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All right, thank you, sir.
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Mr Mars has driving destinations this week.
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Cool places to cool off for this summer Go for it and on a day like today I would really like to go to one of these places.
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So one of the things you can look at, particularly up and around the hill country, barton Springs Pool.
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Now this is talking about places that you can actually go swimming, different pools around the state of Texas.
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So Barton Springs is located in Zilker Park in Austin.
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It's a three-acre natural pool.
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It's fed by underground springs, stays 68 to 71 year-round, which makes it great for summer and you can actually go in the winter.
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It actually will feel warm at certain times.
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So the setting is scenic and serene, but it fills up fast on weekends, so they you got to arrive a little early if you're going to go there.
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The other one that you can find up there is the deep eddy pool.
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Now, this is texas oldest man-made swimming pool.
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The deep eddy is also spring fed and it's known for its clear, cool water and its relaxing ambience.
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Now, this is near downtown Austin, so it's got swimming lanes, got shallow in for kids, grassy areas for lounging.
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It was built in 1915, and it carries a nostalgic charm and attracts a quieter crowd than its neighbor over in Barton Springs.
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Oh boy, from there we go over to Wimberley where we're going to find the Blue Hole Now.
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The Blue Hole is a pristine swimming pool nested amongst towering cypress trees in wimberley.
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It's got emerald colored waters, iconic rope swings, the swimming hole is spring fed and maintaining a cool 75 degree temperature now the it's surrounded park is hiking trails, picnic lanes and it's got lots of courts.
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Got to make some advanced reservations for this, because they limit it to 900 people a day is all that can get.
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Oh, geez wow, now you go over to.
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From there you go over to hamilton pool preserve.
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Now this is in dripping springs.
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Now it's a geological wonder because it features a collapsed grotto grotto with a 50-foot waterfall that goes into a jade-colored pool.
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This is in Travis County.
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Sometimes, because of bacteria levels, swimmers aren't allowed in, but it's still worth a visit.
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Martha, I got this kind of odor to me and I don't know exactly where it's coming from.
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You've been in that pool again, yeah, yeah.
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And then, if you're looking for something more park-like, Schlitterbahn over in New Bronzeville.
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Now this is the water park experience.
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It's consistently ranked among the best in the world, located in New Bronzeville along the Comal River.
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Comal.
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It spans over 70 acres, it's got slides, it's got lazy rivers, kids areas.
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Have you ever been there?
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Been there once, but I was not in the water at the time.
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Did you ever go tubing down the Comal?
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Yes, I did.
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Yep, I like that.
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But Slitterbond, I was there on a business trip, so I didn't actually get to participate in any of the activities that were there.
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Well, that's too bad.
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Yeah, yeah, that's got log cabins.
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It's a lot of.
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It's a really nice place and they have another one down in galveston.
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If you're looking for something down in there, then from there, cross springs now this is in spicewood.
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Now this is a family-owned uh operation.
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It's got 32 natural springs feeding into man-made and natural pools.
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Uh, it's a retreat again.
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It's one of the spring waters stays around 68 degrees fahrenheit year-round.
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Uh, it's got tent and rv camping and uh.
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Then if you're looking for something that's a little further west texas, then balmora state park now this is way out in West Texas and I think there's a map going to come up here and it's the largest spring-fed swimming pool in the state and it's located in the desert and it was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
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The 1.75-acre pool is fed by springs.
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It holds 3.5 million gallons of water.
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Now, keep in mind that's a lot of water.
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That ranges in temperatures from 72 to 76, but 15 million gallons of water go through that place a day.
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There's a lot of water going through there in the water flow.
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So there's some cool places that you can go and cool off during the summer.
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Thank you, sir.
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Time now for Jeff's Car Culture Rare muscle car colors.
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You betcha.
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And here we go.
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First one out of the box.
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Now, we've all seen these colors.
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You don't know what codes they are, but here we go.
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1970, plymouth Duster.
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We call this the Pink Panther, the 1970 Plymouth Duster and factory Pink Panther.
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Pink code FM3.
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Hey everybody, Look at my car In case you're wondering what the code is.
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it's one of the rarest, most eye-catching combinations to leave a Chrysler plant.
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While the Duster was designated as affordable, compact muscle car, ordering it in Pink Panther turned into a bold statement piece.
