2008 Chevrolet Silverado: Regular Car Reviews
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- Regular Car Reviews returns with a new installment of Race to the Bottom, as Roman investigates why the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado LT is an important truck in the history of the American pickup. But is it a good truck? Will this Chevy land in the Bottom 5, or will it redeem past pickup trucks featured on the show?
Chapters:
00:00 Things Modern Pickup Truck Owners Say
00:59 Giveaway Bumper
01:22 Why the Silverado is important
03:09 Intro song
03:17 An apology to the GMC Sierra
07:24 Engine specifications and driving impressions
10:42 Trying not to be cynical about modern cars
12:31 Automotive Attachment Styles
19:59 Final Thoughts and Current Standings
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Ahh yes- can’t kill the engines, but the bodies are competing with the Titanic as to which can collapse from rust first.
😁 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.
@@brandonobaza8610
I’m coming from having owned one with 250k+, still started, ran & pulled like new; yet I could see through the frame. Darn shame.
@@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.
@@armitage1950simple solution, don’t live in the rust belt
Or oil every damn nook and cranny ever 3-4 months😂
"Even the smallest pickup truck has a passenger seat" that hits deep Roman no lie.
Daihatsu Midget has entered that chat
@@WafflePlaneRC The automatic veriant (and most were) come with a jumpseat for the passanger.
@@idrisddraig2What??? Where'd they find the space for a jump seat?
This
I'm glad it resonated with you!
When I picture a new truck, this gen Silverado comes to mind. I can't believe this is a 17 year old body style.
Same.
I genuinely think this is a timeless design. It blows my mind that this body style is pushing 20 years old. It hasn’t aged at all.
At 54 Square Bodies still seem 'modern' to me. I member pre 73 Chebbys on the road as dailies.
Honestly the best modern body style IMHO
Yeah, and I've cleaned thousands of them
The regularest of regular cars that ever car'd in the Midwest.
@@zacrl1230 i feel like the round-style F150's fit that a bit more than these do, unless the chevy is beige
They are the most common vehicles in the Mountain West. Idaho, Montana, Utah
i acknowledge when the car goes “it’s regular car time” and regular cars all over the place
truly one of the cars of all time
Kunckleman Chevrolet would have been proud to sell this. 84 months at 7.99% puts a smile on every dealer’s face.
Only 84 months at 7.99%? Gotta go for that 96 month at 8.5%!
Not to forget the extended warranty, undercoating, roadside assistance, floor mats and pinstriping. Nothing like paying interest on dealer add-ons!
$18000 over 72 months @ 18.99% APR
"This is a VERY desirable vehicle, I had 3 people call as I walked up to you. " 😢
Only 7.99%?! That associate must still be in training!
"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
This is a nice philosophy channel that uses vehicles to keep people engaged.
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
@@lucasmclellan8388 I think that thing deserves an oil change 😅
@@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.
I'm the owner and previous to my sobriety the second description fit me quite well
Same in Pennsylvania haha
Penobscot county here! Couldn’t agree more. You nailed it.
Its the same in the county. Especially true now that these are falling below 1k for the less desirable ones.
Both of them tailgating you on 95 no matter what lane you're in on their way to lose at the Beech Ridge spectator drags
"My bed is empty and unused" lol Roman.
xD
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
@@deadbodybaby1 Same for me, RDR2 and Elden Ring have been the only games I was excited to keep playing in long time.
"Even the smallest pickup truck has a passenger seat." I didn't expect to laugh and almost shed a tear in the same review.
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.
Naw, it's like a handful of design queues to the early '80s frontends where the K2XX was a throwback to the late '80s
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
Holy shit it’s my old truck. I’ve waited so long for this day.
You mean you have a truck just like this or is this your actual truck?
@@zephead4835 I thought it was my actual truck at first (sold it) but turns out it's just the same model
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.
even as a 10 year old at the time i could tell something was changing/ different
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.
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.
It's sad that Americans are missing out on small diesel pickup trucks. I reckon they'd sell well there.
My 05 has the same engine as the OP truck but the 5-speed. Gets 20-23 highway at 55/60. Not too damn bad for a full size 4X4!!
feel the same about my 04 tundra; get to lug all my crap in the back under the camper shell with no worries, but mileage is a killer
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.
@@nicktaylor2544 I think you didn't understand, I just said I wouldn't choose it for a daily driver.
Aww, I was expecting a Rinaldi n' Klein commercial in the beginning cause it would fit the truck.
Hey! They have a VAN! And an EXCAVATOR! Ya wanna hole we'll dig ya a hole. What ya put innit. Hey, that's up to you.
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
@@Iamthestig42069The 4.8L engines didn’t have cylinder deactivation. GMT900s with 4.8L engines are rock solid trucks.
@@bucknasty69 You are correct, but unfortunately most GM trucks came with the 5.3 and the DOD system.
@@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
@@bucknasty69The 4.8 or 6.0/6.2 without AFM would be the only ones I'd buy.
2006 is what i consider the last traditional, as 2007+ started the cylinder deactivation shenanigans that always is the first major thing to break.
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.
Well said. I was sad when there wasn't any more to read.
I enjoyed reading your story too. Add a few hunting and fishing adventures in there and you may have the makings of a book.
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.
