1998 Chevrolet Suburban LT: Regular Car Reviews

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  • čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
  • It smells like your friend's dad.
    00:00 Intro
    1:10 Human Goo
    2:46 Practicality
    5:05 Small Block
    8:22 Money Laundering
    11:20 Wide Demographic
    13:20 Treasures
    14:32 Tommy Fenstamacher
    15:08 Kunkleman Chevrolet
    17:56 Anyway
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  • @IRUKANJI
    @IRUKANJI Před 3 měsíci +1117

    Imagine getting in a fender bender with this guy and he pulls out the 25 year old Chevy Suburban care Kit, pops the seal on that disposable camera and he takes pictures of all the damages with it.

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +77

      And breaks out the first aid kit to patch the other driver up

    • @CreatorCade
      @CreatorCade Před 3 měsíci +36

      I would believe I had just traveled back in time to the good old days of my childhood

    • @poiuy72997
      @poiuy72997 Před 3 měsíci +22

      "Oh! uh hi, honestly I didn't expect this to...." "AltaVista at the ready sir."

    • @codyaaron2129
      @codyaaron2129 Před 3 měsíci +10

      I've seen one of these in an accident. No scratch, and the altima was missing a fender and broke a control arm.

    • @stonecrestmovies
      @stonecrestmovies Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@codyaaron2129 altima lmao

  • @vr4787
    @vr4787 Před 3 měsíci +486

    The Tony Soprano Special

    • @user-pn3im5sm7k
      @user-pn3im5sm7k Před 3 měsíci +8

      🚬

    • @jamesbarnhart3642
      @jamesbarnhart3642 Před 3 měsíci +20

      I own a copper metallic suburban. People smile when I play Alabama 3

    • @kylereyes2337
      @kylereyes2337 Před 3 měsíci +39

      The official car of having a panic attack while driving.

    • @Alisora
      @Alisora Před 3 měsíci +20

      The official car of crashing into a pole after passing out

    • @BlackPill-pu4vi
      @BlackPill-pu4vi Před 3 měsíci +7

      Rinaldi and Klein New York Excavators uses Suburbans. Easier to move the bodies. Ya wanna hole we'll dig ya a hole. What you put in it, eh, it's up to you.

  • @aaronswink8554
    @aaronswink8554 Před 3 měsíci +400

    Kunkleman Chevrolet: Where you can buy your stolen Suburban catalytic converter back!

  • @obc1500
    @obc1500 Před 3 měsíci +161

    My dad was a GM engineer, a loaded GMT400 Suburban IS my childhood. Between 1995-1999 he purchased either a new Suburban or Tahoe every year. He liked them so much, he even started purchasing them for my mom too. At one point they both owned 1998 Tahoe's at the same time before upgrading his to to a '99 Suburban before the model change to the GMT800s (which he hated). In the land of $0.91 a gallon gas, our family's carbon footprint was a size 14-1/2... Now in my 30's and fully embracing dad-mode, my fiance was appalled when I both started embracing the comfort qualites of wide New Balance shoes, and tracked down a '99 Suburban as a weekend hauler. Even though we don't yet have kids, I feel as if I have finally arrived to the next stage of adulthood as I was raised under the ethos that DAD DRIVES A SUBURBAN.

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 Před 3 měsíci +6

      I don't need a Suburban but I sure want a GMT400 Suburban as a road trip rig.

    • @XanVicious
      @XanVicious Před 3 měsíci +9

      My dad was into GM like crazy and he had a GMT400 Silverado, had a reddish purple interior which to this day is the best color interior I've seen. I personally inherited his GMT800 Silverado Cateye which I really love. GM used to be so damn good, sucks what's happened to them.

    • @hikingpainter
      @hikingpainter Před 3 měsíci +3

      This guy🤌🤌👌

    • @antuanperez426
      @antuanperez426 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Lol your dad’s a goofball for preffering the 400 to the 800 🤣

    • @victorrand8811
      @victorrand8811 Před 2 měsíci

      Congratulations

  • @dj_laundry_list
    @dj_laundry_list Před 3 měsíci +543

    I thought that smell was just my dad not cleaning the truck for 26 years and hoarding old wendy's napkins, but alas, RCR shows me I'm not alone at all

    • @isveryniceyes
      @isveryniceyes Před 3 měsíci +42

      That _is_ where the smell comes from. It's consistent across all Suburbans

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +36

      ​@@isveryniceyesthe smell comes from moisture intrusion in every GM product lol

    • @supramanx1997
      @supramanx1997 Před 3 měsíci +21

      It's the plastic rubber and foams used inside breaking down chemically from heat, oxidation ECT, usually referred to as "degassing"

    • @thelategreatnocoastsaint
      @thelategreatnocoastsaint Před 3 měsíci +8

      You aren't alone: many people don't clean their damn car.

    • @armeniansdoitbetter
      @armeniansdoitbetter Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@supramanx1997Every American car I've owned has had this smell, i don't know what new ones smell like, hopefully better. VW, Volvo do not smell this way

  • @joeconti2396
    @joeconti2396 Před 3 měsíci +279

    Kunkleman Chevrolet has some serious Big Bill Hell's vibes now

    • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
      @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 Před 3 měsíci +15

      Someone put Big Bill Hells music over their first Kunkleman ad somewhere on yt

    • @BlackPill-pu4vi
      @BlackPill-pu4vi Před 3 měsíci +8

      Rinaldi and Klein New York Excavators uses Suburbans. Easier to move the bodies. Ya wanna hole we'll dig ya a hole. What you put in it, eh, it's up to you.

