by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 11/29/2017 at 14:25
by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 11/29/2017 at 14:25
Tags: Dear Mr Fantasy
STARS: 6
If I had the moneys, this is what I’d buy. I need the crew cab for family hauling duties, and it’s got the 5.3 and a significantly higher tow rating of 9,100 pounds, compared to the 5,700 pound rating that my trusty ‘06 has (the 4.8 and 3:20 rear gears make it slow as dog-poop).
It’s a base model with just a few important options, like my ‘06. Towing package (with built-in trailer brake controller!), locking rear end, factory tinted windows, and a few other little things. I spec’d the 6'-6" bed for this one. The 5'-8" had proven to be just short enough to be a PITA for hauling long stuff. I think having a backup camera would make up for the difficulty of parking 10" more length.. The big thing I spec’d on this one, that my ‘06 doesn’t have, is 4-wheel drive. Do I need 4-wheel drive? Absolutely not ... but it sure would be fun to have!
I love the new base steel wheels. I’d like to find a set of them for my ‘06. I also LOVE this blue color! I miss color. I need color. I am so impossibly bored with silver.
Do you know what would make this truck 10 times cooler? No, not bro rims and Chinese LED light bars. That’s right! Plaid bench seats!!! I would pay an extra thousand dollars for a pair of plaid bench seats. Especially if there were some nice plaid inserts in the door panels to match. Man, that would be tight!
The price? Just under $40k, after current incentives. Not too bad given the realities of today’s marker ... but damn near twice as much what I paid for my brand new ‘06. So, still ouch.
When is this going to happen? Three years at the absolute soonest. That’s when my wife’s CX-5 will be paid off.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/29/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 1
The GMC Sierra pisses me off for combining blue/white LED eyebrows with yellow halogen headlight bulbs.
It is far from the only offender of this particular crime (looking at you, Subaru Legacy, Chrysler 200, and many others) but it is an offender nonetheless.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
11/29/2017 at 14:31, STARS: 5
Plaid bench seats!!!
Counterpoint: sarape seats!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 14:31, STARS: 0
Eh, I no care :)
"Nibby" (nibby68)
11/29/2017 at 14:31, STARS: 0
my sister’s 2016 civic does this too :(
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 1
I’m not against them! Personally, I’ll take plaid. Both should be an option.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
11/29/2017 at 14:41, STARS: 1
That’s a good looking truck - I don’t think I’ve seen one in that blue.
And it’s got all the stuff you need, none of the gimmicky crap you don’t.
Is the $40k = MSRP minus incentives? You’d be able to do better with some haggling, too—
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/29/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 0
In the meantime, you can get plaid seat covers.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
11/29/2017 at 14:57, STARS: 0
You know what, I could actually picture plaid seats in this truck!
My cousin just got a Chevy 1500 with the 5.3, crew cab, not sure what bed. Nice truck!
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/29/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0
What kind of fuel economy do you get with the 4.8 and 2wd?
"GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo" (jackolson)
11/29/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 0
That’s only on the HD series trucks, the 1500’s should have HID projectors and the LED fogs.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
11/29/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 0
I’ve been eyeing a diesel 2500 Sierra.....mmmmm want.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
11/29/2017 at 15:26, STARS: 2
Oh, I still love plaid a lot. Helps make it look like a farmer’s truck. But I’m also a sucker for that southwestern style, whether it’s the rainbow type or more of a pattern.
(Shit, why haven’t I gotten one of these for my truck yet? I’ve got a bench seat.)
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/29/2017 at 15:30, STARS: 0
I tried to figure out which headlights I was thinking of and actually I’m thinking of the Yukon.
I kept picturing I had that C-shaped LED eyebrow where the individual LEDs are visible, which can’t really be seen in this pic, but here they are on a Denali that does have HIDs...
The Sierra has gone that shape recently but it’s more of a continuous LED strip, and yeah the HIDs are standard.
It’s the Yukon that draws my ire.
