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Just thought I'd introduce myself. As of 01/18/2008 I'm a proud owner of a 2007 black 1500 Z71 ext cab LT and I couldn't be happier. My first car was a Ford thunderbird and that ended up smashing into a tree. Since then all I have driven is GM and the biggest mistake I ever made was selling my 88 silverado. But ya live and ya learn. But now I'm back in the truck world and I will never drive a car again. I look forward to talking with some of ya and reading what this site has to offer.

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Hey ya'll! I am new here. I am the proud owner of a 1994 Z71 ext.cab. It has 220,000 miles on it and up until this past weekend, it was my daily driver. Getting 12-15 mpg for an 85 mile round trip to work was killing me. I retired it for a Montana minivan. It is a good running truck and now will be my weekend cruiser.

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Hey ya'll! I am new here. I am the proud owner of a 1994 Z71 ext.cab. It has 220,000 miles on it and up until this past weekend, it was my daily driver. Getting 12-15 mpg for an 85 mile round trip to work was killing me. I retired it for a Montana minivan. It is a good running truck and now will be my weekend cruiser.

 

 

I had the same color 94 rclb. It had 247,000 miles on it when I sold it. Ran good, no leaks/ rust. And never had any problems with it... ever!

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Just thought I'd introduce myself. As of 01/18/2008 I'm a proud owner of a 2007 black 1500 Z71 ext cab LT and I couldn't be happier. My first car was a Ford thunderbird and that ended up smashing into a tree. Since then all I have driven is GM and the biggest mistake I ever made was selling my 88 silverado. But ya live and ya learn. But now I'm back in the truck world and I will never drive a car again. I look forward to talking with some of ya and reading what this site has to offer.

 

 

Sorry for bumping the thread. Welcome aboard... and post some pics of your new truck!

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JAKD-UP

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I'll get some pics posted as soon as I can. The weather around here has been NASTY so taking pics is hard to do right now. But this weekend it's suppose to clear out so I'll see what I can do.

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JAKD-UP

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Alright guys here's my baby! The camera is kinda old so the pics aren't great. But that's ok. This spring I'll have some really good pics to post up with new mods.

 

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Just thought I'd introduce myself. As of 01/18/2008 I'm a proud owner of a 2007 black 1500 Z71 ext cab LT and I couldn't be happier. My first car was a Ford thunderbird and that ended up smashing into a tree. Since then all I have driven is GM and the biggest mistake I ever made was selling my 88 silverado. But ya live and ya learn. But now I'm back in the truck world and I will never drive a car again. I look forward to talking with some of ya and reading what this site has to offer.

Welcome, if you need accessories, call and see what I got for you.

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