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Kinja'd!!! "Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
04/13/2016 at 09:53 • Filed to: None

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What exactly were the nature of your complaints with the GMT900 again? I had an opportunity to refresh my memory yesterday.

Likes:

Good ride&handling.

Looks.

4L60e is calibrated a little better than mine.

Nice seats, even at WT trim.

Very comfortable just cruisin’.

Dislikes:

Inability to “rest on the torque” (for lack of a better way of putting it). This is engine specific, it’s the 4.8L and lacks the punch of the 5.3 I have.

Instrument panel. It SUUUUUUUUUCKS. You get a nicer one on the higher trims iirc, but this is awful.

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An almost complete lack of visibility. Seriously, I felt like I was driving a house. It was a regular cab, and the huge pillars just behind your head mean changing lanes involves a certain amount of luck and planning. This is a vehicle best driven fast so people can’t come up on you, which is a drawback since this truck is happiest at a cruise. Of course having the toolbox in the back doesn’t help.

The seats, while comfortable, don’t come up at the front enough—WT problems.

Driving position is... wierd. Like the pedals are too far away or something. Or maybe too close so that you have to sit back and the steering wheel is too far away. Dunno, I was mostly concentrating on not hitting stuff.

Basically, I think it feels weird because I’m coming from a small crew cab at the top of the line with a high driving position, and this is a reg cab full size with a low driving position.


DISCUSSION (17)


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 09:56

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I’m having traumatic flashbacks of the loaner Equinox I was once dealt.


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 09:59

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interior door handle placement.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
04/13/2016 at 10:05

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That steering wheel is in EVERYTHING. Iirc it’s still in the Enclave. Thankfully, it’s actually not bad.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
04/13/2016 at 10:07

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Sorry, but that goes on my “like” list. Massive handle for use with gloves. Need to put it out of sight but still make it natural to use. Reach down, pull right back the way you came. That angled pull is delightful.

Of course, if you step up to the LTZ (or even LT, can’t remember) you get the standard little chrome handle over the armrest.


Kinja'd!!! DrJohannVegas > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 10:11

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Exposed body fasteners?


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > DrJohannVegas
04/13/2016 at 10:17

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Wasn’t looking. Didn’t notice. Besides...

Truck. WT trim. Not care.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 10:21

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Bonus feature: They tell you when there is ice on the road, because that is not obvious.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/13/2016 at 10:31

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Meh, so does pretty much everything. But yeah... pointless messages on the DIC are annoying.

Also, I notice you have acquired extra gauges, you capitalist pig.


Kinja'd!!! Quadradeuce > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 10:39

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I have this truck for work. It’s an extended cab because I’m 6'5". I’ve driven 20 hours straight in it many times without being uncomfortable, so I give the seats a pass. The interior is nothing to write home about, but it’s a damn work truck. The 5.3 is the way to go. I love it. Also, that door release is the bomb. Screw anyone who says otherwise, they clearly have never done any real work that requires heavy gloves.

The brakes are the weak point on this truck, IMO. I’m debating what to do about it since I have about 75k miles on them so an upgrade could be in the near future.


Kinja'd!!! unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 10:48

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*decadent capitalist pig


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 10:48

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2500 HD Duramax LT trim package. Same color as the one in your photo.

I like this photo because I was driving through about 20" of snow up a hill and the display felt that it should tell me that there might be ice on the road.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Quadradeuce
04/13/2016 at 10:52

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The one pictured isn’t EXACTLY what I drove. It’s a long box 2WD and the way they hunch makes visibility even worse. Besides that, yeah I agree. It’s a work truck, the higher trims would remove a lot of my issues.

I really wonder what the 5.3 is like in the Silverado... I’ve been spoiled with one in a Colorado, so I might have to step up to the 6.0 to get my giddies :)

That door handle it GREAT. The big buttons and dials for the climate control are great too. Where it falls down imo is the window switches, I don’t think they should have taken them from the parts bin, they’re a bit small. Of course, ours doesn’t have power windows, so moot point.

*shakeshakeshake* yup.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
04/13/2016 at 10:55

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That’s it. I knew I was missing a word, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I kept coming back to “extremist” for some reason, so I left it out.


Kinja'd!!! DrJohannVegas > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 11:04

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Was hoping to revive an old GM joke, obviously I am a man of the past now...

(Sits down in rocking chair, fades away.)


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > DrJohannVegas
04/13/2016 at 11:09

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I figured, but I’m never quite sure...


Kinja'd!!! DrJohannVegas > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
04/13/2016 at 11:22

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http://jalopnik.com/i-hope-they-ad…


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > DrJohannVegas
04/13/2016 at 11:33

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Trolling like a baws