😁 I know what you're saying, but even in the best of circumstances, it's a question of mass. Which will turn to dust first? An engine block, or a body panel? Even Titanic is rotting away around her engines.
@@brandonobaza8610Well said, dad sold his 87 S10 in the summer of 99 because the rocker panels and chassis rusted out before the engine and transmission gave out.
"Son, that truck will be yours one day" As it sinks into the un-mowed grass of the side-yard, half-covered in blue tarp and browning pine needles, for the 3rd straight year
I had a 2008 6.0 2500HD silverado that we used for recycling scrap, and it had been vigorously abused for 12 years before I started. Overloaded on payload, WAY over the rated towing capacity. It just didn't care. For a truck that weighs as much as a bank, it handled incredibly well, and was my favorite to sit in for 8 or 9 hours at a stretch. That truck had 750k miles on it when I met it, and my boss was the second owner. He swears it was the original engine, and the original 4L80e transmission. I admire these trucks so much more for the shear unabated brutality they will take and whatever we did to it, it thanked us and asked for another. Good little road warriors.
225k on our 2008 2500hd 6.0 shop truck hasn’t had an oil change since 2014 most likey .idles at least 4hours a day and works in rice dust all day every day when it’s not idling it runs at 5k rpm pulling through the mud still starts runs nice an silent I’m a Ford guy but that is one tough truck for sure and it’s got the Denali interior which held up great and everything still works
@lucasmclellan8388 about once a month I consider calling my boss back to ask how many miles are on it now. Whoever put that thing together was earning their money that day
@@porcupinepunch6893 judging by the dipstick it’s fine lol never mind the fact that it smells like pure 91 octane if it’s not black they don’t change it lol
@@Grassroots_Hegemon lol for sure she was definitely build at 1045 on a Wednesday I almost want to buy it off of them just to give it some much needed love 😂
There’s two types of 900 owners you see here up in Maine; The blue collar worker that’s had it since new, and the teenager (or a middle aged man-child that punches holes into drywall at the smallest inconvenience) buys said truck to throw hideous replica wheels on it, straight pipe it, and throw a trailer park tune on it. Only to do burnouts in their local RiteAid or Hannaford’s parking lot until the differential blows and they dump it on Facebook.
The microtransaction comment was very accurate tbh, 2000's pickups are like the same era of gaming, we had high tech HD games but before they stuffed them with microtransactions and weekly 30GB updates
They ruined cars just like they ruined games, too much BS in place of the actual core experience we miss. But people still buy em, reinforcing that they still are making money on it. Ugh.
I used to live gaming, and still will occasionally partake if it's something I'm really interested in. I'll drop everything I'm doing for FF7 Remake trilogy. But microtransactions, lootboxes, pay to win nonsense has really spoiled things, along with the constant patches and updates because nothing ever comes finished anymore. All while executives overwork and underpay the people who actually make these things.
@@LimitedTimeRoman100%, its a shame. FF7 is solid. Gran Turismo 7 still isn't finished 2 years later and I used to rely on GT to be bulletproof. Disappointing. Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate are fantastic for having that old school lack of garbage we miss.
@@cj4ebaythat must be why Elden ring was the only game to actually successfully suck me in in the past like 5-8 years besides rdr2 and replaying a bunch of shit that actually came out when I was a kid lmao
I can't be the only person who thinks the current gen pickups are also REALLY ugly. Like the 2024 Silverado, they took the front end of the Camaro and stretched it vertically in a way that is like a design war crime. And then they redesigned the Colorado, which was pretty good looking, to follow the same theme
I actually like the looks of the new Colorado/Canyon. But yeah--the Silverado? I dunno what's going on there, though the new electric-only Silverado RST has a nice shape and front end (I mean, basically it's an evolved Avalanche, if we want to be honest).
It was like the designers heard all the 'overcompensation' jokes about big/aggressive trucks, and then just doubled down even harder. The grills are twice as big as they need to be, so if you want it to look balanced you HAVE to buy a big wheel/tire package to even out the proportions.
