Imagine getting in a fender bender with this guy and he pulls out the 25 year old Chevy Suburban care Kit, pops the seal on that disposable camera and he takes pictures of all the damages with it.

Kunkleman Chevrolet: Where you can buy your stolen Suburban catalytic converter back!

The Tony Soprano Special

I thought that smell was just my dad not cleaning the truck for 26 years and hoarding old wendy's napkins, but alas, RCR shows me I'm not alone at all

My dad was a GM engineer, a loaded GMT400 Suburban IS my childhood. Between 1995-1999 he purchased either a new Suburban or Tahoe every year. He liked them so much, he even started purchasing them for my mom too. At one point they both owned 1998 Tahoe's at the same time before upgrading his to to a '99 Suburban before the model change to the GMT800s (which he hated). In the land of $0.91 a gallon gas, our family's carbon footprint was a size 14-1/2... Now in my 30's and fully embracing dad-mode, my fiance was appalled when I both started embracing the comfort qualites of wide New Balance shoes, and tracked down a '99 Suburban as a weekend hauler. Even though we don't yet have kids, I feel as if I have finally arrived to the next stage of adulthood as I was raised under the ethos that DAD DRIVES A SUBURBAN.

Chevy Suburban: When you want to cosplay a Federali without going thru an alphabet agency to gain that privilege.

Kunkleman Chevrolet has some serious Big Bill Hell's vibes now

Cassette *AND* CD player?! To 14 year old me in 1998, this was a standard of living that I only dreamt of!

There's the smell of the interior itself, but also the very specific smell of the first time you crank the heat every winter in these things. It was like a "not vomit but somehow reminds you a little of vomit, mixed in with burning dust" smell.

I visited the USA once and was quite bewildered when I first saw a Chevy Suburban. And then came the realisation that people across the pond use such gigantic beasts for doing basic stuff like the grocery run, while we europoors manage with cars such as the ford mondeo or opel Vectra. But then I visited Tokyo and saw someone rolling in an Escalade and realised that the taste for such huge vehicles is universal all around the world. Have to say that those magnificent beasts have grown on me, but I still can’t picture myself driving such a car.

Bout time RCR got back to DOING REGULAR CARS.

My mom has had a 98 Suburban for like. 15 years. Thing has 325k on the clock with the original motor and transmission. No rust, despite being in the Midwest. Thing is a gas guzzling tank, but refuses to die.

Tommy Fenstemacher AND Kunkleman Chevrolet‽ Y'all are spoiling us!

My uncle opted for the 5 speed on his "97, with a 454. Took 6 weeks for delivery. Always 18MPG, even when full of people and towing an 18' camper. He still has it.

20:26 The trucking industry still uses those. My company gave me a disposable camera when they hired me in 2018. They said investigators prefer film pictures whenever possible because those are a lot harder to falsify than digital.

The Kunkleman ad has me in tears. I haven't laughed that hard in a minute. Also, I think it's great that once in a while, you can still save something from the crusher for a small price and get some enjoyment and reliability out of it.

I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin that had a Chevy factory that was the primary employer for that town. They built these Burbans and tahoes up until the 2008 economic crash. The factory closed down and left such a void in that town. They actually lined up after the factory was torn down to hand out individual bricks from the original factory to the families that were employed by GM. I was never a big GM fan even having owned a 94 GMC Sierra when I was 17. Still have bittersweet emotions whenever seeing one of these tanks rolling down the road. Also that same factory converted to manufacturing tanks for WWII

1:39 - One, and only one...manly tear for the Schuylkill Mall part.

Had a 2003 Suburban 2500 with 4WS - 4 Wheel Steering and 4WD. The heavy duty frame, 8-lug wheels, and beefed up transmission with extra cooler made it a good trailer towing beast. The base transmission on the Suburban 1500 with the 5.3 liter V-8 would frequently burn out from towing. My trailer was 6400 pounds and 30 feet long and the 2500 version held up great. We hauled four children around in that Suburban 2500 which everyone remembers fondly. When I sold it for what Kelly Blue Book said it could pull in at best, I had four guys clawing each other to see who would get it. The buyer paid my asking price and didn't even test drive it. It was the second to last 3/4 ton K version Chevy ever sold.

Every single person in the US has rode in a Chevy GMT truck, we all know floaty feeling of lumbering around the road. I can definitely still smell it 😂

You don't drive a Chevy Suburban. You set sail.

That old Fenwick Island sticker got me right in the feels. My Uncle had a similar Suburban growing up, he and the family would pack it to the gills and drive it to Bethany Beach, Delaware. I thought it was the coolest vehicle ever since it had a custom tube TV and VCR in between the front seats in the second row nor had I ever ridden in such a big thing other than a school bus!

I recently saw a couple pull two 12’ kayaks out of one of these like it was a magic trick.

