2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT Crew Long-Term Road Test

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2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT Crew Long-Term Road Test

Edmunds conducts a Long Term Test of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and comments on its payload-carrying ability.

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stever

Seeing the built-in step in my brother's '13 F-150 for the first time amused me - you really need step-ladders any more for these rigs.

The way to go is to stick the engine on a pallet and then slide it into the back of my minivan with a pallet jack. And my van would fit in your driveway too.

Seriously, I'm surprised that more pickups don't come with liftgates these days; it's way too hard to toss junk in the back of them.

noburgers

I sense a logical addition to the future long term fleet will be a Canyon/Colorado. The first gen was kind of underwhelming compared to their big brothers, and safety rankings were poor. Yet people I know who own them love them.

agentorange

Seems like the fullsize pickup market says "bigger is better; until you cannot reach". How nice!

hybris

It's a pity that Ford stopped making the Ranger or least isn't allowing their Global version in the US. Also I would like to note that climbing on the trucks tires is a good way to get in and out of these trucks, the alternative being getting a set of full length running boards.

hybris

@Stever While I can appreciate the idea of having truck come from the factory with lift gates there is the fact that most people wouldn't know how to use them safely and would wind up suing the truck companies. Until people get more common sense we all wi

duck87

I know what you mean about precarious engines. I remember transporting inline 4s in the back of a Civic hatch, and I always used copious amounts of tie straps and boxes to keep it from moving. Flat 4s are only slightly easier, surprisingly.

bankerdanny

Speaking of engines, are the dwarves done mining and hand forging the new engine for the Miata yet?