New trucks, look like they came from Legoland!! Way to big and boxy... truly effing ugly!! The stylists have to be former crack babies! ...no offense to actual crack babies. I have a 2000 Seirra, and an 04 Silverado, that I both, bought new. I keep them indoors, and well maintained. The 00 has 310k, and the 04 has 370k. Both look new! Been gathering parts, to completely redo the 04. I have all of the parts to do it. Suspension, brakes...interior...everything!! Gonna be next winter's project. Gonna rebuild, and upgrade the 5.3, trans and diff. I have 15.5k invested in parts. Excellent machine shop locally. I figure I'll have 20 to 22k into the whole thing when finished. ...about one third, the cost of a new truck....maybe less!!! And it will be...just like I want it!!! 😃 Next year, I'll do the same treatment to the 00. I'll keep them both for another 20+ years...or until I croak, which ever comes first. 👍
Your explanation of a sentra owner described my situation perfectly, I was given a 12' sentra in 2016 and decided to keep it until it inevitably has mechanical failures. But but to my short commute and introvert lifestyle it's still alive and has not broken down once
I have a Silverado of similar vintage and lesser rust issues. Would I ever try to daily a truck like that? No, fuel is expensive. Would I ever want to be without a truck like that? No, it's like having access to a joker at all times. Always there to help when a storm hits or to haul away garage and attic flotsam, or haul a myriad of stuff for that matter, a true friend. Mine has a cap and a sleeping bag so it doubles as a ready made camp site. I have noticed that it graces you with instant cred with all people. Men and women alike perceive you as a serious doer, honorable and capable. I love my Silverado and all it's warts, except the gas mileage maybe.
What you do needs to have a value higher than the gas mileage. Utility is utility and shuning it for a couple bucks is wrong. If what you are doing is important enough you will ignore fuel economy to a point.
the 08 Silverado is one of the best trucks made in the past 20 years. this exact year is a goat amongst truck guys. the engine and trans are incredibly reliable the truck is simple no frills. once I sell my current ship box I'll be looking for one of these
2008 is one of the worst years for lifter failure. GMT 900 went to cylinder deactivation in the aluminum engines and it absolutely ruined them. GMT 800 is far superior to the 900 in dependability
@@bucknasty69the 4.8 wasn't an aluminum engine as I specified. GMT 900 4.8 only had junk 4l60 behind it, no manual option like the gmt 800. Base models had pretty weak everything else. I worked for a mountain resort vehicle fleet with roughly 80 Chevys. We had 1 4.8 truck and it was constantly getting torn up on the mountain. Rear axle, t case, front axle, engine mounts, ball joints were all replaced or rebuilt several times. 1 ton gas 900 with an iron block was far more suited to surviving but the 6 speed transmissions in those like to fail
When I was still in the military, in 2017, my dad gifted me his worn down 2003 Silverado 1500, it is the previous generation to this one, but the same configuration, the extended cab, (backseat but smaller than a crew) standard box (6 1/2 feet). I was a mechanic in the military, and he knew that I would get a lot more years out of it than him, and he needed a crew cab for his business (a hunting and fishing lodge where he guides people on different kinds of hunts). He ended up with a 2016 Ram 1500, crew cab 4x4 with the 3.6V6, which stood out to me as the opposite of a vanity choice, to get a base model without the Hemi. He got it because it was an incredible price, and was capable enough to do what he needed it to. The Silverado meant something to me already, as I had learned to drive mostly in it, and it had moved our whole family from South Dakota, to Colorado, and then Manitoba. By the time he gifted it to me, it had 178000 miles, several different check-engine codes, a couple leaking gaskets, and the brakes/suspension were worn out. I put a bunch of weekends worth of work into it at the MWR on-post auto shop, and after about $2000 in parts, I had a really nicely operating truck with some "upgrades" that 20-year-old me really liked. Stuff that 27 year-old me still enjoys but would have maybe done differently. Since then I got married, got out of the military, moved several times, and just recently we had our first baby. I have owned several different primary vehicles in that time, but the truck has always been there, it's helped multiple friends move, it's moved our entire house with a cargo trailer several times, and it has the most comfortable seats of anything I've ever driven. I think during that time, I've had different eras of my attachment styles with other people, there have been times when I loved the truck for its ability to allow me to do things independently, carrying home building materials for countless home projects or other vehicle projects. There have also been times when I loved the truck because of its ability to help me help others, building friendships in the 5 different places I've lived since owning it. To me, a family man who buys a crew cab short bed, is trying to be everything to everyone, it's a vehicle that can do anything you would ask of any vehicle, from a practical standpoint, it's a family car, and it carries stuff for your projects or hauls the trailer you may or may not have, its the vehicular expression of a protector-provider. A lifted crew-cab with tinted taillights, a loud muffler and a locally hated sticker is the vehicular representation of self-sufficiency and independence above all else, that you don't need anyone for anything. I also think there is still such a thing as an honest pickup, base models exist, and a crew cab can make sense in several business use cases.