95-99 GMT-400s are the GOAT! I love my 98, it's a lazy boy on wheels.

I took my drivers test in one of these after learning how to drive in a 1991 Honda Civic that was stolen 3 days before my license test. My childhood was spent riding in the third row in the years prior. It still exists in my family 29 years after we initially bought it, if only just to haul around our Airstream. I delivered pizzas in it in the early ‘00s. The armrest note holder held printed Mapquest directions nicely.

My mom had one same year as this but it was white and had a drop tailgate and glass instead of barn doors, it went through 2 4l60s it popped a hole in the casing the 2nd time and spilled transmission fluid down the gutter of our street and then on the other hand my dad drove a 91 bronco that NEVER died and I just loved the roll down back window as a kid

My dad had an excursion when I was growing up, the Zune to the Suburban's iPod. Late comer, bigger and better in every technical way, short lived, vehement following, basically the same product for all intents and purposes. It tows and hauls way better than a minivan and it carries your protestant family around way better than a pickup truck. Really is the ideal vehicle if you are a working man in excess of 3 dependents and like to go on road trips ever.

Every time I see an OBS Chevy truck, I am reminded of a particularly “gifted” classmate of mine in shop class who drove a 97-98 Chevrolet c/k1500. This was junior year in high school a few years back. His truck was painted in plastidip all around along with matte black and green wheels and he would bring it to auto class everyday. His attire was not much different, he always wore sagged jeans, beat up vans, and a bandana. This kid would always sing rap songs out loud and had a favorite word in particular that started with an N. School security knew him by name already and he was constantly pulled out of class. Long story short, he was a troublemaker, eventually he got into a fight with a teacher and was expelled from my high school. He totaled the truck a few months afterward, and it sat in front of his house for weeks with no plates until it finally disappeared (probably towed.) He has driven an 04’ Impala since…

I bought one 7 years ago to go to a music festival across the country for 1000 bucks, the rear axle quit on the return journey, replaced it with a junkyard one, continued the road trip a few hours later. It hasn’t quit running so I still keep it around.

Literally every suburban interior looks like that after 4 years of ownership

I was a 90s kid whose dad drove these. When I started driving I wanted a car but they had a 1995 suburban (looked exactly like this one) for $500 up the road from my house. Bought it and drove it for a year. Trans went and I bought another for less than a trans rebuild. I did that for the next 6 years and 5 more suburbans(never spent more than $1500) before finally saving enough money to get a mid 2000s model. These trucks to me were always the $1500-3000 trucks you could always pick up at anytime when yours died. The fact nice ones now go for $15k is weird. But considering like he said new ones are like $80k, it makes sense.

To be honest, the Suburban and Tahoe are both the best driving large trucks I have ever driven.

This is the year they brought them to Australia with a Holden badge. These vehicles are so big that when they switched them over to right hand drive, they didn’t even bother putting the transmission shift lever on the other side of the steering column as is usually the practice in RHD countries.

I love the unapologetic, deep cut Pennsylvania references. Dont ever stop. I love you.

My hospital security department still has this exact year of suburban as one of our vehicles (except ours has bench seats up front). We call it “the beast” and it’s specifically for one of our off-site posts. Everyone whines that they want to drive it until they actually do and find out that it crawls up hills and the brakes are only a suggestion 😂

2003 Suburban LT @ 399,408 miles. How long will a Suburban run for? Yes.

Hey RCR, thank you for reviewing my 1998 Tahoe 5.7. Im so glad you like it. They don’t makem like THIS anymoar!

In 1995 my sister and I drove my dad’s 1992 black 4wd Suburban from Wilmington NC to Springfield OH for my grandmother’s funeral. Never was there a more comfortable road trip than the one we enjoyed in that Suburban. Keep in mind this was a long time ago when I say that The closer we got to Ohio the more looks we got from other motorists and passersby. In one instance after getting fast food, the lady who gave us our order hung out of the drive thru window to watch us drive away. It was very strange. I guess back then …in the Midwest…a big tall shiny black Suburban meant either government agent or celebrity

My dad drove oa '99 Suburban LT 4x4 up until January of this year. At 340,000 miles the engine finally spun a bearing. He bought it 15 years ago with 180,000 miles on it, never had a major mechanical problem with it until the engine failure. And, I can't say he took great care of it either. He changed the oil about every 12,000 miles and only changed out parts if they broke. These things were beasts, the ONLY weak spot they had, as Mr. Regular points out, is they're so prone to rusting when exposed to road salt. I think the look of the GMT 400's can't be beat. They were sharp looking trucks 25 years ago and the design holds up. I still like the clean lines of these old trucks, they also aren't all huge and 'roided out as today's trucks all look. ...Most dependable, longest lasting trucks on the road.

