New guy - 2006 Silverado W/T

Kalgorn · January 6, 2006

Just bought it this past Saturday (Dec 31). Left the dealership in it with 10 miles on it. It's not the most impressive truck, but I love it. Cost me less than $14,000 with tax/tags. Manual doors, manual windows, CD player. Works for me.

The 5-speed gives it a little more kick than an auto would with the 4.3 so that's nice. Fun little truck. Long bed and all. Gonna put a toolbox or two in the back this weekend.

Right now I have no other plans for it other than a dual exhaust catback. I don't know what kind of aftermarket there is for the 4.3L.

2006 Silverado W/T 4.3L Vortech V6 / 5-speed

PaulieK · January 6, 2006

That sure is a nice lookin work truck. The only thing I would add besides maybe a bug shield is a good quality spray in bedliner. Good luck with it and Welcome!

Kalgorn · January 6, 2006

Oh yeah, a spray-on bedliner is also in order. I would definately like that. A tonneau cover would be nice but a good one isn't cheap. Although neither is a bedliner.

ElephantNest · January 7, 2006

Very nice truck! Like the color, nice clean lines. Yes, a Line-X liner would look great on that long bed.

Welcome to the forums!

99silveradoz71 · January 8, 2006

Nice truck, yeah if you're using her for work, save the pennies and get a spray-in and don't look back. I know I got a drop-in thrown in from the dealer and when I had saved up some coin I replaced it with a spray.

General Lee 01 · January 9, 2006

Nice

You don't happen to have any interior pics do you? I want to see what the Gear shift sticks look like on the newer GMs.

Kalgorn · January 9, 2006

I'll go out and get new pics in a bit. Inside and out. Sunny day out finally.

Kalgorn · January 12, 2006

Okay, yeah it took longer than you guys probably expected. My computer was having problems. It's too dusty inside it (have to blow it out with my grandfather's air compressor) and the harddrive was having trouble. Here they are:

There's the shifter. It's like throwing a broomstick. I've got my work stuff there too. Cup holders double as glasses and gloves holders.

Pretty comfy seats. I just wish the middle folded down like an armrest.

Fuzzy dice. I love those things. I've had them since I bought my first car a few years ago.

Just installed these toolboxes on Sunday. Bolted them down to two pieces of wood so I wouldn't have to modify the bed. Plus, I can just pull them out if I need the room.

241 miles when I took the picture.

Lovely air freshener. I like the dual climate control.

PELICAN · January 12, 2006

that is a nice truck inside and out and your speed o goes up to 120, coolness. I like the fuzzy dice, I have had a skeleton hanging from my rearview mirror in every truck I've owned. I figure between me and the skeleton one of us will be paying attention to the road.