. We also used to fold down the second row and sit in the 3rd row for extra leg room on long trips. Thanks for the memories!

[@scotttaylor8498]

And you know if you've really tried and looked in some of these specials you could have got yourself a value meal with a Powerade free of charge just search

[@dereckdeutz]

You got it! Watched dumb and dumber about 15 times on our drive down to Oklahoma! : )

[@kindbud]

We had a green 96 EXACTLY like this growing up, it had a 2" lift with 33" wheels and i thought it was the coolest truck ever growing up! Still holds up! That big behemoth of a truck is amazing!

[@rileyfriesen715]

My parents had one of these in the 90s and I just realized how long it's been since I've seen one of these in this condition you just don't see these anymore in this condition. This to me was the nicest body style gm has ever made

[@Amar7605]

I am not a Chevrolet fan but one thing I have to give them credit for: their interiors are always form-follows-function and user-friendly. No fluff; just straightforward stuff that works.

[@dempsey4212]

plus comfort

[@herrfister1477]

Interior of this one is pretty awful by modern standards

[@austinbatton4849]

@@herrfister1477 it literally feels nicer to sit in then anything out today besides rolls Royces and shit like that

[@superfried9550]

@@austinbatton4849 cap

[@pearlpoint9838]

@@superfried9550 Having a chevy pickup with this interior I gotta be honest, it's more comfortable than my moms 2019 nissan, and rivals my dads leather seats in his truck, the cloth is pretty comfortable and you don't have to worry about it being very hot or very cold due to climate concerns, it'll always be comfy.

[@igotaction]

That is a straight up time capsule. Well done to the owner.

[@BenjaminHyink]

I’m 20 and my parents had one of these made in 1999 until I was 12. The interior was falling apart but it ran with no issues. We moved across the country from SC to WA in that vehicle. Many memories of it

[@trishthompson87]

The 8th Gen Suburban is simply the best vehicle every conceived by the human mind. Never too fancy, never too plain, could carry anything, haul anything, and still looked pretty classy. I wish they'd build something like this today. Even the modern edition is just too fancy to throw an 8X4 sheet of drywall in. (something I did a lot of with my 1994).

[@edwardlovescrypto4296]

The ball chiller @ 6:40

[@kevinmcphail2908]

We had a 98 LT 4X4 with the “ambulance doors” which I absolutely adored! One thing Doug failed to mention was the 44-gallon fuel tank which meant 650 miles on a road trip without a refill!

[@ultimateninja3x01]

650 miles, geez.

[@jonc4403]

650? I don't think I ever got my Tahoe (with the same size tank) more than 450 on a tank. I guess I drove faster.... Amusingly, I get about the same range on my current car with a 12 gallon tank.

[@Vampire_born_in_2006]

@@jonc4403 prius?

[@BoUrnNe26]

@@Vampire_born_in_2006 Probably more like any modern 4 banger. My 2015 Dart SE gets almost about 500 on a 13.5 gallon tank.

[@dubiousf00d]

@Tommy Gunn Oh thank you! Some people...

[@honda443]

The interior layout of this Suburban is a HUGE improvement compared to the 1992-1994 Suburban's. For those who don't actually know, the pre-1995 GMT400 trucks and SUV's interior design lacked a lot of ergonomics compared to this Suburban. And Doug, if you're reading this, I reccomend you try and review the 2000 Tahoe Limited, the monochromatic, sportier, slightly lowered, police suspension equipped, Tahoe that was a sendoff to the GMT400 platform!!! 🙂

[@BA_115]

I can remember each detail very well, ahhh good ol’ days

[@kingkong-zi7vn]

Am I the only one who gets super excited when Doug reviews vintage or quirky cars? I could care less about high end hypercars but once he has a vintage on, I am tuned in.

[@leonardocucchiara4782]

Same! Those hypercars are pretty much all the same to me and lack all character. Cars from the 80ies and 90ies just breathe practicality and usefulness

[@firingallcylinders2949]

Absolutely, because we can relate. We grew up with these and many of us rode in them. Supercars are unattainable for most of us.

[@kevinmencer3782]

Absolutely.

[@johnzejtun]

Still looks fresh and pleasant to the eye to this day, a really great design. I always remember these in every '90s action thriller movie used heavily by law enforcement and even the bad guys.

[@alexs3187]

The new ones don’t look tough enough for that. But yeah the late 90s ones looked badass at the time.

[@patsacrack6625]

I love the carpeted luggage area, my 2012 minivan has all hard plastic on the sides and no matter how careful you are loading luggage it gets all scratched up whereas the carpet never had that problem.

[@aljaberhk]

i thought after the 90s carpeted trunks are like standard or something

[@aljaberhk]

also is your minivan a base model?

