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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2010, 12:46:26 am »
Never did understand why the make the wheel gap so big like they expect for the suspension to travel 2’
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Offline bobcooter

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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2010, 08:32:43 am »
I liked the 2006 front ends the best out of the newer trucks. It was a subtle change but it made a big difference.
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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2010, 07:01:25 pm »
Well not until I'm replying now but the stacked lights, the mirrors, the tall bed skin with large arches cmon... You don't think GM was trying to compete with Ford Here? The new GMC's look better than the Chev's

X2 GMC is much better IMO. I saw a black one, lowered 4/6, tinted windows, taillight covers, black grill, looked awesome.

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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2010, 07:13:59 pm »
Never did understand why the make the wheel gap so big like they expect for the suspension to travel 2’

I don't think the back of my truck would have as much gap as that white one even if I jacked the rear up by the frame.

I agree, the GMC's look better.  then dodge, then chevy, and I wouldn't have any ford because of the grilles.
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Offline bobcooter

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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2010, 07:19:01 pm »
Are the beds really any deeper on the new Chevys vs our trucks? It looks like they would  be about 3 feet deep from the outside but I've looked inside some and really can't see a big difference.
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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2010, 09:56:13 am »
Far better look than the "avalance" years....

I agree with that! I pretty much like the looks of every generation of Chevy truck except those '03 to early '07s. My next least favorite are the '60-'61s.

I pretty much don't like the styling of ANY GM product from the early to mid '00s. They had some stylists in that time frame who's style just doesn't agree with my tastes. I have even said IMO that is one of the big reasons GM is in such poor financial shape. It doesn't matter how good the vehicle is built, if it's ugly people won't buy it. Obviously some do like that styling, but they seem to be the minority.

I do like the looks of the late '07 to current trucks though. For most of the second half of this decade, they are turning things around and making better looking stuff. My wife and I bought an '07 Pontiac G6 new because we liked the looks of it. I thought the Malibu (same platform but older styling) was butt ugly at the time.
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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2014, 04:17:08 am »
I know this is a really old post, but the picture is missing and I was hoping the OP could repost it
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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2014, 06:30:42 am »
I know this is a really old post, but the picture is missing and I was hoping the OP could repost it

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Re: Family resemblance
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2014, 09:51:18 pm »
Sorry. I'd posted it when I had a very limited Flickr account. Here's a low-rez version I pulled off my Facebook account. If I run across the original, I'll put it up.