On Mon Apr-23-2012 06:36, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 23 Apr 12 09:31, Roger Nelson wrote to mark lewis:   
      
    RW>> I wish they would have settled their 'peeling' paint problem of the   
    RW>> late 80s...my 88 IROC peeled the water based paint off in about 4   
    RW>> years...   
      
    ml>> i've got a '95 dodge dakota with the peeling paint problem... over   
    ml>> the hood and the front of the roof... it has the grey primer   
    ml>> showing...   
      
    RN> We had a '99 "Beemer" with the paint peeling problem.  I thought it   
    RN> was because the car was somehow under some kind of chemical spill,   
    RN> since it was only on the hood, roof and trunk lid, but the SIL   
    RN> decided to trade it anyway for an '02 Tahoe, which in my opinion,   
    RN> doesn't ride as good as the '99 Yukon.  Maybe Roy knows the answer to   
    RN> that.   
      
    RW> Sure. The Tahoe is a foot or so shorter than a Suburban/XL and   
    RW> probably has bad shocks on rear coil springs. The Yukon, if it is   
    RW> an XL, is leaf sprung or the same as a Suburban. The extra weight   
    RW> of that 'foot or so' gives the Suburban a better feel to the ride   
    RW> quality. But I'd buy a Tahoe over a Suburban or XL any day. On some   
    RW> concrete paved roads, the longer wheel based Surburban will tend to   
    RW> 'hop' over the road joints, while the Tahoe with the shorter   
    RW> wheelbase won't.   
      
   The ride in the Suburban or the '99 Yukon XL was much smoother than the '02   
   Tahoe, but far be it from me to suggest it has bad shocks or coil springs   
   because the SIL and I have already had that conversation and the only thing we   
   agreed on was that the Tahoe steered easier.  (-:   
      
   Thanks for the answer.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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