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How about the guy that passes you while your at or a bit over the limit and then hits the chutes, stops to let a dozen oncoming cars by then makes a left turn? Right on red. Yes, but you still have to stop so what's with the horn from the guy behind you?

Recently got my truck finished with the setup I've been putting off since I got the truck a year ago. Hardest part of the whole ordeal was finding someone to disassemble the struts and reassemble them with the new strut and spring. Ended up using a Jack Tech SK-3000 Strut Spring Compressor my cousin had collecting dust because not a single shop around me would touch them, Don't blame them. To run this suspension I also installed the Dirt King Tubular Upper Control Arms which requires you to cut off the uca bump stop. No issues so far with over extending but I think I'm going to look into installing some limit straps. The tires are a 10 wide made by kenda and they rub a lot backing but do great everywhere else plus I have not done any trimming what so ever. I have a YouTube I'm using for this build as well. https://www.youtube.com/@dhobbsv8/videos Parts List - - SDHQ Skid Plate - Dirt King Tubular UCA - Eibach Pro-Truck Lift System Stage 1 - Baja Designs Fog light kit (NON DOT) - MST Time Attack (Truck) 18x7.5 -12 offset - Kenda Klever 35/10.50

Chrome rules.... What are you going to wrap all the Chrome with black? Looks cheap.

Hell no. Screw them. How many oil change threads can there be. I like it when new blood comes in. Let her rip.

We actually are kinda agreeing. Everyone should pay attention. I’m just reminding people the rules of the road. Right and dead is still dead. If you hit someone merging on the freeway, you’ll get the ticket. If you impede traffic by merging too slowly you’ll get the ticket. If you move to the left to pass and impede traffic even if you’re going the speed limit you could get a ticket. If you hang in the left lane you could get a ticket. Most people either don’t know that or don’t care.

Oh wow - Haven't seen that mentioned in forever. The first new truck my dad ever bought was a Luv. Never forget that thing. He called the color baby ****** yellow, want to say 1974. He bought it because he was driving 90 minutes into DC for work and gas was on the rise with the oil embargo and you could only get gas on even/odd days depending on your lic plate number. It was harder on my mom, she had a 69 Thunderbird with a 428 I remember sitting in those gas lines with my sisters - wasn't fun. You could drive a couple days on a good handful of quarters. That little Luv was a tough little thing and never ever had problems with it.

I call my truck El Denali since it's made in Mexico too, so...

The S10 morphed into the Colorado. They would need to bring back the Luv to compete with the maverick. I do like not needing ramps to change the oil. I can check it without a stool but barely. I need one to add oil comfortably though. And if I want to was the roof. I can barely wash mid windshield on my tippy toes haha

The brakes get better with time. Like 2500 miles time....before that they suck...lol...but they do get a lot better after that.

Summer is finally here!

When I grew up the average house was around 1200 Square feet with one bathroom and 3 bedrooms. The average truck was a two doors with a radio and heater. The family cruiser was a 4 door car that was smaller than the average truck. That the MSRP was about the price of an economy car today. A family did well with one pay check. Mom stayed home and kids behaved in school. I had a bicycle, a bat and glove. In the summer I worked on a local farm and mowed our lawn. About once a month we had pizza or KFC. We all watched one tv together and didn’t worry about a risqué event. Kids didn’t have multiple week day events that the parents shuffled them to out of guilt. Because that’s what the everyone did. Followed by a drive through then home to bed. On Sunday we went to church. On Monday we pledged to our flag and said a silent prayer before class. Teachers weren’t trying to feel up students or change their sex. They taught history and respect. And our cars fit in parking lots.

I got some more. What about all these people who have a low beam burned out? Instead of fixing it, they just run their brights 24/7 to avoid getting pulled over. Widespread problem driving in the city. And they never get pulled over for blinding everyone with their high beams, of course. And on the topic of lights…remember when you could just simply replace a burned out bulb? Not the case on most new cars now. A 10 cent bulb gave way to $1200 headlight assemblies. I like my fancy headlights but c’mon. At least give us a little serviceability. Somehow.

Yes... Give or take 8-9 hours on the road, slightly situated later in the day. Leaving 9-10 and arriving mid evening (before dark). Roughly four pit stops along the way. One right after we pull out, a lunch stop, an afternoon stop and an early evening stop. The pets and passenger princesses... most stops are a minimum 20 minutes, lunch is usually an hour. Interstate travel too, so speeds 70-75 with most stops right off the highway. Most of our family are the 'drive straight through' type... starting a 4am no stops...

