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Have you seen this one? I have considered buying it for mine. https://accessories.chevrolet.com/product/bed-products/short-bed-side-mounted-bed-storage-box-in-black-with-codeable-key-(driver-and-passenger-side)-84705350?model=Silverado 1500&modelId=491&bodyId=22&body=Crew Cab Pickup&wheelId=651&wheel=Short Box&trimId=523&trim=High Country&driveId=8&drive=4WD&engineId=5920&engine=6.2L V8 GAS&bodyNumDoors=5&year=2021&make=Chevrolet&categoryId=12010 https://accessories.chevrolet.com/product/short-bed-side-mounted-bed-storage-box-in-black-with-codeable-key-(driver-side)-84705351?model=Silverado 1500&modelId=491&bodyId=22&body=Crew Cab Pickup&wheelId=651&wheel=Short Box&trimId=523&trim=High Country&driveId=8&drive=4WD&engineId=5920&engine=6.2L V8 GAS&bodyNumDoors=5&year=2021&make=Chevrolet&categoryId=12126

What did you replace it with?

Thanks. I read it that I thought I had to send them the BCM. You don't have any screenshots of the changes that can be made, do you?

Isnt it like 800 bucks? I couldn't tell what all was needed and how long the truck would be down for.

I have a few and the cheapest ones work fine. However, I use this one currently. https://www.amazon.com/ScanTool-OBDLink-Bluetooth-Professional-Diagnostics/dp/B00H9S71LW/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=obdlink+mx&qid=1647436239&sprefix=obdlin%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-4 If I recall from when I bought it (3-4 years ago) it supposedly has a higher refresh rate. But the 10 dollar ones work fine.

So they charged you for the second one, even though their TSB didn't correct the issue? That's kinda shitty.

I'm pretty sure that is just saying it's on a satellite station. not airplane mode. It also looks like it is connected via android auto.

That's not entirely true. Yes, it is from canada, and they make money on the raw material. However, it adds to the supply overall. It also reduces the shipping costs. So no, it doesn't help "energy independence" in anyway, but it does help lower costs due to greater supply to the world market.

I didn't *argue* anything. You made an assumption, which was in error. Now you are backtracking because what I said was correct. You just restated what I previously stated in the response you are replying to.

It's not a linear function, it's an exponential one. D = Cd * A * .5 * r * V^2 Everything before V^2 is constant and 45-80 is only a 3x increase, not 10x in drag force.

You completely missed the point. The point is that the motor produces 100 hp as low as 1200 RPM, and therefore the lower the RPMs (mechanical advantage) means that driving the *fastest* you can at the lowest RPM results in the highest MPG. You neglected that in your overly simplistic statement. As you seemed to suggest that driving 15 mph would result in better gas mileage than say, 55, with the right gearing. If you can drive 60 and overcome drag @ 900RPM you are going to have peak efficiency as you are already losing most of the energy as heat. Geez. This is why you are one of the most insufferable people on here.

Thank you. I'm glad I'm not the only one that felt this way.

Great. I'll remember that if I am ever involved in a single car accident with nobody around for two miles. (eyeroll)

Thanks. You were there... On a two lane road with nobody there for over a mile in front of me. But sure, let's play post police. I bet you are a blast at parties and have never exceeded the speed limit either. Jesus.

Who said anything about worrying about it? I do it as a game for mental stimulation while driving long trips. I can't speak for OP. If I cared that much about it, I'd have bought a prius.

That's overly simplistic. Yes, in general terms, ignoring mechanical advantages, this is correct. However, in real world, I've experienced a decrease in mileage below 50 because it seems the truck hold a higher gear. I've personally had the best results between 55-65. Especially since nobody drives 30, you also gain the advantages of using other cars to draft behind.

Definitely, if you can, try to get behind any car. Even small cars reduce the effective frontal area because of the air pocket they have created. When I was driving to NJ every week last year, I got 22.4 over multiple tanks by using semis whenever I could with my 6.2. This was 1000 miles round trip weekly. It takes a very dedicated right foot. I honestly don't do this to save money, I do/did it to keep my mind active on long trips. I have found 58-62 seems to be the best speed for highest milage. That's with my 6.2/10sp. I can't speak to others, and this is anedotal from me watching the instant dic. I've seen 50 mile stretches near the 30's in thst range with maintaining a good distance to still take advantage of cars in front of me.

