OnTheReel

Any other options/ equipment differences between the two? Sounds like you’re leaning towards the Chevy. If the 10 speed is the only material difference, not sure you should let that sway you into a truck you don’t like as much. I have the 10 speed and it’s flawless but my experiences with the 8 speed were good too. Drive both and see.

Goes without saying that there were likely a LOT of small refinements between 19 and 21. Slight tweaks in the manufacturing process and the parts themselves, tuning changes, etc...all done on the fly and without any fanfare. Probably accounts for more of the difference than Chevy vs GMC.

Gave ya a sub just for the blower.

GM is good about loaners. I get crappy ones but I always get them.

We can hope the 10 speed goes across the board, it would make a huge difference. I don’t follow Cadillac too much anymore but I was surprised to see they are using the L3B in the CT4-V. Uptuned a fair amount to 325hp and 380tq. If GM brings those numbers to the T1’s 2.7, it would actually be comparable to the Ford 2.7.

Yup. Sounds just like mine.

They did need to simplify their offerings a bit. But I do think ditching the 4.3 6 speed might bite them. Mainly with their fleet buyers. Hard to picture these guys going to the unproven turbo 4 engine. And the 8 speed. Notorious for the bad publicity surrounding class action lawsuits. And now issues causing full transmission replacements on 2021 models.

https://www.gm-trucks.com/chevy-gmc-dropping-legacy-4-3l-and-5-3l-engines-along-with-six-speed-for-2022/?fbclid=IwAR0U3v0u-ko-yn4C84Q7TX-csA-wSgB0Zv14l-hqu5SDCbU3OpRJxRXeIdE Looks like GM is finally thinning out the engine and transmission selection.

There aren’t any brown special order colors, and Elevation doesn’t offer the SEO colors anyway. Base and SLE only. Also no way to get any combo that’s not listed on the build and price and/or fleet order guide. Might want to wait and see what 2022 holds. Almost certainly going to be some new colors inside and out.

He’s nitpicking for sure. But to be fair, after 3 winters in salt my diff and exhaust hangers don’t even look like that. And I’ve never painted or undercoated them. I’d probably be a little annoyed too.

Some touchless washes are actually pretty good now. The newer the facility the better. In the winter it comes down to: A) Leaving the salt on. B) Washing 90% of it off in touchless wash. C) Scratching the piss out of a black truck in a brushed automatic wash. You can guess which one I go for. On slightly warmer days it’s no problem to follow up with waterless wash product and a few microfiber towels to get whatever the touchless wash missed.

If you think the computer running the power steering is scary, the one doing the braking system is even worse. My neighbor’s fence almost learned that the hard way. I’m sure they will pull codes and check for updates, don’t ever remember getting one for steering on my 2019 though. Unfortunately/ fortunately a lot of these glitches come and then go just as quickly. And usually never appear again.

The most “modern” vehicle I’ve ran the miles up on is a 2003 Jetta GLI with the 24v VR6. It’s definitely a complex engine design and electronics heavy, but still simple in comparison to my truck. Sold it to my buddy last year and he still drives it every day. It’s probably one of the highest mileage examples around, sitting at roughly 215k currently. Original engine, trans and clutch. And it ain’t even rusty somehow. I never went overboard on maintenance nor did the previous owner. Ditched the pink VW coolant for the normal green stuff. Mobil 1 every 5-6k. Mann filters. I did the tie rods and ball joints a few years ago. Steering rack started leaking shortly after because the inner tie rods broke the seals when I spun ‘em. Had to have that replaced rather than DIY because the subframe needed to be dropped. That’s about it.

Scanning still doesn’t give a complete list. Not even close. Build sheet is 3 full pages and this all that comes up when I scan mine. CK10543,10,18,01,WGNC44, AXK AY0 A2X A50 A7K CF5 CJ2 C6A DEZ DRZ EF7 E63 FE9 FJW FWI F48 GBA GU6 G80 H1Y IOT I19 J61 KW5 L87 MAH MQB NP5 NTB N10 QAB QAQ RD2 RM7 UHS UQA UV6 U2K V8D WMK X88 Z60 Z82 1LZ 4AA 6LM 7LM 8X2 9X2,8555,,,,

Every QR scanner I’ve tried gives a really short, incomplete list. The build sheet gives the build date, all RPOs and descriptions of them. Can’t beat it.

Email [email protected] with your VIN and request the build sheet.

Pretty much how mine is now. You can stick some towels down there to absorb it. Since the headliner isn’t getting wet I’m just leaving it. No point in taking it back for another failed repair.

Avalanche doesn’t have IRS. Does have coil springs though, like the Suburban it was based off of. And the last two generations of Ram for that matter.

My ma just got the first shot of Moderna. Walgreens. Very quick process, maybe 15 minutes total. They had her hang out for 5 minutes to make sure everything was fine so she did some shopping. She got really hot and then really tired briefly afterwards. All that seems to have subsided now. Arm still very sore but otherwise no issues.

Yes, depression is a very serious issue surrounding our response to the pandemic. My work hasn’t been heavily impacted so I am fortunate to have finances and my sanity mostly intact. My wife continues to struggle because she’s the only person working in office. Everyone else is working from home and using it as an opportunity to sleep in, drink on the job, and just generally be less productive. Constant issues with the tech, computers, VPNs, phones. Microsoft Teams calls with kids screaming in the background, etc. I am shocked they continue to allow it but she works for a “woke” company that’s afraid to force anyone back to work. Some have even said they won’t come back until they get a pay increase for commuting! Look at the monster they created. I imagine those who are retired have lost most contact with the outside world. That is depressing for sure. Those who are lucky to still have a job find themselves doing nothing but working, with little recreation available. And the ones that lost their jobs are getting it from both ends. I just review the numbers daily and struggle to find any justification for what we are doing.

I’d have a different stance if the 2021s were perfect and bug free, but they aren’t. Better than a 19 or 20, of course. Is there still room to improve, of course. Unless you absolutely need a truck right this second, I don’t see any harm in at least waiting until the 2022 is unveiled. 1) Inventory on 2021s is pretty tight right now anyway, so there aren’t great deals here in March. Especially not on a hot seller like an AT4. 2) If you see the 2022 design a few months from now and like it, you save a lot of money buying the wrong truck and then trading it soon after for the 2022. 3) If you see the 2022 design a few months from now and hate it, you save a lot of money buying a 2021 when it’s considered a lame duck and everyone else is holding out for the 2022. 2022 marks the shift to the GM Global B electronic architecture, which is currently in the T1 SUVs, Corvette and some Cadillacs since 2020 model year. Seems like there’s been a fair amount of time to debug it, and the rest of the T1 platform will be unchanged. Clean sheet platform designs are much riskier. Learned that the hard way on my 19 having had every common issue and some uncommon ones as well.

Hehe, you can also fold them in by pressing and holding the “lock” button on the keyless remote. And then unfold by holding “unlock”.

Apparently allowing people to regain their freedom after a 90% decrease in cases is “Neanderthal thinking”. What an ass. This is how we never move on from this.

No. Rancho shocks on a normal Z71 / X31 are twin tube, and they are junk.

I’m not lifted, but swapping my stock rear shocks for Bilstein 5100s definitely reduced the tail happy rear end behavior over bumps. Worth noting though, the stock Ranchos on the AT4 and Trail Boss are monotube. They supposedly much better than the ones that come with a normal height Z71 / X31 truck.