2015 Silverado opinions
DH is wondering what the experiences, thoughts pros & cons etc for the 2015 Silverado. We're interested in 1500 crew cab, 2 wheel and 4 wheel. LT2 or LTZ. Any complaints... praise etc. thanks ...
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We have a 2004 1500 LT3 Silverado and it has been like driving a Caddy. We are keeping it... has 249k miles on it. Dropped in a new engine at 186k though so that shoots the 5.3 bulletproof theory... but I really like the truck anyway.
We have looked just about everything with wheels. Everything. Went to the big auto show here this spring and checked everything out. Was disappointed that the Colorado did not have the LTZ trim package or might have gone that route.
We started out looking at midsize SUV's.. Traverse, Acadia, Enclave etc.and their size group at the other auto manufacturers. After living in a truck... it felt claustrophobic being in smaller vehicles.
But.. we thought we'd check out the midsize SUV's so we'd have better gas mileage and more space in the garage. The seats in a lot of these vehicles was the deal breaker. We are so used to having the nice 2004 premium seats that we've been disappointed in what passes for "luxury" seats today.
Our truck seats have independent seat back and bottom so that you can not only recline the back... you can tilt the bottom up independently to put the spine in neutral. Our lumbar also included side cushioning that you can pump up to stop side to side sliding around. This is both driver AND passenger!
The 2004 is just a really great truck. We had expected to find improvements in seating in SUV's... and found that the seats were not as cushy as our old truck and in most cases the independent tilt seat bottom was not part of the package anymore. The entire seat reclined and then you had to jockey the back. We almost bought an Enclave... but the seats were too shallow... DH had no support under his thighs and the recliner seats didn't work for my back.
We did like a Caddy SRX premium... but the passenger seat was too shallow and I needed a pillow under my thighs!
So... we finally decided that IF we had to pay a ton of money for a smaller vehicle with less comfort... why not just get a new truck?
It seems that the inflatable side baffles have disappeard. Really like those too.
We looked at some of the asian offerings... really uncomfortable passenger seats and DH wasn't thrilled with the driver side either.
So... we're looking at F150 or Silverado/Sierra.
As Harvey used to say... "and that's the rest of the story"
Thanks for your comments.
cts
We have looked just about everything with wheels. Everything. Went to the big auto show here this spring and checked everything out. Was disappointed that the Colorado did not have the LTZ trim package or might have gone that route.
We started out looking at midsize SUV's.. Traverse, Acadia, Enclave etc.and their size group at the other auto manufacturers. After living in a truck... it felt claustrophobic being in smaller vehicles.
But.. we thought we'd check out the midsize SUV's so we'd have better gas mileage and more space in the garage. The seats in a lot of these vehicles was the deal breaker. We are so used to having the nice 2004 premium seats that we've been disappointed in what passes for "luxury" seats today.
Our truck seats have independent seat back and bottom so that you can not only recline the back... you can tilt the bottom up independently to put the spine in neutral. Our lumbar also included side cushioning that you can pump up to stop side to side sliding around. This is both driver AND passenger!
The 2004 is just a really great truck. We had expected to find improvements in seating in SUV's... and found that the seats were not as cushy as our old truck and in most cases the independent tilt seat bottom was not part of the package anymore. The entire seat reclined and then you had to jockey the back. We almost bought an Enclave... but the seats were too shallow... DH had no support under his thighs and the recliner seats didn't work for my back.
We did like a Caddy SRX premium... but the passenger seat was too shallow and I needed a pillow under my thighs!
So... we finally decided that IF we had to pay a ton of money for a smaller vehicle with less comfort... why not just get a new truck?
It seems that the inflatable side baffles have disappeard. Really like those too.
We looked at some of the asian offerings... really uncomfortable passenger seats and DH wasn't thrilled with the driver side either.
So... we're looking at F150 or Silverado/Sierra.
As Harvey used to say... "and that's the rest of the story"
Thanks for your comments.
cts