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The color was part of Mopar's high-impact paint lineup and officially only offered it for the short time in 1970.
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The next one on the block is a 70 Plymouth Cuda who figured In violet code FC7.
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Now in violet, also known as what Plum Crazy over at Dodge.
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It was one of Chrysler's high-impact colors but surprisingly, a few buyers ordered it in 70 Cuda.
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Most stuck with the hemi-or Orange or Limelight, which was the green color, leaving the purple bruiser only to be the only one that's bold.
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I think that John Hovis got one.
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I believe so he does.
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When paired with a 426 Hemi or even a high-compression 440 in violet gave the Cuda an unmistakable presence.
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That is a pretty car, I'd drive it.
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Next one 70, chevelle SS in Tuxedo Black, which is paint code 10.
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Tuxedo Black sounds common but it's rarely chosen.
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In 70, especially on the SS Chevelle, gm's bright hues like Cranberry Red and Phantom Blue dominated the dealer lots, while fewer than 1% of the ss buyers opted for the deep formal black.
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When paired with an ls6 454 in a cowl induction hood, a black on black chevy ss became a menacing presence.
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It didn't need stripes or flare to make it a paint.
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There you go.
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Next one 69 dodge charger in r4, bright red with a white top.
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Bright red code R4 wasn't rare on its own, but paired with a white vinyl top and white interior, you got a surprisingly uncommon setup for 69.
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Most buyers went with black or tan contrast instead of the high contrast combo.
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Add a 440 Magnum or a Hemi into the equation and you've got a charger that's hard to miss.
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Next one Michael is a 1970 AMX.
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Big Bad Green is what they called this Paint code 00.
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Amc's Big Bad color lineup was in-your-face.
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Marketing moved on and a Big Bad Green was by far the boldest.
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Available in special order only this radioactive shade was rarely selected by AMX buyers, with fewer than 100 cars believed to have actually left the factory in this color.
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The AMX, with its two-seat layout a 390 V8, already stood apart from the pack, painted a big bad green green.
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It became a statement car in every sense of the word.
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That's nice.
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Another favorite of mine is a 66 fairlane gt ember ember glow, code v.
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Ford's ember glow was one of the those mid-60 colors that defines uh sort of like a description part copper, part bronze, part burnt orange.
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It was available on a 66 Fairlane GT, rarely seen on high-performance versions like the GT 390.
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With its 335 horsepower, v8, bucket seats and optional GTA automatic, the Fairlane GT had solid muscle car cred but painted in ember glow it looked like a concept car that slipped through the production line.
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And the last one is my favorite 70 Pontiac GTO in what Orbit Orange, code 5.
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Looks yellow 05.
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Orbit Orange is hard to miss and that's exactly why so few buyers chose it.
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Available in 70, only the screaming high-letter shade was meant to grab attention, and it did Just not in big numbers.
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Combine the Orange Orbit with the Judge package and the Ram Air, all that good stuff and you've got one of the loudest, fastest and rarest Pontiacs ever built.
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It was too much for most buyers, but 1970, who cares?
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Collectors are lining up for them today.
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How about that?
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Very nice, yeah, good stuff, well done.
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All right Time now for this hour's car review.
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Had a chance to drive the 2025 Chevrolet Suburban.
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You know what that is?
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Built in Arlington, texas.
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There is a whole list that I forgot to put down here of trim levels.
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We had the top of the line, four-wheel drive, high country.
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This is considered by your government as a standard SUV.
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They should have put in their standard big SUV Biggin' Seats, including the driver.
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In this one that we had seven, I think that you can get let's see eight If you have a second row.
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That is a bench, but ours had captain's chairs for the second row.
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It had four buckets and a bench.
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Yeah, in the back.
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Exterior changes from last model year.
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This vehicle was all new, completely redesigned in 2021, refreshed for this year, 2025.
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By the way, it grew exponentially in 2021.
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Huge, yeah, huge Exterior features big, large, house-like vehicle with refreshed front fascia.
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Slab sides with straight lines on it Make it big.
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Don't put any accoutrement on it other than some chrome here and there.
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Attractive, big wheel design.
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I think this thing had 24s on it Wow, 24s Rear hatch very attractive.
