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He called me back today (three weeks later) and offered it to me at $2,000 over invoice. I told him to forget it.
Besides, I'm thinking about waiting to hear more about folk's experiences with this truck in these posts. Besides the bad experience cookei1 is having with his Canadian built truck, there is a guy on another topic "Chevy quality build problems", that has had problems with his Canadian built '98 truck. It sounds to me the Canucks don't have the quality control the Michigan plant does. I have a '96 that was built in Pontiac Mich., and the quality has been top notch, I'm not willing to trade it for something that has been assembled sloppy.
Guess I'll keep waiting.
My boss has a 98 Z71 built in Canada and has had no problems.
I have one on order (since 30 Sept) 5.3, 3:43 rear end and the towing package. I am debating if the truck is worth the wait. I have a 1992 1500 that tows just fine. But I do like the idea of a new truck. The tow rating on the new truck is 8300 or 8600 lbs.
i ordered a 99 silverado 2500 ex cab 4x4 longbed about 10 days ago.. i also had all the invoice prices with me from carpoint..had it all printed out showed it to the local dealership. he just said "well looks like you did all the work for me" and promptly sold it to me for 500 over invoice. not msrp!!. I'd tell your dealer to go pound salt.. it would save you money to go to another state and buy a new one!! sounds llike this dealer should be in the "sleazy dealer" post...
good luck!! (still waiting for mine)
Where did you buy your truck? Most likely too far away for me to go anyway.
In case anyone is curious, the dealership that wants to gouge me is Capitol Chevrolet in Salem, Oregon. This is kind of a small city, and they are the only Chevy dealer in town. They act like they're the only dealer in the state. I called their service department recently to find out how much a 30,000 mile service would cost for my current truck. They want $600. Then I called a Chevy dealership about 30 minutes away from here and they want only $275!
There are a few other Chevy dealers in nearby towns within 30-40 minutes drive. Also there's Portland an hours drive north. I have a feeling the "drive a little, save a lot" theory would be the case here.
I haven't looked at other dealerships yet because I'm not in any hurry to buy a new truck. My '96 only has 29,000 miles on it and is in fine shape.
Mine was just under 4 months.... GOOD FOR YOU!!! Enjoy!!!!
So, what's it like?
Where are you guys finding out where you truck was built? I don't have mine yet. I assume it must be on the truck some where.
identification number) starts with a 2, then it
is built in Canada. If the first letter of the
VIN is 1, then it is built in the USA.
Last Sunday test drove a regular cab 99 1500 with 5.3 V8 the first time. Quite impressed, but the power steering and brakes seemed over-assisted compared to Toyota. A matter of change of habit, any one?
The dealers I visited did not even have 4.8 V8, much less V6 trucks (except base long bed). What deal was that? Will make sure it is built in the US before making the deal.
This was the first bad experience with a new vehicle in the last 8 new GM cars during the last 25 years.
Anybody making a product can make mistakes but along with the long wait and the poor information on build dates it is dissapointing.
I still wouldn't recommend any other brand over what I think is the best package out there this year.
The z71 ride is firm but not jarring like my pickups from the 60s and 70s I owned.
Everything appears to be working. No rattles. Fit and trim looks great. Yes, and it was assembled in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
Since we had another 5 inch snowfall today here in Minnesota on top of 2 inches yesterday, I left it in the Autotrac 4wd mode. It responds every bit as good as the Subaru Outback AWD I turned in on trade. I thought a lot of that Outback. For a car it was great. It just wasn't a truck. I write this as the local news shows cars slipping and sliding all over and causing traffic jambs. I noticed no slippage. I can go up my 200 ft. long 12% driveway slope from a dead stop start at a liesurely pace. Something I could never do with any 2wd vehicle. The Outback performed similarly as well.
The brakes are awsome. Acceleration surpasses my former Outback. The only problem is there was so much traffic on the roads I felt pent up to test it out. So I laid back and relaxed. I've got plenty of time.
The power seats with two memory settings are going to be a godsend on long trips where I trade off with my wife. It adjusts tilt of back and seat, up and down, front and back, and lumbar support. Push a button and everything automatically goes back to your setting. That's a cheap fun thrill in itself. The power seats are not as convenient as the manual seats of you want to enter the rear seat from the driver side or even throw briefcase in back. That's a trade off I guess. I carpool with adults and just as soon have rear seat passengers load in on the passenger side when I pick them up anyway. My car salesman was a 6'-8" 300 lb. Irishman and he could sit in that rear seat.
What else can I say except from coming from a medium size Outback to a full size 4wd pickup is that it is HUGE! You do have that on top of the world feeling. The two month wait was worth it. This was the first time I ordered a vehicle and the salivating anticipation was getting unbearable. Looking back this was the first vehicle I bought EXACTLY the way I wanted it. Maybe I'll keep it more than the customary 2-3 years this time. The last two pickups I bought this decade where 2wd (and don't ask me why I did so in weak moments here in Minnesota), and I bought the Outback thinking I could wean off pickups (I couldn't).
Is is possible that it has something to do with the new northeast emmisions? Any comments appreciated.
extened cab. Was impressed ! I'am still waiting for my reg. cab 6.0 with 4.10 .The 3.73 was quick and smooth but the 4.10 should put the icing on the cake!
the 4.3 is a proven workhorse. If you're not going to tow anything, it has plenty of gitty-up for normal driving, and good mileage also.
someone posted the 4.8 was pretty peppy and comparable to the 5.3, so if towing is not that big of a deal, the 4.8 might be the better choice once you look at the additional cost of the 5.3 and the slightly better mileage of the 4.8. then again, the reports say that the 5.3 gets 15/20 mpg, so how can you go wrong...
Anybody else out there compare the two engines (4.3 vs. 4.8)?
if the truck is just a reg cab shortbed, i'd say save some money, you probably only need the v6. the 4.8 will give you a good tire burner for those frisky moments....
the 4.8 has a little more torque than the v6, a quite bit wider torque range than the v6-- it will pull something much better