I totally get what you are saying...or not hanging out in their cars being inside waiting on their pizza to be cooked.....yup, I've witnessed that too...like screw you...oh wait a minute...my favorite saying ever.....ain't got no time for that....head unhinges, swings around...lol..

I am BEYOND happy with how this truck looks on the exterior now. Lots of trial and changing but this to me is perfection Next big goal is a Denali interior swap. Hopefully before winter. It will take some time go gather the parts and funds

Any 5w30 full synthetic with a Dexos 1 label on the front is good to go. You can go to Redline or Amsoil if you wanted, but not a requirement. Everything on the shelf at Walmart for example should meet Dexos 1 Gen 3 so they'd all be good. OEM filter is a great option. You can use either the regular PF-66 or upgrade to the UPF-66R which has a better internal construction and higher quality media. Wix would be another good choice. Drain plug is re-usable unless its damaged or leaking. If you felt the need to, the entire plug is cheaper than just the o-ring. 12713651 is the number of the plug. Receipts are a good move to have just in case. This would then support that you've used a Dexos 1 compliant oil and if you use a factory filter that would look even better if for some reason something happened to the engine under warranty.

@KARNUT and @Grumpy Bear you guys crack me up. Thank you so much for your input here.....as well as everyone else. I had no idea that a thread like this would be so entertaining.... thank you all so much for the great read!!!

We visit my brother in law in Louisiana when in route to visit the father in law. There’s a body of water entering his subdivision where the neighborhoods pet resides. It would be entertaining to see those individuals mess with it.

My 23 High Country came with the black wheels. They delivered it with transport wheels. I sold the black wheels before they went on the truck and had the dealer put my chrome Fuels on it right out of the gate . There was zero chance I was going to run black wheels on a 78k truck. Ish.

In the piss me off section. I was about to get gas in this normally busy station yesterday after church. Usually there’s one open, not this time. So I get behind an Escalade with no activity going on, like pumping gas. After a few minutes two people come out get in the passenger side. About a minute later one to the back driver side. About 30 seconds later it started and drove away. All the while there’s was an empty space in front of the store, in front of the Escalade. The passengers walked right by it. No common curiosity anymore. The whole time my wife is cautioning me to cool my jets. I wonder why?

40% of americans are going backwards. Was it there fault?? Maybe, but for the other 60% out there, can we help them. yes we can..please help others directly......I hate the whole giving to those charities to where only 4% goes to the actual cause...help those that need it need if you can...the older I get the more charitable I get for direct causes...Those charities online and what Delta wants me to give to them....00000000 screw you that live on charity funds, helps those who are in need directly....

I’m on the Makita power tool platform and they make a powered cooler that I always thought to buy but just never have. It runs off the same battery packs I already have for my tools. Would be cool for in the truck or beach camping ect

Guys this went extremely well, I procrastinated until the weather broke up here, LOL I need not have done so.

UPDATE AGAIN Took the truck in this week for service and the retrofit. No issues and didn't take very long. Everything works as I expect it to, and it's so nice to have the sensors given I have to park close to a fence. Definitely took these things for granted before.

I'm too young to die, to old to take an ass whoopin, CC always.

My brother says, "I'm old, fat and out of shape but for thirty seconds I'm all in." I've seen him knock horses out. Never mess with the old guys.

I don’t think we disagree here. Just advocating for common sense and etiquette in merging. As someone already on the highway you can see the string of cars attempting to get on long before they see you. If you have the ability to move over or adjust your speed to avoid conflict, you should. Things go a hell of a lot smoother. We have 4+ lanes here and unfortunately most people drive like magnetic fields are keeping them stuck in either the leftmost or rightmost ones. Semis are rarely the problem.