Yeah I agree. Our newest fleet vehicle after extensively using an 07 2500 was a 2015 super duty. The chevy didn't even have a CD player and the vinyl seats were abysmal but the 2015 was still devoid of any luxury features. The bare bones interior and dinky little wheels I thought were no different from my OBS era trucks. There's a big stereotype about luxury trucks and automatic tailgates but those base model fleet trucks do still exist. And will take you back to 1997 real quick or even the 70s, I mean the front end was still twin I beam on that ford.
I worked for a Chevy dealer through the entire lifespan of this model. I remember when the next generation came out, and feeling a small sense of dread.. knowing that trucks would never be trucks again.
I always wanted one of these when they came out when I was in high school. My dad sold these for a bit till the economy downturned. In retrospect I never bought one of these. The dash and seats are not old school GM. These trucks helped my disappointment in GM. But these were the last of the real trucks in a new era.
I think modern trucks are just replacing passenger cars. The auto industry has a weaker EPA fuel requirement than the rapidly disappearing cars, for example Subaru is dumping the Legacy....so as I see it new trucks are just overpriced, over teched, passenger cars with hardly any bed.
"these American evangelions" as per usual, Roman doesn't miss. I'm a classic Honda guy at heart but I've always had a soft spot for this gen Silverado . Simplistic non aggressive styling, ubiquitous, basic and affordable. Sadly like the generation before it it I also like we're watching these disintegrate in front of us like the infinity war meme and I don't see people dropping big bucks to save them like they are for OBS style trucks. It's that awkward age where it's too new to be classic and too old to register as still new and be looked after well.
Pickup trucks became the bestselling vehicles in the US because for a long chunk of time, they were $5000 cheaper than any normal vehicle or SUV or sports car. That’s it. Not complicated.
I've got one of these. WT trim, long bed, with OVER 250k! Bought it for a work truck, Though the fenders and cab corners are rotting out, this truck runs like a brand new vehicle. 5 out of 5. Will buy again (after this finishes returning to the Earth.)
I have that exact model, same color, year, engine etc, mind you no rust and it's honestly been a rock solid TRUCK, it's basic and gets the job done, exactly what I wanted. I have a car for comfort and style, I don't need a truck for that. It's towed my racecar from Quebec to Ohio and back 4 times without even a hiccup....it just works and does truck things. I've owned it for 8 years and I've replaced the starter and a couple pulleys, simplicity at it's finest.
Roman one thing that You've underestimated is the attachment of a craftsman to its tools and if such an "old" truck (as a tool) will at the end of the day help to provide the food on the table and get the job done it will be respected. As one's beloved hammer, held with love and beaten to death at the same time😂
Came here to watch a video about my work truck but ended up questioning my own attachment style and in my feels. "Even the smallest pickup truck has a passenger seat" hit hardd. Excellent video.
My 2011 Silverado 1500 has 487k on it. I bought it new in November of 2010. It has never let me down and I ask a lot of it. Plowing with a bed full of sand all winter.
Just drove one of these 1k miles in 2 days to haul a 1500lb sheet metal brake and goddamn I’d do it again. Comfy, reliable, moderately quite and the 5.3 is no slouch. GMT900 is best truck
Thank you! I want Race to the Bottom to have all the classic RCR tropes that I'm too busy to do on every video, so stuff like intros and outro songs, and the occasional weird skit.
