Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted
4 hours ago, rjgvt said:

Most likely the 2 alternators and batteries would be beneficial for someone with a plow. 

Or a camper or 5th wheel or trailer depending on what type of battery load. I know people that run their AC while on the road so they use the second alternator to supplement solar for AC in their trailer.

Posted

first weekend with the new rig. Couldnt be happier. Ride is great (noticeably softer than my dads 2500 x31), interior fit and finish is excellent, and that transmission is silky smooth. Digging the titanium rush color too. Sometimes it looks black. Sometimes gray. Sometimes a really dark blue. 

Only mods I foresee are some kind of semi hidden assist step, bed cover(already here), mud flaps and removing the ugly ass 4x4 decal lol

429295400_1619108825494212_1978447891340461328_n.jpg

429434718_783079943698559_770462527647073500_n.jpg

  • Like 2
Posted
4 hours ago, TeamSaris said:

 

Only mods I foresee are some kind of semi hidden assist step, bed cover(already here), mud flaps and removing the ugly ass 4x4 decal lol

 

 

Looks like the Denali doesn't have that stupid sticker. First thing I did when I bought my F150 was to remove it.

  • Like 1
Posted
20 hours ago, Pryme said:

Only you can answer the drivers seat question. Do you want a power drivers seat? 
A dual alternator and battery set up is for use with a plow or running a slide in camper. If you’re not doing those things, you won’t need it. Mileage won’t make a noticeable difference. Running a belt across a second alternator would not make a noticeable change to mileage. 
 

 

Hi Pryme 

No wont be running a plow . But we intended to purchase a travel trailer not sure on if it will be a fifth wheel or standard type of travel trailer that you pull from the ball hitch 

Posted

Anything you can add to help me with my decision would be greatly appreciated . How to deal with dealerships if purchasing a truck off the lot or ordering what you want from the factory then going to the dealer .

 

I also believe you can order the Chevrolet  2500 HD Custom with the Max tow package which makes it a 3500 without the 3500 badge 

Posted
1 hour ago, BCGM said:

I also believe you can order the Chevrolet  2500 HD Custom with the Max tow package which makes it a 3500 without the 3500 badge 

As long as you are ordering the diesel engine. That option is not available with the gasoline engine.

Posted

Dealership tried to add the $5k “market adjustment” above MSRP. I walked em down to $0…all their profit is in MSRP. I’d hold firm on that 

 

They wouldn’t budge below MSRP but I assess they might over the next few months if / when supply is more in line with demand 

 

As far as ordering from factory vs sourcing locally…I got lucky and they found the exact truck I wanted within 3 weeks…no certain if it was already on its way to this dealership or if they made a deal with another location. I ordered the add ons and those were installed by dealer one week after pick up

 

~4 weeks from initial dealership visit to complete truck 

 

~500 miles thus far…knock on wood…no issues. Hoping the updates worked out the gremlins 

 

 

Posted
2 hours ago, BCGM said:

Anything you can add to help me with my decision would be greatly appreciated . How to deal with dealerships if purchasing a truck off the lot or ordering what you want from the factory then going to the dealer .

I got 8% below msrp deisel 3500 denali look for something at or below msrp.

Posted
1 hour ago, Thrailkill said:

I got 8% below msrp deisel 3500 denali look for something at or below msrp.

That is actually amazing. Not like this in my area.

  • Like 1
Posted

Mine either, I had to fly to FL from SC and drive it home.

Around here they are adding 5k to msrp.

Saved thousands for a 120 plane ticket and a day of my time.

 

Posted

At my dealer, they never had a markup on MSRP...not even during Covid. They still don't but they also don't offer any discount...yet! They are a very high volume dealer and they are still selling a lot of trucks! I was looking at two with a diesel, although I really wanted gas. They came in and got sold within days!

  • Like 1
Posted

They sure do move fast around here too, on lot maybe a day if not presold when they arrive.

  • Like 1
Posted (edited)

It was unfortunate that I didn't get my GM discount like I used to. They don't offer it to subsidiaries anymore. That would have been over 9%. I used to work for GM but when I left, I got my discount through my dad who retired. Since he also worked for a subsidiary, no discount anymore.

 

Back in the day, I got around 18% discount. Used to buy a truck a year and sell it at the end of the year for more than I paid for it and I would order another one.

Edited by bruceb58
  • Like 1

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • That makes sense, and I think you are describing the real product problem. Capturing data is the easy part. If the owner or technician has to manually dig through five minutes of millisecond-level logs, the product has already failed. The device would be at the ECM harness, not at the OBD port, so I agree that data retrieval and event marking need to be thought through carefully. The way I am thinking about the architecture is: The recorder itself should not depend on a phone, app, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cloud connection to capture the event. It should always keep a local rolling buffer and lock the event locally. A button, phone app, or small cabin device would only act as an event marker. If the driver feels a stumble and presses the button 10–30 seconds later, the pre-buffer has to already contain the useful data. For data retrieval, the practical options would be a sealed service USB lead, Wi-Fi download, or a phone/cabin companion device. I would not expect the owner to remove the ECM-side module or work with raw files directly. The cloud or AI side would be for interpretation, not for capturing the event. The truck may have no connection when the issue happens, so the evidence has to be saved locally first. After that, cloud processing could help decode the data, compare it against baselines, and generate a readable report. For the first version, I would keep the automatic triggers conservative and objective: driver event marker bus-off error passive voltage drop / brownout device reset FIFO or queue overflow a normally periodic message disappearing side-to-side communication mismatch, if the topology supports that For “learning normal,” I agree with your point, but I would not want to overclaim it as automatic root-cause diagnosis at first. A realistic first step would be learned baseline comparison for that specific vehicle and operating condition. For example, a value would only be compared against similar conditions: RPM range load / MAP throttle position gear / vehicle speed coolant and oil temperature battery voltage AFM/DFM state, if decoded and validated Then the report could flag things like: this periodic message disappeared compared with its normal timing this value deviated from this vehicle’s normal range under similar conditions the same abnormal pattern repeated after the same type of event the anomaly occurred together with voltage, oil-pressure, misfire, or communication changes But I would still call that “abnormal pattern detected,” not “replace this part,” unless there is enough validated repair data behind it. So the intended product would not be “here is a huge log.” It would need to be an event package: what triggered the capture how much pre/post data was preserved what changed before and after the event whether the device itself reset, overflowed, or saw a bus error selected graphs around the event raw data only as supporting evidence From your perspective, what would make this kind of report useful instead of just another datalog? For example: What are the top 5 parameters or events you would want highlighted first? Would you trust a learned baseline for that specific vehicle, or would you prefer fixed thresholds? How much false-positive flagging would be acceptable before you stopped looking at the reports? What would a one-page report need to show for an independent shop to take it seriously? For misfire, AFM/DFM, oil pressure, or U-code complaints, what would you want the tool to flag automatically?
    • 2024 Silverado 2500 HD LTZ grille no camera Parts list   84603331 84913656 84913657 84913654 84913655 84911567 84911568 85646092 85646093 85797921 85797922   11570637  x10-15   grille/bumper bolts 11546500  x10      grille clips 11571006  x10      push/retainer clips 11546454  x6       nut retainers 11611609  x6       M5 bolts 11610700  x6       molding/trim retainers
    • And use RA's 5% discount code if you buy from them.  google for the code, one is always available.
    • Just don't turn the steering wheel as much?
    • Rockauto bud. I pass local stores for parts.   Findya something online. 
  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...