2008's....Officially Revealed

opsbear7 · August 1, 2006

Your thoughts?

Nice rig · August 1, 2006

I think the silverado went to s##t starting in '03, and it still doesn't appeal to me. I'll keep my 2000 and just fix whatever comes up until they can put out one that looks better. Who needs GPS anyways...we never get lost.

Ape0r · August 1, 2006

Looks like I'll be keeping the '04 for a while.. only thing I don't like about it is the trans.. and guess what didn't change with the NBS?

saltwater_addict · August 2, 2006

I actually like it about 10x better than that red one that first popped up like it better than the 03-06's, and yah who needs a nav screen, id rather them take the extra 500$ that the screen costs to install and do something better mechanically oh well at first i was seriously worried now im waiting till they get the kinks out so i can get me one

98GMCClubCab · August 2, 2006

Do the GMC's look any different? Any subtle change from that would be good.

Why do they want the full size, haul my trailer, trucks to look like the small Colarado?

RS/SS69Camaro · August 2, 2006

The Chevy front end looks better than the current model, but not as good as the model that ended in '02. The bed just doesn't look right with the huge fender flares and also looks awkward with the cab. As previously stated, it looks like a larger Colorado, which is not the best looking truck on the road. Interior looks to be of a slightly higher quality material, but still not up to par with other manufacturers.

The GMC's do look a little better than the Chevy, but still to many of the same styling points bring the GMC down. I prefer the current model GMC better than the new version.

Overall the truck is okay in the style dept., but will not win an award for the best looking truck on the market.

GnatGoSplat · August 2, 2006

I think the silverado went to s##t starting in '03, and it still doesn't appeal to me. I'll keep my 2000 and just fix whatever comes up until they can put out one that looks better. Who needs GPS anyways...we never get lost.

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I completely agree.

I actually thought that distant, fuzzy pic of the red one looked better than the clear, closeup shots we've got now.

I sent my wife the pics. She knows I've been kind of excited about the new body style coming out since I've been telling her about all the new advances like fully boxed frame, side curtain airbags, increased stiffness, safety, rear windows on ext cab roll down, etc. She immediately asked me what I think. I told her I wanted her opinion first, and then I'd tell her mine. She said, "uh well, it's kind of boxy, what do you think?" Honestly, I think "boxy" is an understatement. I think they look horrible. So she told me, "I think our truck looks a million times better, but that's just me". As someone who was really looking forward to seeing the new ones, unfortunately I had to agree with her.

Well, I do like the looks of the 07 Avalanche, Tahoe, and Suburban. I originally thought that front clip could possibly be swapped onto a Silverado so if the new nose is ugly, that wasn't a huge deal. Even if were possible to swap to a Tahoe clip, the bulges and creases on the bed wouldn't match. With all the bulges and creases on the new trucks, it looks like they were trying to make an uglier, boxier version of the Titan. If I were going to buy a brand new truck today, it would probably be a Ford. Good thing I have no plans to buy a brand new truck!

PaulieK · August 2, 2006

If anyone has read any of my previous posts on the new body style, you know I am not exactly a fan. I think the Chevy looks much better with the chrome piece under the grill painted the same color as the truck. But it is still one ugly truck. The GMC looks much better but it still falls into the ugly catagory. I bet if you put the Ford oval on the grill it would look more natural than the bowtie. It is really to bad. Oh well, I have 5 years left to pay on my truck so I can only hope that by the time I am ready to purchase a new truck the body style will have changed for the better by that time.

Daubs · August 3, 2006

I actually like it about 10x better than that red one that first popped up like it better than the 03-06's, and yah who needs a nav screen, id rather them take the extra 500$ that the screen costs to install and do something better mechanically oh well at first i was seriously worried now im waiting till they get the kinks out so i can get me one

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$500 for a nav screen...I don't think so. Priced out a Tahoe / Burban and if I remember right, the nav system is somewhere north of $1,800! Granted, has backup camera and some cool stuff, but come on. I can get a Garmin WITH the CD's for around $400. No Nav system for me.

Me thinks the nav system is the "scotchguard" or "undercoating" of our generation. Trying to hose you and make some $$$