    • @GuntanksInSpace
      @GuntanksInSpace Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@BlackPill-pu4vi Romance Repo rides in Suburbans too, I bet.

    • @LimitedTimeRoman
      @LimitedTimeRoman Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@GuntanksInSpace Don't know about Romance Repo, but Heartbreak Haulers absolutely ride in Suburbans.

  • @dougsmith6262
    @dougsmith6262 Před 3 měsíci +71

    Cassette *AND* CD player?! To 14 year old me in 1998, this was a standard of living that I only dreamt of!

    • @briank.8925
      @briank.8925 Před 3 měsíci

      My 2006 Suzuki Forenza had this combo.

  • @cesariojpn
    @cesariojpn Před 3 měsíci +502

    Chevy Suburban: When you want to cosplay a Federali without going thru an alphabet agency to gain that privilege.

    • @dexterhochstetler3727
      @dexterhochstetler3727 Před 3 měsíci +27

      X-Files chic.

    • @damilolaakanni
      @damilolaakanni Před 3 měsíci +16

      😁😄😆😅😂🤣
      It's especially true of the GMT900s.

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +18

      We have a black GMT900 as well, it's fun to drive through DC, people stay out of the way 😂😂

    • @yam83
      @yam83 Před 3 měsíci +7

      I can finally LARP Traffic and/or Sicario.

    • @gregstacy4498
      @gregstacy4498 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Facts

  • @DrBananananananananananananana
    @DrBananananananananananananana Před 3 měsíci +196

    Bout time RCR got back to DOING REGULAR CARS.

    • @bigdavey8863
      @bigdavey8863 Před 3 měsíci +8

      I mean, they're running out of old regular cars they haven't reviewed and there are only so many left on the road. Something this old showing up for a review 10 years into the show is a treat at this point.

    • @DrBananananananananananananana
      @DrBananananananananananananana Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@bigdavey8863 That's bs there's PLENTY of normal cars they haven't done. Aveo's G6's ect ect ect ect. Sure it's fun for them to drive Bentley ands Rolls and Tesla's but those aren't REGULAR CARS. An frankly I've got no interest in luxury vehiciles noone in their right mind would buy. You make a channel then you get popular then abandon ur audience to cater to Cyrpto-bros.

    • @bigdavey8863
      @bigdavey8863 Před 3 měsíci +11

      @@DrBananananananananananananana these cars are viewer submitted. They don't just find these at random. Who is submitting aveo g6s etc etc etc? Want them to review and old regular car? Submit yours.

    • @DrBananananananananananananana
      @DrBananananananananananananana Před 3 měsíci +4

      @ey8863 I'm not letting those animals TOUCH my Pikachu yellow Aveo. you dun lost ur marbles that's a collectors gocart.

    • @sethdoss8731
      @sethdoss8731 Před 3 měsíci +11

      I heard Tommy Fencedemacher DOES regular cars ..

  • @BokBarber
    @BokBarber Před 3 měsíci +162

    There's the smell of the interior itself, but also the very specific smell of the first time you crank the heat every winter in these things. It was like a "not vomit but somehow reminds you a little of vomit, mixed in with burning dust" smell.

    • @Jonathan_Doe_
      @Jonathan_Doe_ Před 3 měsíci +10

      Foam in the heater blower box absorbing moisture and going mouldy? Put an ozone generator in the car and run it with the heater going on recirc (Don’t. Breathe. The ozone. It burns.)

    • @BokBarber
      @BokBarber Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@Jonathan_Doe_ That sounds plausible for sure.
      My dad sold off the C1500 to get a Wrangler years ago unfortunately, so it's good advice for somebody else.

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +3

      It does in fact smell like burnt hair and the faint smell of cigarettes or pot from the previous owners when it's run in the shoulder seasons

  • @kdzr0017
    @kdzr0017 Před 3 měsíci +245

    I visited the USA once and was quite bewildered when I first saw a Chevy Suburban. And then came the realisation that people across the pond use such gigantic beasts for doing basic stuff like the grocery run, while we europoors manage with cars such as the ford mondeo or opel Vectra. But then I visited Tokyo and saw someone rolling in an Escalade and realised that the taste for such huge vehicles is universal all around the world. Have to say that those magnificent beasts have grown on me, but I still can’t picture myself driving such a car.

    • @dirtyasianmafia2310
      @dirtyasianmafia2310 Před 3 měsíci +31

      Our road infrastructure was built for large vehicles as well so its easy to find parking for these beasts.

    • @kdzr0017
      @kdzr0017 Před 3 měsíci +17

      @@dirtyasianmafia2310 yeah, I remember being suprised as to how big American parking spots were compared to what we get over here in the EU. Over here something like a Toyota Camry can get quite unwieldy around many older cities.

    • @trainfart98
      @trainfart98 Před 3 měsíci +20

      I drove a '96 Tahoe for 2.5 years in Switzerland, there was not one parking space that would have allowed for a longer car, not to mention almost an extra meter. However, such big american cars are rare here, so you often had people approach you that know what kinda car it was (Ignoring the typical questions about gas mileage etc. :D ).

    • @Yixdy
      @Yixdy Před 3 měsíci +42

      Nah, bro. Our "love" for giant vehicles is one of the many, many things that is dragging our nation down into the dumps.
      Reject SUV
      Return to station wagon

    • @Happy357mag
      @Happy357mag Před 3 měsíci +8

      ​@@YixdyAn SUV is a station wagon. It doesn't really matter as the minivan is the new king of family transportation.

