Adrimagnon
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Hi,
I'm looking to get a 2003-2006 Escalade ESV with the factory M80 locker or a 2003-2006 Yukon Denali XL with the factory M80 locker. I am looking at these because I want to have the size of a suburban, light off-road capability with AWD or 4WD, stock leather seats, and a quiet ride from the factory. I saw on a Youtube series by AFL that the 2003 Escalde they used was able to keep up and sometimes exceed in contests against a 1999 Suburban and a 2000 Excursion. I had read that the Escalde's interior is quieter than the Yukon Denali's, and the Yukon Denali is quieter than the Suburban, and the Subruban is quieter than the Tahoe. Also, I had read the most reliable years of these vehicles is 2000 to 2006 becuase the DOD/AFM issues first started in 2007. I want to add 100,000 miles to the vehicle with as few headaches and extra expenses as possible.
I am having trouble finding ESVs or Denali XLs in the condition I want. I have seen that there is a computer DOD/AFM delete kit that supposedly fixes the 2007 to 2014 lifter issues if they do not exist in that engine yet. I also recently saw a video that said the DOD/AFM issues where almost eliminated starting in 2011 and through to 2014.
Would it be wise for me to expand my search to ESVs and Denali XLs from 2011 through 2014?
If so, would I still need that DOD/AFM Delete computer plug in kit?
Will I have similar reliability to the 2003 to 2006 years with the 2011 to 2014 years?
Are there any questions related to this that I overlooked or did not ask correctly?
Thank You For Your Advice,
Adrimagnon
I'm looking to get a 2003-2006 Escalade ESV with the factory M80 locker or a 2003-2006 Yukon Denali XL with the factory M80 locker. I am looking at these because I want to have the size of a suburban, light off-road capability with AWD or 4WD, stock leather seats, and a quiet ride from the factory. I saw on a Youtube series by AFL that the 2003 Escalde they used was able to keep up and sometimes exceed in contests against a 1999 Suburban and a 2000 Excursion. I had read that the Escalde's interior is quieter than the Yukon Denali's, and the Yukon Denali is quieter than the Suburban, and the Subruban is quieter than the Tahoe. Also, I had read the most reliable years of these vehicles is 2000 to 2006 becuase the DOD/AFM issues first started in 2007. I want to add 100,000 miles to the vehicle with as few headaches and extra expenses as possible.
I am having trouble finding ESVs or Denali XLs in the condition I want. I have seen that there is a computer DOD/AFM delete kit that supposedly fixes the 2007 to 2014 lifter issues if they do not exist in that engine yet. I also recently saw a video that said the DOD/AFM issues where almost eliminated starting in 2011 and through to 2014.
Would it be wise for me to expand my search to ESVs and Denali XLs from 2011 through 2014?
If so, would I still need that DOD/AFM Delete computer plug in kit?
Will I have similar reliability to the 2003 to 2006 years with the 2011 to 2014 years?
Are there any questions related to this that I overlooked or did not ask correctly?
Thank You For Your Advice,
Adrimagnon