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We've seen the taillights before and I can't remember the vehicle.
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It was on a truck and I think that they've brought them back because everybody liked them.
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Anyway, it's good looking.
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What I liked.
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The overall look is attractive, follows its predecessors.
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If you have something that's successful, don't mess it up.
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What could use improvement?
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Nothing.
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Interior highlights Two separate screens are blended, kind of one almost on top of the other.
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It works very well.
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It's a different kind of look and it does not.
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It is not the same as the GMC and I'll tell you about that in a couple of weeks.
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Central air duct at the bottom of the center stack, which was kind of unusual, but you know they did that with the Camaro and somehow it worked.
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Our high country had two-tone brown and black interior.
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It was absolutely stunningly beautiful.
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Seating, very comfortable.
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Second row captain's chairs are great.
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Cargo, plenty of space, even with the third row up.
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What I liked about it?
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The roominess.
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Yeah.
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What could use improvement?
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If you want more lux than this, check out the GMC or the Cadillac.
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It goes down the same assembly line in Arlington, texas.
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Nice.
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Three-liter Duramax turbo diesel.
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That turns out 305 horsepower with 495 pound-feet of torque through a 10-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel drive, toe rating, 7,900 pounds.
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So get your cabin cruiser, hook it to the back of the truck and take it to the lake.
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As far as mileage is concerned, it is a diesel and it didn't do too bad 20 miles per gallon city 24 highway for a combined of 22.
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I got 21.5 miles per gallon over 256.6 miles.
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What I liked about it?
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Plenty of grunt with mileage.
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Can you remember correctly, mars, when you had the old version of the thing with the V8 in it?
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13 miles per gallon was good.
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Oh yeah, oh yeah.
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I was happy with that.
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Yeah, yeah.
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So they've come a long way.
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And that diesel you can't even tell it's a diesel.
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It is super quiet, it runs no turbo lag.
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It runs like a real, honest-to-goodness, old-school V8.
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So I would suggest that if you're in the market for a big Suburban, check out that Duramax turbo diesel.
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All right, ride and handling.
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Well, the independent rear suspension makes for a smooth ride, along with the air ride suspension on a Chevrolet yeah, it's an option, it's part of an option package Get it.
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Ooh dreamy.
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What could use improvement?
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Nothing, honey.
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Base trim price Base trim price $8,400.
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Now, this is the top of the line.
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Price is tested 92.220.
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So, don, how much does it cost to get into a plain Jane, if there is such a thing a plain Jane.
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Suburban 61.5.
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Wow, well, hey.
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The average price across all makes and models of cars these days is $50,000.
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Is that the three-row for a 61.5?
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I think all the Suburbans are three-row.
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They are, if you want a two-row, you get your Tahoe Right Competitors GMC Yukon XL Base 96.9,.
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Ford Expedition Max 89.170, or the Wagoneer L that's the long version of it 79.535.
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But I don't think that Wagoneer can really compete as far as size is concerned.
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I assume that it's got.
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I haven't have you ever driven one.
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No, I've just seen them.
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Yeah, does it come with a driven one?
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No, I've just seen them.
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Yeah, Does it come with a Hemi?
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No, I don't think so.
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I would hope it would.
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The wagon here, I think it's a Hurricane.
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Well, now it is yeah.
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Because, well, we don't know, because they just said that they're going to put the Hemi.
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Bring the Hemi back.
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In the Ram trucks.
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Yeah, I know Well.
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Once you got it in the assembly area then, yeah, I guess you know.
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I saw a blacked-out Suburban this morning pass me.
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It's a late model, it wasn't this brand new and it was a couple years old probably.
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And I thought, man, if we ever decide we don't really want a truck and we want to go with a trailer instead, that would be the tow vehicle to have.
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Absolutely, absolutely.
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Remember, I've had two Suburbans in my life and I will tell you that the third row seat you had to dig it out of the back literally because it clicked in and the thing weighed a gajillion pounds if you didn't want the third row.
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Well, we never used the third row, so we put it in a big plastic bag and put it in the attic and I don't know how I got it up there, but somehow I did.
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But yeah, we sold it, obviously, and had the third row.
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Put it in the kitchen as a little seating area.
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A little extra seating yeah, Bolt it to the floor.
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