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 loonę.
 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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