1997 Chevrolet Suburban

2500 SUV

7.4L 8 Cylinder High Output Gasoline Fuel

Automatic

3GNGK26J6VG136826

Clear

Four Wheel Drive

Gasoline

Power Steering

In some sections of the country, up market folks have been tooling around for several years in mile-long Suburbans, whether or not they have great need for all that expanse behind the driver's seat. Through the suburban reaches of Houston and Dallas, among other spots, the Chevrolet and GMC Suburban have become de facto status-flaunting vehicles. Yes, those who formerly wheeled around town in a Cadillac or Lincoln or Mercedes, and wouldn't feel quite right in a pickup truck, appear to have twirled their affections toward the biggest passenger vehicles in the General Motors repertoire. Chevrolet, in fact, considers the Suburban "as suited to the country club as to a roughneck oil field." Mechanically, you get the same layout in the smaller Chevrolet Tahoe, but that vehicle is only available with Chevy's Vortec 5700 V8 engine. Select a Suburban and you can accept that motor, with 255 horsepower. Or, with the 3/4-ton C/K 2500 series you can go all the way, opting for the mammoth Vortec 7400 V8, whipping out 290 strutting horses and a mean 410 foot-pounds of ground-tromping torque. Oh, there's also an optional turbodiesel. Both the half- and 3/4-ton versions come with either two- or four-wheel drive, and all have four-wheel antilock braking. I am selling this truck because I just got another car and my wife does not want this bad boy to be taking up any more room around the house. I used this truck for everything such as, snow removal, transport equipment, tow, and even pick up the kids cross country. I haven't had any major problems with the truck, but the tires may need to be replaced soon. There is a dent in front of the truck (On the Hood), CD player needs to be repaired or replace, and the driver's seat is a little worn. Also I am working on getting MD inspected soon. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Pros Largest regular production SUV on the market, cargo capacity, very safe vehicle, standard ABS, dual airbags Cons Fuel economy, very poor list of standard equipment, dealers generally gouge customers on price, difficult to manuever in tight places