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Not really a tow rig.....BUT......New to me pickup

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I've thought the same thing about an avalanche or escalade ext. I always thought both were handsome vehicles, and IMMENSELY practical. Not as long as a fullsize truck, enough of a bed for most stuff, and the midgate for the rest. About the only thing it can't do is haul REALLY big TVs upright. But everything else is a breeze.

The issue is they're SO expensive now. A nice lowe miles escalade EXT is like $35 to $40k now, and you can get an f150 platinum that has more features for that. Hell, even regular Silverados have the same or better features now, for that same sort of money.

Escalade ext was on my shopping list when I bought the TBSS. There just weren't any low mile clean ones available, and the TBSS was. Really wish someone would make that form factor of pickup truck again, I'd buy one if they didn't overdo it, or do something dumb like make it EV only.
 

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I'd buy one if they didn't overdo it, or do something dumb like make it EV only.
Was going to point you at the Silverado EV......but you beat me to it :D

BTW I cancelled my reservation on the Silverado EV a few weeks ago. Just don't see a $100k EV in my near term future. More likely I'll land in a 2500 pickup to start taking the camper places first.
 

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Was going to point you at the Silverado EV......but you beat me to it :D

BTW I cancelled my reservation on the Silverado EV a few weeks ago. Just don't see a $100k EV in my near term future. More likely I'll land in a 2500 pickup to start taking the camper places first.
We pull 10k lbs of 5th wheel camper with our 2500HD. It's an LT, so not a lot of extras in it, but we love it. The crew cab is huge, and the 6'9" bed carries almost anything I'd ever need to haul. I get 17 mpg around town, 20 on a trip, and about 10.5 towing.
 

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Was going to point you at the Silverado EV......but you beat me to it :D

BTW I cancelled my reservation on the Silverado EV a few weeks ago. Just don't see a $100k EV in my near term future. More likely I'll land in a 2500 pickup to start taking the camper places first.
That's fair. I think with rising interest rates and a slowing economy those expensive EV trucks are going to be hard to move. Especially given that EVs typically don't have great resale.

I like the small diesel trucks that are on the market, but sometimes it feels like the smarter move is to just get a 2500 diesel..they're a lot more money, a lot worse on fuel, but a LOT more capable. Sometimes I still kinda wish we had gone diesel suburban.
 

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Dash is back in the Silver-Ay-Do.

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Everything on it works now except the A/C and the parking brake. Hoping a parts store recharge will get me through the summer. Need new cables and pads for the parking brake to start working.

Also, still need to replace the push-to-connect fittings on the heater core. Have some light seepage of coolant there. Got about 1k miles on it now since I bought it. It's a fine daily driver, and has ben working well to carry random crap around the house.
 
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