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Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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I don't plan on upgrading any time soon. It is nice not having a payment, not to mention we have a college to pay for starting next year when our daughter graduates high school.

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blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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Mine just turned 7 and it has less than 30,000 miles on it. The wife just go a new a tahoe so I seriously doubt I'll get a new truck within the next 5 years or so.

06pirate Enthusiast

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I'll keep the GMC until there's nothing left that works. At 138,000 mile it's still new enough for me. I'm hoping for twice that at least.

 

But then, my other truck is a 1990 Toyota Hi-Lux 4x4, X-Cab, V6, with only 360,000 miles, just broken in.

Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

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I dunno. I'm guessing 150,000 to 200,000 miles I have 14700 on it now.

BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

BlackZ71Silverado

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Plan on keeping both trucks for a while. Wouldn't mind a new one BUT I think the way the Silverado is currently is fugly. Also not a fan of the new interiors or all afm engines.

Most likely going to wait until the next redesign. Maybe by then GM will realize this afm crap is a joke.

 

 

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Beer Belly Enthusiast

Beer Belly

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Probably buy this one out once the lease is up, then keep it till it nears 100k (if it holds together)....figure I have 1 more (not sure of manufacturer) after this till retirement, after that we'll see what happens

doverarjim Senior Enthusiast

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I told the wife that this would be my last new truck. The shortest time I have owned a truck was 9 years and the longest was 14 years so if I can afford to keep the Dmax going I should be set. But after putting 60,000 miles on in less than 3 years I am not so sure now!!!

Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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I just bought my 2014 CC std bed in March. I may retire in 5 years at the earliest. That truck will likely have 150,000 miles by then. I'm thinking one more truck around 5 years from now.

SarahsGMC Senior Enthusiast

SarahsGMC

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I'm way too attached to mine to let it go any time soon. And if I do get another it will be after this one is paid off so I can keep it as a toy.

'01LS1 Senior Enthusiast

'01LS1

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I like the new trucks & all. But with having a 2013 with a 6.2 pretty close to how I would have ordered one, it is tough to justify the expense/trade values going to a new body style.

Would make more sense to see how things are when the next T series in 2018 range at the earliest? That is not to say I do not look when at dealers...

 

Trucks aside, really started looking at C5/C6 Corvettes & the current Camaros. Was thinking it would be great to score a deal on a 4-8 year old(pending model) go fast car.

But stumbled across the Camaro 1LE & kind of hooked. The Grand Sport Vettes are amazing as well. The bad is that both are probably going to be out of my price range for

a long while. Who knows if the right deal comes along next year...

 

We live in a really great time with regard to new cars/trucks. But the one issue for the latest & greatest from the mfg's remains the same & that is $$$.

Anyway, if you have not seen the 1LE's(my local dealer was clueless when asking about them), posted a current side by side Camaro vs Mustang video a few minutes ago.

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/165583-infinite2015-camaro-vs-2015-mustang/

darkfox1 Senior Enthusiast

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I have a lot of trouble with attention span on vehicles. I don't keep them long.

 

i love my truck right now. Hell, I loved my camaro, and the 2010 sierra before that, and the 2000 camaro before that, and the 2007 corvette before THAT.

 

You get the picture. I'm 33, I've owned 9 vehicles now. The longest I've kept any DD is 4 years.

 

So who knows?

 

Most likely, in a year or 2, I'll buy another 4th gen Fbody and start driving it, the truck will start sitting.. it's happened before! The difference here is I REALLY need a truck cos of my land, and my driveway.. which just suffered a major washout from a heavy rain. It's not car passable right now. So who knows what the future holds!

00Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

00Silverado4x4

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Bought this one brand new and have every intention of keeping it until she rots. Then I will fix her all back up and keep right on driving. Eventually I plan on an additional truck, probably 2500 or 3500 but I have my '76, this '06 and I will only keep adding to the collection vs trading.

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