2014 High Country Silverado w/6.2L - Things I Should Know?

therapy · January 17, 2017

Same thing I did with my father. You can still come up with a price that makes you both feel good. You don't want to take advantage of him, but you don't want to deny him the opportunity to help you!

I think we've got a good deal worked out. I come from a big family so I don't want to take advantage of him but I also don't want my other cousins or family members to think I'm getting any sort of special treatment. None of them are interested in the vehicle though, as far as I know.

Sierra706 · January 17, 2017

CarPlay is a cool gimmick. Spotify is nice to have, but Waze doesn't have an app and who in their right minds uses Apple maps. I'd equate it to a Nintendo Wii, cool to use and show off to friends but not really useful day to day

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therapy · January 17, 2017

CarPlay is a cool gimmick. Spotify is nice to have, but Waze doesn't have an app and who in their right minds uses Apple maps. I'd equate it to a Nintendo Wii, cool to use and show off to friends but not really useful day to day

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That's good to know. Yeah without Waze (which would be like 95% of the reason to have CarPlay) I don't think it matters.

Lgetz · January 17, 2017

My grandfather is getting too old to drive his truck and has decided to sell it to me. It's a 2014 Silverado High Country 4x4 with the 6.2L engine and only 6,000 miles on it.

Still on the original tires and brakes.

I've been in the market for a new truck for a while (really miss my 07 Sierra SLE2), so this lined up nicely.

Since 2014 is the first year of the new models, is there anything I should be looking out for? Is the 6.2L engine reliable and such?

The Mylink entertainment system looks very nice - any chance it can be updated to Carplay without spending $1000+?

Sorry to hear about your grandfather but unfortunately we are all heading in that direction. You are lucky that he has decided to offer you what sounds like a very well cared for truck. 6.2 engine is a beast and I am sure that it will satisfy any demands you may place on it. Reliability wise don't forsee any problems but purchase an extended warranty for peaceof mind. Sorry I don't have experience with the MyLink to Carplay update. Good luck!

moosehead1 · January 18, 2017

-6.2 is very reliable, basically gods engine....

+1, quoted for truth. Especially in this era of fleet mpg, eggbeater twin turbo sixes. The NA 6.2L is powerful, pleasing, effortless.

Very important point that I also meant to mention! I was in a similar situation with my Dad in 2000 when I took over his new Silverado. He was no longer able to drive but he was very happy when I took him for rides in his last, most favorite truck!

Nice.

Only heads up are the shimmies which can be checked on a highway test drive at varying speeds, and the horrible headlamps which need to be upgraded. See the subforum on headlamp mods, the morimotos are tremendous.

JoJoSilverado · January 18, 2017

I basically told him I wouldn't pay less than Blue Book for it. I'm not going to rip off a retiree on a fixed income, hahahaha.

I would go to nadaguides.com to price it, not KBB. You may or may not know this, but KBB recently started contracting with car makers/dealers. NADA is the true "user friendly" car pricing service at the moment. KBB will usually show slightly higher "sale" prices and slightly lower "trade in" prices. NADA will likely be a little lower than KBB, but you won't be ripping yourself off by paying too much, and it's still reasonable.

I just suggest NADA because that's what the credit union that I work at uses to value auto loans. We only loan up to 110% of "clean retail" of NADA value.

therapy · January 19, 2017

I would go to nadaguides.com to price it, not KBB. You may or may not know this, but KBB recently started contracting with car makers/dealers. NADA is the true "user friendly" car pricing service at the moment. KBB will usually show slightly higher "sale" prices and slightly lower "trade in" prices. NADA will likely be a little lower than KBB, but you won't be ripping yourself off by paying too much, and it's still reasonable.

I just suggest NADA because that's what the credit union that I work at uses to value auto loans. We only loan up to 110% of "clean retail" of NADA value.

Thanks for the tip!