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by ryno_in_dallas
May 12, 2006 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 20 Recommended: No 
Pros: Roomy, comfortable and versatile. Handles & hauls great. Good 4 High speed cruising w/heavy cargo.
Cons: Gas mileage, brakes, overall lack of qc during assembly, flimsy transmission (Mexican made models)
The Bottom Line: If it says assembled in Mexico on the door frame, FORGET IT!
From Ryno D. Biker in Dallas, Tx. 5/11/2006 My last five vehicles in a row have all been clean, low mileage, well maintained, used Suburbans. I usually always get a quarter of a million miles out of them with no major motor or transmission repairs. My ... read more
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by ksystems
Apr 4, 2003 (A Very Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes 
Pros: Overall excellence in design, plus massive power, roominess and comfort
Cons: GM inconsistent quality, junk OEM tires, leather
The Bottom Line: Great design still needs to tweak some component and assembly issues to keep the legend alive.
There are already many reviews on the Suburban. So rather than focus too much on features and design, I'm going to take a slightly different tack. Less comment on product and more on experience with quality and service. This is a summary of my experience ... read more
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by onnk
Nov 23, 2002 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Size, Power, Room
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: Suburban is the most powerful, nicest Suv ever offered by Gm. Bigger is better when it comes to saftey on todays roads.
Our 1999 Suburban is the best truck we have ever had. It can pull out boat with style while hauling the family. I like the front and rear air controls for passanger comfort. The Auto-trac 4WD which handles the snow with control is nice because I'm not in ... read more
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by cadream2
Nov 4, 2002 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Very spacious and comfortable for a large family of up to 8
Cons: Uses a lot of gas and the gas mileage is not great.
The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this wonderful car for any family 5 or over and who likes to travel.
Although, sometimes, it feels like I am driving a small boat, the Suburban has been the best car we have bought yet. When our family was about to expand to 6 and 2 were going to be in car seats, we knew we could no longer keep our 5 passenger jeep. This ... read more
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by cothrang
Oct 10, 2002 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Great pulling vehicle, lots of room
Cons: Gas mileage isn't great, but dependable.
The Bottom Line: Recommend buying immediately! You will not be disappointed!
We purchased new, sold at 76K+ miles last year. The only problem was she always pulled to the right. However, this truck pulled our 20' Mariah boat (tandem trailer) with no problems. Pulled the boat to Orlando numerous times and it would pull like a ... read more
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by texasaltima
Jun 28, 2002 - Updated Jul 18, 2002 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Excellent interior space, great leather seats, great powerful engine.
Cons: Horrible, bad, terrible, gas milage.
The Bottom Line: The chevrolet suburban is the perfect big family S.U.V.
Dear Reader:
My mothers friend and neighbor, owns a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban LT 4x2. It is a very comfortable S.U.V. with great interior room. The seats are very comfortable and supportive. The engine is a 5.7L 257HP V8 engine. The ... read more
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by jujubees1
Dec 21, 2001 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Very roomy, drives like a car.
Cons: Gas, gas, and gas!
The Bottom Line: This is a great car for anyone that needs lots of room. It's not only roomy but very safe. King of the road.
We recently had a second child and found ourselves in a small import with two car seats. There was only room for us as a family and no one else. I couldn't bring my niece and nephew (who are frequently with us) anymore. Prior to having a second child ... read more
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by klcc
Dec 19, 2001 (A Very Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: everything but the gas
Cons: drinks gas drinks gas drinks gas$$$$!!
The Bottom Line: This is one awesome truck, it is great!! It just likes to drink gas$$$$!!
My husband's mother has a Suburban. This truck is great. You could shop forever and still not fill it up. HA! HA! There is plenty of room, whether you are in the front seat or in the back.
The only thing bad about it is the gas mileage. ... read more
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by sickskater1010
Aug 2, 2001 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes
Pros: 4X4, automatic transmission, roomy
Cons: Gas guzzler
The Bottom Line: Bottom line this car is great for a big family but it can cost a pretty penny buying the SUV and always having to fill it up with gas!
