I am in the market for a used suburban between 96-99. I found a 99 today at a used car lot that had a good body, good interior, and when I raised the hood the engine sounded good with about 163K miles on it. Both my father and brother was with me to negotiate the price ect. My brother ask about a guarantee and the owner said his cars was so good that a guarantee was not needed lol and with that said I suggested to go and get my mechanic to tail along for the test drive. As soon and I got back with my mechanic he commented on water coming out of the tail pipe---it was at least a full cup or more on the ground. My mechanic said that that was a sign of having bad head gaskets and in the summer months the truck would burn a lot of water and run hot along with a lot of other mechanic stuff I didn't understand---in the end he said don't waste your money. The man selling the truck argued that all trucks leaked water from the tail pipe especially in the winter months when it is cold---some other guys that worked at the dealership argued the same thing. I decided to believe my own mechanic.
My question to all of you suburban owners is if it is true that your trucks leak water from the tail pipe? I could still go back and get the truck if I find this to be true but I can't afford to throw away 5500 dollars only to have to replace parts in the engine or the whole engine in the near future.
If you know anything about this please respond
My question to all of you suburban owners is if it is true that your trucks leak water from the tail pipe? I could still go back and get the truck if I find this to be true but I can't afford to throw away 5500 dollars only to have to replace parts in the engine or the whole engine in the near future.
If you know anything about this please respond