  • @RosaFriend
    @RosaFriend Před 3 měsíci +168

    Tommy Fenstemacher AND Kunkleman Chevrolet‽ Y'all are spoiling us!

  • @AkaIceBear
    @AkaIceBear Před 3 měsíci +37

    My mom has had a 98 Suburban for like. 15 years. Thing has 325k on the clock with the original motor and transmission. No rust, despite being in the Midwest. Thing is a gas guzzling tank, but refuses to die.

  • @bynrdskynrd
    @bynrdskynrd Před 3 měsíci +190

    My uncle opted for the 5 speed on his "97, with a 454. Took 6 weeks for delivery. Always 18MPG, even when full of people and towing an 18' camper.
    He still has it.

    • @dubvuchyea502
      @dubvuchyea502 Před 3 měsíci +12

      I've got an 06 5.3 ls and I don't even get 18 lol. I'm lucky to get 15

    • @frozencactus399
      @frozencactus399 Před 3 měsíci +23

      18 mpg is fantastic for a 454

    • @thJune
      @thJune Před 3 měsíci +26

      Your uncle has a super rare gem lol. It’s a bummer manufacturers don’t do special orders like that anymore. The last company that would, was Nissan. I know a guy who ordered a Frontier with a MT 6speed. They had to ship the transmission from Japan to install it in the U.S. factory.

    • @seththomas9105
      @seththomas9105 Před 3 měsíci +7

      I have a 05 1/2 ton 4X4 with a 4.8 and a 5 speed. Will knock down 20 MPG at 60 MPH all day.

    • @noobeenaut
      @noobeenaut Před 3 měsíci +10

      My dad purchased a 97 1500 with the 6.5 turbo diesel a while back from the original owner who custom ordered it. It was a very rare spec and it was fully loaded too. I miss that thing, though we saw it again last year driving around town

  • @TheDigileet
    @TheDigileet Před 3 měsíci +50

    20:26 The trucking industry still uses those. My company gave me a disposable camera when they hired me in 2018. They said investigators prefer film pictures whenever possible because those are a lot harder to falsify than digital.

    • @jcollins1305
      @jcollins1305 Před 3 měsíci +7

      As an accident investigator I have not seen film photos of a scene in 20 years. Digital photos are the norm and easily verified.

    • @Browningate
      @Browningate Před 3 měsíci +1

      Digital photos can be grainy too.

  • @kaisiaki8401
    @kaisiaki8401 Před 3 měsíci +3

    My mom had one same year as this but it was white and had a drop tailgate and glass instead of barn doors, it went through 2 4l60s it popped a hole in the casing the 2nd time and spilled transmission fluid down the gutter of our street and then on the other hand my dad drove a 91 bronco that NEVER died and I just loved the roll down back window as a kid

  • @joshtruesdale9515
    @joshtruesdale9515 Před 3 měsíci +22

    I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin that had a Chevy factory that was the primary employer for that town. They built these Burbans and tahoes up until the 2008 economic crash. The factory closed down and left such a void in that town. They actually lined up after the factory was torn down to hand out individual bricks from the original factory to the families that were employed by GM. I was never a big GM fan even having owned a 94 GMC Sierra when I was 17. Still have bittersweet emotions whenever seeing one of these tanks rolling down the road. Also that same factory converted to manufacturing tanks for WWII

  • @esw01407
    @esw01407 Před 3 měsíci +26

    1:39 - One, and only one...manly tear for the Schuylkill Mall part.

  • @chrisstevenswrites
    @chrisstevenswrites Před 3 měsíci +72

    The Kunkleman ad has me in tears. I haven't laughed that hard in a minute. Also, I think it's great that once in a while, you can still save something from the crusher for a small price and get some enjoyment and reliability out of it.

    • @Sam-go3mb
      @Sam-go3mb Před 3 měsíci +4

      This video was a real return for form for RCR, had a bit of a mid slump in the last year - with occasional brilliance of course. Really reminded me of the good old days, whatever those were.

    • @mamalui
      @mamalui Před 3 měsíci +2

      Fully agree, this felt like the OG regular car reviews again. Just a pure video without monetisation driving creative decisions

  • @amerigo88
    @amerigo88 Před 3 měsíci +61

    Had a 2003 Suburban 2500 with 4WS - 4 Wheel Steering and 4WD. The heavy duty frame, 8-lug wheels, and beefed up transmission with extra cooler made it a good trailer towing beast. The base transmission on the Suburban 1500 with the 5.3 liter V-8 would frequently burn out from towing. My trailer was 6400 pounds and 30 feet long and the 2500 version held up great.
    We hauled four children around in that Suburban 2500 which everyone remembers fondly. When I sold it for what Kelly Blue Book said it could pull in at best, I had four guys clawing each other to see who would get it. The buyer paid my asking price and didn't even test drive it. It was the second to last 3/4 ton K version Chevy ever sold.

    • @dubvuchyea502
      @dubvuchyea502 Před 3 měsíci +7

      People forget to turn the tow settings on when pulling

    • @amerigo88
      @amerigo88 Před 3 měsíci

      @@dubvuchyea502 Later bought the Toyota Suburban (Sequoia) with their 5.7 liter V-8. Early on, Toyota advertised the second generation Tundra/Sequoia as a 3/4 ton platform rated to pull 10,000 pounds, but dropped that after adopting a new standard for towing rating. Nevertheless, the frame is extra thick and I towed a 7200 pound trailer with the Sequoia better (i. E. Uphill, mpg while towing) than the 6.2 liter Suburban 2500 had managed. Still have the 2014 Sequoia and it is still an incredible vehicle.