First of all the car is not mine, My mom bought it this year used its a 1999 GMC suburban 4x4 K2500 its the biggest and best one that we could buy, However this car does waste alot of gas ill say about 12 mpgs city and 14mpgs highway, and on 4x4 you can ... read more
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by susiewho
May 6, 2001 (A Very Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Extremely comfortable ride, great size
Cons: Backing up is touch an go
The Bottom Line: The Suburban is a "truck" with a luxury feel. It's impressive.
My son-in-law is like the guy in the Isuzu ad, he has a car for every day of the week. He's gotten 3 new cars since January. I'm serious. He takes incredibly good care of his cars , as does his whole family-he is the guy to buy a second hand car from ... read more
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by teenathlete14
Mar 25, 2001 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 30 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Big and luxurious. Great for carpooling.
Cons: Very big, hard to park, bad gas milage
The Bottom Line: This car is great to have but only is you need it!
The Chevy Suburban is a great car to drive. It's great for carpooling. Owning one myself, I know what it feels like. We put a TV in it so the kids could watch it on long road trips instead of fighting!
But there are some cons. It has terrible ... read more
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by PNut6216
Mar 11, 2001 (A Very Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Everything
Cons: Gas Tank
The Bottom Line: I recomend it to anyone and everyone.
This Car is the bomb, with a 5.8 liter V-8 vortec it will hit 60 in a matter of 7 seconds, fast huh? ... read more
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by NetGuy87
Mar 5, 2001 (Not Yet Rated)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: I feel more safe when im in this car than anywhere else.
Cons: poor M.P.G
The Bottom Line: I feel that this car could have saved my life.
Ok. I bought a new Suburban in December. I was driving my kids to school one day, and I was traveling East. (You can tell that easily with the digital onboard mirror compass and thermomitor) I came to an intersection that went down hill, and than ... read more
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by Sk8boy112
Feb 5, 2001 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 40 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Big Size, Heavy Duty, Very Smooth
Cons: Hard to park, Feels like a bus
The Bottom Line: This car is for a person who needs alot of car space and a person who needs a rugged car for onroad, offroad.
This car, the 1999 Chevrolet 1999 Suburban is a rugged car that will put any road to the test. This car is for off road, on road performance. The durability and shocks for this car is unbelievable. You cant even feel one bump. The windows are huge, it ... read more
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by fstrnu2772
Feb 3, 2001 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: An excellent ride, good sound system, good acceleration, and nice steering.
Cons: cost to fill it up, purchase price, hard to park!
The Bottom Line: I would recommend this vehicle to anyone, it is an excellent truck, has a good passenger capacity, and works very well.
I must say that this is an excellent truck, it has good acceleration with the 350 v8, is reliable and comfortable. Road noise is at a pretty low level, even at high rates of speed, and even at 90 mph you still feel in control and like it is effortless. ... read more
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by lyndie
Dec 30, 2000 (A Somewhat Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: space, comfort, reliability, safety
Cons: fuel economy
If your looking for a sport utility that's fun for the whole family here
it is. The Chevy Suburban has plenty of room for family, friends, and yes
even fido! Unlike some other very large sport utilities this one wont break the bank when it ... read more
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by ruel
Nov 24, 2000 (Not Yet Rated)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Big size, power,
Cons: mileage, but hey... you're driving a truck not a Civic!!!!
I'll keep this review short...
Imagine 2 adults, a 2 yr old baby, 2 teenage kids, 30 boxes and bags stuffed in the trunk, laptop, GPS, TV/VHS setup, power inverter setup all crammed in my 1999 Chevy Suburban....
Road trip from ... read more
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by IdahoMom
Sep 16, 2000 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Great Towing Power
Cons: gas mileage
We have the 3/4 ton Suburban and tow a thirty foot travel trailer with it. This Sport Utility Vehicle is a real work horse and towing a camper never slows it down for even a second. Great ride, comfortable interior, not to mention room for the kids and ... read more
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by Bonsall4
Sep 3, 2000 (A Helpful review)
Author's Product Rating: 50 Recommended: Yes
Pros: Very versatile vehicle
Cons: Very bad gas mileage
I originally bought my suburban to fit my children, and the rest of the carpool i drive to school, but i fell in love with the roomy, safe, and powerful Suburban. It can haul our boat, and fit all my surfboards, and still looks nice, and is so ... read more
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