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Old 11-10-2018, 07:41 PM   #1
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

Not a chance. I'm not what you would call tech friendly. I find all the computer this and that in modern vehicles to be a source of frustration more than anything.

I got my 72 GM with the intention of using it as a daily/work truck. The body has been butchered up pretty badly so I'm not even worried about driving it in the snow.
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Old 11-10-2018, 07:54 PM   #2
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I would totally do it... Then sell that new truck for $60k and then buy two decent 72's for my twins��
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Old 11-10-2018, 10:31 PM   #3
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I don't have to drive across the country. But if I did, I'd rent a truck and rack up the miles on that. That's what I did when I went 1,100 miles for a rolling chassis. I rented a new pickup from U-Save and put the 2,500 miles in a few days on somebody else's vehicle.

I just can't imagine not having one of these 67-72s. For me it's an old truck unless I can have both. I can get by without a new truck. I can't get by without a 67-72
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Old 11-10-2018, 11:56 PM   #4
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No, I would not trade for a new truck. Maybe a new truck and a new Camaro, even up, but not for just a truck....
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Old 11-11-2018, 01:09 AM   #5
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

No, I would not trade for a new truck. Maybe an older truck, if it ran as well as my 69 daily driver and was rustier. Gotta have rust. That's how I get my special type of glamour on.
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Old 11-11-2018, 01:55 AM   #6
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Nope. My '69 has been in the family since before I was born. Each new generation of Silverados get sexier but no way would I sell or trade my '69. Now if I had the money, my dream truck is a Chevy 1 ton dually crew cab diesel lifted with mud tires with duel exhaust stacks and a big American flag and a bumper sticker that reads "EPA approved"
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:21 AM   #7
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

My 69 C20 is the only vehicle I currently own. My daily driver is a company car from the dealership. I am surrounded and drive new vehicles all day and they are such a huge improvement from our trucks. However, I really enjoy driving my truck when I am off work and find joy in the simplicity not to mention the big block sound! I would not use my C20 for a daily driver for several reasons but most importantly the fuel consumption is atrocious. The big joke when my daughter and I head out for a cruise is we need to stop for gas again. I have worked for Toyota and Lexus my whole life so it would probably be a Tundra if I did trade(but I won't).
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:29 AM   #8
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Absolutely not! New vehicles with all their tech do nothing for me. I'm anti-tech. I don't even have a smart phone and don't want one. My DD is an 01, and that feels incredibly new. I only have it because the supply of cheap old vehicles has dried up.


I can't see myself ever willingly selling my 69 910.
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Old 11-11-2018, 09:53 AM   #9
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

Well, hell yeah, I'd trade mine for a brand new 50-60k truck, as i'd be at least 45k ahead in value. Then i'd sell the brand new truck to buy a really nice 67-72, and pocket the rest of the money. I drove my 70 short/step to get a load of mulch last weekend, helping a landscaper do a project, and got told that it was the nicest looking mulch delivery vehicle she'd ever seen, and then another compliment when I stopped at the store just a short while later. I doubt I'd have even gotten a second look in a new truck.
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Old 11-11-2018, 03:40 PM   #10
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my 72 has no sentimental value. I love the truck, but I would prefer an ochre 71. So, yes I would trade mine. And then I would sell the new one, and buy a nice 4wd driver like Special-K has, and a nice 2wd for cruising. My 2001 Silverado has nearly 200K on it, and it suits me fine. I don't need a new one.
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Old 11-11-2018, 05:02 PM   #11
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

I should add something to my previous responses.

If you had caught me one of the times everything went totally dead with smoke pouring from the wiring, I would have made that trade on the spot, no question about it.

Luckily we're past that now (fingers crossed).
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Old 11-11-2018, 07:51 PM   #12
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

No way I'd trade, no matter how nice. It's not about the money, my '71 can't even be bought. We've been together too long (25 years). I do like my '18 z71 though. Maybe I'll feel the same about it in 25 years?
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Old 11-11-2018, 09:10 PM   #13
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Re: Would you trade your glamour truck for a brand new Chevy?

