gregus73

Hi all, I just traded my Sierra Denali. It was a 5.3, with the technology package. Great vehicle but needed more cab room. Anyways, I got 60k for my trade, paid 64k over a year ago with 18k miles on it now. i was happy in only losing 4K. Got a well equipped 2021 Suburban Z71. I love the look of it, even fits in my garage better since 6 inches shorter. I do miss HUD, Front camera and HD rear view mirror. Absolutely love the front end and it feels lifted. Kind of reminds me of the Trail Boss. I would not compare it to my Rubicon in off-roading, but I bet the Z71 would be great at over-landing. just sold on the looks of it. Not missing the Sierra. I wish that I could add the HD rear view mirror of HUD to my new Z71.

I am happy with my Denali. The ride from the suspension is amazing for long trips. The AWD came in handy when I had to drive though snow. Has as much tech as my wife’s Lexus. No plans of off-roading it. I have my JL Rubicon for that. I think the AT4 looks much better, but no complaints from the Denali.

I have seen that at the dealers as well. Paint protection, Scotch-guard protection, nitrogen tire fill, window tint, vin etching, rubber door guards. And the worst was pin striping. My Jeep Rubicon had a dealer markup, which I had to negotiate.

I use my 40v yard blower to blow out the dog hair and other debris, with doors open. Then use Adam’s interior detailer with a soft rag. Ends up looking like new. I also blow out the door pockets. My 2 German Shepherd dogs shed a lot.

I came from 2 Tacomas, 4Runner and a FJ Cruiser. Love driving my Sierra. Much smoother, easier on long trips, and really comfortable seats. Never had a Tundra, but have heard that they are reliable. Just really like the exterior looks of the Sierra. The Silverado is growing a lot on me too. The interior gets mixed reviews, but I am really happy with it. I would test drive the AT4 and go from there.

My 2020 already has over 10,000 miles on it. One small issue but was fixed with a firmware update. Occasional slowness in getting to the navigation, and slowness in loading the profile. Other than that was been working flawlessly so far. No concerning issues yet. Have had more issues on my wife’s Lexus with 8000 miles.

Enjoy the Audi ( and vette of course). I had an Audi, was a nice car. They make great all wheel drive. Wish the best.

Nice Camaro. I used to have a 2010 white 1SS with stick. Was a fun car.

Light and Kicker, that would be cool. I installed the lights about a year ago.

I am happy that I got one. Already at almost 10,000 miles on my 2020 and it will be a year old in May. Plan on keeping the Sierra for a long time.

Cannot agree more on the 10 speed. I have the 10 speed paired with the 5.3 and no complaints. Already 9500 miles on my 2020 and no issues.

Same for me. Love the HUD. The only gauges that I really liked were on the Porsche and Cadillac V series that I had.

I have been driving the heck out of my Denali and not one single back issue. Love the seats. I had rented a Tundra and it was brutal on my back as well, took months to recover. My Trax seats are horrible, but that stays at my cabin for quick trips to town. The Wrangler is surprising good.

Every time that I wanted to swap a car, the number one rule is that my wife can drive it. I wanted a Wrangler with a 5 speed, however went automatic and got my wife’s ok to buy. I agree with getting some of the bells and whistles. My wife loves the Denali and feels that it is a nice as the Cadillac that I used to have.

I have been it that situation before. Bought a car that I thought sounded great at the time and ended up with buyers remorse. I remember keeping it for a year and ended up just trading it in. It was not the best financial decision, but in the end was happier. Good luck in your decision.

My question would be, are you trading or trying to just sell the vehicle? If it were me, I would try to keep it and use up the warranty. I would also consider going to another dealer and carmax for a quote on how much they would offer.

I am paying for safety and security. May cancel after my prepaid year is up. It is not set to auto renewal. When I paid for the safety and security was charged $200 for the entire year. Do not see much point in the data plan, as I can use my iPhone as a hotspot. I am sold on Sirius though, do use it a lot.

I just got done detailing my Sierra. 2 coats of Adam’s Polishes wax, and jet seal. Looks amazing. Same leveling of detailing that I did on my Porsche. For the seats use a horsehair brush and either Adam’s leather conditioner or Leno’s garage leather conditioner. I would hard pass on anything from the dealer.

My update went fine, but my truck is connected to the WiFi router. Internet is 600mb per second. It would not work at my cabin where I have cellular router at 20mb per second.

I have the Denali and prefer the 20” rims. I hated the OEM 22” wheels on the Macan S that I had, easy to rash the rims and did not like the ride feel. Large rims with street tires looks silly on a 4x4 truck. Would never put that on my Wrangler.

2020 Denali, 5.3 10 speed. Getting 23-25 mpg. All highway miles. For city driving, use my Wrangler JL and 2018 Trax.

I use my bed outlet to inflate/deflate my boat. The engine has to be on and ac button pushed on the dash. Also worked great for my mitre saw.

I like both the GMC and Chevrolet. Came from Toyota Tacomas and 4Runners, and personally preferred the look of the GMC. Either is great. Would go with the 5.3 and 10 speed combo, over the 5.3 and 8 speed. Enjoy the HUD and HD review-view mirror is amazing.

I like the remote access. Use the GM points to get it for 3 months at a time. Do not really bother with the remote start or unlocking. But more the vehicle status.

Get a diminished value claim. That will pay you the diminished value of the vehicle after the repair. I requested this on a past car, and the cost was so much they ended up totaling it out. I recommended a friend to do the same and he was able to get an extra $11,000 from the person’s insurance when his car was hit. Sorry to hear about that though. Best of luck to you.