[@douglas__webb]

Although I was a 2000's kid, I still had the privilege of being driven around in a suburban. That is though, until we bought a more manageable Toyota sienna for my mother to drive as a result of her backing the suburban over the nose of the Corvette

[@BWhite-qb6wm]

2:28 Doug: "Its Not Really All That Nice..." 2:28 Me: "Damn! That MF Clean!"

[@daniellecryderman2954]

@Burger King oh definitely. Chevy has gone terribly downhill since about 2009. Even worse in the late 2010’s. Yeah, I mean that interior is absolutely pristine. It was probably owned by people who shampooed the interior every 2 years, & vacuumed it once a week

[@dummptyhummpty]

@@yungboicontigo9278 It's crazy that they pretty much carried that interior through the next model as well.

[@tylerfranx4286]

“Cars were just slower back then” Nobody appreciates this. During the past 10-15 years every average car has started putting out 200+ hp and being turbocharged. It’s actually a feat to try and keep up with traffic acceleration in my 90s 4 banger.

[@bentheg9793]

Lol we basically went from the 96 Chevy Suburban being the average car to the 96 Chevy Impala being the average car

[@fortheloveofnoise9298]

@@bentheg9793 or you could say 96 Camaro z28 being the average car

[@lolsmol]

I keep getting outrun by soccer mom's in their RAV4s and CRVs in my 01 Miata D:

[@divineoracle4809]

I agree haha, I have a 2008 Lexus and a 2009 Lexus, they're very quick for what they are. Our spare car is a 1999 Camry 4 speed with a 2.2 4 cylinder. Compared to most cars on the road, it is SLOW. You have to power the crap out of it to keep up. At least it stays at speed once you're there 🤣

[@nurkenrustem6044]

@@divineoracle4809 Our first family car was 2004 2 liter Jetta bought in 2011. Tiny deutch beast. It always had some problem with oil in the motor, though you could easily pass-over brand new Passats. After selling it, father and mother wanted someething luxurious, so they decided on 2004 RX 330. American made (Detroit or Kentucky), metallic-silver color, LED-headlights, leather seats, good ol 3,3 liters V6. Had to get used to metering system, but I loved that car. New models stuffed with too much electronics. Lack of feel of the road and of steering.

[@markjohnston3502]

Good review. My dad had a loaded 2-tone '94 Yukon 4WD. The suburban you had was a mid-level with cloth seats. Some had leather. Some had TV and a few other extras.

[@randymeyers9759]

I love these Suburbans as much as you do, however you constantly state the rarity of the 90s Suburban. I not only own a straight bodied 1993 K1500 Suburban Silverado Edition with 270k miles all original parts. But in Albany Oregon where I live these things are everywhere & most are in great shape. Mine I got for $1200. But great review non the less & I hope to see more love for the OBS style of Chevrolet K series vehicles. Maybe a triple threat episode with 2dr Tahoe, the pickup truck, 4dr Tahoe/Suburbans.

[@coltsnation8888]

I love how simple the suburban is compared to modern standards. I really like when Doug takes a walk back into the 90's to review cars from an era when cars were much more desirable 💪

[@ZGryphon]

Doug didn't touch on it, but a big part of the reason _why_ fancier interiors weren't available in those days was because the prevailing belief (both among manufacturers and a lot of the buying public) was that if you put a luxury interior in a vehicle mainly used to haul children, the kids would just ruin it.

[@winjaywin]

@@ZGryphon they were probably right, considering the quality of materials back then. Really good leather and plastics have gotten cheaper and viable only recently.

[@justabrokeredneck]

“desirable”. because you didn’t know what you could have.

[@watershed44]

@@justabrokeredneck Sure people did, but they didn't want to pay for it, and most folks weren't leasing vehicles that were in reality far beyond their actual reach

[@Oscar-fi1ev]

I love that despite being able to review any luxury car in the world, Doug still reviews everyday cars and industry icons.

[@michaelnone6322]

My family had one of these, circa 1996 in black and we left church and went to our black suburban got in and we realized it wasn’t even ours, the key worked on another random suburban! Haha.

[@jaronking9484]

My best friend father had one of these it was great going on trips to the lake in. Hauling the boat. Man the memories

[@VMEMotor5]

Amazed that Doug didn't mention that these were available as either 1/2 or 3/4 ton and RWD or 4WD. I have one, a 3/4 ton 4WD version with the 7.4L (454CID). Absolutely a great vehicle.

[@melindaortiz9741]

Power House

[@saeedalomari5823]

I still have GMC 96 the same you are having 7.4L(454CID) still in very good condition cpmleted 400000 KM i like it too match. I have cadillac escalad 2016 i still love 96 more than escalad 2016. i am from suadi arabia.