The point isn't the obvious visual change, though. The service adviser should have been advised by the tech, and then spoke with the customer before performing a factory firmware reset. Even if to confirm with the customer that they are OK with their data being deleted. That wasn't done. No, there isn't a flag thst let's them no, hey stop, don't proceed. But had they spoken with their customer, it would have prevented all of this.

Ironic. Maybe you should listen more, and talk less. I gave you an example of what happened the last time a futures market was banned. It's not pretty.

You don't know what you are talking about. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/business/oil-prices.html#:~:text=Prices went negative — meaning that,no place to store it. It doesn't fluctuate between -40 and 120. Futures contacts actually reduce the swings in the market. It's how the onion market became so screwed up. https://www.npr.org/2015/10/22/450769853/the-great-onion-corner-and-the-futures-market

Weight and elevation change are major drivers too. It's not the most fun, but if you want to save 10% (~2mpg), you'll need draft behind a semi the whole way. You might get a half an mpg by taping your hood seems, and blocking off half your grille. It's stupid, I know. But that's about the best way you are going to see any actual improvements without some more major modifications. Oh, and limit the AC use. Meaning turn the A/C actually off, it will probably give you a couple of tenths on a cooler day. Those are about the easiest solutions you are going to have. https://ecomodder.com/forum/fuel-economy-mpg-modifications.php

I'm not sure what you are talking about. You do have to take delivery of the oil at the end of the futures contact. There is a reason why in 2020 oil went 40 negative, *All of the storage houses were full*. Every last one. Yes, speculation does drive things slightly, but this "future demand" speculation is due to a combination of inflation (thanks fed) and the admin basically telling speculators for the next 4 years future oil supply will be restricted.

@newdude again, read. Everyone attacked @Transient without half the facts. No tech that isn't fresh out of community college would execute a firmware update on something that was clearly a hardware issue. A screen is only going to display what the camera is giving it as an input. So clearly the first step would be to check the hardware. That's no different than the cam on your phone pointing toward the sun and thinking a firmware update is going to fix it. If it is what the repair procedure called for, the procedure was wrong from the start. Also, even with warranty work, they are supposed to get customer approval before completing work. This was either a service advisor issue or a tech issue with proceeding with the fix before confirming with the customer that they are ok with the repair procedure. A better analogy would be taking your truck in for a "shake" and the dealer finding out it is an out of balance wheel. Then proceeding to warranty your non-factory wheels with new factory replacements without asking you if you want them to put them on the balancer first to see if a weight has come off. This is the equivalent of what they did. Honestly, after dealing with the dealer on my truck for over a month, and the run around I got from GM, I understand where he is coming from. After working for 6 years in the dealer world before completing my BS, and owning various new cars in the last 10 years, GM gave me the absolute worst dealer experience I could imagine. After they finally replaced the LKA camera, the idiots told me I had to bring it back another day because they didn't want to finish calibration on a Saturday. They scheduled it for the following Tuesday knowing full well it was supposed to rain (95% chance M-W) for me to bring it back. THEN, I brought it back only for them to tell me that "oh gee, we need I nice sunny day for calibration". So they wasted a whole day of my time because they didn't verify the procedure in advance despite scheduling the appointment. That was the end of a full month long saga. So please, don't apologize for GM and their clearly poor dealer network and technicians. Dealers are literally the only reason I hope Tesla survives. The dealer network needs to be burnt to the ground. It just sucks they make piles of crap to sell.

The dealer was wrong because the dealer did the reprogram before talking to him. If they had alerted them to the plan, he could have made a plan accordingly. Many mechanics are just parts changers. They aren't really competent at what they do, especially for the markup they charge.

How many until failure? Or just how many miles currently? No failure (knock on wood), 22,500 miles, 2021 6.2. Purchased last March/April.