Darkanion
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A little less than 2 weeks in, a few impressions.
So far, I'm happy with my choice. Do I still think the full size trucks are bigger than they "need" to be? Yeah. But, it is what it is and the Silverado offered more bang for the buck than the Colorado / Canyon. With the power seats being more adjustable than the Colorado / Canyon and this truck having the power adjustable pedals, the Silverado was great for the road trip.
MyLink could use some work, especially on the Nav. If you zoom out more than I think it's a quarter mile, the city streets disappear, more than a half mile and the county roads disappear.. So, in certain views, I felt you had to be zoomed in WAY too tight to see the road you were actually on.
On the other hand, it was nice to have the more "off road" oriented roads/trails on the nav. So, that was a plus.. I just wish the operation wasn't sluggish. Unfortunately, the more I use it, the more sluggish it seems to get.
MyLink also didn't like the iPod Nano I was using.. You'd hit "next" and it would take 20, 30, 40 seconds to change tracks.. Doing the same on an iPod Touch (running iOS, not whatever OS the older iPods ran) worked pretty darn well, though. BlueTooth works pretty well, too, and is quick to respond.
The 5.3 moves out decent, but it doesn't have near the "grunt" the 6.2 in my old Denali had. But, I knew that going in.. I do wish it didn't feel like it was running out of steam before it hit the governor. But, knowing that makes me less inclined to want to tune it. So..
I only had to use 4WD a couple of times on the trip. That was a nice-to-have. Could I have gotten by without it? Probably. But, I would've been a lot more at risk of damaging something. So, I'm glad I got a truck with 4WD. It should also come in handy for the 3 hours of snow / ice we get each winter.
For the trip, I averaged 19.5 MPG, including the off-road stuff.. Two tanks averaged 21. For a big-ass pickup with a V8 and 4WD, I think that's pretty good.
Oh, yeah! I think Scott (Penguin) told me a while back that the current generation trucks ride a lot better than the GMT-900's. He is 100% correct. I think this thing rides much smoother than the Denali I had. Thanks, Scott!
Bottom line, do I miss the Accord?
Not. One. Single. fWONking. Bit!
Sorry, Zem, I know you like your Hondas. But, I'm glad that thing's gone from my life!
These have been posted elsewhere. But, here are a few pics of the truck from the trip.
So far, I'm happy with my choice. Do I still think the full size trucks are bigger than they "need" to be? Yeah. But, it is what it is and the Silverado offered more bang for the buck than the Colorado / Canyon. With the power seats being more adjustable than the Colorado / Canyon and this truck having the power adjustable pedals, the Silverado was great for the road trip.
MyLink could use some work, especially on the Nav. If you zoom out more than I think it's a quarter mile, the city streets disappear, more than a half mile and the county roads disappear.. So, in certain views, I felt you had to be zoomed in WAY too tight to see the road you were actually on.
On the other hand, it was nice to have the more "off road" oriented roads/trails on the nav. So, that was a plus.. I just wish the operation wasn't sluggish. Unfortunately, the more I use it, the more sluggish it seems to get.
MyLink also didn't like the iPod Nano I was using.. You'd hit "next" and it would take 20, 30, 40 seconds to change tracks.. Doing the same on an iPod Touch (running iOS, not whatever OS the older iPods ran) worked pretty darn well, though. BlueTooth works pretty well, too, and is quick to respond.
The 5.3 moves out decent, but it doesn't have near the "grunt" the 6.2 in my old Denali had. But, I knew that going in.. I do wish it didn't feel like it was running out of steam before it hit the governor. But, knowing that makes me less inclined to want to tune it. So..
I only had to use 4WD a couple of times on the trip. That was a nice-to-have. Could I have gotten by without it? Probably. But, I would've been a lot more at risk of damaging something. So, I'm glad I got a truck with 4WD. It should also come in handy for the 3 hours of snow / ice we get each winter.
For the trip, I averaged 19.5 MPG, including the off-road stuff.. Two tanks averaged 21. For a big-ass pickup with a V8 and 4WD, I think that's pretty good.
Oh, yeah! I think Scott (Penguin) told me a while back that the current generation trucks ride a lot better than the GMT-900's. He is 100% correct. I think this thing rides much smoother than the Denali I had. Thanks, Scott!
Bottom line, do I miss the Accord?
Not. One. Single. fWONking. Bit!
Sorry, Zem, I know you like your Hondas. But, I'm glad that thing's gone from my life! These have been posted elsewhere. But, here are a few pics of the truck from the trip.
