trb wrote:Nice, Tim! I was thinking the same thing, two red, and now two blue. Now you need some white for an all American fleet! Congrats!
We'll trade off every now & then BUT when she has dress shoes on she doesn't like to drive stick shift (whine, whine, whine!) Also she made it very clear NO MORE RED VEHICLES which I was OK with.KITT222 wrote:Very nice! I like the new Silverados. So will your wife be driving this through the winter? Also, it looks like you've balanced out the red-blue ratio in your household!
Now Nick ..... it took me close to five years to save up for the truck. That Vette (extremely nice BTW) will put me in my grave by the time I save enough $$$ to purchase it. Besides as I age, and we all hate to admit it, it gets a bit more uncomfortable stooping down to get into a car. Nice thoughts anywaysKITT222 wrote: May I suggest... a White 2014 Corvette ???
Vroom vroom!
It's too bad that nobody down here in the states offer what our Canadian friends offer for a GOOD rustproofing system. http://www.krown.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Krown franchises I think are great and a good way to keep the underside of the cars corrosion free. Depending on how often it is driven and in what weather conditions, I may eventually do something. A friend of mine has a lift that I can use anytime and I just may wait a year to see what damage (if any) gets done and then come up with a plan for future years.Derf wrote:Nice! Look forward to hearing if all the redesigned features live up to expectation.
Any thoughts on preparing the new ride for its winter battle against the sea of salt that DOT will be generously applying to the roadways?
That's fleet-average MPG. It doesn't mean the mainstream pickups, namely Silverado, will need to get nearly 30mpg. It means the harmonic mean of the fuel economy of GM's "trucks" must be 28.8, or something like that. eg, 23mpg Silverado, 25mpg Tahoe, 30mpg HHR. The CAFE rating would be the number of vehicles (3) over the reciprocals of the fuel economies added together. Like:kostby wrote:I just keep wondering how on earth are the manufacturers going to make behemoths like this average 28.8mpg in 2016, 4 cyl engines and carbon fiber?
Yes to both questions. I like the fact that it's final assembly took place just two hours to my southwest from Toledo I mis-quoted the color in the original post. I stated the GMC color and not the Chevy color. It is indeed Blue Topaz metallic (very sharp) until the birds eye it upColonelPanic wrote:Happy 2000th post and congrats on the new truck! Ft. Wayne built perhaps? Saw a truckload of them on the highway today and there was one like yours that caught eye.
Is that Blue Topaz metallic? Looks like what is on my Sonic. It's a beautiful color, just be warned the birds really enjoy it for some reason.
We'll see how they perform this winter Ryan. I shouldn't have nearly the amount of snow or bad driving days that you encounter up there in Canada. Also we don't nearly put on the amount of miles as many of you others do so I'm not too concerned about the "BadYear" tires just yetstar_deceiver wrote:Nice ride!
Be sure not to use those Goodyear SR-A's in winter, they are just as useless as the RS-A's that came on vibes... Even with 4wd.
Thanks Carrie. Yeah that color is my second favorite .... to RED anywaysvibenvy wrote:Congratulations on the new truck and your 2000th post Tim! That color is gorgeous!
I don't have any recent ones BUT it is parked out at my dads place (he has 19 acres ... lots of room) and will get used for hauling, working, etc. The next time I'm out there I'll take a snapshot of it. I'm keeping it for now for a couple of reasons.KITT222 wrote:Do you have any pictures of your F150? I believe you said it was in great shape and low mileage...
Yeah you kind of surprised me that day ....... good oneKITT222 wrote: I still remember that morning we met in Toledo, and confusing you with my auto-start. Doing that was the best introduction ever.
Excellent reason to keep it. I have my daughter insured on my 87 Mustang, eventhough it is not even running, and it is MUCH cheaper that way. I pay like $57 a month for her. If I dropped the coverage, my insurance would go UP about $100 a month since she would have to be put on my Vibe or the Equinox. My agent even told me it would be cheaper to buy a cheap car and insure it for my kids even if they never drive it, since then they would be covered on all the vehicles. I might do that if I end up restoring the Mustang and get collector insurance on it.tpollauf wrote: I'm keeping it for now for a couple of reasons.
ONE: They have Corey, my 19 yr old son listed as the primary driver on it so he gets away with ridiculously LOW insurance rates ( we're talking $300-$350 for the year!).