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rbrjr1 Enthusiast

rbrjr1

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13 hours ago, Chevyguy85 said:

Exactly.  Which is why it's so frustrating to be given the "option" to build your own truck yet you can't actually build your own truck...

unless you literally build your own truck.. buying a WT and swapping out the radio, seats, purchasing additional wiring harnesses , etc. so you can go in and re-wire the cab for what you actually want.

 

My Tahoe Z71 from 2000 was an awesome truck, i'd love to have the option to add a sunroof & upgrade the stereo from the base package that vehicle had..

came with leather (and seat warmers)

came with towing package

4x4 (duh)

heated and auto dimming mirrors

 

now, to get a sunroof, you'd need to purchase an LTZ or SLE / Denali I believe..

StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, rbrjr1 said:

unless you literally build your own truck.. buying a WT and swapping out the radio, seats, purchasing additional wiring harnesses , etc. so you can go in and re-wire the cab for what you actually want.

 

My Tahoe Z71 from 2000 was an awesome truck, i'd love to have the option to add a sunroof & upgrade the stereo from the base package that vehicle had..

came with leather (and seat warmers)

came with towing package

4x4 (duh)

heated and auto dimming mirrors

 

now, to get a sunroof, you'd need to purchase an LTZ or SLE / Denali I believe..

If I have to do it myself then why bother giving me the false option of having GM build it the way they think I want it?  Also I'm one of those that sees the sunroof as pointless and since I seem to be in the minority finding my next vehicle that doesn't have one will yet again add to my needle in the haystack search.

j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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Nobody gives a damn about the drivers safety. They sell what sells.

Nobody seems interested in auto-adjusting head lights. Therefore, you still can't get it in a truck, where it would actually make sense.

 

so long

j-ten-ner

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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Nobody gives a damn about the drivers safety. They sell what sells.
Nobody seems interested in auto-adjusting head lights. Therefore, you still can't get it in a truck, where it would actually make sense.
 
so long
j-ten-ner

I’ve noticed since 2011 that when you’re going uphill people think you have your highs on. I’ve adjusted my headlights down on some of my vehicles to eliminate the flashing as much as possible. This is on cars too. When people come towards me coming up hill if there running (fog) lights are on usually that means they’re on low beams. It sucks having to drive at night with one hand on the high beam switch.


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j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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I was more referring to headlights that adjust to the rear squat of the truck when loaded.

But you're right, the blinding headlights of a loaded truck are even worse on hills.

 

so long

j-ten-ner

StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

StinkyCheese

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They're also slow to implement the corner following headlights too.  TFL just did a video on the half tons and their safety rating.  Only dodge has the cornering lights so they got the highest over all among the 5 half tons.  Apparently the govt now includes headlights in their safety testing.  Think they started that a year or two ago.

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On 9/9/2019 at 8:30 PM, Grumpy Bear said:

This one could be interesting.

 

Attitudes about driving have created a problems technology THINKS it can fix. That's just a fact. Another fact is Technology can't fix a human attitude so I guess this is as good as it can get but, it WILL create more problems as people get comfortable RELYING on this technology to do what they ought be doing it the first place. The higher and more secure the fence the closer people like to stand to the cliffs edge. That sir is human nature. 

 

When people found out they could build a car that would circle Indy well over 200 mph and survive the crash...we had more and more violent crashes so.....they restricted the cars ability to do what the driver was inclined to want to do. Be stupid and self absorbed and engage in high risk behavior. Several times and they are not done yet. 

 

I love the back up camera in my wife's Terrain. Know what I would like better? A car I can see out of behind me. Love the forward crash braking. Don't love the fact a dark shadow crossing the road sets it off at 70 mph. Scared the crap out of her and nearly got her rear ended by????? A self absorbed stupid driver that thought his 70 mph was faster if he was so close as to draw the "Failure to stop in an assured clear distance' ticket.

 

Forward crash assistance does improve your response time and the other controls improve you stopping distance and stability. Granted, no argument. But it can't stop you from following at a distance that defies the physics...like 70 mph at 50 feet following distance. System will work and you WILL crash anyway. 

 

Problems with studies like this include but walmart one are not limited to.....the fact it's a controlled environment. You set a control and somebody will find a way to exceed that control. Heck EVERYBODY will. 

awesome. Bump!

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