We got a new Silverado to replace our old faithful 297k mile 2008 Silverado on it's original 4L60E

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips)
04/04/2019 at 16:02 • Filed to: None

Like the old Silverado, it does not have cruise control(which is bull.) Unlike the old Silverado, it has no center console storage or XM. They went through the trouble to give it a large touch screen, but they couldn’t give it XM or spend the $5 to give it cruise? That really is unacceptable(we drive 45-50k a year in these trucks .) The 4.3, even though it is completely different, still sounds fantastically awful. At least in this it will get out of it’s own way.

On top of that, and being hideous, it’s not awful. It drives better than the 2018 Ram we have(though that is a significantly better truck), and the mirrors are absolutely fantastic, a strong departure from the 2008.

Another note, it gets 4mpg worse than our V6 Ram. Chevy, you cheap bastards, at least give it the 8 speed. Hopefully tomorrow I will get to drive our Colorado that we replaced our 2009 Silverado with.

Looks like I got a V8 at the right time.

DISCUSSION (27)

Dru > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 16:20

I forget, what do you do again?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 16:21

We had an F250 without cruise control and frequently drove it from one end of montana to the other. What a fucking joke. Leg cramps, foot cramps, maybe even using a brick to keep the pedal down.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dru
04/04/2019 at 16:23

Groundwater testing and cleanup.

benjrblant > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/04/2019 at 16:30

wow, really? until three years ago, i’d never owned a car with cruise control. the LX has it but I rarely use it unless the highway is dead flat.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/04/2019 at 16:35

There isn’t much traffic or many police, right? Pedal to the floor the whole way! That is basically cruise control haha

shop-teacher > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 16:46

Ugh, no cruise control? That sucks! GM tends to stick that in a package with tilt wheel and a few other things, and usually charges over a grand for that, so I’m not terribly surprised a fleet truck doesn’t have it. That makes it suck no less.

I’m curious about the new 4.3 V6. On paper it looks roughly equivalent in power and torque to my 4.8 V8. Which is to say, slow as dog shit, but gets the job done.

I was hoping the styling of the new Silverado would grow on me, but no. Looking at them makes me angry. They went from a fantastic looking truck, to a hideous over-wrought lump of shit. Whoever is in charge of their styling needs to be fired at least a year ago. Ed Welburn left, and the whole place fell to shit.

sn4cktimes > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 16:46

I find it fairly inconceivable that auto manufacturers still make vehicles without cruise control theses days. Both my 1988 AMC Eagle and 1984 (Eighty-FOUR!) Dodge Rampage (Manual!!!) have cruise.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sn4cktimes
04/04/2019 at 16:50

The new also base Colorado has CC, so it’s super inconsistent. It’s like they are trying to make the truck worse.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > shop-teacher
04/04/2019 at 16:52

It has a tilt wheel, which only goes high enough to only cover half of the top gauges. The 4.3 isn’t bad, but it needs the 8-speed. It’s absolutely inexcusable that it doesn’t have it, not even FCA is a that cheap.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > shop-teacher
04/04/2019 at 16:53

That being said, I prefer the 4.8, because V8 noises and no direct injection.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > benjrblant
04/04/2019 at 17:07

It’s very nice for driving long distances. You can take up a hobby and master it while driving from Missoula to billings.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
04/04/2019 at 17:07

Generally i don’t go over 85 in Montana that is kind of the cut off between being noticed by the highway patrol and being ignored .

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/04/2019 at 17:17

Gotcha. I feel like the 5 in CA’s valley is like that. Speed limit is 70, but if you are going less than 80 your are going to get run off the road. The traffic on the road is crazy haha

for Michigan > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 17:46

Is it drive by wire?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > for Michigan
04/04/2019 at 18:04

I’m sure it is. In the old one’s they were, because a stalk or steering wheel swap was all it took to add cruise.

shop-teacher > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 18:14

My 4. 8 doesn’t make much in the way of cool noises, but it has never missed a beat. All I've done to it is replace the belt tensioner around 100k miles, and plugs and wires at 80k miles.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 18:22

It’s software. The cost would have been even less than $5 a vehicle, probably like $0.25. XM at least requires a receiver which is a few dollars. Not including cruise is just screwing with you.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > shop-teacher
04/04/2019 at 18:28

The 297k mile 08 was a 4.8, and it sounded substantially better.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
04/04/2019 at 18:29

$5 included the buttons for cruise.

camarov6rs > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 19:36

If company truck why did your company not spend the money for CC huh? Cheap bastards. /sarcasm

This is why people are starting to complain about the truck market imo.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > camarov6rs
04/04/2019 at 19:41

Lol. Our base Ram has cruise and keyless entry.

camarov6rs > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 20:37

Frankly there is some merit to my comment because it obviously is worth while for GM to exclude CC in base models. If even the cheapest fleet buyer pays for those items like CC then GM won’t bother excluding it for the 100 trucks they will sell per year without it.

for Michigan > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 21:06

At that point I almost feel like GM is just saying, "Screw you for buying the lowest trim level."

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > for Michigan
04/04/2019 at 21:18

“Screw you largest market! Let’s make the truck less usable because fleets don’t buy high trims!”

CRider > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/04/2019 at 22:08

J udging by the exterior alone it seems that Ram or Ford have planted a few people in GM’s design department to sabotage the Silverado.

CRider > SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
04/04/2019 at 22:09

A brick on the gas pedal is the real Super Cruise.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
04/09/2019 at 22:09

I’ve heard it said: “A Chevy will run like crap longer than many other vehicles will run at all.”