Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
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Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
Dear experts
A friend of mine is evaluating buying a 2011 chevy Silverado pickup. This is his 2nd vehicle which would solely use to drive in the desert.
He hasn't driven in the desert yet, so this would be his truck from ANIT onwards
Looking forward to your feedback, so he can take a call, whether he would buy the chevy
A friend of mine is evaluating buying a 2011 chevy Silverado pickup. This is his 2nd vehicle which would solely use to drive in the desert.
He hasn't driven in the desert yet, so this would be his truck from ANIT onwards
Looking forward to your feedback, so he can take a call, whether he would buy the chevy
RDX
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
wrong forum man...
Buy a cheap car for the desert....that is my new moto....
the truck is great, but he will be better surved buying a used JK or TJ if this is a desert toy only......cheaper to fix and will not break the bank....
Buy a cheap car for the desert....that is my new moto....
the truck is great, but he will be better surved buying a used JK or TJ if this is a desert toy only......cheaper to fix and will not break the bank....
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
topic moved to right forum
and not the right car for desert driving... but depends if your friend wants to show off at Area 53 at the bottom of the big red, and wants to really off road in Liwa...
100 % good answer for Latief.
and not the right car for desert driving... but depends if your friend wants to show off at Area 53 at the bottom of the big red, and wants to really off road in Liwa...
100 % good answer for Latief.
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
it's a great car, i tried it and better than jeep, the only thing ur friend needs to worry about is the size, Chevy never break in the desert like jeeps
let him wtach this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ki5eyAk ... re=related
let him wtach this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ki5eyAk ... re=related
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jeep guys ...where are you
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
if you want a sirious answer dont ask jeepers. ask our member "pumuckl" he has a sierra pickup with doublecabin etc...
I guess he is the onliest who can give you a reall answer.
I guess he is the onliest who can give you a reall answer.
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
Can I get contact number of pumuckl, I could ask my friend to consult with him directly. Based on recommendations of latief and XOF, I already told him that it is not recommended as a good offroader by AD4X4 seasoned experts
Anybody in the group, who actually uses a chevy Silverado single cabin 5.3 Ltr??
Anybody in the group, who actually uses a chevy Silverado single cabin 5.3 Ltr??
RDX
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Megamoe is using the Avalanche in the desert and it drives great .. A lot of power
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
The sierra is capable and has a strong engine.
It is a very long wheelbase and has a light back.
It has to be driven "different" than a jeep.
And modding / lifting it is more work/money than a jeep but will look and perform well.
The 5.3 V8 is a GREAT engine.
But I disliked the anti Jeep comments from our fellow Galopper and Tahoe drivers ... LooooL
It is a very long wheelbase and has a light back.
It has to be driven "different" than a jeep.
And modding / lifting it is more work/money than a jeep but will look and perform well.
The 5.3 V8 is a GREAT engine.
But I disliked the anti Jeep comments from our fellow Galopper and Tahoe drivers ... LooooL
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
sorry that you dislike it. It wouldnt come if the coments were in a serious way.SSS wrote:
But I disliked the anti Jeep comments from our fellow Galopper and Tahoe drivers ... LooooL
When the question is for a toy, I agree 100% the jeep is the best. If the question is for a car, there is no space for a jeep.
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Re: Urgent advice needed - Chevy Silverado pickup 2011
again, depend on how advance you want to go... this week end, in liwa, i could only see Wranglers and Patrols...
no XTerra, no Gallopers, No Pajero, No big American Slugs, etc... of course, this is not a serious comment... but still.
no XTerra, no Gallopers, No Pajero, No big American Slugs, etc... of course, this is not a serious comment... but still.
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Xof wrote:again, depend on how advance you want to go... this week end, in liwa, i could only see Wranglers and Patrols...
no XTerra, no Gallopers, No Pajero, No big American Slugs, etc... of course, this is not a serious comment... but still.
Even Jeeps had some issues...
By the way - cheaper is not always a cheaper... maybe at the begining...
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