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Ryan
as i said in my earlier post, "i can only speak for my experiences. greg stancill's done right by me." what that translates into is, "i can only speak for my experiences." - and mine have been nothing but good. as for the published 8-10 week lead times for the silverado, yes, that is true...now that the 4 door has gone into full production. before, nobody really knew how long before it would go into production, and therefore, how long till they would get it. i tell you though, it's nice to have your oh-so-bright insight into these things. if you look at post #97 you'll see that roger stated, "And he will probably tell you how he got ONE (1) in a couple of months. Just one though, and it was a 1500." THAT was what i was referring to when i said not everybody can be lucky. if you try to follow these conversations, you might be able to keep up.
the only reason i make posts on here is to attempt to help some folks out - share my experiences if you will. if you take a jab at me...yes, i will retaliate. look at the rest of my posts though...they aim to assist those going through the same process i spent the last year of my life going through.
roger,
i'm sorry to hear about your wife, i hope she pulls through just fine. my old man had the same deal, and he's doing just great now. what i said above goes for you too though, bud, look above each of the times i posted about the deal i got, usually you'll find someone asking a question about how to get a good deal. i got a good deal, i'm going to try to help them do the same. for those of you who feel you've been shafted by greg stancill, tell everyone on here you have. better yet, email his boss at Carmgr1@aol.com. until he does me wrong, i'll be here to tell people what a great deal he gave me.
next week, i'll be posting pics if anyone's interested.
kyle
Just kidding,This truck should run in any weather condition thats what its for. However your right i think they will have a tough time trying to find it. Anybody having a problem with the DRL's?
My Parking lights front and rear are on all the time With the day lights. (Sensor Problem Maybe?)
http://www.cars.com/carsapp/sanjose/?srv=parser&act=display&tf=/features/autoshow2000/concept/gmc/terradyne.tmpl
There is all kinds of info on both trucks...including a cool webcam that shows instant shots from the Auto show in detroit...
I don't think I like all that crap on the Avalanche?....I must say...the GMC is better looking..(did I say That??).but these are just concepts.
The New silverado at the show before it came out had a bunch of similar crap too...and it never made it to production..
- Tim
Good luck on the 4 door, I know that you must be pretty proud of it. I know that I would be. So I will quit with that.....Good luck to everyone that is waiting for a 2500.
Roger
Ryan
Don't you know topics stray and get boring sometimes?
Go order a truck or something..
LOL
- Tim
Why don't you order yourself a truck? I know a Silverado X/C 4WD. I have just the color for you too!
Indigo Blue (trust me, you will like it) with Black fender flares! I think it will be sharp!!!!!
First - nothing wrong with it. I push harder.
Second - only resets after it has tripped. I push harder.
Third - I'll get the guy who knows more.
Fourth - after trying it for himself he understands the problem but has no idea. He's going to call the GM tech line and ask.
Final - ????????????????
I had to cancel my order, but now I'm glad of it.
Guess GM is trying to prove that Ford isn't the only one that made an EDSEL. Sorry guys, hope it gets better before it gets worse, if that is at all possible.
Roger
Thanks to PlaneJane for the lunar eclipse notice. My friends drunk wife called me last night. She said it had started, so I went out and looked. Nooo....Keep your shirt on honey! (Saw the eclipse tonight though.)
No oil light
No headlight bybass
Don't need the oil light....wish I had a headlight bybass sometimes though...(factory..not an aftermarket)
- Tim
Bluebeast I think your right Ryan is all talk no guts and probably will never order a truck.
just a thought...many folks change their oil every X miles or X months...has anybody kept track of their engine hours meter when the change oil light comes on? people been saying it's 2500 miles to the first time...then 3500, then 3000...maybe it has more to do with engine hours than mileage? just a shot in the dark...
kyle
I get different answers all the time...
Yesterday, I went to have my tires rotated. This guys at the Mobil Station says, your tire pressure was at 30psi - (I hadn't checked in a while, I guess he must have thought I was a dumb chick with a truck I knew nothing about). I admit it was pretty low, so he tells me - they're 80# tires, so I filled them all to 65.
I'm thinkin... and I said...
"OK, when I bought the truck they came with 40 all around. I filled them to 45 all around for everyday driving"
He says:
"Just imagine this, say you have 30# tires, and you kept them at 15, would that make sense?"
I thought:
Dammit, I don't know.. I AM SOOOOO CON_FUSED MAN!
So, I drove around with them at 65 all around, and it rides like [non-permissible content removed]. It felt every bump, every wave, and it felt like if I keep driving like this, I am going to rattle the truck apart.
SO, who's got the good word on this? I am going to let some of it out and see how 50 all around feels. It's so darn cold out today (west suburbs, Chicago).
Quad,
Tell me more about astrology... and the west.
planejane@att.net
(I am trying to get hubbie to take me to New Mexico or back to Montana this summer in the "tank". I said, aw come on, we haven't gone anywhere SINCE Montana in '94. He is obsessed with finishing the house in Wisconsin and says that the trip will take away from construction - He says I'm spoiled).
-Cindy
OH NO guts huh? Why do you say this? Just wait man u wont see the end of the pics when it finally comes in. Oh im getting it trust me right now i am getting the final price from a few dealers then go from there. I am spending 30000 i think i can take as a long as i want so its done right and i dont get screwed over.
IN 6-8 WKS YOU WILL EAT YOUR WORDS!!!!!
