Bought a 2014 Silverado Z71

[RollingsFarms]

Had to buy another 1/2 ton truck as my Tacoma was awesome, just a bit too small for what I needed. Sure gonna miss it and wish I could afford to keep it as a backup truck. I traded it in on Tuesday and a guy was there buying it yesterday as I was picking up my new truck. All they did was give it a good wash and it didn't sit on the lot 24 hours before it was gone. So far I like this new Z71. Worlds better then my 2011 I had.

 

[dusty3030]

Leveled?
Purdy!

 

[RollingsFarms]

Leveled? Purdy!

Nope that's how it came from the factory. The crew cabs have less rake then the regular or double cabs and it's noticeable when you see them side by side. I wanted white but wasn't paying $1400 for a truck that had the same options just a different color. Something about my truck was built before the GM price hike. Needless to say I learned to love black really quick.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

[timswi]

Beautiful truck..Congrats.

 

[Code54]

On another note... Nice looking truck! You will enjoy the extra room on any longer trips I'm sure.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Thanks for the compliments! I will say that yeah the whole bailout thing did weigh in on my decision some. I was never happy about it, still aren't. I had a brand new Ram with the Hemi and 8-speed for a rental for two days and absolutely hated it. It was the Bighorn edition I believe and it just reminded me of the days of Dodge being cheap. Their higher trim interiors are very nice but that one wasn't. I really looked hard at Fords, f150's and even f250's. Ford dealers are a pain in the you know what to deal with. I went to 3 different ones and couldn't get a deal worked out. One of the dealers still calls me even after I bought my Silverado! Thought about a new Tundra but couldn't get past the gas mileage. Went to go see my friend who is a GM salesman and told him what I needed and to make it work. He did and I'm very happy with the whole deal. These 14's are not anything like the ones they replaced. Trust me, I was down on them when they first came out but as soon as I sat in one and drove them I knew I was a fool who'd just eaten his words. If GM would have been building trucks like this for years they would have never sniffed bankruptcy! These are quality built trucks, fit and finish, everything. This 14 makes my 2011 feel like it's 20 years old. You just have to go sit in one of these trucks and drive them to really appreciate them.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Thanks for the compliments! I will say that yeah the whole bailout thing did weigh in on my decision some. I was never happy about it, still aren't. I had a brand new Ram with the Hemi and 8-speed for a rental for two days and absolutely hated it. It was the Bighorn edition I believe and it just reminded me of the days of Dodge being cheap. Their higher trim interiors are very nice but that one wasn't. I really looked hard at Fords, f150's and even f250's. Ford dealers are a pain in the you know what to deal with. I went to 3 different ones and couldn't get a deal worked out. One of the dealers still calls me even after I bought my Silverado! Thought about a new Tundra but couldn't get past the gas mileage. Went to go see my friend who is a GM salesman and told him what I needed and to make it work. He did and I'm very happy with the whole deal. These 14's are not anything like the ones they replaced. Trust me, I was down on them when they first came out but as soon as I sat in one and drove them I knew I was a fool who'd just eaten his words. If GM would have been building trucks like this for years they would have never sniffed bankruptcy! These are quality built trucks, fit and finish, everything. This 14 makes my 2011 feel like it's 20 years old. You just have to go sit in one of these trucks and drive them to really appreciate them.

I will agree with you on the quality. The VP of my company just got a 2014 GMC 3500 Dmax SRW 4x4 and it's unbelievable compared to my bosses 2010.