This episode is a friendly reminder that Regular and Roman are the literary cream of the crop, especially when it comes to youtubers
I like it when these get uploaded a little earlier like this. As a European I have time to watch them before work when i have the evening shift.
You don't need a libral arts degree, just watch RCR.
11:18 Pilots have been having this conversation for decades and it has informed the design philosophies of entire manufacturers
"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.
Nice to hear you do a closing song. Some really pretty harmonies in there.
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.
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.)
Do they still make WT trim and do they have a touch screen?
@@brianmiller1077 Yes and yes. They do have physical controls for most important stuff though. Only the long bed comes with a V8 though.
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.
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.
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 CZcams creators.
hard and fast intro with a slow calm exit. love the videos
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.
Great video! Always nice to see a Roman video!
I really miss how good my life was back in pre-Sept of 08
You and me both, homefry. What went wrong for you?
Same. Made some personal progress but everything outside my control seemed to get a lot worse.
@@darksu6947 I graduated college during the recession. Took me almost 15 years to get on the right track
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
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
Love your work Roman! Keep up the long/longer form content. 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
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😂
Love the new calm format for the giveaway ads
I love your videos, Roman. You always give some great insights that help give me new perspective in my life. Thank you.
02-06 are the best Silverados for reliability if you want something in the last 20 years.
Bulletproof engine, just need to fix the 4L60 when it goes.
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.
Monday's are always a highlight but when it's a new race to the bottom I get even more excited. Great video.
the way you explained attachment styles really hit me. you explained each one and I was like “hold on a minute am I *all* of these?”
Drove my f150 to see Cody finish the story
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.
I thought this was one of the best RCR videos. Well done.
This series is the best thing to happen to RCR in years, keep up the great work Roman!
I always love Nick's videos. These road to the bottom videos have been all great!
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...
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'm so glad to hear she's still here. Sending love to you both.
Always enjoy your reluctant positivity, Roman.
You're an artist, Nick, I love this series. o7
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.
Great review Roman! really felt and understood the meaning with your words when describing the truck as something you'd keep and not lease.
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! 🙂
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.
A year old when these came out? God damn I had to read that three times. I'm getting old XD
@@Noreallyimstarving 17 years agooooooooo!!!!!
Chevy trucks still had 283's and wood floors in the bed when I was born...@Noreallyimstarving
@@graywolf4206 That just means you got to see cars in their glory days ;)
Man that last section that ended with “the smallest pickup has 2 seats” really hit close to him, phenomenal writing as usual!
Thank you!
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.
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 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 have an 07 silverado classic. It has been a damn good truck. K series. Pre afm 5.3 backed by a 4L65 and an np transfer case. Built in Georgia.
thank you for adding song at end, its such a nice touch even if its low effort or low quality (not saying this one is)
Thanks for the psychology class refresher that I didn't know I needed!! lol Educational content along with entertainment. Doesn't get better than that.
great episode, definitely one of my all time favorites
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...
Fantastic job Nick 👏🏼
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.
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.
Loving these Roman uploads! I think trucks are for the most part are both secure in the sense that there is a culture of belonging when you own a truck, but there is also a sense of avoidance too. The most obvious example to me is that Chevy and ram trucks were suuuuper popular in my high school and so much so that the mere though of someone owning a f-150 or a tundra would have been sacrilege to them.
My 2006 GMC Yukon will crawl trails, do everything a truck will do. And do way more than a modern truck CAN do. 8,000 pound haul weight, she hauls my trailers, can tow other cars. You name it, and never given me any issues.
Hey Nick, here's a comment to further highlight your day, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the Tim shout out! Sucks I live so far from PA.
Great video as always 👍
Nick... thank you for being the best mental health expert I've ever had. If I see you at the Kutztown pub I'm buying you one and we are talking. Love you bro.
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.
This is the first time I saw one of the episodes Roman hosts, and I really enjoyed it!
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 once saw a short bed single cab Tundra in the parking lot of an Arby’s two weeks ago. It was like spotting a unicorn
@@gustavoalmanza2673They're around here and there, but definitely a much rarer sight to see than the crew-cabs.
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
I have a 2008 Silverado very simple don't get tired of it. I plan on holding on to it. Grate videos Roman !
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.
Love this series!
Great video. Very funny guys. 👍💯
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.
good job man, well done
Well this is the most convenient CZcams video I’ve ever come across, randomly got a hankering for an old extended cab and this popped up and I didn’t realize it was today until the end lol
You just broke down the attachment styles better than anything I've ever seen ( I have an interest in psychology lol). And the overlap between attachment styles and car tastes was so on point, I felt both called out and truly seen at the same time 😂
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.
Similar to Brian's Lit theory lessons, the attachment segment today was a fantastic addition
Thanks Nick
Alpha male line was spot-on, too
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
My buddies wife has written off two toyota Highlanders because, "the little mirror light wasn't on, there wasn't anyone there".
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
Love this video, so true! -‘03 Ram 2500 Cummins owner
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 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.
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.
Excellent video. Old school RCR. Made me laugh, think amd almost cry. I'm off my meds.
I have a 08 2500 6.6 Duramax this truck is lots of fun it just hit 420 000 KM,the box isn't long for this world but it is far from avoident hauling and towing is the name of the game for it. I'll keep this till the end of it. Good video
Wish I had one. Great video!
Nick totally nailed that intro!