Some days I would trade my 72 for something I could drive year around but not necessarily for a new truck. I’ve been watching for a 88-06 4x4. I can’t see getting a loan for a new truck.
It ain’t a show truck but it’s as rust free as an almost 47 year old Kansas truck gets.
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Old 11-12-2018, 12:11 AM   #14
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My '72 was getting some insurance work done at the paint shop recently and when I went to pick it up, the shop handed me a card from the owner of a forklift business. He saw my truck outside and stopped and asked if he could buy it. The paint shop explained it was a customers truck and was probably not for sale, he told them everything was for sale and wanted them to call me to have me name my price, he said whatever I wanted he would pay. My father in law bought the truck new and my wife remembers the day her dad drove it home and I have good memories of going fishing with him in this truck. It will never be for sale, it will stay in the family!
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Old 11-12-2018, 06:49 AM   #15
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My '72 was getting some insurance work done at the paint shop recently and when I went to pick it up, the shop handed me a card from the owner of a forklift business. He saw my truck outside and stopped and asked if he could buy it. The paint shop explained it was a customers truck and was probably not for sale, he told them everything was for sale and wanted them to call me to have me name my price, he said whatever I wanted he would pay. My father in law bought the truck new and my wife remembers the day her dad drove it home and I have good memories of going fishing with him in this truck. It will never be for sale, it will stay in the family!
"Everything is or sale" is a statement created by Ford guys.
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"Everything is or sale" is a statement created by Ford guys.
Ouch!
I haven’t own a Ford in a while but,that is funny.
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Old 11-14-2018, 12:36 PM   #18
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LOL...Good one Tim! I often tell my Ford driving friends (because I dont have a driveway) to park out in the street. "Norma Jean" my fully restored 1952 Ford 8N is the only Ford allowed on the property! And I work her like a rented mule! lol
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LOL...Good one Tim! I often tell my Ford driving friends (because I dont have a driveway) to park out in the street. "Norma Jean" my fully restored 1952 Ford 8N is the only Ford allowed on the property! And I work her like a rented mule! lol
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Old 11-14-2018, 02:49 PM   #20
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LOL...Good one Tim! I often tell my Ford driving friends (because I dont have a driveway) to park out in the street. "Norma Jean" my fully restored 1952 Ford 8N is the only Ford allowed on the property! And I work her like a rented mule! lol
Those tractors are awesome. My dad still has his 8N, my grandpa had an 8N and NNA? for years. I'm currently poking around for one. There's A LOT of them for sale too.
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Old 11-12-2018, 10:49 AM   #21
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One big additional reason to drive my C10 for me is that yes - the new technology is amazing in what the new one's can do but there is far too much more that can break. I read that Chevy is going to be putting turbo 4 bangers in all their trucks soon. I don't know if that's true but I drove one and it had extreme torque. It impressed me but back to cost - somewhere in the 2000's car prices jumped and they jumped faster than the normal cost of inflation we see. I remember in the 90's thinking super hard on a $15,000 new truck. Back then 4 or 5 year loans were the max as well. Now, you can finance for 7 years! And you need to because prices have climbed into the small house range. It's crazy. Any used 90's Chevy would be a good back up for me. Something to use when I want more stability, etc..But prices have gone nuts. That is why I have my 97 Nissan Hardbody, say what you will but it has 200K, doesn't leak a drop of anything and climbs like a billy goat =) Good back country rig.

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... I read that Chevy is going to be putting turbo 4 bangers in all their trucks soon. <snip>...
That's right, your Chevy Silverado standard engine for 2019 is a turbo 4 cylinder engine.


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That's right, your Chevy Silverado standard engine for 2019 is a turbo 4 cylinder engine.


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Has everyone SEEN the 2019 1500s? I can say without hesitation I wouldn't trade for one of them. Not a fan of the new body style at all. Just me though. Now that I know they will have a turbo 4 banger behind that ugly mug, I'm putting an extra kill switch on my 72...

EDIT: Oops! Sorry Jesse, I see you already posted a pic of one. Yes, agree completely. Saw a bunch of them at my old hometown dealer in Indiana when I was up there this fall when the 19's first rolled out. I almost walked over to the Ford lot. JUST kidding, I was there to look at the 2500s anyway - at least they will keep the old body style for a year or two. Whew...
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Has everyone SEEN the 2019 1500s? I can say without hesitation I wouldn't trade for one of them. Not a fan of the new body style at all. Just me though. Now that I know they will have a turbo 4 banger behind that ugly mug, I'm putting an extra kill switch on my 72...

EDIT: Oops! Sorry Jesse, I see you already posted a pic of one. Yes, agree completely. Saw a bunch of them at my old hometown dealer in Indiana when I was up there this fall when the 19's first rolled out. I almost walked over to the Ford lot. JUST kidding, I was there to look at the 2500s anyway - at least they will keep the old body style for a year or two. Whew...
The nose isn’t pretty, but at least they rounded the wheel openings 🙂
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Has everyone SEEN the 2019 1500s? I can say without hesitation I wouldn't trade for one of them. Not a fan of the new body style at all. Just me though. Now that I know they will have a turbo 4 banger behind that ugly mug, I'm putting an extra kill switch on my 72...

EDIT: Oops! Sorry Jesse, I see you already posted a pic of one. Yes, agree completely. Saw a bunch of them at my old hometown dealer in Indiana when I was up there this fall when the 19's first rolled out. I almost walked over to the Ford lot. JUST kidding, I was there to look at the 2500s anyway - at least they will keep the old body style for a year or two. Whew...
RIGHT??? I thought the 2014/15's were the best looking truck since the 2002s, not a fan of the 2016 refresh, but it's OK looking with the right trim, but the 2019... what... the...

At least the GMC is tolerable. If something happened to my 2015 today, I would get enough insurance $ (paid the truck off a couple years ago) I'd probably look at a brand new GMC over a 2014/15 someone else probably beat the snot out of.

The Sierra is MUCH better looking, and I actually kinda like it. Why they failed so hard on the Silverado... I have YET to see one driving around and they've been out for a couple months now.

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