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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FW_Z71Burb" data-source="post: 25768" data-attributes="member: 13704">Howdy -Thanks for having me and I look forward to learning from you all and hopefully contribute at some point..I’ll try to keep it short but probably failDaily’d a 93 Bronco for 2 years, she was a needy old Ford and our family kept on growing (now 4 boys), wife said the Bronco has got to go!When thinking about its replacement, I remembered back to my childhood and our family adventure rig, a Black 2001 Z71 Suburban.. 230k miles, tons of towing and trips to the mountains, and simple maintenance (water pump is the only thing I know of), so I started looking…Picked up this single owner 2002 140k miles on Father’s Day; flew out in the morning on a one way ticket and drove it home 4 hours that afternoon[ATTACH=full]4330[/ATTACH]L59 and 3.73 gears, original window sticker is a score![ATTACH=full]4341[/ATTACH]New leather on the seats done 2 years ago by the previous owner:[ATTACH=full]4335[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]4337[/ATTACH]Work already done- Pathfinder A/T stock size- AC delco fuel pump, filter, pressure regulator- air filters- oil change- AC tensioner pulley / beltShe needs:- clay bar and detail / wax to get the west Texas off of her- brake job- leaking oil (bout half a quart 2500 miles in)Found out she needs above 87 octane to not trigger the knock sensor code which would come and go.  Two tanks of premium and no CEL.  Should I try mid grade or E85 next? $2.07 / gallon for E85Goals:Hoping she stays in the family a long time.. would love to powdercoat or CeraKote those snowflake wheels black at some point, like below.  Anyone done that with success?[ATTACH=full]4340[/ATTACH][not mine, black wheel reference]</blockquote>