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Going through the selling process of my 2019 LT Z71 Texas edition truck and looking to get into a 2020.  Givemethevin is giving me $40,250 for it and I financed for 41K like 14 months ago.  

 

Trying to be around 45K before taxes and fees.  Working on a truck that has everything I want except the safety package.  I am mostly interested in the parking sensors (especially for the front) as I dinged a pole in my 2019.  I swear it came out of nowhere.  Forgive me for creating a new thread as I have seen a few on this already.  I've read them but still not convinced one way or the other.  Seems the sensors can  be buggy in the winter but I live in Texas.  We don't have a winter.  Hardly ever even freezes where I'm at.  Winter tires are literally not even a thing here.  Should I hold out for the safety package?  

 

Just FYI, I am looking for a Northsky Blue 2020 RST Z71 6.2L 10-speed,, with leather, safety, convince I and II.  Bed liner would also be nice but doesn't have to be included.  

 

So the 45K before TTL is a bit of a stretch but I'm there already on one truck without the leather and bed liner.  Haggling over getting the leather added now (katskin).  

 

Anyway any advice would be helpful.  

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Texasdeere
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The parking sensors are nice.  I had mine turned off and I backed into a shopping cart some A-hole left behind my truck.  Wound up shoving it into a curb and damaging my tailgate.   The feat

mookdoc6
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I will admit the sensors with the seat vibration are absolute must!  I will make sure I always have that option.  But that is me.

f8l vnm
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for the price of parts and labor and Possibly drilling  into bumpers , no thank you. Just my thought anyway 

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The parking sensors are nice.  I had mine turned off and I backed into a shopping cart some A-hole left behind my truck.  Wound up shoving it into a curb and damaging my tailgate.

 

The feature I like is the "heads up red alert" and "seat vibrate" when someone slams on the brakes in front of you or pulling a trailer with no brake lights and you are closing to fast.

 

When I bought my truck I wasn't really interested in the "safety package" but now I like having it for sure.

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Yes absolutely a must and for the price option is not all that bad  .

I can live with no sensors in the back but a camera but sensors in the front is a very nice plus.

So for sensors in front and back is well worth is IMO  

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I will admit the sensors with the seat vibration are absolute must!  I will make sure I always have that option.  But that is me.

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You can purchase aftermarket front sensors and 360 camera setups as easily as leather.  

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I'm probably in the minority but was annoyed by the vibrating seat in the Suburban since roads are not very well-maintained in Mexico and are usually missing lanes.

I'll admit the red thing saved my ass though when a kid on a bicycle jumped in front of me. I suppose it works the same on the Cheyenne, my Cheyenne doesn't have that feature but I don't really miss it. It depends on the price.

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Well I've decided I want the safety package.  It's going to cost me a few K more to order a truck optioned out exactly like I want but I suppose it will be worth it.  No trucks out there that fit my criteria.  

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1 hour ago, Donstar said:

You can purchase aftermarket front sensors and 360 camera setups as easily as leather.  

for the price of parts and labor and Possibly drilling  into bumpers , no thank you. Just my thought anyway 

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14 minutes ago, f8l vnm said:

for the price of parts and labor and Possibly drilling  into bumpers , no thank you. Just my thought anyway 

OEM is definitely the preferred option but aftermarket sensor kits are available.  Aftermarket leather would also not be my first choice on a new truck. ? 

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44 minutes ago, f8l vnm said:

for the price of parts and labor and Possibly drilling  into bumpers , no thank you. Just my thought anyway 

 

26 minutes ago, Donstar said:

OEM is definitely the preferred option but aftermarket sensor kits are available.  Aftermarket leather would also not be my first choice on a new truck. ? 

Yeah, for that I am just going to order the truck and get it exactly how I want it from the factory.  

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1 hour ago, Philipgonzales3 said:

Well I've decided I want the safety package.  It's going to cost me a few K more to order a truck optioned out exactly like I want but I suppose it will be worth it.  No trucks out there that fit my criteria.  

Great! You will use it everyday and find out just how valuable it is.  Others will ask what is that noise?

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41 minutes ago, mookdoc6 said:

Great! You will use it everyday and find out just how valuable it is.  Others will ask what is that noise?

Found a red one online.  Has everything I want + sunroof.  8K off, I told the dealer what is there best price.  They gave me 1K more off.  I told them it was the wrong color, they offered me another 1K to forget that it was red.  

 

So at 10,100 off or so, red is looking great!  Best color out there.  LOL it's the tincoat one.  

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1 hour ago, Philipgonzales3 said:

Found a red one online.  Has everything I want + sunroof.  8K off, I told the dealer what is there best price.  They gave me 1K more off.  I told them it was the wrong color, they offered me another 1K to forget that it was red.  

 

So at 10,100 off or so, red is looking great!  Best color out there.  LOL it's the tincoat one.  

Ha,ha I left with a BLACK one few years ago myself.  I was never going to buy "black" again and swore I my grandmother's grave!  I told him no way you have couple model year left overs one "bare bones" other "fully loaded" not doing black I am out!  I got another 1k off and a "Black" vehicle but seriously Money trumped it and I hated that color!

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Black is always the nicest ( When its clean which is what like 1-2 days) lol  :)

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I ordered my LTZ Crew Cab short box with the LTZ plus package and Z-71 off road and protection package. The LTZ plus package comes with the safety package. Front and rear park assist, lane change alert/blind spot warning, and rear cross traffic warning. That’s all the electronics that I wanted. I test drove a HC with the safety package 2. And I didn’t like the vibrating seat. And the fully automated headlights. This truck is freakin huge compared to my little Corolla. But it’s awesome. 

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