Somebody crashed into my 2020 Trail Boss. Rental is a 2025 Sierra.

Transient · October 6, 2025

Yes, it'll buff right out. Truck has been in the shop for 2 weeks already. I'm being told I'll get it back Friday. I was at my son's high school to pick him up. I passed a 2025 Mazda CX-5 that was parallel parked and then turned in front of them to parallel park. After I made that turn to park they moved forward and hit me. I was doing 7 mph according to my dash cam. Ripped off her front bumper on the drivers side, broken drivers headlight lens, and dented fender. My truck fared much better. Dents and scratches from rear door to rear bumper corner. The Air Designs fender flare chipped, but that's about it. $4,200 for repairs. And, yes, she's disputing. She's trying to claim i turned too early and caused the accident. Insurance will fight over it. My insurance already decided I'm not at fault. I have comp and rental, so I'm good there.

When the truck went into the body shop I was taken to Enterprise for a rental. My insurance authorized a large SUV. They tried to put me in a Jeep Wagoner L, but it smelled like smoke. I asked them to clean it, knowing it was futile. While they were cleaning the Jeep a customer returned a 2025 Sierra SLT. I asked if they could give me that instead. They said yes. Once it was cleaned i was on my way.

The obvious: The dash and infotainment are very different. There's some good and bad.

• I wish there were more options for customizing the DIC layout. I decided to stay with the default layout, but don't like the speedometer and tachometer are opposites what my 2020 is.

• Lane keep assist is more likely to cause crashes than avoid them. Due to growth in the area, there's a lot of construction. I-10 is being expanded from 2 lanes each way to 3. Plus, the 2 main roads I must drive to/from home are being widened. A new freeway on/ramp will soon start construction, too. All the orange barrels deviating from the painted road markings are an issue. The truck wants to follow the paint. First time it happened I had a firm hold of the steering wheel and was able to counter the move the truck made in order to avoid crashing into barrels. Thankfully the truck follows the driver's input over it's own electronics.

• Pedestrian alert: Other than illuminating an orange person in the DIC, I have no idea what this does. I just find it annoying.

• Infotainment: I'm now in love with Android Auto. I've tried over the years to get it to work on my truck via a dongle, but failed. I decided to say screw it and pursue adding factory navigation, which i did. I also added wireless charging. With the rental I'm connected via cable for satellite radio (which i listen to 90% of the time in my truck) but connected via Bluetooth for Android Auto. I now want wireless Android Auto in my truck. Looks like I'll be sending WAMS some money.

• Today it rained, and I had to return my son's suit rental to Men's Wearhouse. The tires on this truck from the factory are the worst I've ever experienced. I was definitely missing my Duratracs. The Sierra felt like a sled on an icy hill in the rain. I didn't trust it all. I resorted to 4WD to maintain control. I have experience in snow, ice, and I even have a CDL. I've lived in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Philadelphia, just too name a few snowy places. Worst tires ever, and this was just rain.

• I almost forgot to mention the climate controls. They're too far down, which makes them away too. It seems like the layout of the infotainment screen isn't as high as in my 2020. This Sierra is a 6 seater, whereas my Trail Boss has a full center console. Maybe this is the reason for difference? The Trail Boss doesn't have any buttons under the row of buttons that includes hazards, auto start/stop, etc. GMC has the climate control buttons under that row of switches. They are so low that I'm pretty sure a center console would cover them up. I'm Bain this on their location in relation to my knees. Wth has GMC thinking?

I do miss my truck, and will be happy to have it back. I'm glad I was able to be put in a vehicle that's familiar to me, but I wouldn't buy this trim for myself. I definitely need something more rugged like a Trail Boss or AT4 at thy minimum. However, my life status is stating to change and I don't think is get as large of a vehicle in the future. My oldest is working on his driver's license and will be driving next summer (Florida requires 1 year learners permit before eligible to get a license). My younger kids won't be too far behind. I'll probably go with a Colorado ZR2 Bison for my next vehicle.

Edited October 6, 2025 by Transient