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  1. ocnblu
    My "change oil" and "low fuel" lights came on yesterday evening on the way home. Is it time to trade in my Patriot? Plus, I only got 21 mpg on last week's tank and my ride to work is pretty much all highway. Whatever happened to the 24.5 I got on an all-highway tank back in the day? Of course, I'm traveling at 65-70 mph with traffic these days.
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    yes... now GM is likely to be at the back of the pack in fuel economy. Why you mad?
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    The Cadillac for poseurs. No thanks.
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    Thanks. What a weird translation of the engrish in the text at the link. And I think it's a huge mistake to only sell the regular cabs with full body condom, and only in black with Xmas lights on the back. For sure I will be shopping at a Ford or Dodge dealer after seeing this.
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    YEAH! That's wut I want to know!
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    What a sad day, indeed.
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    I would take a regular cab Silverado LT shortbed 4X4 with Z71. I like the Bronze Alloy color with brown and tan cloth (since the Fairway/Mineral Green hasn't made the leap), if that combo is available. I am waiting to see the power figures on the new 4.3 before I decide if I need the 5.3... if the 6 is really over 300 hp with 300 ft/lbs torque, I would be content with that for sure.
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    I think that's a Raptor dash representing Ford. I like the 2014 GMC dash because everything is up high for easy operation.
  9. ocnblu
    Here's a link to standard and optional features on the 2014 GMC Sierra: http://www.gmc.com/content/dam/GMC/global/master/nscwebsite/en/home/Vehicles/Current_Vehicles/2014_Sierra/Model_Overview/02_PDF/GMCL308_Standard_Features_120412.pdf
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    Bronze Alloy Metallic in CGI:
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    Nevermind on my interior colour inquiry. We're getting all black, black and gray or brown and tan:
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    A Sport trim package would be a nice addition. And I was hoping Fairway/Mineral Green would have made the leap to the new trucks. I see Stealth Gray/Blue Granite is still on the colour palette for the GMC, at least, I'm kind of sick of it, even though my '07 Sierra was that colour. LOVE the blue on the Silverado. Intrigued to see the honey brown in photos and in real life. It looks good in CGI at the Sierra website. It borders on treason that we have not seen photos of a regular cab shortbed yet... and I want to see the interior in different colours other than the black. EDIT: hyper, if you want to see a monochrome treatment, you can just check out photos of the Sierra All-Terrain.
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    ocnblu replied to Camino LS6's topic in The Lounge

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    The new Sierra, like a boss:
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    Toward the end of this vid, you can see an LT 4X4 without Z71. It's got smaller wheels and white letter tires, still looks good:
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    Here's the maroon LTZ crew 6.5' bed version going about its business:
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    Tremendous interest here to see a regular cab version.
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    I didn't have internet then, but I bet the forums were abuzz with pretty much the same comment in the fall of 1972... and the fall of 1980... and the fall of 1987... with regards to first sightings of new GM pickups. Speaking of the fall of 1987... I was royally disappointed when I first saw the new '88 GM pickups... they were so small and wimpy looking after the big, square-nosed '81-'87 models, with an instrument cluster that was unreadable and a totally Fisher-Price plastic dash. And I felt the same in the fall of 1979 when the new Fords first broke cover... small and wimpy next to the big ol' 73-'79 Fords. ...and look how that turned out. These new GM trucks will do just fine. They're fantastic, imo.
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    Look at them again. The Chevy and GMC do not share anything in the front end. They also do not share bedside panels or taillights, the taillight cutouts are different, not just the lenses. Very subtle differences...in side profile photos, the fenders/bed sides look pretty much identical w/ bulges over the wheel openings..I don't see the difference, so I'm sure the general public won't see them either. Shoot man, the "general public" cannot see the difference between the current trucks, which share similar differentiation on the outside as the new ones... so you might be right. But the new ones are not a step back whatsoever.
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    Hyper, good grief, what changed between 1967 and 1969 except for the grille? These 2014 trucks share NOTHING with the 2013's. You guys just wait to see them on the lots next to the old trucks. I guarantee you you'll notice the difference.
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    Nope...I noticed this too...the last gens had different flares, tail lights, etc. These appear to have gone to basically just fascia differences...sad... Look at them again. The Chevy and GMC do not share anything in the front end. They also do not share bedside panels or taillights, the taillight cutouts are different, not just the lenses. Now, with the dash, I was thinking maybe this time there'd be more differences, but so far all I see is the GMC has red lighting and Chevy has blue. So there is at least as much sheetmetal differentiation this time around as in the 900s. Sounds like the GMC will have more features standard than Chevy, too, something that wasn't always the case going up through the trim levels before.
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    Air suspension? Really? Two turbochargers? Those buyers will be in for a world of hurt when they get miles on those trucks, the warranty runs out, and they're responsible for the repairs these "features" are going to generate. GM trucks were just recognized as the least expensive to run over time. That is real value in a purchase that, at close to $40k for the most popular combination, should be very compelling to a thinking man, whether he be buying a truck (or a fleet of them) for work or personal use. I'll tell you (the universal "you", no one in particular) what, I will take a GM truck for the way they're put together ANY DAY OF THE WEEK over any other brand. GM trucks have long-term benefits the others cannot match. Simply. The real world calls, and GM trucks answer that call in the clearest, most consistent way.
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    If someone could chop Jacket's photo of the red Chevy above into a regular cab, I'd be much appreciative. Also it is easy to see the different fenders and bedside panels between Chevy & GMC in Jacket's above arrangement of photos.
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