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2014 Sierra vs 2015 Silverado - help me pick!

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jimbo285 Enthusiast

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Test drive them both at night before you decide, or you may be another projector beam headlight hater.

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440hsp Enthusiast

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Not if you retrofit them like a few of us have. Night and day difference but some dont like the idea of having to do that to a brand new truck.

 

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My opinion but you get more bang for your buck with the Sierra. I got the base SLT z71 4x4 and it felt more luxurious then the LT2 Z71 Silverado. 9f83984d64d9065d7ef0c4f907d8b834.jpg

440hsp Enthusiast

440hsp

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That's a good lookin truck bud...

 

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Me too. I love my 6.2. That thing is fast and has a lot of future potential.

 

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Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

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I love my sierra but, I'd take whichever one was a better deal. If it was within $1000 for the same options I'd get a GMC every time because I like red gauges and the styling on the Sierra better.

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Agreed. I like the chevy too. Those are the trucks I test drove first. I test drove 3 different LTZ Z71 cc with the 6.2 and the 3.73 gears in them and loved them. Got a better deal on my gmc though because I didn't really need the 4wd.

 

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This is White Shadow ( my 5yr old daughter named her) .... lol

 

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crankbait Enthusiast

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thanks for all the input guys. The more I read about rust, headlight issues, and overall complaints, I am starting to question why I ever sold my old truck!!

 

The general theme seems to be the Sierras looks great, but have numerous issues

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440hsp

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Rust and other complaints?? I haven't heard about rust with these new sierras..

 

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The rust thing is on many forums including this one. Maybe it's normal and people just complaining about something they don't know about . I know the frame on my old truck had it's fair share of rust.

 

I'm still hoping to get a deal on a 2014 Sierra here down the stretch, but really trying to stay open to all options

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