joe holman

Interesting about the adaptive. Was looking forward to it for both stop and go traffic as well as long highway trips where I have an irrational fear of daydreaming and rear ending someone. Never have knock on wood, but as I age the piece of mind wouldn’t hurt. I’ve “come to” while driving too many times. I guess my subconscious is a decent driver. yeah the bigger bed is a nice feature. Losing the van I’ll probably want as much spare room as possible. I’ll have to test out the adaptive cruise before pulling the trigger. Seems like a lot of 24s are coming with it though so maybe just shut it off if it bothers me.

Thanks for the reply. Figured the 2500 cab would have more volume since I thought the cab itself was wider at least. I did not realize that about the adaptive - I could have sworn I saw the high country trim (I believe) with adaptive cruise? I thought it was a 22 or 23. I’ll have to check back on that.

I’m an electrician currently looking to 2 4 1 my existing 16’ express van and 18’ Silverado 1500 for either a newer 2500 or 1500. this is the planned truck setup: - bed slide - contractor cap (maybe fiberglass, haven’t fully decided) - ladder rack with conduit tube/box - roughly 1000 pound average payload of tools/materials/1 driver. Not including the cap, rack, or bed slide. I would imagine this another 500lb minimum. I’ll be getting a 2021-2023 model year most likely with low miles. I really want the adaptive cruise control and I will need the full crew cab which is main reason for losing my current 1500 which I do enjoy. Will the 1500 be noticeably swervey with that kind of payload? I never carry much but mountain bikes in my current truck, so I’m not sure how they feel loaded up and with a cap with some cross winds. Also, is the cab headroom in 2500 noticeably taller? I’m 6’6 and need to slightly recline my current truck seat to sit up straight. This is another major reason for upgrade as I’m hoping for more clearance there - the van has given me back pain. as for general drive feel - are the newer 2500s more similar in feel to the 1500s? Or will it toss you around a bit more even with the mentioned payload?