"my shifter scrotum is covered in smegma" Master detail to describe. Also, only a good detailer will brush, polish and steam that scrotum back to newborn showroom state.

Suburban is the kind of name that could define your social class immediately.

Did this thing have the 42 gallon gas tank? Friend of my in-laws had that and it blew my mind. The umbrella, safety kit, and flash light just unlocked a childhood memory. My parents got those with their Tahoe in that same year. They still have that shitty halogen flashlight. That Tahoe had a really great cranberry metallic color.

TOMMY FENSTAMACKER MENTIONED, W

Thank you for sticking up for the 4l60 lol

Chevy Suburban: The official car of the FBI, and people who want to pretend they're the FBI.

"It's got a coin holder... of course, with inflation that's completely useless." Boy, was that funny and depressing at the same time 😂

Fun fact, the 4L60E was used all the way to 2013 attached to the LR4/LY2/L20 4.8L Vortec V8.

The Kunkleman ad this time was the best one yet. Watching this put a smile on my face, great vid.

We had a '93 Suburban for about 12 years, and that sucker got 12 MGP consistently. City? Highway? Mixed? Didn't matter. 12. With a 40 gallon fuel tank, road trips were awesome, but when you eventually did stop you were there for a while. Fun fact: some gas station pay-at-pump units had a $50 max at a time, and this sucker hit that even back in the mid 90s!

Fun fact. There is a place in the dash cluster for a transmission temperature gauge, but for 4L60’s it is not provided. You only get the temp gauge if you get the 4L80. I added a temp gauge to my cluster with a hole saw where it should be. When towing up a steep grade, if I shift into 3rd the temp gauge pegs out after a short period of time. Plus, these trucks are rated with a very high towing capacity. Keep it under 5000 pounds and add a temp gauge if you want to tow.

My dad had not one, but TWO black suburbans back in the 90's. A '94 1500 and a '96 2500. They were his work trucks, they allowed him to make a living and build our family; those suburbans are effectively the reason that I am here today. They were also our family haulers; they took us all around the US, towing a uhaul trailer of our belongings. I was approximately 3 minutes away from being born in the back seat of one of them before reaching the hospital. I practically grew up in these suburbans, and now, I have the silhouette of a suburban tattooed on my arm. Safe to say my dad was one hell of a suburban-loving dad, and he made a lifelong suburban-loving son.

Oh man, you fueled my nostalgia. I remember my dad drove only Tahoes, Suburbans and Silverados from the 90s. He liked them so much he had them all the way to the early 2010s.

I always took theAA batteries outta the disposable cameras and used them for my Gameboys or Discmans. That was my first "Life Hack" ✌️😎👍

I sold my '95 with 330k miles to my brother earlier this year. Crate motor in 2008, factory reman 4L60E in 2011. And Honestly, I might buy it back for my daughter it in 3-4 years.

I miss our 1999 so much

Ahh, I miss those faulty GM truck interiors. Saggy headliner, saggy doors, interior water leaks after heavy rain. Good times.

My 88 6.2 Diesel had the massive towing package (both axles solid on leafs). The brakes had their own hydraulic pump. I kept the tires at 100psi to keep the tires longer and do what I could for the 17mpg. On a good road It was like driving a Canyonero. In the Clinch mountain backroads where I lived (45 min to stores), it was like squeezing through rutted alleys. Quality control was out of control for that MIM. I spent more time and money fixing it than any junker I ever had. The gear indicator fell off, even. When I left the mountains, I sold the Blue Ox to a native.

This is peak RCR. Well done, guys!

Incredible Kunkleman bit. Great video

I love Roman's commentary in this one.

My dad bought the 1993 version of this Suburban. Got 60k out of the transmission before it exploded. Got a rebuild and then "sold" it to my grandfather for a 1977 Chevy K10, which he planned to restore and trade back. Put way too much into the truck and my grandfather kept it, only using it once a year to get potatoes. Rest of the time it sat in a garage with a trickle charger. Fast forward a few years and I "bought" (inherited) it and it was perfect for what we needed at the time when our Trailblazer was involved in an unfortunate single vehicle rollover. Fast forward a few more years and the transmission exploded again, and by that time we had a newer GMC Denali that was better. Engine was tip top though, probably needed a water pump, ended up selling it because it was the most expensive vehicle per mile to maintain (though the Denali was the same size and takes premium fuel). Had dreams of the glorious LS-swap, but life being what it is and I just don't have the time or money. Engine would not die because it was low compression and therefore low stress on the internal components (like the early 90's Lincoln Town Cars.) Miss that car.

