Maintenance/Baselining

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I am considering either a Tenth gen (2000–2006) or Ninth gen (1992–1999) Suburban purchase in the 3/4 ton flavor. It will be used as highway cruiser/tow vehicle. I'm not going to be off-road other than the occasional dirt/rutted road. Comfort and reliability are essential.

1. Is one of these 2 a no brainer vs the other?

2. What are the "baseline" maintenance issues that I will want do to make sure the truck is as "new" and reliable as possible? (timing belt, water pump etc etc... what "goes" on these?). I understand about brakes, oils, belts, hoses etc, I'm thinking a little deeper than that here....

I know these are newbie questions... my experience is with Toyota Land Cruisers, not heavy American metal....

Thanks,
mark
 
1, Obviously your available funds are an important consideration but no matter what kind of vehicle I would get as new as possible.
2, No timing belts, they all use chains. No way of predicting what will go which goes back to number 1 above getting a newer vehicle. The other important thing to get is the maintenance history to tell if the previous owner let things go or changed things at the required intervals. If at all possible take the prospective purchase to your mechanic to give it a good look before buying it.
 
Agreed... is there a published "Maintenance Intervals" document for these trucks?
 
The 3/4 tons should have the heavy duty 4L80E transmission which is good. My 4L60E needs to ne replaced - 175k miles. Depending on how the PO drove them, you might inspect the steering and suspension out carefully.
 
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