the blur

Would you buy a Yukon, that was owned by AVIS ? My local Chevy dealer has a 6 month old Yukon XL, 20,000 miles. That was an Avis rental. Seems to be in perfect condition. Carfax is clean. By there is nothing on the GM service history at all. Not even an oil change.

c4cruiser

Avis and other rental car companies either do their own basic maintenance like oil changes or they use the drive thru places. Big jobs are usually done by loca independent auto repair shops.

And the companies usually buy large numbers at a time and they are shipped to various dealerships for pickup by the rental car offices. That's probably the last time they are at delaerships unless there is warranty work. The one you found is probably something the dealer bought at an auction or was being sold by the local rental place.

I have heard that the rental companies do take good care of their vehicles so with low mileage and appearing in good shape, it may be worth it assuming it's a good price.

I would think the chances of any of these vehicles having any sort of factory towing options would be slim so expect to wind up outfitting it for towing use.

C5inWV

I don't know much about the Yukon chassis, but I doubt that it is a proper towing vehicle.
I wouldn't buy anything less than a 3/4 ton chassis that has an integrated trailer brake and transmission algorithms.

1BDRSK

For the right price, sure I'd buy it. You say it's the XL so it has a slightly bigger wheel base than the standard Yukon which will help with towing. For an open trailer no problem at all, for an enclosed, unless its Aluminum...it might be right on the edge of it's limitations.

c4cruiser

The owner's manual will have a section that covers maximum towing weights and the maxim gross weights. The table will show the weights based on model, wheelbase, engine, drivetrain type and axle ratio.

As long as he is towing a loaded trailer that is within those weight values in the tables, he should be fine. The other thing to do is to use a good weight distribution hitch and load the trailer so the tongue weight is 10-15% of the gross trailer weight.

Certainly a trailer brake controller will be a requirement, but the OEM GM integrated controller cannot be retrofitted. A Tekonsha Prodigy controller is the best aftermarket controller out there.

jaa1992

Key options you need to know is what engine and what rear end ratio.
I tow an open trailer with a plain jane 2010 Tahoe And for the "hills" around the southeast (the mountains ain't high enough to be really called mountains) it tows great.
Total weight of the open trailer and car and stuff is under 7000 lbs, I did add a brake controller for towing up and down the hills.

Supercharged111

These are the 2 big ones. Even if it's overgeared, he can just pull it back a gear (or 2 depending on the year) especially if it's open deck. The chassis and powertrain will be up to it, but the springs are a bit soft so the WD will help with that.

5280Racer

you'll be fine... send me the vin in a pm and I'll check its history.

the blur

I looked at it again. It has the hitch, and connector. It doesn't have the heavy duty tow package, but I can add a big tranny cooler. No biggie.

What's nice, is it has the 17" wheels, instead of the stupid 22" wheels. I like this truck more and more.

One thing I don't like, is the head lights are not HID, which is not available until 2015 on GMC's.

Gary2KC5

with everything stated above.

Yes I would buy it.

My Av has the towing package but did not come with an integrated controller...I too have the Prodigy...easy install

I tow a 22' V nose, enclosed trailer with no problems. it's close to the max weight limits but not over them.

a bigger truck would tow easier but do you really need a 5 gallon bucket to carry a gallon of water?