Chris

 

[timswi]

Thanks for the compliments! I will say that yeah the whole bailout thing did weigh in on my decision some. I was never happy about it, still aren't. I had a brand new Ram with the Hemi and 8-speed for a rental for two days and absolutely hated it. It was the Bighorn edition I believe and it just reminded me of the days of Dodge being cheap. Their higher trim interiors are very nice but that one wasn't. I really looked hard at Fords, f150's and even f250's. Ford dealers are a pain in the you know what to deal with. I went to 3 different ones and couldn't get a deal worked out. One of the dealers still calls me even after I bought my Silverado! Thought about a new Tundra but couldn't get past the gas mileage. Went to go see my friend who is a GM salesman and told him what I needed and to make it work. He did and I'm very happy with the whole deal. These 14's are not anything like the ones they replaced. Trust me, I was down on them when they first came out but as soon as I sat in one and drove them I knew I was a fool who'd just eaten his words. If GM would have been building trucks like this for years they would have never sniffed bankruptcy! These are quality built trucks, fit and finish, everything. This 14 makes my 2011 feel like it's 20 years old. You just have to go sit in one of these trucks and drive them to really appreciate them.

You're right..I did drive a '14 before I bought my '13..The '14 was incredible as to fit/finish and general quality. They just made me a deal I couldn't refuse on the '13 or I'd have bought the '14...The are a slew of bed configurations now too, that's kinda nice..

Seeing a ton of the GM '14's on the road, so many others agree with you.

 

[Green Power]

I sat in one of the 14'S at the stockshow and was very impressed with fit/finish! Great looking truck! Hopefully it serves you well for many years.

 

[ericher69]

Thanks for the compliments! I will say that yeah the whole bailout thing did weigh in on my decision some. I was never happy about it, still aren't. I had a brand new Ram with the Hemi and 8-speed for a rental for two days and absolutely hated it. It was the Bighorn edition I believe and it just reminded me of the days of Dodge being cheap. Their higher trim interiors are very nice but that one wasn't. I really looked hard at Fords, f150's and even f250's. Ford dealers are a pain in the you know what to deal with. I went to 3 different ones and couldn't get a deal worked out. One of the dealers still calls me even after I bought my Silverado! Thought about a new Tundra but couldn't get past the gas mileage. Went to go see my friend who is a GM salesman and told him what I needed and to make it work. He did and I'm very happy with the whole deal. These 14's are not anything like the ones they replaced. Trust me, I was down on them when they first came out but as soon as I sat in one and drove them I knew I was a fool who'd just eaten his words. If GM would have been building trucks like this for years they would have never sniffed bankruptcy! These are quality built trucks, fit and finish, everything. This 14 makes my 2011 feel like it's 20 years old. You just have to go sit in one of these trucks and drive them to really appreciate them.

Congrats; Black beauty!

I hope to have one like this in 2016.

To the member who posted about the trucks being "cheapened" and not being able to carry a plow; give your head a shake! Who in their right mind does ANY kind of REAL work with a 1/2 ton lol Ridiculous!

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[RollingsFarms]

Congrats; Black beauty! I hope to have one like this in 2016. To the member who posted about the trucks being "cheapened" and not being able to carry a plow; give your head a shake! Who in their right mind does ANY kind of REAL work with a 1/2 ton lol Ridiculous! Sent from my iPhone 5s 64Gb using TractorByNet

Thanks! Yeah I wasn't too thrilled about black, wanted white actually. Problem was there was a $1400 difference between the one I wanted and this one even though the options are identical. Something about a price hike GM did and mine was built before that occurred. Needless to say I learned to love black real fast. Had the white one had $1400 more worth of options then maybe but I couldn't see paying that much for just a color.

I will never need a plow as I love in SC so when we do get snow it's rare or very little. All I need this one to do is pull gravity wagons, small sprayers, trailers, haul stuff. Only reason I was even considering the f250's is because I read online that you could get up to $10,000 off a 2014 one. Same with the f150. Best I could get was $8000 and I ended up getting $7400 off the Silverado plus they gave me the best trade-in offer. Like I said, I gave Ford 3 chances and their dealers couldn't close the deal. I hate it because I really wanted an FX4 with the 5.0 or a 6.2 f250 but in the end I'm glad I got this Z71. It's only an LT with All Star package but it has tons of features. Probably the best overall value you can get in a GM pickup.