    • @thJune
      @thJune Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@dubvuchyea502this. Also w/ the gmt400, you don’t tow in OD. you’re supposed to roll through the gears.

    • @amerigo88
      @amerigo88 Před 3 měsíci +8

      @@thJune Mine had the towing mode button at the end of the column shifter whuch activated a yellow lighted trailer image on the dash and changed the transmission shift points.
      Am I the only one whose comments keep disappearing from CZcams lately??? Let's see if this one persists...

    • @dubvuchyea502
      @dubvuchyea502 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @amerigo88 mine has the same. Mines an 06 with the 5.3 ls. Has 170,000 miles. Still doing just fine

  • @wheezin_mtnbkr3576
    @wheezin_mtnbkr3576 Před 3 měsíci +25

    I recently saw a couple pull two 12’ kayaks out of one of these like it was a magic trick.

  • @nickscapellato8248
    @nickscapellato8248 Před 3 měsíci +38

    That old Fenwick Island sticker got me right in the feels. My Uncle had a similar Suburban growing up, he and the family would pack it to the gills and drive it to Bethany Beach, Delaware. I thought it was the coolest vehicle ever since it had a custom tube TV and VCR in between the front seats in the second row nor had I ever ridden in such a big thing other than a school bus!

  • @booliganshootingsports
    @booliganshootingsports Před 3 měsíci +18

    I took my drivers test in one of these after learning how to drive in a 1991 Honda Civic that was stolen 3 days before my license test. My childhood was spent riding in the third row in the years prior. It still exists in my family 29 years after we initially bought it, if only just to haul around our Airstream.
    I delivered pizzas in it in the early ‘00s. The armrest note holder held printed Mapquest directions nicely.

  • @TheTriviumhead
    @TheTriviumhead Před 3 měsíci +18

    You don't drive a Chevy Suburban. You set sail.

  • @evansmith8621
    @evansmith8621 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Literally every suburban interior looks like that after 4 years of ownership

  • @IROCZSPEED
    @IROCZSPEED Před 3 měsíci +85

    95-99 GMT-400s are the GOAT! I love my 98, it's a lazy boy on wheels.

    • @SombreroKnight
      @SombreroKnight Před 3 měsíci +5

      Same! I have an older GMT-400 truck ( ‘93 1500) but is a conversion truck and man ‘90s seat comfort was at its peak it’s like I’m sitting in a plush grandpa chair.

    • @JesseValentine
      @JesseValentine Před 3 měsíci +1

      A lazy boy to tow your jet boat.

    • @zephyravalon7326
      @zephyravalon7326 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Finally, RCR gives the OBS chevy a fair shake!

    • @douchemcbaggans4133
      @douchemcbaggans4133 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I had a 4 door '99 Tahoe for years, dragging a 6k lb 7x16 trailer cross-country twice a month. Great tow vehicle, just long enough to be stable, short enough to be crazy maneuverable. Still my favorite vehicle I've ever owned.

  • @armanarmadillo
    @armanarmadillo Před 3 měsíci +3

    "It's got a coin holder... of course, with inflation that's completely useless."
    Boy, was that funny and depressing at the same time 😂

  • @the_frankc
    @the_frankc Před 3 měsíci +39

    Every single person in the US has rode in a Chevy GMT truck, we all know floaty feeling of lumbering around the road. I can definitely still smell it 😂

    • @fullweezy3553
      @fullweezy3553 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I bought a 97 suburban in 2006 it only had 87000 miles on it when I got it I was in the army at the time and all my buddies called it the uss road boat because it was so big and floaty my mom still has her 1999 2500 is black so it looks like CIA truck

    • @HoolaaBaaloo
      @HoolaaBaaloo Před 3 měsíci

      For real, I’m living here for two years only and have ride in a handful of chevy gmt (mostly 800)

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 Před 3 měsíci +1

      They don't make cars as comfortable as the GMT400/GMT800s any more. Soft suspension and deeply-padded seats.

    • @Skrenja
      @Skrenja Před 3 měsíci

      They aren't floaty at all though.

  • @Joel-ew1zm
    @Joel-ew1zm Před 3 měsíci +15

    My dad had an excursion when I was growing up, the Zune to the Suburban's iPod. Late comer, bigger and better in every technical way, short lived, vehement following, basically the same product for all intents and purposes. It tows and hauls way better than a minivan and it carries your protestant family around way better than a pickup truck. Really is the ideal vehicle if you are a working man in excess of 3 dependents and like to go on road trips ever.

    • @billbob4856
      @billbob4856 Před 3 měsíci +4

      My Dad had one too. 7.3L ftw🤟. We used to drive by Suburbans all the time and the joke was “look at the Baby Suburban”

    • @thetechlibrarian
      @thetechlibrarian Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yeah excursion was great people even pay money to have those things refreshed frame off new engine sometimes they will even try to take the frame from like 250s I think and put the body on top so they have the newer suspension and stuff

    • @boredandagitated
      @boredandagitated Před 3 měsíci

      My job had one as a support vehicle with a V10 in it. I loved driving it but holy smokes you could see the gas gauge moving on that thing. Crazy

    • @christianloper9483
      @christianloper9483 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Best-sounding diesel on the road, can't convince me otherwise. That 7.3 👌☺️

  • @Iamthestig42069
    @Iamthestig42069 Před 3 měsíci +13

    I bought one 7 years ago to go to a music festival across the country for 1000 bucks, the rear axle quit on the return journey, replaced it with a junkyard one, continued the road trip a few hours later. It hasn’t quit running so I still keep it around.