Oh you car guys with feels. I lived in the land where every family had a big American SUV, and I used mine hard: building materials, family hauler, towing. When we moved to a major city, the kids being more grown, not needing car seats, I replaced the big SUV with a small Japanese pickup truck, perfect blend of my country past and my present urban conditions. I really thought I was past the family hauler stage of my life. But one truly stupid accident later, we found ourselves needing to replace the pickup truck. My wife started singing the Roman’s “Get a Sequoia” song from the Land Cruiser video.
"Eagle Scout badge for masculinity" has gotta be one of the all-time RCR turns of phrase. From the intro alone, I'm starting to enjoy Roman's reviews more and more.
When I was a year old when these came out my uncle was a sales man at a Chevrolet dealer where he sold his first 2007 Silverado 1500 LT Z71 to my uncle who still has it to this day with no rust or dents. It has a 5.3l Vortec v8 with 4wd and the basic LT1 package stuff you could get with no BOSE audio but the basic simple stereo to at least listen to with a perfect priced Silverado that you'll enjoy. That damn thing has been through everything by off roading in the rough parts of Mexico to having to go through some snow and ice of the Plains of America. That thing is just invincible that it already has 350k miles today.
My mom had one of these when I was a little kid. It started burning oil, so we traded it on a 2013 Ford F150. That truck made over 100,000 miles to and from St. Louis for oncology appointments and never left us in a bad spot. We still have that truck to this day.
I own an 08. Absolutely love it. It's not the best at anything but it's good enough. Passenger room? Enough for my wife and child. Tow Capacity? Hauls my trailer when I need it to. Bed Space? Fits mostly what I need it to. Fuel economy? It's okay. 4 wheel drive? It's no trail runner but I have yet to get stuck in the snow.
Oh man, I wish you guys got one of these with the 4.3 Vortec. The slowest and most compromised GM truck; don't get me wrong, I adored mine. It couldn't tow or go up a hill with any sense of urgency, but that 8ft bed...man, that made the whole truck worth it.
a friend from college got a brand new 2008 Reg Cab Short Bed 2WD WT with the 4.3 and I drag raced him once with my beater 2000 Dodge Stratus 4 cyl. I haven't seen a slower match ever since
As a single cab chevy s10 owner. The section about how trucks are avoidant made me cry as I just got out of a relationship. And that section showed me how I felt when I didnt even know. Thank you...
What you spoke about was a phenomenon I think all of us are coming to grips within our 30's. The vehicle is not just another product that is developed like a cellphone or some other throwaway consumer product we are so used to. It is an engineered vehicle, often times built by working class people and a piece of time whenever that vehicle was produced is instilled inside it. Vehicles have for a long time been refined to the point where I think they transcend the obstacles placed in front of them. The roads haven't just changed much; the vehicle is still asked to do the same things it was designed for regardless of age. A special time to be alive when you can own the same cars you thought were cool as a kid and they are still a venerable form of transportation.
I live for these long form musings of Roman. About a year ago I thanked you for your content as it distracted me from the reality of being by my young wife's bed side. She has had a lot of struggles and the rest of her life has changed from the realities of the past. I'm so grateful to have her still here. Daily struggles be damned.
I actually own a RWD 2008 GMC Sierra with a 5.3, it's bad on gas (it's my only car and I have to use it as a commuter), it's hard to park, can be hard to see out of, and is bigger than it needs to be.... and I don't think I'll ever sell it. It has all the power and torque it could ever need, it's simple and reliable, but drives surprisingly well, is fairly comfortable, and is honestly not that bad to be in as far as NVH is concerned. It's simplicity also means I can fix it easily, it's nice to work on, and I think I'll keep it for as long as I have room for it. It's a good truck, and it doesn't try to be anything more than it is. It's just damn good.
Roman - you are all the way ON with this one! Each choice and nuance of this video is Peak Roman. From the writing to the delivery to the editing, right down to the music-and-title-bars (Thank you!) -- you're right in the pocket. You've found your sweet spot, without going too far in any one direction. It's a perfect mix. You're confident, deliberate and cruising-at-altitude. This is like Race To The Bottom in a tuxedo. Here, sir, is your Grey Poupon. THANK YOU.
