WHAT A RIDE

Avalaunching · December 7, 2001

JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY ENJOYMENT OF OWNING A 'BRAND SPANK NEW 2002 AV... Z66. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MY LIST OF TRUCKS I CONSIDERED WHEN SHOPPING FOR MY RIG. I WAS CLOSE TO GETTING A 1500HD BUT HAD TROUBLE LOCATING THE EXACT SPECS. TO MY BENEFIT I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE AVALANCHE THE OTHER DAY WHILE AT THE DEALER, I TEST DROVE AND GAVE IT A GOOD LOOKING OVER AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY.... IT WAS HERE ALL ALONG BUT THOUGHT IT WASN'T WORTH THE INVESTIGATION. THE DEALER SLAPPED ME ACROSS THE FACE WITH AN OFFER OF $5000. BELOW THE AV OF MY CHOICE, COINCIDENCE OR A MOVE OF GOD. I AM WHERE I SHOULD BE WITH THE AVALANCHE :love:

HillHound · December 7, 2001

Good job on the new Avalanche. Everyone who owns one seems to love it. How do you like the 5.3 engine so far? Do you plan to do any towing with it?

Shaners · December 7, 2001

Congrats on the purchase and welcome to the forum... If you have any questions, we have several Av guys here that I'm sure could help you out...

chevy4x4trucks · December 7, 2001

Congrats on the purchase and another AVY owner is always welcome here. I hope you stick around.

WS6Y2K · December 7, 2001

You sound just like me. I was also looking for a 01 1500 HD crew cab a couple of months ago. I could not find the one I was looking for so I said what the hell I will test drive the Av. When I was done I took a real good look at all the details and was blowen away with all the stuff that come standard with the Av. Everything that I wanted on the HD the Av was standard on. The only thing short was the 6.0 engine and the 4L80E tranny. I looked at the towing specs and that was enough for what I do. Plus the gas mileage was a lot better on the 5.3. I use it more for driving in the city than for towing.

Good choice

I think if more people would just do a test drive they would like the truck more!! I know I did.

George

02 Avalanche Indigo Blue

00 WS6 Trans Am Pewter

Sunset Z-71 · December 7, 2001

COngrat on the new Avalanche over time you will love it more everyday. I too would not dirve anything else thats how much i like it heck i have over 9500 miles on mine since july 2 2001. anyhow enjoy and welcome to list.

silverado man · December 7, 2001

Congrats on the purchase, and welcome to the board. Glad you like your new ride, and found what you wanted.

ryr8828 · December 7, 2001

I had went to look for a crew cab hd1500 wwhen I saw and test drove the Av. Just wanted the full-size back seat. I was concerned about the fuel mileage of the 6.oL in the HD. Sounds like the Av is cutting in on the HD sales. I bet it is cutting in on the Supercrew Ford worse!

fastz28 · December 8, 2001

I had went to look for a crew cab hd1500 wwhen I saw and test drove the Av. Just wanted the full-size back seat. I was concerned about the fuel mileage of the 6.oL in the HD. Sounds like the Av is cutting in on the HD sales. I bet it is cutting in on the Supercrew Ford worse!

Same here, had the HD came with 5.3, it would've been a very tough choice.

EDZ Z71 · December 10, 2001

I just wanted to have the four full doors for the ease of use. The HD Silverado I haven`t seen enough of to make an opinion on. My 2000 Silverado only had 3 doors and was getting harder for the 15 yr old to get in and out. Besides I just love the Avs look. It is different and not everyone has one yet. I have only got 130 miles so far but I am sure there will be several more added.

CapnDean · December 10, 2001

This Quote was first uttered by Alan Shepard after he had left the earth's atmoshphere for the first time.

GMTA! Enjoy your AV!

Greg · December 11, 2001

I can relate to EDZ71, I was lucky enough to buy my Av about 6 weeks before my 6'2" sixteen year old son moved in with us. Uh oh, he's starting to talk about getting a license and driving it. NOT! I'll need to find him something big and underpowered.

CapnDean · December 11, 2001

Greg:

My daughter turned 16 in October. I have a 2001 SLE ext cab that I really like. Ergo, I bought her a 2001 Sonoma.

(4 cylinder, 5 speed, reg cab, with air & CD).

OK so people say: "you stupid fellow turn a 16 year old girl loose in a new car?"

The truck cost me exactly $10,700 tax title & all. (I did use a gas tank settlement cert and a couple of other incentives).

It's 5 speed so she HAS to learn to drive a stick. She's already quite able.

It's 4 cylinder so no major burnout probs or drag racing.

It's reg cab...limits passengers...(No Passengers in Bed by order of:::

Now, think about it. How much do you have to pay for a quality USED car these days? I figure that you're pretty much buying trouble if you spend less than 6 or 7 grand. so what the heck...why not have a good warranty to boot?

PS: You'd have never thought she'd have wanted a truck. But when I rolled it up in the driveway on her birthday...you'd have thought differently!

Greg · December 12, 2001

Hmm, thanks for the idea CapnDean. I'll have to check what I can get on GMS/GMO pricing. I was originally thinking of a Prizm, but I'm not crazy about the size. This sounds much better.