    • @giggiddy
      @giggiddy Před 3 měsíci +2

      Dude what were you smokin?? Can't say I've ever heard a story like that from an adult going to a concert

    • @Iamthestig42069
      @Iamthestig42069 Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@giggiddy welcome to being poor

    • @XanVicious
      @XanVicious Před 3 měsíci

      @@Iamthestig42069 poor in finances but wealthy in life.

  • @joem948
    @joem948 Před 3 měsíci +9

    Every time I see an OBS Chevy truck, I am reminded of a particularly “gifted” classmate of mine in shop class who drove a 97-98 Chevrolet c/k1500. This was junior year in high school a few years back. His truck was painted in plastidip all around along with matte black and green wheels and he would bring it to auto class everyday. His attire was not much different, he always wore sagged jeans, beat up vans, and a bandana. This kid would always sing rap songs out loud and had a favorite word in particular that started with an N. School security knew him by name already and he was constantly pulled out of class. Long story short, he was a troublemaker, eventually he got into a fight with a teacher and was expelled from my high school. He totaled the truck a few months afterward, and it sat in front of his house for weeks with no plates until it finally disappeared (probably towed.) He has driven an 04’ Impala since…

  • @veno8mm
    @veno8mm Před 3 měsíci +10

    2003 Suburban LT @ 399,408 miles. How long will a Suburban run for? Yes.

  • @jefferysmith3930
    @jefferysmith3930 Před 3 měsíci +7

    In 1995 my sister and I drove my dad’s 1992 black 4wd Suburban from Wilmington NC to Springfield OH for my grandmother’s funeral. Never was there a more comfortable road trip than the one we enjoyed in that Suburban. Keep in mind this was a long time ago when I say that The closer we got to Ohio the more looks we got from other motorists and passersby. In one instance after getting fast food, the lady who gave us our order hung out of the drive thru window to watch us drive away. It was very strange. I guess back then …in the Midwest…a big tall shiny black Suburban meant either government agent or celebrity

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +1

      My mom had a black 2500 92 suburban growing up and people used to stop and talk to her all the time about it. I guess when they first came out with this body style it got a lot more people interested in getting one

  • @matthewlopez8359
    @matthewlopez8359 Před 3 měsíci +5

    My hospital security department still has this exact year of suburban as one of our vehicles (except ours has bench seats up front). We call it “the beast” and it’s specifically for one of our off-site posts. Everyone whines that they want to drive it until they actually do and find out that it crawls up hills and the brakes are only a suggestion 😂

  • @TheCoopMan
    @TheCoopMan Před 3 měsíci +13

    I was a 90s kid whose dad drove these. When I started driving I wanted a car but they had a 1995 suburban (looked exactly like this one) for $500 up the road from my house. Bought it and drove it for a year. Trans went and I bought another for less than a trans rebuild. I did that for the next 6 years and 5 more suburbans(never spent more than $1500) before finally saving enough money to get a mid 2000s model.
    These trucks to me were always the $1500-3000 trucks you could always pick up at anytime when yours died.
    The fact nice ones now go for $15k is weird. But considering like he said new ones are like $80k, it makes sense.

  • @xnick58x
    @xnick58x Před 3 měsíci +7

    I love the unapologetic, deep cut Pennsylvania references. Dont ever stop. I love you.

  • @paulblackman8159
    @paulblackman8159 Před 3 měsíci +15

    This is the year they brought them to Australia with a Holden badge.
    These vehicles are so big that when they switched them over to right hand drive, they didn’t even bother putting the transmission shift lever on the other side of the steering column as is usually the practice in RHD countries.

    • @Alien_DNA_
      @Alien_DNA_ Před 3 měsíci +4

      Nice if only Holden sent more cars to USA. I love holden

  • @Carstuff111
    @Carstuff111 Před 3 měsíci +23

    To be honest, the Suburban and Tahoe are both the best driving large trucks I have ever driven.

  • @ChristopherKelly-sp7hw
    @ChristopherKelly-sp7hw Před 3 měsíci +4

    My dad drove oa '99 Suburban LT 4x4 up until January of this year. At 340,000 miles the engine finally spun a bearing. He bought it 15 years ago with 180,000 miles on it, never had a major mechanical problem with it until the engine failure. And, I can't say he took great care of it either. He changed the oil about every 12,000 miles and only changed out parts if they broke. These things were beasts, the ONLY weak spot they had, as Mr. Regular points out, is they're so prone to rusting when exposed to road salt. I think the look of the GMT 400's can't be beat. They were sharp looking trucks 25 years ago and the design holds up. I still like the clean lines of these old trucks, they also aren't all huge and 'roided out as today's trucks all look.
    ...Most dependable, longest lasting trucks on the road.

  • @nickb1892
    @nickb1892 Před 3 měsíci +5

    "my shifter scrotum is covered in smegma"
    Master detail to describe.
    Also, only a good detailer will brush, polish and steam that scrotum back to newborn showroom state.

  • @film-john
    @film-john Před 3 měsíci +9

    Did this thing have the 42 gallon gas tank? Friend of my in-laws had that and it blew my mind. The umbrella, safety kit, and flash light just unlocked a childhood memory. My parents got those with their Tahoe in that same year. They still have that shitty halogen flashlight. That Tahoe had a really great cranberry metallic color.