I always look forward to Tommy Fenstermacher and Kunkelman Chevrolet segments on their own, but I was never prepared for the power of a Tommy segment leading into a Kunkelman one. I've been blessed today

This is probably one of my favorite RCR videos ever! Growing up we had a '92, '97, and '00 Suburbans and I loved them all. Our metallic brown '97 had this care kit, I remember playing with that umbrella as a kid at my older sister's track meet one day. Growing up on a farm in rural eastern Oregon these were perfect trucks for our family, it wasn't unusual for it to be hauling my parents, all of us kids, a few of our friends, all of our gear, and a loaded horse trailer or camper trailer. They also did great in the drifting snow or slick mud which we often encountered. We would often take trips to the Oregon coast in these rigs and they were always a very roomy comfortable ride. These trucks hold a warm spot in my heart and I would love to own one some day. Cheers,

Holy smokes, a new RCR that isn't a giveaway? Hell yeah.

I live in the southwest, so rust escapes us for the most part. The amount of these, in that blue color, in varying states of disrepair, that I see on a regular basis, is amazing. That interior, in its gross state, is exactly what I imagine them all looking like.

Love the fact that he mentioned the smell of a GM vehicle! Because, I, for a long time thought I was the only one who noticed it!!

Was just looking at buying one of these earlier this week. Was disappointed when I couldn’t find an RCR video for it. Impeccable timing

less than 3 minutes in and this is awesome. Best of luck with the Australia trip!

Chevy Suburban isn't just the longest running vehicle nameplate in the US, it's the longest running vehicle nameplate in the entire world.

I probably sent like 10 emails asking you to review my MANUAL SWAPPED '98 Suburban. SAME COLOR!! COME ON MAN!!

0:35 wow a Grim Fandango reference. Much respect bro

Ohh, what a nice review! Really you can hear how much fun you had making this one! 🤠❤

GMT-400s: When you're finally accepting that you're a Blue-Collar Dad, but refuse to leave the late-80s to late-90s, your hayday.

No matter what vehicle is featured on RCR, and you see how horrifyingly filthy the interiors are and they are never cleaned by the owner. Like, what's the deal? Jesus, at least vacuum the damn thing out. Slobs. I'm pretty OCD about keeping your rides clean. Otherwise, nice ride.

My dad had a 97 burb in the late 90s/early 00s, black with gray interior. Tahoe trips, soccer games, hauling me/my brother/all our cousins around... he definitely used it to live up to his legendary 90s dad status. He also once backed into a tether ball pole after a school event and bent it with no damage to the truck, built solid for sure!

Thanks for reviewing my favorite car of all time! Love your vids guys

I have been laughing at "listens to prescription music" since Roman slid that right into my ears.

ROMAN DANCING IS A VIBE 🔥🔥🔥

I need Kunkleman Chevrolet merch yesterday minus one hour, but I'll still accept now.

Was really hoping this was a giveaway.

We need a Harold Slovinsky video of this Suburban. Bring him back already!

THE SMELLLLLLLL, grandpa had one and I distinctly remember the old man smell and how it seems to be the same in basically all 90s gm interiors

The interior review at the start and the mall commercial was a great way to start the day thank you.

I love it when treated to a surprise Kunkleman commercial!

I like how you guys poke fun at depreciated used cars, esp. the Suburban. Very insightful, too. Thanks! 😊

i was once friends with a band and on one tour they had a Suburban. There was so much room they all slept comfortably while lugging all their gear, including a bass amp the size of a coffin

The Roman Weeknd dance will live in my head rent free till I die

Shout to the ham radio license plate! 73!!

Another banger video with both Fenstamocker and Kunkleman lore? I've been blessed.

"you were getting double tbagged by a Christmas tree and the weekend" 11/10 writing as always

My mom still has her 1999 2500 suburban that thing is a tank we loved when we were kids

I grew up in the back of one of these, my dad got a 97 after losing his 89 suburban to rust, and man was it great, he kept that thing going for 366k miles untill he broke the transmission due to over tightening the ujoint and my brother took the cylinder heads for his caprice build.

One day we have to have a “Greatest Hits of Tommy Fenstermacher” compilation

For some reason in my head I was expecting the exact voice Mr. Regular was going to use at the opening of this video. Well done. :)

In my family, the Suburban was always the mom car, she had a 97' GMC Suburban with two-tone gray paint and a red pinstripe, fully complete with soccer ball stickers on the rear barn doors, my sister ended up with the exact same model of suburban but it had 4 wheel drive, same paint and similar pile of stickers

Me.Regular should start a tradition of filming himself sniffing the driver’s seat of cars and then explaining what memory the smell makes come to mind.

Grew up in that generation Chevy Cheyenne and Suburban, dad had the cloth interior and leaning over and taking a nap in the back seat on a warm texas day was the absolute best. Slow as molasses but itll show up to work with a hungover driver every Monday 😂

The mall bit brought season 1 nostalgia. Greatly appreciated.

The rants in this video felt particularly specific and that makes them concerning. Excellent!

My dad's 95 Blazer smelled like this. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!