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Old 01-13-2017, 02:27 PM   #48
67ChevyRedneck
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Re: Are you guys as disappointed with 07 and up chevy trucks as i am?

LOVED my 2000 Z71. LOVED IT. Owned it from 2004-2015 when I traded it in. Other than maintenance (only ever did brakes once!) I had to swap out the 4wd switch and fix the tow/haul wires in the shifter (they crack and break from shifter movement). I kid you not, that's it. It did start consuming oil badly all of a sudden around 120K, I read up on it, put in a fixed orifice PVC like recommended and it used *maybe* an 1/8th of a quart between 4K mile changes.

Miss that truck, but this thread is for the 2007+ and so far I like the 2015 I bought brand new. First new truck I've ever owned. I've read up on the AFM and don't like it, so to keep it off I put the shifter in "M" and put it in "5th" gear. It's still like 20% OD and it turns the AFM off. My daily work drive is 8 miles of all 35-45 mph roads, so it works out great. I do let the AFM do it's thing on interstate drives and leave it in 6th, the 22mpg I'm getting highway is awesome. It has 15K so far. I do check the oil somewhat regularly, so far it doesn't use anything that's noticable.

It's pretty much parked from friday afternoon until monday morning as I drive "the toys" pretty much exclusively on the weekends.
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