    • @Erix7810
      @Erix7810 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Yes! I literally don’t let the tank run down past half because of how freaking long it takes to fill from E to full 😂

  • @olivermirassou5922
    @olivermirassou5922 Před 3 měsíci +11

    Hey RCR, thank you for reviewing my 1998 Tahoe 5.7. Im so glad you like it. They don’t makem like THIS anymoar!

  • @michaelfritts9839
    @michaelfritts9839 Před 3 měsíci +4

    We had a '93 Suburban for about 12 years, and that sucker got 12 MGP consistently. City? Highway? Mixed? Didn't matter. 12.
    With a 40 gallon fuel tank, road trips were awesome, but when you eventually did stop you were there for a while. Fun fact: some gas station pay-at-pump units had a $50 max at a time, and this sucker hit that even back in the mid 90s!

  • @StCornerback
    @StCornerback Před 3 měsíci +17

    Suburban is the kind of name that could define your social class immediately.

  • @ChevyCamaroIsBetter
    @ChevyCamaroIsBetter Před 3 měsíci +20

    Thank you for sticking up for the 4l60 lol

  • @travismaxwell9805
    @travismaxwell9805 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Fun fact. There is a place in the dash cluster for a transmission temperature gauge, but for 4L60’s it is not provided. You only get the temp gauge if you get the 4L80. I added a temp gauge to my cluster with a hole saw where it should be. When towing up a steep grade, if I shift into 3rd the temp gauge pegs out after a short period of time. Plus, these trucks are rated with a very high towing capacity. Keep it under 5000 pounds and add a temp gauge if you want to tow.

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +2

      That's on the generation after this, the GMT400 trucks did not have a trans temp gauge provision

  • @digitalrailroader
    @digitalrailroader Před 3 měsíci +7

    Fun fact, the 4L60E was used all the way to 2013 attached to the LR4/LY2/L20 4.8L Vortec V8.

  • @ModalCuchulainn
    @ModalCuchulainn Před 3 měsíci +3

    I sold my '95 with 330k miles to my brother earlier this year. Crate motor in 2008, factory reman 4L60E in 2011. And Honestly, I might buy it back for my daughter it in 3-4 years.

  • @jaydub5515
    @jaydub5515 Před 3 měsíci +4

    I always took theAA batteries outta the disposable cameras and used them for my Gameboys or Discmans. That was my first "Life Hack"
    ✌️😎👍

  • @Wren6858
    @Wren6858 Před 3 měsíci +36

    TOMMY FENSTAMACKER MENTIONED, W

    • @stevecooper7883
      @stevecooper7883 Před 3 měsíci

      I heard Tommy Fenstamacker was conceived in the back of a 97 suburban

  • @TechTubeHDReviews
    @TechTubeHDReviews Před 2 měsíci +2

    My dad had not one, but TWO black suburbans back in the 90's. A '94 1500 and a '96 2500. They were his work trucks, they allowed him to make a living and build our family; those suburbans are effectively the reason that I am here today. They were also our family haulers; they took us all around the US, towing a uhaul trailer of our belongings. I was approximately 3 minutes away from being born in the back seat of one of them before reaching the hospital. I practically grew up in these suburbans, and now, I have the silhouette of a suburban tattooed on my arm. Safe to say my dad was one hell of a suburban-loving dad, and he made a lifelong suburban-loving son.

  • @FunkatronicDingus
    @FunkatronicDingus Před 3 měsíci +10

    The Kunkleman ad this time was the best one yet. Watching this put a smile on my face, great vid.

  • @racermigs1
    @racermigs1 Před 3 měsíci +78

    Chevy Suburban: The official car of the FBI, and people who want to pretend they're the FBI.

  • @jakelee5456
    @jakelee5456 Před 3 měsíci +3

    This is peak RCR. Well done, guys!

  • @JefeInquisidorGOW
    @JefeInquisidorGOW Před měsícem +2

    Oh man, you fueled my nostalgia. I remember my dad drove only Tahoes, Suburbans and Silverados from the 90s. He liked them so much he had them all the way to the early 2010s.

  • @Chapowzer
    @Chapowzer Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thanks for reviewing my favorite car of all time! Love your vids guys

  • @AdamB12
    @AdamB12 Před 3 měsíci +7

    Ahh, I miss those faulty GM truck interiors. Saggy headliner, saggy doors, interior water leaks after heavy rain. Good times.

    • @thJune
      @thJune Před 3 měsíci +3

      You should see all the mods that mom n pop shops have come up with to fix all those things + all the other low points of the 90’s GM trucks. Cunningham machine makes absurdly solid door pins and bushings that just crap all over the factory ones. They also make steering shafts that are 100000% better than even the best new old stock rag joint. It’s crazy the niche market these have

  • @SupaFlyJedi
    @SupaFlyJedi Před 3 měsíci +4

    My dad bought the 1993 version of this Suburban. Got 60k out of the transmission before it exploded. Got a rebuild and then "sold" it to my grandfather for a 1977 Chevy K10, which he planned to restore and trade back. Put way too much into the truck and my grandfather kept it, only using it once a year to get potatoes. Rest of the time it sat in a garage with a trickle charger. Fast forward a few years and I "bought" (inherited) it and it was perfect for what we needed at the time when our Trailblazer was involved in an unfortunate single vehicle rollover. Fast forward a few more years and the transmission exploded again, and by that time we had a newer GMC Denali that was better. Engine was tip top though, probably needed a water pump, ended up selling it because it was the most expensive vehicle per mile to maintain (though the Denali was the same size and takes premium fuel). Had dreams of the glorious LS-swap, but life being what it is and I just don't have the time or money. Engine would not die because it was low compression and therefore low stress on the internal components (like the early 90's Lincoln Town Cars.)
    Miss that car.