While I have not liked romans car reviews in the past, generally, this was legit AF. You found your voice so to speak. No pun intended. Anyway, super good. Seriously. That was funny and informative, which is all I could ever ask for in a video. Tl;Dr - Nice.
Silverados are some of the best vehicles ever made. There are so many options you can do whatever you want right from the factory and with the aftermarket anything is possible and even somewhat affordable. You can have a slammed to the floor 2wd single cab, a lifted 4wd short box, and a crew cab long box towing rig ALL the "same" truck but completely different beasts, great at what they are made for and not out of place.
I look forward to these vids. Thank you guys. Thoughtful and interesting commentary that transcends the subject is rare these days. You guys pull it off every single time. Makes me happy to know there are still thoughtful people out there.
I have a 2010 GMC Sierra SLE with the same engine as this Silverado. It was an old paving company's truck and the frame and underside of the cab are caked in asphalt. It has rubber floors, no power anything except the windows (which don't work right because the paving company fudged with the wiring), and is two wheel drive with 210,000 miles and I love it more than any other vehicle I've owned and want to drive it til the wheels fall off, put new ones on, and keep on driving. It's just an honest, no frills, no nonsense former work truck that just works. Aside from a finicky TPMS that really doesn't like cold, for the three thousand miles I've driven it it's been a faithful companion, and feels like it's always ready, ready to take me wherever I need to go. I think the GMT900s are good looking trucks, especially when slammed on bags with a trick paint job.
My dad has an 07 Silverado. It has like 300k miles, the body is rusting apart, and half the gaskets on the engine leak oil. Still runs though. It could probably get another 15 years out of it if it had an engine rebuild, but that would cost twice what the truck is worth.
If you want to buy a Tundra or a Titan in single cab with an 8 ft. bed you have to specialy order it with a huge upcharge and up to a one year wait. That's why those trucks in that configuration are so rare and ask high prices used.
I always thought the reg cab short bed Tundra was harder to find than the long bed. Those are fleet specials so I guess they were regularly ordered. Moreover the 1st gen Tundra wasn't even available in RCSB, then the 2nd gen came out and it was an option but I don't think I have seen more than a handful of those
you just summed up my whole GMT400 ownership experience; "where I'd start to feel it becoming mechanically compromised", "I'm in danger", "this could literally just go crazy on me at any moment and all of a sudden it's like I'm ending up in a ditch somewhere". Yep, 100% nailed it.
Speaking of micro transactions that make you play the game less, I rented a Nissan Versa last week and was reminded of how long it’s been since I had to manually flip a rear view mirror. I also argue that the generation previous to this Silverado is best because no engine offered active fuel management. I know a guy with a 1999 Silverado with well over 500,000 miles on it and the engine runs fine with no ancillary fumes. It see primarily highway action, but half a million is half a million.
I bought a 2008 Sierra 4x4 that lived the better part of 365,000 miles in DelMarVa working for a steel contractor and managed to survive rust free and fairly decent. It has never let me down. I can’t help but love this thing. Well maintained but kinda clapped out. I’m restoring it. I can’t help but love this thing. I’m keeping it forever. It’s all the truck I’ll ever need, or want. It takes care of me and I take care of it.
I think a Silverado might be more of a secure attachment (when it has a V8). The rest of the car will crumble around it, but the engine can always be swapped into a new chassis when that day comes
I have a 2007 GMC Sierra. 2wd, the 4.8. it's great! My dad bought it and I got it when he couldn't drive anymore. With snow tires I don't worry too much and I'm in Minnesota. Never thought of philosophically 😅😅
I would argue this is secure attachment style. This is the half ton version of the 7.3 powerstroke. Reliable, nothing fancy, just gets the job done. Ive owned my 07.5 for 8 years now and no complaints. Also the extended cab, that would be the only complaint. The backseat is not spacious, I wonder if Roman has ever been in a crew cab
Got an 11 lt trim package clothe seats ext cab z71 5.3 6 speed auto. Bought it with 100k miles in 18 for 19k. It's currently sitting at 243k miles and the bed is shot from rust but the frame and cab is imacculant. Been the best truck ive ever owned original engine and trans and wouldn't be afraid to pack my bags and take it from coast to coast tomorrow.