"JeepJeremy" (jeepjeremy)
11/29/2017 at 15:36, STARS: 2
Plaid All The Seats!!!!!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:42, STARS: 0
YES!!!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 1
I’m in either way. Yeah, you should definitely get one for your truck.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:44, STARS: 0
Yeah, that’s after incentives. I’m sure you could do a bit better. Still crazy how expensive trucks have gotten.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 0
They are nice trucks. I like the way both the Chevys and GMCs look. I’m not crazy about the design of the dashboard, but nobody’s perfect. Plaid bench seats would be amazing.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
Usually about 15-16 city and 18-19 highway. I once got the EPA 21 mpg highway estimate.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 0
Yeah, that’d be sweet. So many moneys!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 1
Yeah, but I won’t.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
11/29/2017 at 15:59, STARS: 0
I’m working on a machine to print my own. SShhh don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
11/29/2017 at 16:04, STARS: 0
There are still times I long for a full sizer, but then I look at what I owe on the Taco and am much happier. Damn, trucks are expensive. Under 40k for the GMC nearly qualifies for a steal. They’re definitely good looking trucks.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/29/2017 at 16:09, STARS: 0
Yea, I was thinking maybe 20-ish, but sometimes those small engines in a big vehicle get worse mileage than the bigger engine. Though it doesn’t seem like it does much better than the larger engines.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
11/29/2017 at 16:09, STARS: 0
The funny thing is, the GM employee pricing on a 2500HD with the 6.0 port fuel injected engine (still not sold on long term reliability of direct injection) is about 41K for a similarly equipped model.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
11/29/2017 at 16:24, STARS: 1
I think somehow this new GMC could pull it off, especially with the chrome, while any other current-model truck cannot. I think for example it would look weeeeird on an F-150 with their high-tech aluminum body design. The GMC has a bit of a classic look to it, at least in the picture you provided, it does.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 0
That’d be a damn good buy! That 6.0 is an excellent motor.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 0
Birddog was the one who pointed this out to me, and I’m inclined to agree, that there’s a fair bit of Squarebody heritage in the current bodystyle. My dad’s first truck, which I remember quite fondly, was an electric blue ‘79 Chevy K10 with a plaid blue bench seat. I basically want a modern crew cab version of that truck.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0
It’s a touch better, especially cruising at highway speeds. I’d much rather have the better power range and tiny fuel penalty of the 5.3. That said, I’m fairly certain the reason I got this truck so cheap (brand new out the door for under $22k, including an extended warranty), was because nobody wanted a 2wd crew cab with a 4.8. There were so few of them built, that my combination isn’t even in the tow rating page of the owners manual. I had to extrapolate from the other configurations to figure it out. It’s been an excellent vehicle, and it makes me genuinely sad that the rocker panels are starting to rust out on it.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0
Can I haz one too????
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 16:34, STARS: 0
They are, and nothing holds it’s value like a pickup truck. Mine is nearly 12 years old, has 127k miles on it, is starting to rust a bit, and I could still get nearly half what I paid for it back.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
11/29/2017 at 16:34, STARS: 1
In an ideal world I’d love a 60's or 70's truck with an entirely new frame and drivetrain. Also with modern interior amenities. But everything made as much as possible to look like the classic truck. But that would be astronomically expensive, haha. The body work alone to get the size up to a modern truck would be insane.
And I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, since I am not super well versed in truck history, but I just got a hint of that classic truck feeling when I looked at your GMC picture, I had to double take to confirm that, yes, I am in fact looking at a ‘17 model.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 0
You should look up Johnathan Ward’s Icon trucks. They’re exactly that, and VERY pricey!
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/29/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 0
Swiss cheese rocker panels are unfortunately a common occurrence in the Salt Belt. I kind of want to get a regular cab 2wd truck with the 5.3 in it...if I could find one in stock around here I bet I could get it for pretty cheap.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
11/29/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 0
I’ll give you the first run. Let me know how it goes.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/29/2017 at 17:23, STARS: 0
It’s the one thing I absolutely freaking hate about the new smarts. They moved back from projectors to reflectors with stupid yellow bulbs. I promptly changed them out for super white 8000lm LEDs.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/29/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 1
Buy new truck, rally the old one! :D
"GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo" (jackolson)
11/29/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 0
That’d be correct sir. The Sierra HD’s do that too and it is annoying to look at. I work at a full GM dealership and I hear the complaints regularly.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
11/29/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 2
I’m in the same boat but with a different blue vehicle...
though I also found out yesterday that the single cab can do three up so that would work out cheaper...about AU$60,000 which is the same price as a replacement VW Transporter dual cab 4Motion (equivalent to what I have) so not bad...
There’s a 4x4 version as well but the coin required is significant...
