GMC Chevy 2500HD?

Skeld · December 21, 2016

A like equipped GMC has a bit fancier interior feel, for instance my father's 1500 SLE has the stitched dash and the trim panels are actually aluminum. I don't remember, but he may have the wood grain looking door panel also. My truck is a 2016 2500 HD LT and it actually has more options but the interior is a little more sparse looking...I have Bose for instance so really my truck should be a higher level truck but the GMC interior looks slightly better (but personally I hate the wood grain look). The Chevy overall seems aimed at a more youthful crowd, right down to the color choices in the MyLink system.

revrnd · December 21, 2016

Also people like my wife do not consider THREE GIANT LETTERS on the grill of a truck fancy. At least that is what I was told when I tried to buy a GMC truck.

What would she think of GENERAL MOTORS TRUCK on the side of the hood? ;-)

http://www.buyoldcars.com/photos/59.jpg

Rvduck · December 21, 2016

Not sure what she would think but I think that is a fine looking old truck.

revrnd · December 21, 2016

Not sure what she would think but I think that is a fine looking old truck.

My grandfather had a Maple Leaf (GM of Canada brand/version of the GMCs & Chevs) 1 1/2 ton stake truck of a similar vintage. Unfortunately we never got any photos of it

redwngr · December 21, 2016

The 2004 +- Avalanche 2500 had AWD - this and the 2500 Suburban are only examples I can find of a 2500 with AWD

btw - but not a traditional 2500HD pick up, as we are speaking of

Anyone else know of others ?

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/183668-auto-4wd-option-for-2500-series/?hl=awd&do=findComment&comment=1766490

They were more like todays auto 4wd on the 1500's weren't they?

(Rather than the always on 'all wheel drive' system that the 1500 denali had.)

Cosmic Charlie · December 21, 2016

They were more like todays auto 4wd on the 1500's weren't they?

(Rather than the always on 'all wheel drive' system that the 1500 denali had.)

1500 SS had NO selector switch - always constant AWD (as you said the 1500 Denali)

2500 Avalanche & 2500 Suburban had the select auto ... like todays 1500's (if I remember right)

all 2500HD's true pick ups never had AWD (that I remember)

revrnd · December 21, 2016

1500 SS had NO selector switch - always constant AWD (as you said the 1500 Denali)

Is the torque split 100% to the rear on dry pavement?

Dnt · December 21, 2016

Not sure what she would think but I think that is a fine looking old truck.

X2

tntwit · December 23, 2016

1500 SS had NO selector switch - always constant AWD (as you said the 1500 Denali)

2500 Avalanche & 2500 Suburban had the select auto ... like todays 1500's (if I remember right)

all 2500HD's true pick ups never had AWD (that I remember)

GMT-800 offered a 2500 and a 2500HD. The 2500 had the selector switch with the "Auto" position like the 1500 models. They also had an 8 bolt wheel, but not a full floating rear axle like the 2500HD. They also used the 1500 style front bumper.

Essentially they seemed exactly the same as the 1500HD that they offered back then, I never could understand why they offered both.

Cosmic Charlie · December 23, 2016

GMT-800 offered a 2500 and a 2500HD. The 2500 had the selector switch with the "Auto" position like the 1500 models. They also had an 8 bolt wheel, but not a full floating rear axle like the 2500HD. They also used the 1500 style front bumper.

Essentially they seemed exactly the same as the 1500HD that they offered back then, I never could understand why they offered both.

Something about over lapping years of design / build

and which factories made the upgrade first vs other locations of the factories waited and kept production running.

When they faze out one model (frame style ...) they still run the assembly line at one factory while the other re-tools, and they have overlaps of models and re-badge them for the interim period, then faze in the all new completely ...

like you said ... the 1500HD was the same frame as the old 2500 (non HD) and made for a short period

(?)

revrnd · December 23, 2016

I Googled "Silverado Classic" & they were '07s. I seem to recall they were the last "year" of GMT800s that were offered as the GMT900s were rolling out. As far as I can remember we never built any of the "specials", strictly 1500s from '97 to '09.

2017HD · December 27, 2016

well as most people have pointed out the Sierra= WT, SLE=LS, SLT=LT, Denali=High Country

All Terrain=Z71 (to a degree). It is hard to actually compare all of the trims as the GMC and Chevy web sites are completely different. I went to the Select Vehicle Online Ordering Guide for the Chevy. I think that over the years there has been a perception that the GMC was of a higher quality, had better resale value and indeed cost more at initial purchase. Right now it looks like Chevy has the edge for Special Editions. I have built and priced similar trucks on both sites and come out within a few $$.

Rvduck · December 27, 2016

I mentioned in the past that I sold Fords. Two years ago I was hired by a good sized GMC dealer as a salesman and there was three days of training before I was able to start selling. I went in and quit on the 4th day because I did not like the high pressure scripted program they were using. In 3 days I drove quite a few new Chevy and GMC

pickups and jumping back and forth in similar trims, I felt no real difference in quality or looks. Because the High Country was fairly new, most of the salepeople said they liked the High Country interior better than the Denali.

Myself, I thought both interiors were fantastic. All the HDs were made in Flint or Ft Wayne, a lot of the 1500 series were assembled in Mexico, I could see no apparent difference in the fit or finish which IMHO is as good as any make vehicle in the same price range. One interesting fact is in 2016 the HD wins a JD Powers award for reliabily

and the 1500 series did not. Factory location is probably not a factor, more because the 1500 has more car like features like shutting down cylinders and other light duty, go wrong early stuff on them.

I will add that when I priced out a Denali with the same options as my High Country, the Denali was 500.00 more.

My wife liked the Chevy front end more than the GMC so we got the High Country, so far my all time favourite truck and I have had lots of them.

revrnd · December 29, 2016

Paint colors. GMC upcharges for all but 3 colors: Cardinal Red, Summit White and Onyx Black. Stone Blue, Quicksilver, Pepperdust and Dark Slate are $395 extra cost, and Crimson Red Tintcoat is $495. Chevy only charges for Siren Red Tintcoat and Deep Ocean Blue ($495 and $395 respectively). The rest are no cost options.

A question about the "tintcoat", is it in some way different than the base coat clear coat that GM has been using since the GMT400s were intro'd? Up until now the only extra change paint colour was a white pearl a couple of years ago & I think it was quite pricy.

newdude · December 29, 2016

A question about the "tintcoat", is it in some way different than the base coat clear coat that GM has been using since the GMT400s were intro'd? Up until now the only extra change paint colour was a white pearl a couple of years ago & I think it was quite pricy.

I'm gonna say yes. If you look at a touch up bottle of a tintcoat color, there is the basecoat color itself. The clearcoat portion of the bottle has the clear coat inside, however the clearcoat is tinted and has some extra metallic property to it. So if I really had to take a stab, the clearcoat is tinted, hence the whole "tintcoat" to the name.