2023 Silverado 1500 RST 6.2L with max tow-package 220 amp alternator. I never leave lights on, or leave the phone or any other device plugged in the truck etc. I have less than 2500 miles on the truck and have been stuck with a battery too low to crank the starter twice in warm coastal Virginia temps. The weak battery issues started within the first two weeks of ownership. In the beginning, the noted issue was the factory radio cutting output to the speakers, at what seemed random times while I was driving. It didn't matter what source, iPhone, Am/FM/satellite, there would suddenly be no sound for any features at all like navigation etc... it would come back on after the truck was turned off and restarted sometime later. I didn't know what was going on with that. I was told the truck is programmed to cut non-essential accessories when battery power is low, ok, but why is my battery power low? After learning that the speaker cut out was possibly related to the battery charge I began to pay attention the the battery meter on the dash, sure enough, somewhere between the first quarter and the normal mid mark is where sound would cut out. I had the dealer check my battery out last time I called roadside assistance due to a too dead to crank battery and I was fed the same line others have mentioned about how the battery and alternator are fine, but I need to drive my truck more to give the alternator the chance to charge the battery back up. They also told me to have the aftermarket stereo amp installer check out the wiring as it could be a parasitic draw...but the problem began before the amplifier was installed...no explanation for that. I do drive short distances, I work at a hospital 3 miles from my house, I work 12 hour shifts. I basically drive to WalMart, Home Depot and Tractor Supply, maybe TJMaxx if I score a hot date with the hubby, everything is less than 5 miles from home, I can't help it, I'm simple and love living a small town life. I'm putting like 100 miles a week on the truck unless I am towing the camper out of town. Driving more than I am required to for my needs is not an acceptable solution to the problem. Having to plug my truck into a battery maintainer every night is not an acceptable solution to the problem. I think those kinds of suggestions are lazy brush-offs. When the service department said that, I felt what they were really saying between the lines is that they don't value my time or safety enough to look into it any further, I'm on my own. The truck, as originally equipped, is not presently able to power all the electronic functions they've loaded into it. It isn't working as advertised, so to speak. The paranoid conspiracy theorist inside me wonders how much of the problem maybe wireless data collection behind the scenes- you know...just when is the My Chevrolet app getting my vehicle data? Is google tracking everywhere I drive? How much power does the endless privacy invasion require and is it occurring when the vehicle is shut off? Will a tinfoil hat help? I have tried driving with start/stop always turned off, I never put my phone on the charger, I completely disconnected my aftermarket stereo amp. Did this, not using multiple featured factory Chevy conveninence options sold to me for two weeks, this included a 175 mile day trip and two extra 50 mile shopping trips I didn't need to make but did just to see if the alternator could "catch up" with the extra miles . Nothing changed. The truck dash battery meter shows center/normal before I shut the ignition off, the next time I go to start the truck, whether it's 12 hours or 12 minutes later, the battery meter is down to the first quarter and it takes a long time to get back to center...again without running any elective electronic features, and with nothing plugged into any outlets. Every single day is the same story. I got mad because I couldn't improve the situation even with going without things I wanted to use, so I said F-it, and hooked my amp back up...of course after a few hours, the speaker feed signal cuts out again because the battery is low so I still have no music. Personally (anectodally/gut-feeling/no engineering knowledge/empiric data or psychic powers involved) I think it may be that GM put an insufficient battery in, I suspect every manufacturer puts crappy/minimal batteries in these days. I had a similar problem with my previous 2018 Honda CRV; the original factory battery drained slowly, constantly, to the point it wouldn't start like once every two or three weeks, phantom parasitic draws with absolutely nothing but the original facotry equipment and diligence with ensuring everything that can be manually turned off was off every time I shut the car off. For the CRV, I put a Die Hard platinum AGM battery in and never had a problem again, my son is still driving it and hasn't had any problems. This is what I'm trying for the truck next, though I'm having a hard time looking for the right size battery and understanding what is more important for my issue...I don't think it's the cranking amps I need to worry as much about, I'm inclined to think its the amp hours and reserve capacity that I should pay the most attention to, but I'm not sure. I also don't like that one auto parts store says a battery they have is an exact match for my truck but that manuafacturer's (Optima)website says they DONT have an exact match. I wish someone could tell me what a good battery is and which specific one can drop right into my truck so that the person at the auto parts store will actually do it for me. If a new/better battery doesn't fix the problem I honestly don't know what I'll do, I'm upset about having this issue at all, like really upset, to the point it has soured my overall opinion of the truck as a whole...yes I can still lay a nice strip of rubber at the stop light if I am so inclined but I can't annoy the outdoor patrons of the corner brew-pub with 1300 watts of Lynyrd Skynyrd. I don't want to lose my temper with people, even ones who patronize me- I don't like making a fuss, I just want it to work the way it is supposed to. If I go back into the shop with the same trouble and get told to drive more miles or use a trickle charger again I fear I could blow a mental gasket. I'll either cry like someone killed my kitten or set the place on fire, it's anyone's guess at that point. The entire reason I bought this truck was so I could take my camper out nice an easy- Memorial Day weekend I cancelled my trip because I was afraid of getting stuck with a dead battery in a remote location with no cell service...a couple hundred miles from our old and reliable 2012 Silverado. I'm pissed off I have to call my husband to bring the old Silverado out to the hospital late at night to jump my brand new one. His truck sits undriven for weeks at a time with a eight+ year old battery in it and it cranks every time...even with an aftermarket stereo amp in it. it's making me sad that I hold more love and respect in my heart for the old 2012 Silverado than this new one I paid literally 2X the money for. Is there anything else I should try to resolve the battery drain? I want to love this truck so much, but right now I just feel like a fool for having bought it!