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci +1

      Once you have a rebuilt one with hardened internals installed, the transmission might outlast the body

  • @Wren6858
    @Wren6858 Před 3 měsíci +9

    less than 3 minutes in and this is awesome. Best of luck with the Australia trip!

  • @philipp9481
    @philipp9481 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ohh, what a nice review! Really you can hear how much fun you had making this one! 🤠❤

  • @rabokarabekian409
    @rabokarabekian409 Před 3 měsíci +7

    My 88 6.2 Diesel had the massive towing package (both axles solid on leafs). The brakes had their own hydraulic pump. I kept the tires at 100psi to keep the tires longer and do what I could for the 17mpg. On a good road It was like driving a Canyonero. In the Clinch mountain backroads where I lived (45 min to stores), it was like squeezing through rutted alleys.
    Quality control was out of control for that MIM. I spent more time and money fixing it than any junker I ever had. The gear indicator fell off, even. When I left the mountains, I sold the Blue Ox to a native.

    • @darksu6947
      @darksu6947 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@iFigureHe's running 10 ply tires..........I hope 😂

    • @EmperorNefarious1
      @EmperorNefarious1 Před 3 měsíci

      @@iFigure That's Bus levels of pressure. I know that could have gone wrong if it wasn't to spec.

  • @Shorty15c4007
    @Shorty15c4007 Před 3 měsíci +5

    Holy smokes, a new RCR that isn't a giveaway? Hell yeah.

    • @Browningate
      @Browningate Před 3 měsíci

      Is it really a "giveaway" if you have to pay $50 for the entry?

  • @caidencole779
    @caidencole779 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Was just looking at buying one of these earlier this week. Was disappointed when I couldn’t find an RCR video for it. Impeccable timing

  • @jaxes88
    @jaxes88 Před 3 měsíci +2

    This is probably one of my favorite RCR videos ever! Growing up we had a '92, '97, and '00 Suburbans and I loved them all. Our metallic brown '97 had this care kit, I remember playing with that umbrella as a kid at my older sister's track meet one day. Growing up on a farm in rural eastern Oregon these were perfect trucks for our family, it wasn't unusual for it to be hauling my parents, all of us kids, a few of our friends, all of our gear, and a loaded horse trailer or camper trailer. They also did great in the drifting snow or slick mud which we often encountered. We would often take trips to the Oregon coast in these rigs and they were always a very roomy comfortable ride.
    These trucks hold a warm spot in my heart and I would love to own one some day. Cheers,

  • @Studio-7V
    @Studio-7V Před 3 měsíci +3

    I always look forward to Tommy Fenstermacher and Kunkelman Chevrolet segments on their own, but I was never prepared for the power of a Tommy segment leading into a Kunkelman one. I've been blessed today

    • @Future-Classic-Comics
      @Future-Classic-Comics Před 3 měsíci

      I'm British and have no idea what any of the comments means, can someone please explain why this is the only American channel that has your own strange dialect/slang lol I have no fucking clue what anyone is saying.

  • @IRUKANJI
    @IRUKANJI Před 3 měsíci +11

    I miss our 1999 so much

  • @bigdavey8863
    @bigdavey8863 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Incredible Kunkleman bit. Great video

  • @jca983
    @jca983 Před 3 měsíci

    I like how you guys poke fun at depreciated used cars, esp. the Suburban. Very insightful, too. Thanks! 😊

  • @terryrds
    @terryrds Před 3 měsíci +3

    I live in the southwest, so rust escapes us for the most part. The amount of these, in that blue color, in varying states of disrepair, that I see on a regular basis, is amazing. That interior, in its gross state, is exactly what I imagine them all looking like.

  • @lukecrowley571
    @lukecrowley571 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Chevy Suburban isn't just the longest running vehicle nameplate in the US, it's the longest running vehicle nameplate in the entire world.

  • @jdub976
    @jdub976 Před 3 měsíci

    The interior review at the start and the mall commercial was a great way to start the day thank you.

  • @SageTheYandere
    @SageTheYandere Před 3 měsíci

    Another banger video with both Fenstamocker and Kunkleman lore?
    I've been blessed.

  • @SlappysAutoRepair
    @SlappysAutoRepair Před 3 měsíci +4

    Love the fact that he mentioned the smell of a GM vehicle! Because, I, for a long time thought I was the only one who noticed it!!

    • @thJune
      @thJune Před 3 měsíci +1

      lol it’s guaranteed. Almost like early 2000’s VW’s and that infamous crayola scent

    • @HIDHIFDB
      @HIDHIFDB Před 2 měsíci +1

      I love the American VW crayola smell the Mexican/Brazilian Vw have a mix of plastic/Gasoline/atf oil

  • @jestertech3790
    @jestertech3790 Před 3 měsíci +13

    I probably sent like 10 emails asking you to review my MANUAL SWAPPED '98 Suburban.
    SAME COLOR!!
    COME ON MAN!!

    • @thJune
      @thJune Před 3 měsíci +4

      I for one, would watch this episode

    • @garlandstrife
      @garlandstrife Před 3 měsíci +4

      He probably chose the dirtiest one to get more views.

    • @jestertech3790
      @jestertech3790 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@garlandstrife Though mine isn't as rusty, it is a little rougher with a mismatched door, '88 grille/headlights, and '78 Oldsmobile Hubcaps.
      It's also got some hail damage from Storm Chasing.

    • @jestertech3790
      @jestertech3790 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I assume the real reason he didn't pick me is because he didn't want to come all the way out to Illinois to come see it.

