gregus73

I would be concerned about the reliability of Stellantis. The warranty sounds good, but what is the point if it is at the dealer all of the time getting fixed. Came from a lot of Wranglers and the later models have been a complete nightmare. I would go GM or Ford. For lighter duty have been happy with Toyota.

If you have to commute, I would keep the truck and get a commuter. I ran into the same situation in having to go in the office 4 days a week. I was in the market for a Camry, Accord and got a heck of a deal on a lower trim BMW 3 series. My brother in law’s commute is really short and he picked up a used Nissan Leaf for $4000, and it works for him.

Great advice. keeping it does make most sense. I change the oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filters, greasing, and diffs. stuff that I cannot do, I pay to get done via ala carte. It saves a ton of money. The service department just asks me to keep records of what I have done. The truck has been flawless and no issues.

Yea, it is my second vehicle so no work commuter miles. It has 21K miles on it. And not a fan of dealing with stealerships.

Yea, I am really on the fence about the gas. I absolutely enjoy the heck out of the 6.6 Duramax. The cost with the ZR2 + diesel is more than I would want to spend. The ZR2 with gas would be perfectly fine budget wise. The miles to empty on the gas would be difficult. As I have been getting close to 700 miles to empty. Getting in the high 300s to low 400s would be a no go. I like the fact that I can drive long distances with no stops. I also take my 2 German Shepherds with me on road trips. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the ZR2. I used to be into off roaders. Have had 3 Wranglers, an FJ and my share of Tacoma's. Have done the Rubicon trail and have gone to the sand dunes amongst other stuff. But yea, coming from my High Country diesel to the ZR2 with diesel is pretty much a straight trade. Just losing the moon roof and would gain the digital rear view mirror and heads up display.

Yea. Mine is high right now. My nephew is living with us trying to get a job in the states. He is 25 and my insurance went up a lot once I added him. He drives my wife’s Lexus from time to time.

I was running it by my nephew, who thinks it is a bad deal too. i also called insurance and it would run me $40 extra per month for the ZR2. The biggest thing that is holding me back is the miles to empty on the gasser ZR2. I am use to 670-700 miles per tank on the HC diesel. The dealer said 650 per tank on the gas ZR2 and I am calling shenanigans on that.

Thanks for the replies. It would be for 2500 ZR2. My wife thinks the extended warranty makes most sense. I am still waiting for their quote on the gasser ZR2 as well. The dealer approached me with the temptation of something shiny and new, with a new warranty. I test drove the gasser and diesel ZR2s yesterday for grins, with no intention of mailing an immediate deal. I also have reservations about losing MPG, if I were to go with the gas. On the plus side of gas, no more yearly emissions tests, def or expensive services. Yea, I would lose ground for owning the vehicle 2 and a half years and start over with a new payment. Not fun. I am on my second diesel and love the Duramax engines. I am hesitant about the 6.6 gas. The driving experience on the 6.6 gas was very different. The Duramax does seem to have more get up and go. The gas was peppy, just different. I am only towing 5500-6000lbs so do not need the diesel.

Hi, A dealer offered to trade my 2024 High Country for a 2026 ZR2. Mine is heading out of warranty in August. It has been a perfect truck and planned on keeping it for 7-10 years. I do mostly highway driving and have a 5,500lb jet boat that I tow. The dealer is offering to beat my current payment and gets me into a new 2026 with a full warranty. Would you consider this or just stay with the High Country. I would be gaining the 2" lift, better shocks, locking diff, HUD and camera rear view mirror. I would be losing the Cadillac like comfort of my HC, moonroof, wood trim, and I am thinking an extra speaker in the dash. Both are diesel and has the same options plus or minus the ones listed above. I am just concerned how the ZR2 is for highway driving and driving in the rain. The HC has been flawless.

Hi, It has 275/65R20 tires. I have never used cables or chains on any of my trucks that I have had. I mostly go to Tahoe during the summer or early fall. So, looks like no chains are needed or can be used per the manual. Would recovery boards be a good idea? They can double down for my Bronco (has 35's) if needed.

Hi all, I drive back and forth to my cabin up in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I am used to 2-12 inches of snow during this time of the year. (2400 elevation) Next week, heading to South Lake Tahoe which has a 6200 elevation. Questions: What do y'all recommend for snow chains for a 2500 High Country with stock tires? The temps will be 40 degrees day/20 degrees night. Any need to plug in the diesel heater if leaving in the 30-40 degrees? Thanks,

Sorry to hear that. Makes me think twice about upping my subscription with OnStar now. I keep an Apple Air Tag in my truck and my Bronco, both hidden away.

I really like the look of the High Country front end with the Chevy logo and dark essentials package. Did not care much for the older front end where Chevrolet is lettered across the grill. The leather with the high country is much nicer than the leather that was in my LT. The rear seats seemed vinyl as well. The AT4 and Denali look amazing me as well. I take my Silverado to the GMC dealer that is a few miles from me, they alway do a great job with the services.

I use the Chevrolet accessories rubber mat. Bought it with the My Chevrolet Rewards. Works great and nothing slides around in the bed.

Beautiful looking truck and trailer, congratulations.

The only Ford that I owned was a late 90s Ranger in my 20s. Cannot compare much against Fords. Very pleased with the Duramax. It gets decent mpg for the size of the vehicle…for me it is about 19 mpg give or take. The 2024 2500 is really quick too. GM added extra hp and torque for 2024. I keep 2 boxes of def fluid at my condo and my cabin. I find that I add def fluid every 1000 miles or so. I love the tech and how easy it is to use on the 2024. The Google interface is a huge improvement over the past infotainment GUI. The most difficult tech that I found is on my wife’s Lexus or Macan S that I had for a brief while. Really prefer the gui on the GM products.

Tesla Cybertruck, just kidding looks like something from a polygon video game from the 1990s. I am really happy with my 2500 High Country. Only improvement would have been a 2500 Denali Ultimate.

I would go for the 2500 just for the 6.6 gas or diesel and Allison transmission. The brakes take some getting used to over the 1500. The 5.3 is good on gas but felt that it lacked power.

I really like the seats on my 2024 2500 High Country. Also loved the seats in my past Denali 1500. Absolutely hated the seats in my past Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. Those would kill my back after 2 hours of driving.

Odd to get a HD truck and not like the ride of it. I would only get a truck like this for a purpose. For example, I tow my boat, my 2 German Shepherd dogs, and load my truck bed full of cargo when going back and fourth to my cabin.

I went with the Weather-tech High Performance floor liners for the front and rear. No issues at all, and works great for keeping the carpeting dog hair free and vacuuming when I take my 2 German Shepherd dogs.

Love the look of this truck. The interior looks nice as well. I did not notice any wood or heavier colors like my High Country. Looks like a nice vehicle for overlanding.

I have not driven the gas version yet, but can imagine that it is a lot of fun to drive. Had the 5.3l in my past 1500. Also, got the chance to drive the 3.0l Duramax for a day and thought that it had tons of pep.

Really like my High Country. The dealer just got the dark essentials packaged installed today. Came with my truck on window sticker but was not in at the time that I had purchased. No issues that I can think of. Love the soft steering, Bose speakers, and the look of the truck. Use the moon roof all the time as well. Came from multiple Tacomas and sold on GM trucks. Was between the F250 King Ranch and High Country and glad that I chose Chevy.

Agree, the chrome does not bother me at all. Not much into the midnight package look or the red and black look that came on my 2012 Nissan Titan from a long time back.