Regular Car Reviews: 1990 Chevrolet Suburban

This is a car from the age of Grunge Music, live axles and red plush interior. The Suburban is not an SUV, not really. It is a work truck that happens to be inclosed. Like the Lincoln Town Car, it will outlast modern cars.

[JayJayGaming]

A Chevrolet Suburan only needs six selling points

1. I'm BIG
2. I drive over stuff
3. Weather doesn't stop me
4. I look like *murder*
5. I sound like Lobo
6. And I smoke like Oswald's rifle

Favorite part of the review

[flyacrosstexas]

"you could conceive, deliver AND raise a family in the back of this vehicle."I died laughing

[donaldhollums]

We had a 1990 Suburban. My wife never drove anything that big before so when she’d drive it to the grocery store she’d park waaayyy out there in the parking lot so as not to bump into anything. Then she got used to it, we have a 1999 Suburban now and my wife can park that thing where a motorcycle wouldn’t fit.

[TrashHeapCustodian]

I am at my Grandparent's house. They are listening to christmas music in the background as I watch this video. It adds another dimension that I never would have thought existed before today. Listening to tales of crying potato sacks with "Up on the house top" in the background is some kind of religious experience, but certainly not the kind my grandparents would approve of.

[originaslpyderxta]

I had a ton of fun filming this.  Thanks RCR team, I could not help but smile and laugh the whole video.  Simply perfect.

[tamapalagi]

known as the mormon assault vehicle in idaho. catholics drove passenger vans.

[AlfredvanKuik]

I have to say... As a European, this is not what I think about when I think about American cars (which I try to avoid doing). I usually forget this car exists, because there's probably about a maximum of 2 of these in my country.

I do secretly love how this car looks though.

[TheGreatCapello]

Damn I miss my old suburban I had right out of high school. So many memories of last minute beach trips week long camping trips. Those huge back seats come in handy to a young man still living with his parents.

[Barberdan]

"smokes like Oswald's rifle" had me rolling on the floor.  I'm sure there is a more accurate simile but this one was very American and shocking.  Good job!

[ThatDudeinBlue]

I listened to your podcast with Matt Farah the other day and I'm on the same page as him-keep this going and you guys will go really far.
Film on! 

[JoeytheJoeyX]

All you need is a jet black paint job, tinted windows, and a fake rotating satellite dish on the roof, and BAM!, park it outside of some random guy's house and watch as he freaks out thinking that the government showed up to spy on him.

[makeshitwork]

So funny. I had a 91 with a 6.2 diesel and a banks turbo kit. It came with a Reagan Bush campaign sticker. And it ran on the tears of vegans. Not a day goes by I don't miss that beast.

[brtshstel]

350 SBC: it works in trucks, it works in Corvettes, it works in station wagons.

[CalebSalstrom]

Each time I get notified of an upload from you, I excitedly rush to it and am never disappointed.

[draufganger]

I used to work at the campus post office while I was attending college at ISU. They had this same vehicle in white which we used to driver mail to the departments outside of central campus. I was totally amazed it was something that was made in the 1990’s. I thought it was made in the 70’s. Also we used to race in this thing to see who could deliver the mail and compete their route the fastest. This involved a couple miles of a winding gravel road up the side of a mountain to deliver like 1 or 2 pieces of mail to the to the office of the underground particle accelerator research facility. We drove that suburban like it was a stolen rental trying to compete in a rally event . Luckily I never flipped it. But I heard the ridiculous tradition of racing that state government owned suburban continued after I left the job and some poor sophomore eventually did mange to get that thing to roll while racing down the mountain. Luckily the suburban was okay.

[Bayan]

I have a '92 Suburban, the beginning of the 9th generation, has the 350 TBI, has a few of the goodies of the older generation. Mine was a former police vehicle so it has less of the frills most of the 9th gens seem to have. Roll up windows, Silverado trim, bench seats everywhere. It also has the police push bumper, the spotlight and has 3/4 ton axles and 4 wheel drive. It scares people just by being near them. Nothing like a Suburban, NOTHING.

[Bowtieme]

Aaaah the sound of a Chevy small block idling! Never gets old!

[TheGMlover]

I've got an old 89 Burban good ol truck and I also have a 96 2500 suburban with a 454 and a 97 chevy k1500 4x4 suburban all of them almost have 300k still running strong Burbans are unstoppable

[ACEcolorado]

I just love how this truck tries to be somewhat modern wit some parts from the 88 Silverado redesign like the grill and steering wheel, but still looks like its from the 70s

[Mega_Mikey]

Regular Car Reviews is what Top Gear America needs to be.