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bowtiefan Enthusiast

bowtiefan

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finally got to see a new avalanche today at my local dealer i did not  stop and look at it i will monday cause i have to go up there for something. i must say the thing is sweet it was green with the gray or black on the bottom of it. it was a z71. the pictures i seen of it the thing looks huge but really it is not that big i was thinking it was the size of a suburban but its not. i would think that its in hte ?,000 range maybe more will let you know monday. this dealer is located in central new york area. if your delaer dont have one they will soon. its kinda funny that this dealer get a new avalanche before they get a new trailblazer in.

bowtiefan Enthusiast

bowtiefan

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kinda stupid to responed to my own post but i didnt want to start  a new post. well any way i just got done reading the morning newspaper the auto section theres  a article about the new avalanche is says the avalanche will not be out till july or august except in florida. texas,and california,were there already out the rest of the country july or august well thats funny like i said in the post above my dealer here in new york has one somebody in the newspaper has no clue what there talking about.

Frank S Senior Enthusiast

Frank S

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The states that you mentioned are the states of the original release.

The one you saw was probably ordered or bought from an out of state dealership.

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

Shaners

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I stopped and looked at a charcoal Z71 Avalanche today.  It was nice and it stickered at ?,5xx.   It actually had the EPA ratings on the sticker!!!  13 city and 17 highway with the 5.3L (and I don't know what rear gears).   It reminded me alot of a Chevy version of a small "Hummer", but with alot of nice options.  It also had a set of aggressive Goodyear radials on it... (no Firestones).

This is in PA about 60 mles north of Pittsburgh.  They had a red one too, but it was gone before I got there...

bowtiefan Enthusiast

bowtiefan

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found another avalanche here in ny i was on  a dealer website and they have a 2wd avalanche loaded they want ?,000 for it. c.weaver chevrolet i think the dealers name is. also seen one dealer in nyc with 28 new trailblazers on there website anywere from ?,000 to ?,000.  thats alot of new blazers.

Zane Senior Enthusiast

Zane

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Quote: from jessejames on 12:33 pm on June 8, 2001

I order mine last year when I first heard they were being made. It was delivered last week. :)

Hey Jesse, nice to see you over here! How is the Avalanche doing? Is the midgate look sturdy enough,a nd keep water out like it should?

-Zane

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

Shaners

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We just got a red one at the dealer in town here.  

Welcome JesseJames.  Maybe we could get you to do a write-up on your experiance with your new one-of-a-kind truck.

(Edited by Shaners at 8:43 pm on June 8, 2001)

jessejames Enthusiast

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Thanks for the welcome guys.

The midgate system seems to work very easily. Does it seals tight to weather ? I do not know just yet. The bed however has lots of drains.

I am used to driving a modified Cummins Deisel in a Dodge Ram. This Avalanche is sooo quiet inside and very car-like. It's easy to forget it is a truck.

Zane Senior Enthusiast

Zane

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Quote: from jessejames on 9:43 am on June 9, 2001

Thanks for the welcome guys.

The midgate system seems to work very easily. Does it seals tight to weather ? I do not know just yet. The bed however has lots of drains.

I am used to driving a modified Cummins Deisel in a Dodge Ram. This Avalanche is sooo quiet inside and very car-like. It's easy to forget it is a truck.

 

Thats good to hear. GM-TC should be getting one to test out in the next couple months. I can't wait to test out that midgate.

Sean New Member

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Hey guys,

I just registered over here and wanted to just say hi!  Anyhow, about the Avalanches... Down here in Pensacola the local chevy dealer has about 6 of them.  My friend and I went in Saturday to just check them out.  It is one sweet truck.  It was a lot bigger than I though, and definetly seems bigger than an Explorer Sport Trac.  The midgate seems to work very well and I actually lowered it myself and tried all different configurations while the salesman showed us all it could do.  One feature I like is the coolers or lockers on the back part of the bed.  You could seriously fit twelve packs in there!! :D The rear was very spacious and would probably be very comfortable on a long trip.  The cheapest Avalanche I saw was one for 31K.  The most expensive one was 37K  which was Z71 leather seats and sunroof etc.  It was a loaded one.  Anyhow, I came away very impressed with the truck and I think Chevy has a winner on its hands.  Also, I really do appreciate the styling much more up close than in pics.  That front end is sweet.  

Sean New Member

Sean

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It actually had the EPA ratings on the sticker!!!  13 city and 17 highway with the 5.3L (and I don't know what rear gears).   It reminded me alot of a

 

 

On the sticker of the one I looked at it had 3:73 gears.

Sean New Member

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Quote: from MountaineerTom 99Z71 on 1:35 pm on June 18, 2001

Welcome to the site Sean.  Hope you enjoy it.

thanks, my current ride is a 99 pontiac firebird, but I love GM trucks and was looking all over for a good forum about them and I think I found it!!!

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