Came for a truck review, left with a man's summary of his therapy sessions after his heart was broken. I have a mint low mile 2015 sierra sle extended cab with the 6.0 vortec. It's just used for truck stuff and I'm going to keep it as long as I can.
I had one of these in the same configuration, just work truck white. I ran service for an oilfield company. I put 100k on it in a year. Best darned truck i ever drove. It was a company truck. Never gave me any issues. Only needed a pair of tires once and i think brakes other than the obvious standard maintenance. I worked it hard too hauling and whatnot on backroads/lease roads and in the snow/salt.
I definitely do feel you on the "ugh why is everything on the damn touch screen", especially if it's the Climate Controls. And something about "getting too used to the tech add-ons" reminded me of something my cousin told me when he was teaching me how to drive, and kinda why at most I only really would be happy with Parking Sensors and a Rear Camera (which isn't standard in my country).
backup camers are very important as you really cannont see out of most of modern cars properly. Hyundai/Kia blindspot cameras don't hurt most drivers either
I had the equivalent Sierra but it was a 2009. I had it for 10 years. It didn't have that bad of body rust, only on the bed fenders, and the frame had surface rust. The thing never had a ton of power but it did everything I needed it to and it didn't have the active fuel management since it was the 4.8 so no real worries about failed lifters/bent push rods. I used it for decent truck duty things like hauling almost everything you could imagine. I towed various different things with it. My fuel economy wasn't as good as this one since I live in a hilly area. I only got 19mpg where it was flat on a trip, otherwise 13. Only thing I didn't like about it was the 4 speed transmission. I felt like it needed a few more gears. I loved the manual 4wd transfer lever. I miss that a lot. I only got rid of it because I needed a crew cab since car seats meant I had to sit on top of the dashboard when they were in the back seat. Seriously, car seats are insanely big. How does a person have a functional front seat in any smallish car with these things if my truck was too small? As much as I like my current truck, I miss not having a truck payment...
First the V6 WT is the unpretentious man's truck. It's like choosing the bowlegged redhead to date, it will get you where you need to go, not fast or with any style, but she'll carry all the requisite baggage--uphill and be satisfied with only a getting 6 banger under her hood!
I completely agree with you Nick and your analysis, one of the last trucks free of pretensions and stereotypes, a good, honest truck in a usable size, built for work and getting the job done. Yes, it's just a half ton, but sometimes that's all people need, and the extended cab provides more lockable, dry storage in the truck without sacrificing usability in the bed.
If a pickup is avoidant, a wagon is secure. For many people, the wagon is just as practical but the owner of the wagon doesn't concern themselves with appearing "masculine."
My favourite car I had was a Jetta Wagon. Amazing fuel economy, comfortable enough for me, reasonable tech/simplicity balance (except the microswitches in the door... wtf), and plenty of every-day utility in the back. Great at hauling animal feed and light towing. I got it specifically for driving daily as my giant diesel 3/4 ton (well, these days it's about the same size as a fucking 1/4 ton...) used a lot of fuel. I spent a long time tracking down a low-rust specimen of that era (last of the ALH diesel, 5 speed stick). Did a shitload of work to it, then lost it all when a confused doe jumped in front of it and insurance screwed me at a time I wasn't in a great place financially. Since then I've found it really difficult to work on anything I have. This video really hits home lol
I have been driving since the early 90s and have always had at least one pickup in my fleet. Most useful vehicle you can buy, and they drive like a car
The garage I work at has a 2011 base Silverado single cab for a shop truck it’s well used but can load up the bed with a shit ton of drive train parts and wheels no problem in the corners or highway, I know that doesn’t sound like a heavy load but for this underpowered truck with 180,000 miles she gets the job done.
I have a single cab long bed WT 1500, Base model of base models, interiors fucked? dont matter, Torque converter clutch doesnt work? doesnt matter, Idle misfire? Death wobble? 2000lb industrial equipment in the bed? not a singular fuck to be found, 4.8L/LS 4l60E these shitboxes are the fucking GOAT. they have phenomenal road manners, and it actually gets better with load in my experience.
