# Time For a Change Part II **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [June 10, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185 "2013-06-10T10:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/1 "2013-06-10T10:37:48Z")
Well, as most of you know I have the Sierra up for sale. I was getting kind of tired having the TDI & the Sierra. I was enjoying driving a truck more than the TDI & really want other toys like a boat or a bike so decided to just start fresh. I originally was going to buy a Ecoboost F150 but after seeing so many mixed reviews I went with something I know people love & don’t really have problems with. So here’s what I got. It’s a brand new 2013 Chevy Silverado LT Z71. Has the stock 18 inch wheels, extended cab short bed, cloth seats, back up camera, spray in bedliner, undercoat, painted front bumper, etc. I also went with this b/c my work gets me 4 grand off these where with the Ford I would have only gotten 2-2500 off. So far pretty happy with it, took it on a trip from Glenville to Poughkeepsie to bring some furniture down to my mom, took it fishing, & of course have started modding it haha. This will be my daily driver for now until the Sierra sells. I’m looking at getting a VR6 MK3 GTI to do a VRT build on & then maybe doing a Veggie MK2 Diesel to have as a beater. Here’s what I’ve done, what I plan to do & some quick pics. Let me know what you guys think. What I’ve Done: -Black Bow Tie Front & Rear -AVS In-Channel 4 Piece Window Visors -AVS Smoked Bug Deflector -Bushwacker Bed Rails What I Plan To Do: -Tint the Front Windows -Rough Country 2.5 Leveling Kit -Maybe New Wheels? -Intake -HIDS Down at the lock fishing: [![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/mynewsilverado_zpsf2b8ed34.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/mynewsilverado_zpsf2b8ed34.jpg)](http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/cjconlon692/media/mynewsilverado_zpsf2b8ed34.jpg.html) [![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/whitesuitblacktie_zps07af4dd5.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/whitesuitblacktie_zps07af4dd5.jpg)](http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/cjconlon692/media/whitesuitblacktie_zps07af4dd5.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/2 "2013-06-10T10:41:54Z")
Gorgeous. What are you getting for mpg’s with this? ---
**Author:** ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/3 "2013-06-10T10:47:00Z")
> [@CKY89.....Scammer? \*Resolution on Page 9\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cky89-scammer-resolution-on-page-9/52948/63): > > Gorgeous. What are you getting for mpg’s with this? Just got 18.5 out of it last week & that was without using cruise control. Can’t use cruise control until after the 1st 1,000 miles which made my 2 hour drive to Poughkeepsie really blow haha. ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/4 "2013-06-10T12:53:07Z")
nice truck ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/5 "2013-06-10T13:04:09Z")
Shoulda waited for the 2014’s to be available. They started coming in last week and are already being delivered to select dealers. Huge improvement Nice truck regardless though. I had the same exact thing but in black and a 2012. Traded it in about a month ago. ---
**Author:** ![QuickLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/eada6e/32.png) [@QuickLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/QuickLT1)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/6 "2013-06-10T13:07:29Z")
Joey, if you have a dark grey crew cab GMC come in. Take a few pics for me! ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/7 "2013-06-10T13:08:40Z")
> [@CKY89.....Scammer? \*Resolution on Page 9\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cky89-scammer-resolution-on-page-9/52948/90): > > Joey, if you have a dark grey crew cab GMC come in. Take a few pics for me! Drove a dark grey one today with the chrome wheels, I’ll have to take a few pics tomorrow. Phenomenal looking trucks the GMC’s are. ---
**Author:** ![SDP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SDP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SDP)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/8 "2013-06-10T13:42:02Z")
> [@New York needs to raise taxes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-york-needs-to-raise-taxes/52933/72): > > Can’t use cruise control until after the 1st 1,000 miles Curious on what the reason for this is. I know the answer will be some sort of break-in BS, but does the manual really say this? ---
**Author:** ![JSEnclosures](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jsenclosures/32/6678_2.png) [@JSEnclosures](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JSEnclosures)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/9 "2013-06-10T13:53:42Z")
they don’t want you to keep it at a constant rpm bc you can groove the cylinder walls…atleast that was what i was told when i bought my bike ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/10 "2013-06-10T13:53:59Z")
Rotterdam/Glenville lock yesterday morning? I was on the bike path and saw a Chevy truck parked across the river. And Im sure a 2013 was a much better deal than a 2014 since everybody wants a 2014. ---
**Author:** ![MikeyB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mikeyb/32/6448_2.png) [@MikeyB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeyB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/11 "2013-06-10T15:43:58Z")
Nice truck man!!! Are those 18 or 20s ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/12 "2013-06-10T16:34:30Z")
Shoulda waited for the '14 model this late in the year Nice truck tho ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/13 "2013-06-10T18:20:21Z")
> [@CKY89.....Scammer? \*Resolution on Page 9\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cky89-scammer-resolution-on-page-9/52948/142): > > Shoulda waited for the '14 model this late in the year > > Nice truck tho We got the first one on the lot the other day. Honestly I’m really to a fan of the exterior styling. That and I’m on the fence about DFI on a pickup with the problems we see on SUVs. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/14 "2013-06-10T19:30:40Z")
> [@CKY89.....Scammer? \*Resolution on Page 9\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cky89-scammer-resolution-on-page-9/52948/178): > > We got the first one on the lot the other day. Honestly I’m really to a fan of the exterior styling. That and I’m on the fence about DFI on a pickup with the problems we see on SUVs. Yeah I started seeing them last Monday, can’t believe they started taking them to dealers already. You’d think they’d wait a little, especially when there’s still old '13 models being pushed out. The exterior on the Chevy’s I honestly think isn’t a HUGE improvement, GMCs though definitely. The interior is where they stepped it up for sure. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/15 "2013-06-10T19:32:06Z")
Gotta be the first out with the new ones though. I remember when Ford came out with the '97 F150’s in January of '96. ---
**Author:** ![SDP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SDP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SDP)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/16 "2013-06-10T19:43:32Z")
I like trucks, but man…buying a new one means taking a pounding financially. And the resale value after a year or two is a major loss. But regardless, nice pickup. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/17 "2013-06-10T19:49:57Z")
> [@are you OK... Georgia?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-you-ok-georgia/52949/14): > > I like trucks, but man…buying a new one means taking a pounding financially. And the resale value after a year or two is a major loss. But regardless, nice pickup. So true. ---
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/18 "2013-06-11T04:07:00Z")
> [@CKY89.....Scammer? \*Resolution on Page 9\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cky89-scammer-resolution-on-page-9/52948/195): > > So true. the 14’ LTZ we just got as a demo is stickered at 50k and it is close to fully loaded but actually doesn’t have every option. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/19 "2013-06-11T07:12:02Z")
And next year you can buy it for $40k or less ---
**Author:** ![cconlon692](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cconlon692/32/6650_2.png) [@cconlon692](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cconlon692)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185/20 "2013-06-11T08:46:39Z")
Thanks guys. I’m pretty happy with the truck so far. Makes good power, smooth ride & pretty sharp looking if I do say so. Part of me wishes I went with the Ecoboost but with 1/2 the people I’ve talked to who own them saying they hate it & the reports of the law suit Ford has against them for issues with the truck, I’m glad I went GM. Always been a GM truck guy anyways. Truck just got it’s 1000 miles on it, woohoo. Getting my appointment setup today to get the front windows tinted at showroom next week. [![http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/1000miles_zps32d75266.jpg](http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af239/cjconlon692/1000miles_zps32d75266.jpg)](http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/cjconlon692/media/1000miles_zps32d75266.jpg.html) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/time-for-a-change-part-ii/267185.md?page=2)