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Post by terrifictom on Dec 17, 2019 15:54:49 GMT -6
My wife's vehicle is starting to get worn out. It is a 2003 GMC Envoy XL 4wd. At 1st I was going to get her a new vehicle but she works at a High School and she doesn't want to take a new vehicle to work being afraid some idiot would damage it. So I ran the idea by her that I would give her my 2011 Silverado that has lower mileage and in perfect condition and I would get a new pickup. Than when she retires I would trade the 2011 pickup in for a new vehicle for her. She agreed so I went looking at new trucks yesterday. Man have things changed since I last went truck shopping. So many different models with different options. They have some pretty good discounts going on now but limited stock due to the past GM strike making it hard to find the truck with the options that I want. It use to be that you could go to a dealer and if they didn't have what you want they would find it and get it from another dealer. Now none of the dealers want to give them up do to low inventories. Got it narrowed down to a GMC or Chevy Crew cab 4wd. Sort of like the looks of this one. ![](https://i.ibb.co/FW30GHk/21739887689x640.jpg)
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Post by badgerfowl on Dec 17, 2019 16:12:01 GMT -6
I'll be shopping this spring. Still not sold on the new body style for the full size versions. Currently have a 2006 Colorado and will more likely than not stick with a new Colorado in crew cab vs the current extended cab. Prices have gone up since I last bought! Yikes. I did see some pretty good deals on full size 2019 models this past week online. After observing for a year, I saw the best prices on the Colorado in March/April.
My one option I'm not settling on is leather seats. I can't believe all the $50,000 full size trucks with cloth seats. It's a $1,000 option. WTF.
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Post by terrifictom on Dec 17, 2019 17:15:38 GMT -6
I'll be shopping this spring. Still not sold on the new body style for the full size versions. Currently have a 2006 Colorado and will more likely than not stick with a new Colorado in crew cab vs the current extended cab. Prices have gone up since I last bought! Yikes. I did see some pretty good deals on full size 2019 models this past week online. After observing for a year, I saw the best prices on the Colorado in March/April. My one option I'm not settling on is leather seats. I can't believe all the $50,000 full size trucks with cloth seats. It's a $1,000 option. WTF. To get the leather seats you have to get the LTZ package which adds about 5000 to 7000. That is where I am stuck, would love the leather seats as all my other trucks have had it. I just can't justify all the extra cost.
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Post by Coda1 on Dec 17, 2019 17:54:50 GMT -6
My one option I'm not settling on is leather seats. I can't believe all the $50,000 full size trucks with cloth seats. It's a $1,000 option. WTF.
I've heard some people don't like leather seats.
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Post by badgerfowl on Dec 17, 2019 18:38:33 GMT -6
My one option I'm not settling on is leather seats. I can't believe all the $50,000 full size trucks with cloth seats. It's a $1,000 option. WTF.
I've heard some people don't like leather seats.
Perhaps but I can’t get over the percentage of trucks that are cloth. Just blows the mind.
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Post by badgerfowl on Dec 17, 2019 18:41:43 GMT -6
I'll be shopping this spring. Still not sold on the new body style for the full size versions. Currently have a 2006 Colorado and will more likely than not stick with a new Colorado in crew cab vs the current extended cab. Prices have gone up since I last bought! Yikes. I did see some pretty good deals on full size 2019 models this past week online. After observing for a year, I saw the best prices on the Colorado in March/April. My one option I'm not settling on is leather seats. I can't believe all the $50,000 full size trucks with cloth seats. It's a $1,000 option. WTF. To get the leather seats you have to get the LTZ package which adds about 5000 to 7000. That is where I am stuck, would love the leather seats as all my other trucks have had it. I just can't justify all the extra cost. Not true. You could get leather in a work truck if you wanted. They’re just an option like everything else. They’re just standard in the LTZ. Which I agree adds a bunch to the bottom line. They’re a $995 option in the Colorado. Might be $100 more in the full size. Cloth without seat covers just gets wrecked if you use it at all or have dogs.
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Post by batman on Dec 17, 2019 18:43:44 GMT -6
They make some damn nice seat covers for far less than $5k. This tight bastard has cloth seats in his pickup. I would get vinyl floors if I could.