I always love RCR videos, I just had a reminder pop up on my phone to look up attachment styles, all because I watched this video last night, and was reminded of that psychological concept ….. from a video about cars. Keep being excellent. You guys are in the top tier of RU-vid creators.
My Dad's old 2500 has been close to death for like 5 years now. 2 cylinders have been misfiring all the time, the body is rotten and now the transmission is broken. He still uses it to plow snow off of our driveway (1st gear still works) But it's days are numbered. I remember backing that truck into a tree when i was in highschool, my dad was pissed lol. Thats already been 6 years ago. It's funny how quickly time passes, i thought his truck would last forever.
Great stuff once again Roman. I'm with you on the Rivian. A co-worker had one, and when we took it to get lunch, I was thinking "I'd feel terrible if I got into this with muddy shoes." It's like a Lexus you have to climb up into.
I have a Rivian R1T as a daily and for light duty work. I also have a Nissan Titan SV work truck (regular cab, long bed) for the real work. I don't need both, either could do everything I need for daily use or work use. The reason I keep both is for identity. I am a well off middle aged guy that earned a very nice truck. I also grew up very poor on a farm. Hard work and work ethic mean a lot to me. Both trucks are very meaningful. The first is who I am now, the other is how I got there.
2010 silverado was the same as this 08. I rely on my pickup for everything, cross country trips, towing, my small business, daily driver, my wife and I had our first date in this. And no, im not blue collar! Im in IT and own a small business selling motion racing sims and have a C5 track car I tow with it. Its very much a member of the family and I dread the day I have to replace it. 180k miles going strong.
ABS, traction control and A/C are the modern luxuries I crave in any vehicle these days to make it a special treat to drive, and hey, with a crew cab, your not passenger limited, rather, you have a massive amount of carrying capacity, without having to suffer towing a trailer.
You know, the whole secure, anxious etc. Attachments types really made me think about it I DRIVE A TOYOTA IQ (scion iq) And I've always ridiculed people who put so much attachment to "what" they drive , and not to "how" this car drives. Also, have a great monday Mr. Roman, if you actually read comments thats super cool ♥️🔥
I'm one of the other youtuber guests going to Too Many Games- I went to check your videos out and ended up watching like 10 in a row! :-) Looking forward to saying hi at the convention! 🙂
this video and the truck scene in general hits a lot harder outside of the US. Even back in 08, that Silverado you'r reviewing was already a luxury pavement princess in latin america.
GMT 900 was the beginning of the end for GM trucks. No more manual option, no more die hard 4L80 optional, cylinder deactivation lifter failures, valley cover bolts loose. However Iron block engines without AFM were ok, last generation of the legendary 3/4 ton suburban and the gas 1 ton pickups had beefy diesel parts without the extra stress of the weight of diesel and all had no nonsense interiors
I miss those older generation of trucks. They were relativity easy to diagnose, repair, had a abundant of quality OEM or aftermarket parts and they just worked.
As an owner of one of these vehicles, the description of being avoidant is spot on. My truck is there as a tool for me to be independent and free to my own will.
I have a 2004 F-150 4.6l V8 with 2WD as my farm truck. It was my Father-in-law's, and I just took it over for him. Keep it running, keep it charged, but no more efforts for it. It's got rusting ford white paint, and the most bare bones interior of any Ford parts bin ever. There's nothing to it. It's just a tool. I get 1 yard of mulch at a time. Sometimes I use it to haul cardboard to the transfer station. My Prius can do that too, but you know... truck. I can use it get materials from Lowes, but our Mini-van can take 8ft material with the rear end closed. My truck is like my table saw. Both are useful when I have the right project, but mostly just sit there. Both were given to me for free, and I'll keep as long as they run.
I was wondering if this was going to be a positive or negative review, but I really agreed with this one. I have a 2008 Silverado 1500 with the same configuration, the only difference being that I have the 5.3L with the Z71 package. These are great trucks and the lack of unnecessary tech in the cab was a big selling point for me and still is - simple, straight forward, and functional. Mine has 205K miles and is still going strong. Keep up the good work!