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  Saved My Familys Life - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By haocamper - December 19 - 5:37 pm

  Our 1998 GMC Suburban was totaled in a wreck. Thank God we were in a Suburban! The vehicle rolled and ended up upside down on the expressway. The camper we were towing flipped on its side causing it and our truck to flip. I have three small children (still in carseats) and we all walked away without a scratch and my husband only had a nasty cut on his arm from the glass. The roof was barely crushed in. My husband is 66" and had plenty of head room in the Suburban - it saved his life. I will never own another vehicle but a Suburban seeing how well it held up in the crash. I only had to make minor maintenance repairs over the three years and 130,000 miles that we had it. We will soon be purchasing another one.

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  Best SUV ever - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By Vetdoc - January 23 - 2:00 am

  I love my 1998 GMC Suburban. I tow a trailer and I have 4 people in my family to travel in it with. Good gas mileage for a big SUV. Very fun to drive and reliable.

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  Just Fine - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By From the Flatland - December 6 - 2:00 am

  Four years and counting. This GMC has been very reliable. Its a smooth ride, easy to maneuver for its size, and about what you can expect for gas mileage. Just about to 100K with pretty much normal maintenance (which is performed religiously).

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  Sad Owner - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By disheartened - November 24 - 2:00 am

  Purchased with 83,000 miles. Now 96,000 miles on the clock. Repairs so far: AC hoses & condensor, ($1,000), front breaks, (Repaired by the dealer), shocks, (%150), front end alignment, (twice so far, $200 combined), intake manifold gaskets, due to coolant leak, ($350). Next trip to the shop is scheduled for 12-2- 03 to diagnose another coolant leak. The dealer cant work on this truck for a week due, I suppose, to all of the other 1998 Suburbans in the shop. Do not buy one of these vehicles.

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  Bought Used - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By prudence - October 18 - 2:00 am

  Bought it used used with 35K+ miles. Added 100K ext warr though AAA. Have 100K+ miles now. Truck looks great and has been roomy, reliable but have only had one GMC dealer do all the work (same dealer has worked on it since sold new). Warranty has come in handy when parts wear out. Truck is quiet. Good off road but heavy. Have lubed, oil and filter every 2k to 3k miles. Use synthetics. Highway mileage 17+ Average/mixed 14.

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  LOVE it or LEAVE it - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By kdb - March 28 - 2:00 am

  For years Ive lusted over the Suburban. However, I thought the new style (2000) was less TRUCK and more Sport Utility. So I bought my 1998. I really use this vehicle and drive it hard. With NUMEROUS cross counrty trips,it is truly an ideal vehicle. I am now getting into what I term as its "MID LIFE CRISES" and have had to spend some serious money to keep it in the running order I demand. If I didnt love the drive and look of this truck I would have sold it. But as it is I plan on passing 200k before that will happen.

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  My Lemon - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By dgalliga - October 24 - 2:00 am

  I have always liked GM vehicles. Previous to this suburban I had one I purchased in 1992 that I traded on this vehicle with 165,000 miles. It was a great rig. This one however has been nothing but problems since we purchased it. 2 months after we bought it, it needed a new transmission fluid pump, to the tune of $3000. It then had a period of good working for about a year. In the last three months I have had to replace the alternator, the starter, the water pump, the battery, and just learned that I need a brand new transmission today. While the suburban has been an industry standard, I wouldnt recommend this model year.

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  Look Out! The Bus is coming through! - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By 98 Bus - August 2 - 2:00 am

  My wife and I have had the pleasure of driving this beast for over a year and have yet to have a major problem. Its definitely BIG, but people out there tend to give you the room needed for handling such a beast. Handling-were both surprised how the "Bus" drives and handles. Id recommend a good set of Michelins and not the all-terrain tires...it definitely takes away from the ride! Around town, its great...off- road (mud & sand), not a problem (old set of Dunlop AT tires). Word of advice- be prepared for $45.00 plus gas fill- ups! Normal city / highway 12.5 to 13 mpg! Not bad for safety, quality, looks, and road command.

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  1998 suburban - 1998 GMC Suburban
  By bill from memphis - July 13 - 2:00 am

  ride is great. gas mileage is not have had problems with brakes, a/c ,cooling.