Wait, they have speed traps in Illinois? Even at 5 or 10 over I get passed like I’m standing still going through Chicago. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone pulled over. On the subject of the interstate, it boils my blood when people don’t move over or slow down and let you onto it! The merge lane is pretty short, people. Or when someone ahead of you is only driving 35 MPH up the on-ramp, sentencing you to certain death. Also hate when people don’t move over for disabled vehicles or traffic stops when there’s no reason they can’t. Like everyone has lane-lock on.

Started my truck this morning because it's damn hot out there. Got in, nice and cool, hit brake and push start. Engine shuts off, but AC still on full blast. went to re start, no crank. got out, locked it, got back in and fan still on high. It would not shut off, no matter how many times i hit push button. Dash dead, but fan on full and no crank. this went on 15 minutes. Fan stuck on, so i had to disconnect battery. Waited 5 minutes and re connected battery. All good now. Talked to GM rep on phone and he claimed he's never heard of this. Wrong, it's an existing TSB. My dealer said if it acts up, bring it in. No good. Going to another dealer with TSB and they will re program ECM. You have to find answers yourself anymore. Glad I bought ALLDATA DIY. It's up to date TSB"s and service manual. This Service Bulletin is replacing PIT5873G. Please discard all previous copies of PIT5873G. Brand: Model: Model Year: VIN: Engine: Transmission: from to from to Cadillac Escalade Models 2022 2023         Chevrolet Silverado 1500 New (RPO J22, VIN Digit 5 = A / D) 2022 2022 Silverado 1500 2023 2023 Suburban 2022 2023 Tahoe 2022 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 New (RPO J22, VIN Digit 5 = H / U) 2022 2022 Sierra 1500 2023 2023 Yukon Yukon XL 2022 2023 Involved Region or Country America, Uzbekistan, Middle East, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Thailand Additional Options (RPOs)   Condition Some customers may comment that after using the remote vehicle start, either from the fob or app, they experienced any of the following issues: When they enter the vehicle and press the start button the engine stalls If they try to restart the engine, it will not crank If the remote start times out they are unable to restart the engine with the start button When trying to turn engine off the engine stays running Unable to turn the ignition off Service Steering Column Lock Message, if equipped Dead Battery Cause The cause of the condition may be a Body Control Module (BCM) messaging issue. Correction Reprogram the BCM following service information instructions to update to the newest This Service Bulletin is replacing PIT5873G. Please discard all previous copies of PIT5873G. Brand: Model: Model Year: VIN: Engine: Transmission: from to from to Cadillac Escalade Models 2022 2023         Chevrolet Silverado 1500 New (RPO J22, VIN Digit 5 = A / D) 2022 2022 Silverado 1500 2023 2023 Suburban 2022 2023 Tahoe 2022 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 New (RPO J22, VIN Digit 5 = H / U) 2022 2022 Sierra 1500 2023 2023 Yukon Yukon XL 2022 2023 Involved Region or Country America, Uzbekistan, Middle East, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Thailand Additional Options (RPOs)   Condition Some customers may comment that after using the remote vehicle start, either from the fob or app, they experienced any of the following issues: When they enter the vehicle and press the start button the engine stalls If they try to restart the engine, it will not crank If the remote start times out they are unable to restart the engine with the start button When trying to turn engine off the engine stays running Unable to turn the ignition off Service Steering Column Lock Message, if equipped Dead Battery Cause The cause of the condition may be a Body Control Module (BCM) messaging issue. Correction Reprogram the BCM following service information instructions to update to the newest software level

Being a member of multiple different brand enthusiast forums, I would say they are about the same for frequency of reported issues. Both have fallen subject to internet amplification in terms of the issues on the gassers being overblown. And each forum has it's own brand-specific echo chamber. Now that 10 speeds are behind both, they are so close that there are more important factors than the engine when deciding which truck to buy.