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Post by terrifictom on Dec 17, 2019 19:04:35 GMT -6
To get the leather seats you have to get the LTZ package which adds about 5000 to 7000. That is where I am stuck, would love the leather seats as all my other trucks have had it. I just can't justify all the extra cost. Not true. You could get leather in a work truck if you wanted. They’re just an option like everything else. They’re just standard in the LTZ. Which I agree adds a bunch to the bottom line. They’re a $995 option in the Colorado. Might be $100 more in the full size. Cloth without seat covers just gets wrecked if you use it at all or have dogs. Try to find leather on a truck other than a LTZ model on a dealers lot. You would have to special order it if even possible. When you order you don't get the big discounts that they are offering right now.
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Post by biglakebass on Dec 17, 2019 19:04:57 GMT -6
I prefer cloth seats. Nothing like my 2 labs jumping on leather seats and clawing around. I have heated cloth seats in my Chevy LT2(not LTZ)..... exactly what I want. nothing more.
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Post by biglakebass on Dec 17, 2019 19:10:23 GMT -6
To get the leather seats you have to get the LTZ package which adds about 5000 to 7000. That is where I am stuck, would love the leather seats as all my other trucks have had it. I just can't justify all the extra cost. Not true. You could get leather in a work truck if you wanted. They’re just an option like everything else. They’re just standard in the LTZ. Which I agree adds a bunch to the bottom line. They’re a $995 option in the Colorado. Might be $100 more in the full size. Cloth without seat covers just gets wrecked if you use it at all or have dogs. I have never had seat covers on cloth. My 1997 chevy got traded in, in 2007. My 2007 got traded in, in 2015. I have had 2 labs for the last 20 years or so. They run the roost in the house and my trucks. I have never had a seat torn or damaged by dogs on cloth, and no intense wear. I have never owned a truck with leather, but i dont have any desire to pay that much more and have dogs on them.... not to mention, the poor bastards would have to claw into the seats so they dont fall off them on corners or hard stops.... ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Cloth for me!!!!!!!
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Post by kl9 on Dec 17, 2019 19:13:06 GMT -6
I like the leather personally. Slide my lazy ass in and out of the vehicle a lot easier. Getting the 5.3 or 6.2L?
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Post by badgerfowl on Dec 17, 2019 19:26:06 GMT -6
Not true. You could get leather in a work truck if you wanted. They’re just an option like everything else. They’re just standard in the LTZ. Which I agree adds a bunch to the bottom line. They’re a $995 option in the Colorado. Might be $100 more in the full size. Cloth without seat covers just gets wrecked if you use it at all or have dogs. Try to find leather on a truck other than a LTZ model on a dealers lot. You would have to special order it if even possible. When you order you don't get the big discounts that they are offering right now. That’s what I’m getting at. The percentage of trucks on lots that have leather in the LT models is like 5% or less. Personally I think it’s ridiculous. I’m just not a fan of cloth after watching my parents dogs in their cloth seats.
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Post by biglakebass on Dec 17, 2019 19:30:51 GMT -6
what happened to the cloth seats? Are you talking the hair that clings?
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Post by terrifictom on Dec 17, 2019 19:36:16 GMT -6
Try to find leather on a truck other than a LTZ model on a dealers lot. You would have to special order it if even possible. When you order you don't get the big discounts that they are offering right now. That’s what I’m getting at. The percentage of trucks on lots that have leather in the LT models is like 5% or less. Personally I think it’s ridiculous. I’m just not a fan of cloth after watching my parents dogs in their cloth seats. Just went on Chevy site and tried to spec out a Silverado other than a LTZ and they have the leather option on LT models and up, but to get other stuff that should be on the truck it deletes the leather option. This is pretty much what the dealer told me. They push packages as they don't want to have to change when they run them down the assembly line.
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Post by terrifictom on Dec 17, 2019 19:37:58 GMT -6
I like the leather personally. Slide my lazy ass in and out of the vehicle a lot easier. Getting the 5.3 or 6.2L? 5.3 I only pull my 17 foot boat or ATV's
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