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/29/2017 at 18:30, STARS: 0
If I had the money
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 18:57, STARS: 0
Yeah, unfortunately it is. I was all set to buy a regular cab with a 5.3 when I bought my truck, but then the crew cab with the 4.8 was only $2k more. I couldn’t pass up that deal.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 18:58, STARS: 0
I fully intend to keep this truck long enough to become a Gambler, but it’s not nearly there yet.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 18:59, STARS: 1
Nice!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 18:59, STARS: 1
Nice!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0
Oh yeah! That is sweet!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/29/2017 at 19:12, STARS: 0
Yeah! But $66k sweet and needing def fluid? No. I’ll take a 2006 6.6 2500
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 0
I do love the GMT-800 trucks.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/29/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 0
Me too. I would love a GMT800 Yukon on a 2500
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
11/29/2017 at 19:30, STARS: 1
If I had the money
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
11/29/2017 at 19:32, STARS: 1
Fun fact: I just got my father in law into a 2006 3500 CC LWB. Thing is a god damned TANK. LOVE IT.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/29/2017 at 19:42, STARS: 0
Man, that seems like a lot, but I guess if you need it.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
11/29/2017 at 19:45, STARS: 0
It’s a lot but, with the Cummins and Manuel Transmision, should be the last truck we ever need to buy. Not much that thing couldn’t haul and then my wife could have her 3-horse slant with living quarters.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
11/29/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 0
Oh I thought this was about my Ram post. Whoops! Naw man he just retired and bought a $40,000 fifth wheel. The 06 was literally the only reasonable truck I could find that can tow that camper and fell in the rest of their budget.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/29/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 0
I’d love that too. Especially if it had Quadrasteer.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/29/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 0
Damn shame no Duramax and allison
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/29/2017 at 19:48, STARS: 0
Me too!!
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
11/29/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 2
Yeah confusion. FIL now has a 2006 GMC 3500 SLT. Duramax/Allison FTMFW because MIL won’t drive stick
"adamftw" (adamftw)
11/30/2017 at 07:05, STARS: 1
My father-in-law has a ‘17 Chevy 1500 CCSB LT Z71 in that bright metallic blue. The truck is gorgeous and the interior is HUGE. So much room in the backseats. And the thing drives like an Accord compared to the gen trucks we have. Sticker was 52? and he was out the door like 46 IIRC.
I’ve grown to like the room in my fullsize, and the 6.5' bed is nice. I do wish my truck was taller though, even with a slight torsion bar crank and 33s the thing is super tiny.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
11/30/2017 at 09:00, STARS: 0
Haha, I’m familiar. I’ve lusted after them for sure. As well as the Icon Broncos. They are magnificent. I think if I won the lottery, they may be one of my first stops.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/30/2017 at 09:01, STARS: 0
Nice!
What year is your truck?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/30/2017 at 09:03, STARS: 0
Yeah, it would be for me too.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
11/30/2017 at 09:12, STARS: 0
Oh mannn imagine a garage with an Icon Truck, an Icon Bronco and a perhaps a Singer? I’m not typically a Porsche person, but I think it would fit right in from a meticulously restored beyond factory quality, haha.
That garage still needs a family hauler though... Icon Suburban? Or Icon Centurion Conversion? I still have to wonder if that comes anywhere near close enough to modern safety standards though. Which is something I’d want for a family road trip vehicle.
edit: forgot to add air stream to tow behind the truck. Air Stream may be my next stop after Icon, haha. Then maybe a Chris Craft.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/30/2017 at 09:36, STARS: 1
I’m getting weak in the knees thinking about it. I’ve often wondered how much money I would have to throw at Johnathan Ward, to get him to do up an early Squarebody Suburban.
I would definitely be getting an Airstream as well. I’d do one up with a fully custom interior, and hit the road.
"adamftw" (adamftw)
11/30/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 0
2005
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/30/2017 at 09:59, STARS: 0
I genuinely love our bodystyle of truck, and they were way more refined than the GMT-400's they replaced, but they definitely have a lot of room for improvement in the road manners department.
"adamftw" (adamftw)
11/30/2017 at 10:31, STARS: 1
Oh yea. They’re definitely great looking, but they drive like an old pickup... which is both good and bad I think. The GMT800 1500s are bigger, more powerful and slightly refined old Toyotas. The extended cab door rattles drive me nuts.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/30/2017 at 11:34, STARS: 0
Yeah, I had an extended cab for a while and that did drive me crazy. I have an intermittent rattle behind the dash board that periodically drives me insane.
"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
11/30/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
God I want a new GMC truck! They look soooo much better than Chevy IMO.