GM used a lot of hard plastics in the 1st gen Avy's.
Does yours have the ISS rattle (Intermediate Steering Shaft)? It's not dangerous or anything, but it can be unnerving if you don't know what it is. Scared the poo out of my dad first time I let him drive the '04. He still ended up buying an "06 soon after. Great vehicles.
Been lurking on the forums for a few weeks, but seeing this thread pushed me to join.
Love the Avy. I really miss my last 2 - I had an '04 Z71 that was Silver Burch, and a '13 that was Black. I always believed that they weren't trucks, or SUV's - they are "TUV's" (The Ultimate Vehicle).
Very nice.