  • @saturdaymorning329
    @saturdaymorning329 Před 3 měsíci +5

    I love Roman's commentary in this one.

  • @brettcrashman
    @brettcrashman Před 3 měsíci +1

    My dad had a 97 burb in the late 90s/early 00s, black with gray interior. Tahoe trips, soccer games, hauling me/my brother/all our cousins around... he definitely used it to live up to his legendary 90s dad status. He also once backed into a tether ball pole after a school event and bent it with no damage to the truck, built solid for sure!

  • @devinmcleod3395
    @devinmcleod3395 Před 3 měsíci +9

    GMT-400s: When you're finally accepting that you're a Blue-Collar Dad, but refuse to leave the late-80s to late-90s, your hayday.

  • @lawrencefine5020
    @lawrencefine5020 Před 3 měsíci +4

    No matter what vehicle is featured on RCR, and you see how horrifyingly filthy the interiors are and they are never cleaned by the owner.
    Like, what's the deal?
    Jesus, at least vacuum the damn thing out.
    Slobs.
    I'm pretty OCD about keeping your rides clean.
    Otherwise, nice ride.

    • @triptheroad
      @triptheroad Před 3 měsíci

      decomposing GM plastics will never clean up like you want them to lol, and his camera captures way more detail than the human eye. I do need to give it a good steam cleaning though, lots of discolored carpet from moisture intrusion

  • @motobmurray
    @motobmurray Před 3 měsíci +1

    "you were getting double tbagged by a Christmas tree and the weekend" 11/10 writing as always

  • @nitehawk86
    @nitehawk86 Před 3 měsíci

    For some reason in my head I was expecting the exact voice Mr. Regular was going to use at the opening of this video. Well done. :)

  • @dragonblade8460
    @dragonblade8460 Před 3 měsíci

    The other suburban video was so much funnier. But God damn another hit. Love this channel. Please keep it up.

  • @claytonshackelford4204
    @claytonshackelford4204 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I have been laughing at "listens to prescription music" since Roman slid that right into my ears.

  • @mutedmutiny9542
    @mutedmutiny9542 Před 3 měsíci +1

    0:35 wow a Grim Fandango reference. Much respect bro

  • @LTMedia
    @LTMedia Před 3 měsíci

    My dad's 95 Blazer smelled like this. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

  • @darkninjacorporation
    @darkninjacorporation Před 3 měsíci +1

    The rants in this video felt particularly specific and that makes them concerning.
    Excellent!

  • @gregorymarsh9504
    @gregorymarsh9504 Před 3 měsíci

    Great episode!!

  • @OrbeezRando
    @OrbeezRando Před 3 měsíci

    Dani Castellaneta, the youth pastor. 😊
    Glad you are here on the Internet. It was a nice thing to wake up to this morning.

  • @drdirtysauceusa
    @drdirtysauceusa Před 3 měsíci +1

    This might be my favorite video of yours

  • @RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK
    @RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK Před 3 měsíci +1

    I grew up in the back of one of these, my dad got a 97 after losing his 89 suburban to rust, and man was it great, he kept that thing going for 366k miles untill he broke the transmission due to over tightening the ujoint and my brother took the cylinder heads for his caprice build.

  • @jonathanfox676
    @jonathanfox676 Před 3 měsíci

    Mr regular. I have been trying to figure out where I knew that ABS VHS from and now I know. My dad was a fleet manager at a university so he was always buying cars and getting the stuff that came with them and I remember watching that tape in his office one day. Thank you for that blast from the past!

  • @matthewgallant3622
    @matthewgallant3622 Před 3 měsíci

    My mom had one of these after her Ford Aerostar was given to me. She loved it cuz she had 4 kids to haul around plus a pop up camper to tow on vacations. We have a few as shop cars in the shop I work for today, and yes the interior looks and smells exactly like this one.

  • @reegez7688
    @reegez7688 Před 3 měsíci +1

    One day we have to have a “Greatest Hits of Tommy Fenstermacher” compilation

  • @_Geist
    @_Geist Před 3 měsíci

    the lil dance at the end of the kunkelman bit was nice. also lmfao @ that bit

  • @evanmagness7346
    @evanmagness7346 Před 3 měsíci

    Makes me happy that you're a fellow Pennsylvanian. Cheers from Delco

  • @nochillarickroller
    @nochillarickroller Před 3 měsíci +1

    The Roman Weeknd dance will live in my head rent free till I die

  • @FeralRC
    @FeralRC Před 3 měsíci +5

    We need a Harold Slovinsky video of this Suburban. Bring him back already!

    • @bigdavey8863
      @bigdavey8863 Před 3 měsíci +3

      Too big and scary for Harold in my head canon. The Honda Accord is fiiiinnnne, its just fiiiinnnneee.

  • @Blackstar_mobilesuits
    @Blackstar_mobilesuits Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for this, this was great

  • @andrewengel3023
    @andrewengel3023 Před 3 měsíci +1

    In my family, the Suburban was always the mom car, she had a 97' GMC Suburban with two-tone gray paint and a red pinstripe, fully complete with soccer ball stickers on the rear barn doors, my sister ended up with the exact same model of suburban but it had 4 wheel drive, same paint and similar pile of stickers

  • @soapboxpress
    @soapboxpress Před 3 měsíci

    The mall bit brought season 1 nostalgia. Greatly appreciated.

  • @OfficialUSKRprogram
    @OfficialUSKRprogram Před 22 dny

    I actually had good memories of this truck thank you very much