My last was a BMW 528e, from which I got 230,000 miles (and a lot of driving pleasure). When it wore out I needed to look for something big enough to haul multiple vintage drumsets, so picked up the last 2000 Chevy Tahoe Ltd. left in California. This edition Tahoe started as a special order from the California Highway Patrol, with customized and upgraded suspension, transmission, cooling system, etc. There ended up being an excuse 8,000 of the Tahoes, so Chevrolet came up with a styling package (2-tone leather interior, no roof rack, bumper guards, etc.) for the SUV, and offered it to civilians for two years (1999/2000).
I had suspension expert Jim Sleeper change out the stock suspension for lowering front spindles and springs, custom rear leaf springs, and Koni shocks, all to improve handling and achieve a 4" drop. I then replaced the stock 16" wheels and tires with 20" Budniks and BFG rubber. Looks cool and is built pretty well (MUCH better than the Ford Explorer my woman had), but the gas mileage is terrible!
I still lust after a dropped black 1960's Lincoln Continental ;-) .
