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#747 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [miked289] by jamtracy

Jul 29, 2012 (9:30 pm)

Replying to: miked289 (Jul 28, 2012 3:08 pm)
You could have left some money on the table. If you are active/reserve/retired military you can get the preferred price on these trucks. Which could have saved you another few grand. If you don't fall into this category then no worries.

#748 of 756 Re: Chevrolet Silverado: Prices Paid & Buying Experience [miked289] by string2

Jul 30, 2012 (6:45 am)

Replying to: miked289 (Jul 29, 2012 11:25 am)
It is only a weekend car for me so I am not so concerned with MPG. We are getting about 16.5 though. About what I expected from a full size truck and local driving. Love the truck.
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That's better than the average "in town" driving MPG. It will probably get good MPG on the open road too. Consider yourself lucky, You must have one of those that do work properly. They do not all give the same performance. It mostly has to do with the Active Fuel management not working as advertised (changing V8 to V4 cylinder mode). This does not trigger a trouble code and they can't find a fix for those that don't work properly. You will be able to see on your DIC gauge that it's not dropping back to V4 when you are on flat highway, in cruise control at about 68+ MPH.

#749 of 756 AFM Not working by chuck1

Aug 03, 2012 (11:09 pm)

"They do not all give the same performance. It mostly has to do with the Active Fuel management not working as advertised (changing V8 to V4 cylinder mode)."
 
String's truck isn't right and he wants everyone to know about it. That being said, this issues IS NOT a widespread problem. If you "google" this you will not find much at all!

#750 of 756 Re: AFM Not working [chuck1] by string2

Aug 04, 2012 (5:55 pm)

Replying to: chuck1 (Aug 03, 2012 11:09 pm)
"They do not all give the same performance. It mostly has to do with the Active Fuel management not working as advertised (changing V8 to V4 cylinder mode)."
  
String's truck isn't right and he wants everyone to know about it. That being said, this issues IS NOT a widespread problem. If you "google" this you will not find much at all!
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Chuck has to be working for GM. According to him, GM can do no wrong
I finally got the GM front office to look at my truck. Their engineers had me go to my local Chevy dealer. The service mgr. and mechanic road with me with my truck computer hooked up so they record its actual performance and send the results back to GM. I talked directly to the GM engineer. He said there was some drag on the engine, but they couldn't pin point it. However, he went on to say that it was working within normal limits (even though the AFM was not changing from V8 to V4 at 68+MPH on flat level hwy. and in cruise control) He also said that these truck engines are not designed to stay in V4 but just briefly because the catalytic converter would start cooling off and not stay in compliance with EPA emissions rules. I told him about Chuck and others who say they get 20 plus MPG and their AFM allows their engine to run in V4 for much longer periods of time. He didn't believe me, and said that those that are staying in V4, as stated, would NOT be working as designed. He saw that mine was staying in V8 almost 100% of the time. That was considered in the normal range, he said.
Chuck, this is GM saying this, not me! AND I DID NOT MIS-UNDERSTAND HIM!

#751 of 756 Re: AFM Not working [string2] by chuck1

Aug 11, 2012 (10:09 am)

Replying to: string2 (Aug 04, 2012 5:55 pm)
We have ascertained that you have a bad truck. I am sorry. So most trucks ARE NOT LIKE YOURS. GM will not fix it. GM doesn't think there is a problem. You disagree. You are unhappy. You wish to try to hurt GM by continually posting your problem.
 
Is anything listed above not true?
 
BTW-I DO NOT WORK FOR GM!

#752 of 756 Re: AFM Not working [chuck1] by string2

Aug 12, 2012 (6:34 am)

Replying to: chuck1 (Aug 11, 2012 10:09 am)
We have ascertained that you have a bad truck. I am sorry. So most trucks ARE NOT LIKE YOURS. GM will not fix it. GM doesn't think there is a problem. You disagree. You are unhappy. You wish to try to hurt GM by continually posting your problem.
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I really don't care if you are sorry or not! GM did acknowledge that there was a problem with my truck. My postings are mainly to let other potential buyers know that they may be left holding the bag if GM can't pinpoint a problem. Read my post again. It plainly states what they told me and they could see for themselves that the AFM was not activating. The AFM may be working okay, but they determined that the truck is creating just enough drag on the engine to keep the V4 mode from activating as it should on flat level highway at about 70MPH (just where you should get the most fuel savings). They said that couldn't determine a fix for it.
   I think most people would see things the same way I do if they had a vehiclle with 10,000 on it and a 100,000 mile guarantee and they were told a problem could'nt be fixed and they were left holding the bag. You might view things a little differently too if yours was not working properly and GM wouldn't correct it.

#753 of 756 Hey.. by kyfdx HOST

Aug 12, 2012 (8:25 am)

Lets move on to discussions about vehicles, not each other...
 
thanks!

#754 of 756 Chevy Pied by joybell

Aug 13, 2012 (9:53 am)

A not so long time ago
I can still remember when
Those lifted trucks made me smile
But I knew that the one I drove
I could step up to and easily load
But now that Chevy changed the style
Loading hay makes me quiver
I need 5 inch heels when I deliver
To unload from the rear step
I couldn't take one more step!
I can remember I don't need to try
This is not the truck that I drove with pride
And something touched me deep inside
The day the old truck died...
 
Why why did they change the design?
Backed the Chevy to the trailer but the bed was too high
Them good old boys lifted it up to the sky
So I sat down on the ground and I cried
I sat down on the ground and I cried

#755 of 756 Re: Chevy Pied [joybell] by chuck1

Aug 13, 2012 (10:56 pm)

Replying to: joybell (Aug 13, 2012 9:53 am)
We have such talent on this board. BTW GM sold over 300,000 units Chevy/GMC combined in July. They must be doing something right-
 
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2012/08/july-2012-top-15-pickup-truck-sales.html

#756 of 756 2013 Silverado Crew Cab LT with Texas Edition by ohenryx

May 16, 2013 (9:04 am)

Replying to: chuck1 (Aug 13, 2012 10:56 pm)
There are some very good deals going down right now on the Silverado. I just purchased a 2013 Silverado Crew Cab LT, with the “Texas Edition” package, for $26,388. There were a lot of qualifications on this deal:
 

Disclosure – Discounted price includes a $2,250 Davis Discount with Consumer Cash Rebate $2,500 and $1,000 Trade In Rebate. Must trade in a 1999 or newer vehicle with a $750 USAA rebate must be an USAA Insurance Holder or Member. $1500 Truck Loyalty (must own 99 or newer GM truck/suv, NOT reqd to trade in). $2,000 PDA/PEB/PDU package rebate. Plus ttl with approved credit.

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