Does anyone have a Tahoe Hybrid?

[grove rat]

in my opinion if you are gonna go green or more efficient but still want lots of room go all the way. get a tdi jetta wagon that gets 30/42 mpg and still has of room for 3 kids and 2 dogs(roof mounted cargo box for luggage on road trips)

if that's not your style or still not enough room then like others have mentioned, just get a normal 'hoe. that's my .02 anyway

-g.rat

*edit: oh and just your luck i looked on vw.com and the tdi jetta wagons have a msrp for 25k... so you can afford to hook a messican up with some dollas for giving you that awesome idea to get one

[Cooter]

my only problem w/ the newer TDI's is the DPF stuff...

[grove rat]

^piish, just delete all that crap like the diesel truck guys do

[Cooter]

I'm not familiar with TDI tuning. Do they have shelf programmers that will allow for deletes?

[Silverback]

according to Government fuel economy ratings

2008 - 2WD Tahoe 6.0L V8 Hybrid 21 city/22 hwy
Est Average Annual Fuel Cost - $2400 (Regular grade)

2008 - 2WD Tahoe 4,8L V8 14 city/19 hwy
Est Average Annual Fuel Cost - $3400 (Regular grade)

2008 - 2WD Tahoe 5.3L V8 14 city/20 hwy
Est Average Annual Fuel Cost - $3400 (Regular grade)

2008 - 2WD Tahoe 6.2L V8 12 city/19 hwy
Est Average Annual Fuel Cost - $4200 (Premium grade)

These fuel costs are based on Regular - 3.71/gallon, and Premium - 3.96/gallon and 45% highway/55% city driving

Not that big of a difference to spend any more money on one.

[Chopped54]

My boss has one, not sure on year. He loves his. I talked to him about it a while back, and I do not remember the actual mileage, I do remember being somewhat impressed.

[YALE]

I'm not familiar with TDI tuning. Do they have shelf programmers that will allow for deletes?

I think we had a brief conversation about it once. There are off the shelf marine pcm's for the 4-bangers and the V6's, so there's that route. Just surfing google, there's this:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=2238635

and this:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=219058&highlight=EGR+Delete

[SMKR]

Just got a bug for something new and we definitely need more room so we started looking at these. I'm looking at a 2008 and they have it listed for $28k.

Anyone have personal experiences with the 2008? Any known issues/recalls? Also looking to see if people actually get the 21/24 mpg that Chevy says it gets.

Thanks

Buy mine that buzzo is trying to sell for my wife and i for 20k

[line-em-up]

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Ed Wallace from Fox4 test drove one for a week and said the gas mileage ended up not any better than a regular one.

[A_A_G]

Buy a non-hybrid and not worry about a costly repair down the road.

[Captain Crawfish]

The next vehicle I purchase will run on NG and gas.

[SMKR]

Buy a non-hybrid and not worry about a costly repair down the road.

X2

Ours that we have for sale is an 07 in white is 8k less than that hybrid and i bet it gets as good or better than that hybrid- i think the driver makes biggest diff

[SMKR]

Id highly suggest the 3rd row seats and 2nd row buckets

[Ruffdaddy]

I agree about going non hybrid on a used vehicle.

However everyone saying an increase of 14 to 21 isn't significant must have taken their math at aarons school. Thats a 50% increase. Given some peoples gas bills, it's a significant amount. But if you drive all highway that's a different story.

[Leah]

i dont think its worth the extra money....

guy here at work has an 09 Regular tahoe that is getting about 20/21 with a cold air intake and a tune....

Hmm...

in my opinion if you are gonna go green or more efficient but still want lots of room go all the way. get a tdi jetta wagon that gets 30/42 mpg and still has of room for 3 kids and 2 dogs(roof mounted cargo box for luggage on road trips)

if that's not your style or still not enough room then like others have mentioned, just get a normal 'hoe. that's my .02 anyway

-g.rat

*edit: oh and just your luck i looked on vw.com and the tdi jetta wagons have a msrp for 25k... so you can afford to hook a messican up with some dollas for giving you that awesome idea to get one

I just looked at them and I might as well get a damn minivan-that thing is ugly!

Buy mine that buzzo is trying to sell for my wife and i for 20k

Info?

Ed Wallace from Fox4 test drove one for a week and said the gas mileage ended up not any better than a regular one.

Really? Interesting...

X2

Ours that we have for sale is an 07 in white is 8k less than that hybrid and i bet it gets as good or better than that hybrid- i think the driver makes biggest diff

Does it have Nav and leather? Two necessities I have to have.

Id highly suggest the 3rd row seats and 2nd row buckets

Definitely need the 3rd row, but I would prefer bench seats so we would put all 3 kids in the middle row and put gear/dogs in the back.

I agree about going non hybrid on a used vehicle.

However everyone saying an increase of 14 to 21 isn't significant must have taken their math at aarons school. Thats a 50% increase. Given some peoples gas bills, it's a significant amount. But if you drive all highway that's a different story.

That's what I was thinking, but when you consider I usually only keep a car a year or two, the cost of a hybrid (if it is $6-$8k more than a regular one) wouldn't offset the fuel difference unless I kept it a lot longer.