Need some work on my 2003 Suburban

[Delfuego]

Family member took their Suburban to Parker Automotive 11533 N State Highway, 83 Parker, CO and was happy with them. was referred to them by a neighbor.

[Gunner]

The Kelly Blue Book Retail Value of that beast is only about $6,000. At that low of a resale value there is no way I would invest $1,000 in repairs much less $5,000. Oh yeah, and fixing all of that stuff doesn't increase the retail value either. If the motor does let go or the transmission takes a dump it would cost more to replace or fix those major components than the vehicle is worth.

I would continue driving it as is, feeding it whatever quantity of gas and oil it desires until it eventually dies then simply walk away. Oh the joys of depreciating assets......

Don?t disagree with the value. However I?m not looking to buy in this market just to be upside down in a year or two if the car market evens out. I don?t mind putting some money into it. I?m not into for much anyway since it was my in-laws. I?ll probably look at tackling some of it myself and chipping away at it slowly.


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[Gunner]

Unless someone has a tundra they want to sell me at a good price lol


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[CHA-LEE]

Toyota for the WIN!!!.... I currently have a 4Runner I bought new in 2012 with 205,000 miles on it and its been super reliable. I also don't let parts wear out to significant degradation before swapping them. I do all my own maintenance unless specialty tools or equipment is needed like front end alignments, replacing tires or windshields. I keep the engine bay clean and it has zero oil leaks. At its current pace of wear I don't see any reason why it can't go 300K - 400K. At that point the resale value will be low enough that when it does bite the dust it won't really matter.

[Gunner]

I?m kinda just waiting for the market to level out wouldn?t mind a new tundra but don?t want the first model year and want to see what happens with the hybrid they are going to out in them. Trying to talk my wife into a 4 runner or a rav4


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[Martinjmpr]

The one that jumped out at me was the labor on the oil pan gasket. $671? What, do they have to remove the front axle or something? That seems crazy.

Just for a data point, I sold my '04 Suburban for $5500 in 2019 with 185k and a new (warrantied) transmission.

As others have said, unless these so-called "leaks" are actually causing a problem I wouldn't worry about them. The 5.3 is a pretty solid engine. The 4L60 transmission is a different story (blew mine up TWICE.)

IMO fix the steering since those are wear & safety components. Flush the power steering and t-case if you feel like it but most of the other items are small issues.

[Martinjmpr]

Also just as a side note, if it wasn't for that crappy transmission and gearing too high for towing (3.73 on mine) I'd still have that 'Burb. Except for the two times the transmission crapped out, it was a great vehicle. I loved the size, I loved the layout, and it was super-comfortable to drive on long trips. It was even decent off-road.

I currently have a 2018 F-150 CCSB with the 3.5 EB and 10 speed transmission. It pulls much better than the 'Burb ever did, thanks to 470 lb/ft of torque and lots of gears to choose from.

But in a perfect world, I'd transplant the drivetrain of the Ford into the body of that Suburban. I just loved the layout with the 3rd row seat removed and the 2nd row folded flat, I had an 8' flat deck for carrying stuff. With my crew cab short bed truck my load deck is only 5.5' long, although I can extend that another 14" or so if I drop the tailgate. And the 'Burb was more than a foot SHORTER than the F-150, with a significantly smaller turning radius.

The GMT800 Suburban (2000 - 2006) IMO was the last truly "utilitarian" SUV made. After that they all turned into mini vans with power folding seats and 18 dozen cup holders and DVD screens. The GMT800 was comfortable enough to carry lots of people a long way but still could be used for very "utility" type stuff.

[MarkCO]

Martinjmpr, do you know that there are several transmission builders that put in a HD torque convertor in the GM trannys? Several little mods that can be done to make them almost bulletproof and the cost is a few hundred more than just replacing it with another failure prone trans.

[Martinjmpr]

Martinjmpr, do you know that there are several transmission builders that put in a HD torque convertor in the GM trannys? Several little mods that can be done to make them almost bulletproof and the cost is a few hundred more than just replacing it with another failure prone trans.

I am aware of that, and I was in 2019 when the transmission went out on my Suburban. If I'd had the luxury of "bulletproofing" the trans I would have taken it.

But I didnt: When my transmission shit the bed, I was 300 miles from home (Vernal, UT) with my wife and a travel trailer that both needed to get home. So I bit the bullet and got the "factory certified" warranteed transmission and as soon as I got home I started shopping for a replacement truck.

[00tec]

In that case, anyone know where I can get a decent 4r75e 4x4 for my 06 F150 on a budget?