28 Apr 12 09:17, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    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>> (-:   
      
    RW>> Hmmm. Take a look at the rear passenger door. If it is straight up   
    RW>> and down at the rear, it's a Suburban or Yukon XL. If it is blended   
    RW>> and curved to match the front of the rear wheel opening, it is a   
    RW>> Tahoe or Yukon...you should be able to see the difference in   
    RW>> vehicle length from the rear passenger door to the rear bumper. The   
    RW>> burbs are about 12-18 inches longer than a Tahoe or Yukon in that   
    RW>> area.   
      
    RN> It's blended on the Tahoe.  The Yukon XL is no longer my daughter's   
    RN> and her mother has the Suburban because her mother's Chevy broke   
    RN> down, but I'm pretty sure the doors on both were straight at the   
    RN> rear.   
      
   The Tahoe/Yukon are built on a 117 inch wheelbase and the Suburban/Yukon   
   XL are built on a 130 inch wheelbase. If you had one of each on site to   
   compare, the obvious differences would be immediately noticed.   
      
    RN> Something about the starter on her mother's car overheating and my ex   
    RN> told me it was going to cost her $500 to fix it.   
      
   Wow! A re-manufactured starter doesn't cost more than $40-45. That's an   
   awful lot of labor charged to R&R a starter.   
      
    RN> That Chevy has been sitting for over a year now and I'm almost sure   
    RN> the engine isn't going to be functional when and IF she has it   
    RN> repaired.   
      
   Why non-functional? Something else wrong with it?   
      
    RN> I'm naturally skeptical of anything my ex tells me about anything.   
    RN> She is no longer the same woman.   
      
   What do women know anyway?   
      
    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.   
      
    RW>> Two different body styles, the 72 shared the same style with the   
    RW>> 67-71 but got rid of the 'wish-bone' coil spring rear suspension   
    RW>> and aquired leaf springs.. The 73-85 pickups got ugly in 73 (fat   
    RW>> fendered) and didn't start to look good again until the late 80s,   
    RW>> when they got the leaner looking body with the taller taillight,   
    RW>> like the 67-72s.   
      
    RN> I had a '84 C-20 with saddle tanks, so naturally I became a part of   
    RN> that class-action lawsuit.  I wasn't even given the choice to opt   
    RN> out.  While the lawyers in the suit got (not doubt) hefty pay checks   
    RN> from the settlement, I received, and this is no joke, a certificate   
    RN> worth $200 toward the purchase of a new truck with an expiration   
    RN> date!  I burned it.   
      
   A local (San Marcos) Chevy dealer was looking for trade-ins because they   
   were low on used truck inventory. I got one of those stupid certs too.   
   Called the dealer and offered my 'trade in' to him for $15k tradin value   
   on a new one. Needless to say, I burnt my cert too.   
      
      
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