I'm sorry GM

Shredzy · March 26, 2016

Funny how people are different. My father in-law has a new f-150 and loves my new GMC sle DC. So much he is considering getting rid of his getting one. He loves how smooth and quit it is. So maybe you should go get one if you think that are so great. Buddy of mine bought one (f-150) about 3 months ago and its been at the dealer for the last month waiting on a part. Hey you know what they say....built Ford tough...NOT.

Has your father-in-law drove or ridden in your truck at night to see how inferior the headlamps are on the 2014-15 Sierras? He may think twice unless he goes with a 2016.

Cap'n Hook · March 26, 2016

Funny, OP mentions the seat heater. My cousin kept trying to prank me in his '16 Silverado, switching on the seat heater before I'd jump in. Each time (ya, he got me a few times) it took us driving down the road for a few miles before I realized the heat was on. They didn't seem to warm very fast.

milligan · March 26, 2016

My decision came down to price for the most part. I think the Sierra is the best looking truck on the market and will stay looking nice for many years due to the classic look (same with Chevy.) Price was the big factor though. A Ford truck in my area seemed to be like gold for whatever reason. The Ford dealer didn't want to budge much and a similarly optioned Ford truck was nearly $4k more sticker than a GM. I didn't even have to haggle much on the GMC. I told the salesman that I know the trucks don't go for nearly sticker and he nodded and took nearly $8k off instantly. Then we fiddled with the trade a bit and off I went. So easy. Ended up spending less than I thought I'd have to.

I'm coming up on a year and a half with the truck so far and haven't done anything but oil changes. Everything is going well and it feels solidly built so far.

SarahsGMC · March 27, 2016

Well I started out with an 86 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe, then went to a 98 Z71 and not my '14 Z71. When it comes to daily driving, my truck is great. It's a pretty well optioned LT. It has what I want and doesn't have what I don't want like leather heated and cooled seats and the parking sensors in the bumpers. I don't care for that stuff. But, I did learn the hard way to not have a truck that's both your daily driver and only transportation and a play truck. So I'll take my '14 as a daily driver and for work, but for off-road (mainly mudding for me) I prefer an 87 or older Chevy. I would have kept my 86 as a play truck if it would have been 4x4. I just like having a truck that's finally dependable and what I like. My 86 was dependable but it was a POS when it came to the interior and the fact it didn't even have factory A/C other than the vent windows. Just picture that truck you posted, but just 2wd and midnight blue and that was basically my 86. I did love that it was a manual though. The 98 was dependable for a little while and from how I treated it, it just hadn't been dependable for awhile and got fed up so got a new truck. I was actually just looking for a used truck that was a lot newer (like around 07-10) but ended up getting a brand new one lol. I'm also not the type to get something different every few years. I had my 98 ever since Feb '04 and got my '14 in April of '14 so just a tad over 10 years. I plan on keeping this '14 as long as I can keep it on the road.

I agree my 06 has everything I want and I've built it to what I want for the most part. The 86 is a nice simple change up to keep miles down on the 06. I can't bring myself to go any newer than 06 though I don't want all the sensors and random electronic things that come with newer trucks. They look cool but I don't want to try to fix them.

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Daryl LBZ · March 27, 2016

I agree my 06 has everything I want and I've built it to what I want for the most part. The 86 is a nice simple change up to keep miles down on the 06. I can't bring myself to go any newer than 06 though I don't want all the sensors and random electronic things that come with newer trucks. They look cool but I don't want to try to fix them.

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I'm with you on that. I've had newer, and I'm glad I went back to the older ones. 2005-2007 GMT800 is my choice every time.

MikeNH · March 27, 2016

Do what you want but my 2003 was a POS. The only major electrical change is the safety stuff and those have proven to be pretty reliable so far (and thankfully you can turn them off!).

SarahsGMC · March 27, 2016

Yours may have been but mine isn't

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Daryl LBZ · March 27, 2016

Do what you want but my 2003 was a POS. The only major electrical change is the safety stuff and those have proven to be pretty reliable so far (and thankfully you can turn them off!).

The few that we've had have been good trucks. My brothers isn't too great though, and the interiors of them are made of pretty crappy materials, but not having to deal with stupid things like tire pressure sensors, AFM etc is nice. All depends on what you want I suppose.

Chevor · March 30, 2016

Mine is starting to make a squeak when I turn left. 740,000 miles oh what could it be?

Rock1500 · March 30, 2016

Another win for the F, u can adjust the brightness of the radio without the dash, what a concept,

That part is so annoying about gm. I like the look of the truck and my truck has been overall good but the cheap short sighted shit they did makes me wonder if they know what hey are doing.

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jamin87ss · March 30, 2016

That part is so annoying about gm. I like the look of the truck and my truck has been overall good but the cheap short sighted shit they did makes me wonder if they know what hey are doing.

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Not sure I posted in this thread. But I had to go to dollar store, buy a screen protector and put a piece of tint on it,

Rock1500 · March 30, 2016

Not sure I posted in this thread. But I had to go to dollar store, buy a screen protector and put a piece of tint on it,

Nice idea. I have a screen protector already on it. The issue is I want the dash darker not the navigation screen. The backup camera sucks so bad that it is hard to see when you don't have full brightness on.

My mom's nissan altima 2011 backup camera was so sharp you could read from it. The gmc is grainy.

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jamin87ss · March 30, 2016

C the dash doesn't bother me, the radio was actually giving me headaches, sometimes I also put a tab of tape over the overhead console light, when I tinted the radio it also helped with the headlights issue, while they are the same they feel better, all the ambient light in the cab just made everything blend together

Probably just a reaction personally with my eyes

ncd1966 · April 5, 2016

I do like the fords but

I love my GMC 6.2 slt. it has everything and more than I need. big motor that can pull whatever i need. plus get good mileage when not towing.

I took my family out of town for the day on sunday. we were very comfortable and the truck got great mileage avg. 23 mpg.

drove smooth, rode super smooth, my almost 2 year old son slept going and coming back home.

I recently installed a bed rug. my wife was doing some shopping at a outlet mall and my son needed a diaper change. i dropped the gate and changed him right on the bed rug in the parking lot. surprisingly the rug was not hot at all.

it was a great day in the truck.

just ordered a tonneau cover should come in this week.