 

[ericher69]

Thanks! Yeah I wasn't too thrilled about black, wanted white actually. Problem was there was a $1400 difference between the one I wanted and this one even though the options are identical. Something about a price hike GM did and mine was built before that occurred. Needless to say I learned to love black real fast. Had the white one had $1400 more worth of options then maybe but I couldn't see paying that much for just a color. I will never need a plow as I love in SC so when we do get snow it's rare or very little. All I need this one to do is pull gravity wagons, small sprayers, trailers, haul stuff. Only reason I was even considering the f250's is because I read online that you could get up to $10,000 off a 2014 one. Same with the f150. Best I could get was $8000 and I ended up getting $7400 off the Silverado plus they gave me the best trade-in offer. Like I said, I gave Ford 3 chances and their dealers couldn't close the deal. I hate it because I really wanted an FX4 with the 5.0 or a 6.2 f250 but in the end I'm glad I got this Z71. It's only an LT with All Star package but it has tons of features. Probably the best overall value you can get in a GM pickup.

Have owned 2 gm's '96 Silverado and current '06 Sierra.

Had an '06 FX4 super crew dark charcoal grey metallic with 18" alloys. Fit and finish and styling was years ahead of GM at the time; gas mileage not so much...

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[Diamondpilot]

Congrats; Black beauty!

I hope to have one like this in 2016.

To the member who posted about the trucks being "cheapened" and not being able to carry a plow; give your head a shake! Who in their right mind does ANY kind of REAL work with a 1/2 ton lol Ridiculous!

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Plows on 3/4 and 1 ton GM trucks are a issue also. Solid front axle trucks for plowing are far superior. That leaves Ford and Dodge.

Chris

 

[mikehaugen]

I've always heard that the CC Silverados were made in Mexico, along with the 'burbans. Most other vehicles (cars) made in Canada.

...of course I could have heard wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

 

[murphy1244]

I looked at Trucks last year was knocked out for quite some time by sticker shock. Decided to wash my 95 WT instead maybe even buy it a Seat cover.

 

[houstonscott]

I've always heard that the CC Silverados were made in Mexico, along with the 'burbans. Most other vehicles (cars) made in Canada. ...of course I could have heard wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

Most are made in Texas, including suburbans. HS

 

[jejeosborne]

Nice looking truck. I love a clean black vehicle. I owned ONE and feel your pain of wanting a white one because black is near impossible to maintain a clean look. The saying "once you go black, you'll never go back" didn't ring true to me. LOL. Just remind yourself of the money you saved after you just spent 90 minutes cleaning and detailing it to minutes later seeing dust on that beautiful paint.

 

[Gator6x4]

Nice looking truck. I love a clean black vehicle. I owned ONE and feel your pain of wanting a white one because black is near impossible to maintain a clean look. The saying "once you go black, you'll never go back" didn't ring true to me. LOL. Just remind yourself of the money you saved after you just spent 90 minutes cleaning and detailing it to minutes later seeing dust on that beautiful paint.

As you say a black vehicle looks great when first washed. I took a Black on Black on vacation one time to Florida in August. Talk about being in an oven. The AC just could not cool that thing when the exterior air temperature bounced around in the nineties. One thing about that trip that I profited from though, never buy a car with a vinyl interior, go cloth or leather.

 

[Gator6x4]

I looked at Trucks last year was knocked out for quite some time by sticker shock. Decided to was my 95 WT instead maybe even buy it a Seat cover.

Sticker shock, how about tongue drop? I looked at a Ford Truck the other day in a parking lot still bearing the "Window Sticker" that someone had just purchased close to sixty grand.

 

[ericher69]

Nice looking truck. I love a clean black vehicle. I owned ONE and feel your pain of wanting a white one because black is near impossible to maintain a clean look. The saying "once you go black, you'll never go back" didn't ring true to me. LOL. Just remind yourself of the money you saved after you just spent 90 minutes cleaning and detailing it to minutes later seeing dust on that beautiful paint.

Yup my '96 Silverado was black with Sandstone metallic on the lower quarter. What a PITA to keep clean; I swore never again!

But it did look sweet when clean; for at least 10minutes!

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