Have a nice weekend everyone
Ryan
I know how you feel about having to get use to the idle. Especially seeing as how your other vehicle is running smoother.
When that other person (sorry can't remember who) said about the top of the bed being higher about 1/4 in. on the driver's side, I checked it out and thought, how is this going to effect the truck structurally in its older years? Maybe it is fine, but how lame is that?
Forgot to mention, HOW COULD I FORGET? A couple weeks ago, I got up one morning for work, got out of my truck and turned back to look at it (in admiration) and found someone had scratched my passenger-side bed. It was a 3 foot long scratch with a nice long dent behind it. Looked just like someone in a minivan was parked next to me and backed up - hit my truck and kept on backing up. No telling who it was, and the note must have 'blown away' in the wind... ;-)
I was devastated. The damage was $468 & my deduct was $500, so after being nearly drained after Christmas, now I have to wait a little while to fix it. I told myself when I got it, that it wasn't going to be new forever, so after baning my head on the wall for 6 hours, I got over it.
It just goes to show ya, people are *(!&#*(&(*$&(*^$ (disrespectful).
Anyways, after that incident, I lowered my deductible to $100. Lesson learned, huh?
-Cindy
I know you will get your truck.
Your tires are rated to carry 3000# each at 80 psi. For 4 tires that equals 12,000 lbs. Your truck only weighs about 6000 lbs unloaded. That is about 1500 lbs per tire.
If your weight was equal front to rear, you could run 40 psi all around and the tire would deflect the same as if they were at 80 psi/3000 lbs. But your truck probably weighs more on the front than the rear. So run 45 front, 35-40 rear when empty. Just be sure and pump the pressure up when you carry a load, or you run the risk of tire failure.
Good Luck,
Mike
That sucks about your truck getting hit. People are disrepectful. Next time park a mile away by noone and next to a pole so they cant park next to you or take up 2 parking spots. I cant even count the number of dents to the wheel well chrome on my S-10 it drives me crazy. I could go on forever about how people dont care but ill quit now.
Ryan
Ryanbab, remember, yer just a hot air blower until the truck is in the driveway. Then I will believe it. Hopefully when you go to purchase other "stuff" you don't research for a couple of years before you buy. Wife wanted to know if you have black or blue flares mounted on your bedposts?
The one thing i like about 4hi over auto 4wd is that it helps you get around corners better in the deep snow. I've had times where the rear wheels weren't spinning, but the front wheels weren't getting traction, so when I'd turn, i'd still go straight a little bit.
As a side note to everyone: Remember, saving X-amount of dollars on a purchase can be equivalent earning 1.8X dollars or more (depending on your tax bracket, your state tax rate, your city tax rate, and your local sales tax rate).
-powerisfun
Keep in mind that maybe you did have 45 in the warm weather....but temp effects the pressure.
Colder temp..lower pressure.
I wouldn't got below 40 with this type of tire. 10 ply tires hold more of a load...but can be like riding on empty for the sidewalls if you go too low.
The rear is going to take all the bouncing too...(thus adding to stress)...for me 40 is the lowest for the rear. If you toss something light back there..it's fine...but anything heavy - 80 psi.
Fill them the most you can handle.
It calls for 50F/80R in the door...but that's for fully loaded. I know I tried that...but a 2500 Firm Ride will shake your guts out dry with that PSI.
I keep the fronts at 50 as stated...that does not feel uncomfortable for me...so why not keep it at what the max they say is....that way when i do load down...I only have to change the rears.
and yeah....I think Ryan is all hot air too...just another teeny bopper wishing he had a new Silverado!
LOL
- Tim
(Ryan...if we had a truck bash...you would have to take more abuse than this...trust me)
..Keep some humor in mind man
kyle
Blue to answer about the bedposts neiter
I dont usually researh things out but 30000 is mucho dinero and i would rather be prepared then be in the dark u know. Its cool u all can say what you want hot air or whatever. Doesnt affect me.
Whatever happened to the truck bash???
Ryan
Mike said it better than I can about the tire pressures. Let some air out. If you have too much, they wear more towards the center. Too little, more wear towards the edges.
Hubby is taking on too much stress, but that's what you get with a cheese head!
20 ?? yer still not even legal yet! Will your future wife go under as much scrutiny as your truck selection?
Ray T.
No TPW yet. Probably find out next week.
Rob
For tires it is simple: 50 psi front, 45 psi rear empty, 80 psi rear loaded. Just do this and don't think about it any more.
bob259 - you said yours works, what year do you have?
I noticed an interesting word in the manual, it says: "IF the system is reset it will flash..." note the first word. Hmmm
Seems like I already said that though.
Richard
Stop picking on Ryan ...
(I was going to say "pick on someone your own age," but then I'd be picking on him too.)
Thanks for all your input, I am going 50 front and 45 rear.
About the damage to my truck...
Now I know where to look for genuine sympathy.
www.edmunds.com
Anyways, MDW1000:
We could start hunting them down, but there are too many of them.
Quad:
Yes, I did have that little door ding on my wheel flares, but that was plastic, and I actually forgot about it until you reminded me. Hey, Thanks a alot! :P
Actually, that was just a little ding. I don't even care about that one anymore, this "THING" on the side of my truck ruins the whole side (they way it looks).
Vince,
I bet you have to look at it everyday (your door) and pretend like it doesn't bother you, right?
Cindy
Call me a wimp.
Cindy