routeforty wrote:
Bought it yesterday-2021, manual trans. Had to drive about 400mi to get it. In Ohio the only ones I could find were black or dark gray(manual transmission). Found one in the DC area(toasted marshmallow color, 5 sp manual, can flat tow). Drove nice on way home. Decent car, not much room inside, but for what we want it for it will work. Get base plate on sometime before spring. Haven't decided it I want to tackle it or just have someone put it on for me. After retirement I've decided to pay others to do what I used to tackle fearlessly,
I put the Blue OX base plate on our 2018. Reinstalling the front fascia was the worst part of the job. There are some weird clips that attach the front fascia to the fenders that are a real p.i.t.a.to get snapped back into place. I ended up breaking one and had to order a replacement online. I couldn't get the panels to line up properly and ended up taking it to a body shop. They even complained what a lousy design it was. I put the Demco Stay N Play duo on and let me tell you there is no good place to mount it under the hood. I ended up mounting it to the frame rail on the drivers side just ahead of the transmission. After I mounted it and had it working Chevy came out with a recall/bulletin stating the negative battery cable must be unhooked when towing to prevent the front wheel brakes from locking up. Now when I disconnect the battery via battery cutoff switch I installed the Demco brake won't work. The car is light enough that it hasn't been a problem so far. We will look hard at a tow dolly with surge brakes next time around. I know they have their disadvantages but you can tow just about any vehicle using a dolly and don't have the added expense to setup another vehicle when you trade.