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Morgan1986 Senior Enthusiast

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pretty sure are gmt 800s and 900s have cheap plastic interior. I know on my gmt 800 the plastic is cheap and the 900s seem no better .

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MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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pretty sure are gmt 800s and 900s have cheap plastic interior. I know on my gmt 800 the plastic is cheap and the 900s seem no better .

 

 

x2. Old cars cheap interiors too. And not exactly comfy either. I went with a friend to a end of season car show last weekend in his 69 Chevelle and it was probably less than an hours ride but I was stiff when we finally got there.

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berteras Enthusiast

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After waiting a while to see what Chevy has done with the new silverado and hoping for drastic improvements mainly on the interior I have to say after seeing a few leaked pics that I am not impressed. I'm holding out till the 13th to make come up with my real opinion but it doesn't seem like they did enough for me to want to go jump in one. Like mentioned before Ford and some other brands are pulling away with their interior designs and that's painful for me to say as I've been a GM fan since I began driving and have owned 7 different GM vehicles and nothing else.

music Senior Enthusiast

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Like mentioned before Ford and some other brands are pulling away with their interior designs and that's painful for me to say as I've been a GM fan since I began driving and have owned 7 different GM vehicles and nothing else.

 

 

Matter of opinion. I don't like the new F150 interior, and really don't like the ipod like interface. I'll take a simpler, old-style interior... with real buttons, switches, guages, etc. any day. My biggest concern w/ the new trucks is that GM will go down that same road, replacing mechanical parts w/ gizmos.

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Like mentioned before Ford and some other brands are pulling away with their interior designs and that's painful for me to say as I've been a GM fan since I began driving and have owned 7 different GM vehicles and nothing else.

 

Matter of opinion. I don't like the new F150 interior, and really don't like the ipod like interface. I'll take a simpler, old-style interior... with real buttons, switches, guages, etc. any day. My biggest concern w/ the new trucks is that GM will go down that same road, replacing mechanical parts w/ gizmos.

 

 

Couldn't disagree more, I want to see why I spent 50k on a new vehicle. If I wanted an older style truck that's what I would go buy.

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