I used to be the guy passing everyone. But that was during the double nickel days. I’m perfectly content with the speed limit today. During my trips from the lake Conroe area to Fayetteville at 72 MPH I’m the slow guy. Even some big rigs pass me. If there’re doing the hill dance I’ll stay ahead but not slow them down. I actually plan my travel to hit Atlanta on the weekend. It’s the worst for traffic I’ve seen. Yes including Houston. I don’t mind the 20 over speeders with one exception. They’ll line up in the left lane and stay there. They can’t be bothered moving to the right. So you have to be mindful of weigh stations where trucks are bundled together getting up to speed. So you move to the left and by law ( a little known fact) you have to match their speed. But of course there’s always that one guy who at five miles under moves over. What you end with is a 55 MPH traffic jam until the trucks get up to speed. Then they catch up to the slow guy and they start passing him going uphill doing 56 MPH. The fast drivers start passing the truck to the right keeping him from getting back left. If people would just calculate all that nonsense they’d realize they’re not really getting there faster. If they really wanted to get into the weeds their gas mileage suffers. The extra time there’re at the gas station negated the speed advantage.

Sixty two mph governed trucks that honk at you for doing 65 when they can catch a few extra past the limiter going down grade and then ask for your indulgence when they can't get their overweight butt's up the next grade at 55. Or the guy on governor that tries to pass on a four lane and is one mph faster and takes about 5 miles to make that pass holding up the wax works. Guy behind you starts with the horn and lights like you can do something about it. So, I do. I slow down 10 mph and let the guy trying to pass around. Guy behind me lays on the horn longer and flips you off. Guess his steering wheel is locked or something.

So the light at the first intersection I hit during my morning commute is very long on the opposite side, but very quick on the side that I get stopped at. Basically, if you are turning left, you have to go the first chance you get when traffic is clear on a blinking yellow, or immediately when that green arrow shows up or you will be stuck for an eternity waiting. ...The amount of people who are distracted by their phones or other things and don't go when this light turns green is so unbelievably maddening it will make you want to tear your hair out. It is especially annoying since I literally commute with these people every morning and everybody in the area knows that this light is infamously bad. It is to the point where if someone is not paying attention, this light could literally go through its cycle and only 2-3 people can turn at once, among the 15 others who are patiently waiting behind them. It feels good to vent, haha.

It’s my bedtime. My biggest is people who don’t slow down in construction zones.

I get aggravated when people leave a car length space in front of them at traffic lights. Especially in turn lanes. People who stay to the left on the interstate. People who flip you off when you hit the horn when there’re banging the phone. And the lights been green awhile. These new headlights that look like the highs are on going up an incline.

I hate how internet service companies give you a low rate and than basically double it after a year. I hate walking into a store with 30 lanes and having 1 or 2 open and having the clerk say “self check out is open” ughh

Oh and that meat is not the meat it was back then. It's so fatty now that I don't even go there anymore..

I can vouch for this, our 8 F-250 service trucks are in for death wobble every 25-50K miles even under warranty. BUT Ford will never take blame, always saying our guys hit something... I just cant believe our vehicle buyer keeps buying them. I came from a different company all GM and the last thing we ever touched was front suspension even at 200K.

170k now , had to replace the rad and brakes. still going strong. my son has it now, this will be a real test as he is not a kind to it as i was

They were posted here a few times. I no longer have them saved. Ford needs almost 50 more cubic inches to just edge out the Chevy. GM knows pushrods. Ford knows how to make their front end shake violently down the road on trucks with less than 1k miles. Seen it multiple times.

Put new Toyos Open Country AT3 on and changed diff oil .my 2020 had drain plug.

I spent a few hours yesterday washing White Lightning. (Because she's quick!) I've got a blown disc in my back, and a partially torn rotator cuff, but my old detailing ways got the best of me today, so I broke out the clay bar, the Jetseal 109, wheel wash, vinyl dressing, ect and gave her the full treatment. All the tar and little orange rail dust spots are gone, and she'll be beading up water for some time to come. So, I took her out for a photoshoot in medium format digital. Soon to be a road-going photography machine to take me out there.

17x9-12mm Fuel Block 295/70r17 Grabber X3's Stock Trail Boss suspension.

23 AT4 tan one. Took my 2019 gas Sierra to make a deal on a 23 Silver SLT with the Duramax. They've been difficult to find here and this AT4 was up the hill still wrapped in some plastic. While we negotiated on the Silver SLT, the salesman managed to get this to the front door to show me. I was sold. IT's my retirement ( in another 24mos ) gift to myself.