My new 2020 Silverado moving up 39 years

Genesis · November 8, 2020

Hello,

I am new to this forum and I thought I would take the time to share my new ride a 2020 Silverado Double Cab LT Z71 5.3 8 speed in Red Hot. I recently sold my beloved 1981 Chevrolet K10 Scottsdale that I completely redid in the 12 years that I had it. Now my 81 K10 was my daily driver for years and I put a ton of miles on it in the time I had it. So after I sold my 81 k10, I looked at a new silverado and a new RAM half ton trucks. Decided on the silverado and now here I am. There are some things I liked better about my old truck but the new truck is much better in most ways (as it should be).

Things I liked better about my old truck:

4x4 capability: now I know the truck was lifted with 35" tires and had lockers in the front and rear axle. For hard offroad use the solid axle with leaf springs holds up to much better punishment but with most of my off road driving is now done on forestry roads or washboard roads so the independent front suspension is a better fit for me now.

old school technology: manual locking hubs, manual transfer case shifter, simple 3 speed automatic, carburetor, mechanical fuel pump, manual windows, manual locks just to name a few makes for less repairs in the long run we will see how the new truck goes.

Paid for: Lets face it car payments suck.

Don't get me wrong I LOVE my new truck it is quiet, refined, gets good gas mileage, tons of power 17mpg so far compared to 7-10 mpg for my old k10. I guess the old truck quirks are what makes them cool and I might catch some controversy over this but my 81 and my 2020 are not really a apples to apples comparison since they are so much different. Overall glad I bought my new truck and I will always miss my 81 hopefully this new one treats me just as well.

Here are some pictures I have more miles on snow and dirt than pavement at this point so it is quite dirty at the moment safe to say this is not a mall crawler.

My old k10:

Future plans for my 2020 include camper shell and carpet kit, install cb radio, install holster for my pistol and tint the windows and drive it. Maybe later on install a leveling kit with a little bigger of a tire.

TNTSierra · November 9, 2020

K10 was a great looking truck. Congrats on the new 2020. You’ll love it.

Enough · November 9, 2020

Great color choice on both of your trucks ! That K10 was a beast !

Not sure our new trucks will last 39 years, but I'll enjoy mine while it's here !

That's some beautiful country with the exception of that white stuff on the ground. That much snow down here would shut us down for weeks, and body shops would be full for years !

JimCost2014 · November 9, 2020

Congratulations on your new truck.

Square body was a good looking truck, any reason you did not just keep it?

Genesis · November 9, 2020

1 hour ago, JimCost2014 said:

Congratulations on your new truck.

Square body was a good looking truck, any reason you did not just keep it?

The truck was at the point of needing some more work than I was willing to do at this point in my life. I have a 67 GMC that needs more attention and I do not have a need for two 4x4 trucks so I was offered a lot of money for it so I took it.

JimCost2014 · November 9, 2020

4 minutes ago, Genesis said:

The truck was at the point of needing some more work than I was willing to do at this point in my life. I have a 67 GMC that needs more attention and I do not have a need for two 4x4 trucks so I was offered a lot of money for it so I took it.

Good reason, always nice when you actually get a win/win with the sell/trade and purchase.

Enjoy your new truck!!!

19Sierra · November 9, 2020

Nice trucks, I still have my 86 k10 and its funny when I switch back and forth from the 19sierra. Hit 3rd gear in the k10 and wonder why it stopped shifting. Lol sorry for the distant picture. Only one I could find that fit the file size limit.

Edited November 9, 2020 by 19Sierra

f8l vnm · November 9, 2020

Congrats and nice truck. Also man that K10 is a stunner. Such a beautiful truck.

Genesis · November 16, 2020

Went duck and pheasant hunting this weekend as well as some trout fishing. Duck hunting yielded no ducks but I got a awesome pheasant I am going to mount this one. Fishing was great as well. I put about 200 miles on my truck this weekend bringing it up to 600. I only drive 1 mile to work and 1 mile home so I put very little mileage on my vehicles. I cant wait for a cap to go on my truck as I fish a lot and like the covered dry storage for fishing and hunting needs.

Got my limit of 6 trout this was after about 30 minutes good size and lunch for a while for me.

Edited November 16, 2020 by Genesis