27 Apr 12 09:00, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RN>> What I mean to say is the XL and even the Suburban ride like they   
    RN>> have air suspension.  The Tahoe rides like my '84 Chevy 3/4 tom.   
    RN>> (-:   
      
    RW>> Suburbans and XLs weigh a lot more than a Tahoe...thus the 'soft'   
    RW>> ride of the burbs.   
      
    RN> The Yukon XL doesn't look that much bigger than a Tahoe.  Of course,   
    RN> if I believed everything my SIL tells me, I'd have to be a looný.   
    RN> (-:   
      
   Hmmm. Take a look at the rear passenger door. If it is straight up and   
   down at the rear, it's a Suburban or Yukon XL. If it is blended and curved   
   to match the front of the rear wheel opening, it is a Tahoe or Yukon...you   
   should be able to see the difference in vehicle length from the rear   
   passenger door to the rear bumper. The burbs are about 12-18 inches longer   
   than a Tahoe or Yukon in that area.   
      
    RN>> You added a third tank?  I know it's over 400 miles one-way, so did   
    RN>> you do that because you didn't want to stop?   
      
    RW>> No. The 72s still had the in-cab 25gal tank...the first owner had   
    RW>> the dealer installed option of two saddle tanks installed. Total   
    RW>> capacity was a  bit over 57 gals...Even if the engine got a low of   
    RW>> 10mpg, the mileage range was 570 miles. With an Alaskan (crank-up   
    RW>> collapsible) camper on back, it got 14mpg when the wind was from   
    RW>> the back. During 'Santana' high winds out of the desert stopping   
    RW>> 18wheelers and pickups with campers from taking I-8 down the side   
    RW>> of the mountains to El Centro, the Alaskan camper was allowed to   
    RW>> continue because of its low profile.   
      
    RN> Ah!  I don't know why, but I misread your message or thought you   
    RN> meant a 1982 model and not a 1972.  I would have realized right away   
    RN> what my mistake was.   
      
   Two different body styles, the 72 shared the same style with the 67-71   
   but got rid of the 'wish-bone' coil spring rear suspension and aquired   
   leaf springs.. The 73-85 pickups got ugly in 73 (fat fendered) and didn't   
   start to look good again until the late 80s, when they got the leaner   
   looking body with the taller taillight, like the 67-72s.   
      
      
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