Finally saw a Silverado in person

It was a loaded crew cab for $43K. Black with 20" rims. This truck looks so much better in person than on small internet pictures. The bulged fenders really look good and give the truck a lot more character. The 900 Crew cab looks a lot more natural than the 800 Crews. The 800 just never looked like it was meant to be a crew cab. (I felt the same way about the S-10 vs Colorado).

The only thing I'm not sure I like is the roof rails on a crew cab truck. I like the Avalanche and most SUVs better with them, but I'm still not sure how I feel about them on the Silverado. I don't dislike them like the ones on the Nissan Frontier. I guess I'll have to wait and see if they grow on me.

Over all this thing is a great looking truck and a nice improvement over last generation as far as looks go. Even though from those first internet pics I thought it looked too much like the 99-02 Silverado in person it looks very different. A very nice progression of the Chevy full size truck styling. :thumb:

The panel gaps, all the way around, is what gets me. They really 'look' premium now where the 800 never could. You could start a river in the 800's hood gaps. All 3 versions.

$43k?! :eek:
I could never fathom spending that on a truck.

:think: Try Canada. That'd be a bargain.

$43k?! :eek:
I could never fathom spending that on a truck.

Chevy Tahoe at the Chevy dealer in nearby Serremonte Ca.

Going for over $48K. About a grand less than the new Corvette parked nearby.

Not talking about an Escalade, Land Rover, or even a Denali.

I'm talking about a frigging Chevy truck.

$48K.

There was at least 1 new Cadillac sedan next door that cost less! :no:

I sat in a mid-model Sierra, cloth seats, LT interior... Pretty impressive, considering my dad's 06 Duramax interior was the more expensive model with Bose and all of that, and it now looks like a WT interior.

Dealer also has like 3 Chevy's, but they had just got them in(moved and combined their Pontiac GMC Buick with Chevy Cadillac) and hadn't gotten around to cleaning them up. I asked salesman about the sliding bed system, but he couldn't tell me much as of yet.

I will be back around there in the next few days.

never seen one yet but i like the looks

I cant wait to see one in person

$43k?! :eek:
I could never fathom spending that on a truck.

That's the thought that crossed my mind.

I was at a dealer monday, 52k for a tahoe. :eek:

Saw a new Silverado, looked it over for about 10 minutes but none of the sales staff would come out. :rolleyes: Then I looked at several trailblazers then the tahoe. I could see them looking out at me but they wouldn't come out. And people wonder why they can't sell anything.

I was at a dealer monday, 52k for a tahoe. :eek:
High Demand = High Price
Low Demand = Low Price

:shrug:

a pretty interesting post, if long, over at GMI.. if you want to read more about these trucks

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39523