[@joshweiser7737]

My 98 is the 5.7 vortec 3/4 ton 4x4

[@videodj84]

you have a BEAST🚛

[@robk9685]

Prior he made no mention that the 70s Cadillac Eldorado was FWD. He was more fascinated with how the (not yet electric) remote sideview mirrors worked. Doug's love of buttons is amusing though.

[@Nick-Matchem]

The introduction is pure Gold…..The sheer enthusiasm of the initial “THIS…is a 1996….” Is really unparalleled! Doug’s love of vehicles and creating reviews is awesome !

[@nicks2829]

Cringe

[@TD-il6ju]

@@nicks2829 cringe is right…

[@M3x1cola]

lmfao people calling doug's enthusiasm cringe end up being cringier themselves purely cause they feel like showing any emotion higher than neutral and bland is fake and gay or something lmaoo ya'll should grow up and eat a burger, get some more dopamine

[@MA-yh2ko]

As a senior in college in the late 90s, I got a PT job at AAA road service in Mineola LI. The suburban calls were always lengthy service wait times cause the Suburban was damn humongous it required a flat bed only.

[@MilkandCookies92]

My aunt and uncle had this exact same green suburban in the 90s and was a big part of my childhood growing up whenever I would hang out with my cousins lol

[@97I30T]

I learned how to drive in a 1997 Suburban. I can still remember the plush seats, incredibly sloppy steering, and floaty ride to this day. It drove in such a distinctive way.

[@AlgoCurioso4]

So we’re 12 brothers in my house. As a kid my father used to have one GMC Suburban (1999). It was a beast. We love it and was so spacious. As we grow up and the older ones move out, he change it to a smaller Envoy. Was nice, but didn’t felt as powerful as the Suburban. GMC and Chevrolet were going back and forward switching the Suburban for the Yukon between them. 12:00 *Fun fact* - We thought that little compartment was for fast food fries, so we used to fight between who get the fries compartment when eating in the vehicle 😂. Good to know it now that it was a tissue compartment.

[@MegaChasevideos]

My parents had an Envoy brand new, we just sold it 20 years, and 248k miles of problem-free service. I still see it being driven around all the time.

[@davidjames666]

12? are you Mormon or Jewish?

[@_zigger_]

@@davidjames666 worse, he's Mexican

[@automation7295]

@@davidjames666 Are you offended that some people have 12 kids?

[@davidjames666]

@@automation7295 who said I am offended? It has been unusual for decades to have so many kids with the exception of a few devout religious groups. You sound like a Hillary / Biden supporter with your accusation.

[@TomWatsonB1]

We had a '98 Suburban in this exact color. I remember my Dad bringing home a new one surprisingly. Couldn't believe he bought it new and that we could afford it! What an improvement it was for our family of 6 over our '92 Dodge Grand Minivan (especially since we are a tall family and us kids were growing up)! This video takes me back!

[@snooder557]

I don't know if it's just me, but I think that Chevy has the BEST variety of cars ever since the 90's. They sell SUV's, hatchbacks, sports cars, pickup trucks, etcetera. There are cars for EVERY person.

[@AKdude206]

This took me back to a simpler time of soccer practices and family camping trips. Thank you, Doug I needed that nostalgia blast

[@yazdanahmed7790]

🥰

[@demogaming8895]

I'm nostalgic for a different car, but I don't think Doug will ever review it lol, I mean why would he ever want to review a Lada Samara?

[@AGlimpseInside]

Oh yes a relic from the golden age. Big metal, a thing of beauty. I will definitely be watching this auction

[@richgallagher725]

😆

[@richgallagher725]

No kid or family wished they had a Caravan, have to disagree Doug and I rarely do.

[@spirotreska47]

My inner Steven Segal was screaming once I saw he had uploaded this.

[@normanmilquetoast1]

@@richgallagher725 We had both a Suburban and a Grand Caravan and loved them both. You obviously have not experienced GC from the 90's.

[@spirotreska47]

@@normanmilquetoast1 We had a Plymouth Voyager, then my parents traded it for a Grand Caravan. Wouldn’t get a dodge now a days tho.

[@SURENITY]

As a pretentious kid (I used to hate these. My neighbor had one parked in our upscale North Dallas neighborhood. My dad called it a riff-raft box on wheels. With dad who drives a Range Rover Autobiography, a mom with a B9 Audi S4, and an Acura MDX Tech as my for first car. (Now have 2 of them. My own custom babies.) I used to hate these. Because I was taught to hate them. But after a good friend bought a 2500, and took me on a road trip to Austin; I now love them! They are reliable, well built American 🇺🇸 tanks! I now appreciate them very much! I want one, especially if I need something to tow with. (Here is the moral of the story.) Something that my parents never learned. But I did after 21 years of life. If you become wise, pretentiousness is a phase. Enjoy what you enjoy. You do you! Even if it is “riff raff” to the snobs! That makes it even cooler! 😆

[@camaro25]

I've always been a big fan of this style of Suburbans and Tahoes. They just look clean.

[@abdul839]

I agree. This one and the generation after this were one of the best looking SUVs.

[@MINDTHEHEADPHONE]

I love how at 03:00 you can tell how wobbly the suspension is because you can clearly see the car moving along with Doug's gesticulation.

[@Juberdingus]

It probably has the original leaf springs 🤷‍♂️ For a 26 year old truck they’ve held up pretty well. It’s the front end that I’m sure has gotten all the new components over the years. They love chewing through them.

[@lucasmedeiros9141]

Olha quem está aqui! obrigado por seus vídeos, estou assistindo com o shp300, bem interessante pelo preço

[@billymc2681]

@@Juberdingus It probably needs new struts/shocks. Not a big deal at all.

[@billyray4716]

That's why they ride like lincolns at 90 on the freeway. My 99 is on 33s and it floats down the road. Not exactly fun to put 300 a month in it though

[@marem3038]

It’s old

[@8cyl_]

we have a 2004 suburban z71 that we bought ~12 years ago, and i'll inherit in a few months. we've driven the wheels off it, and it currently sits at 273k miles. it's sat for around 4 years now, so it needs some parts and it's starting to rust on the surface. but watching this review, it still feels so familiar, despite never even being in a 90s suburban. i love these cars man

[@mattkuhar9743]

3 years ago I bought a 1999 Suburban K2500 with the 454 Big Block, Mint condition save for some paint chips. 150k Miles now, put away for winter time (im in New England) wanted one since I was a kid, and now it will never leave me. Best Suburban Chevy ever made IMO.

[@oscarvilche4431]

This was honestly one of my dream trucks for a long time. Even if i could get a "fixer-upper" suburban i would

[@MrPland1992]

Why not buy one? They’re like $500 in nice condition.

[@callumdonington2227]

@@MrPland1992 In what fucking world are they 500$ in nice condition? One with a bad trans or rotten body maybe. But you're looking at 1500-2k for one that is streetable.

[@cavalierliberty6838]

@@V0rt unfortunately, a previous gen throttle body /700r is much more reliable than the vortec/4l60e.

[@callumdonington2227]

@@V0rt Aint that the goddamn truth

[@androiduberalles]

I gotta be honest. I don't understand why you'd want one, lol.

[@kennybeans6115]

The best body style of GM ever? I knew you were a real one, Doug. I’d trust you with my life.

[@kennybeans6115]

@@yungboicontigo9278 I truly believe this body style and era of GM full-sized trucks is the best, *still* to this day. No bullchit. I had a ‘99 Z-71 in high school, but it was stolen. I still have dreams of finding it to this day. She was a beauty with that smoke-grey factory paint.

[@MrTaxiRob]

@@kennybeans6115 also: 96 Impala. The 90s were a golden age, we just didn't know it at the time.

[@ZGryphon]

I prefer the previous generation myself, but then, I was born in the early '70s, so that was just What New-ish Pickup Trucks Looked Like from when I was born until I was in high school.

[@ZGryphon]

@@yungboicontigo9278 A bit hilariously, GM's internal name for the 1973-1988/91 style was "Rounded Line" (which, to be fair, it kind of is compared to the generation before it).

[@ojaiguru]

@@yungboicontigo9278 Correct. Generation in this review, even though more square, is called the OBS (Original Body Style). Generation after (2000+) is called the NBS (New Body Style). Naming convention really makes no sense, as these are the most square. I have same as this, color, but with 4wd and barn doors in the rear. Found a 99 4wd 7.4 (454) for my son to buy-- that's the one to get for better engine, transmission, and stronger axles-- they're pretty hard to find, especially in good condition. His has the leather, heated seats, too.

[@carsonkalisch8226]

My dad had a 98 suburban for about 10 years looks almost exactly the same as this one great truck had its problems but was always reliable

[@bayreeffishingcharters6092]

This brought back memories. Great analysis so accurate, thanks Doug!

[@bestpilot98]

EXCELLENT! The '92-'99 Suburbans still look great. Timeless, understated style. GM should get back to that design philosophy.

[@paulyearley1084]

The GMT400 trucks in general have aged really well in terms of styling, especially for 90s vehicles. They were very tasteful and restrained, but not boring to look at, either.