GMTruckGuy74

Sorry for the grainy pics.. I did not have my iPhone with me either time and my Droid Maxx is a little outdated at this point. Friday morning on my way to physical therapy I spotted this '60s/'70s International Harvester LoadStar in the town next to mine still working hard all these years later: I've been spotting a lot of these old LoadStars within the past 5-6 months now. If I truly desired one of these, now's the time to get one. But I only admire them at this time. Sunday on the way to dinner I passed a storage lot for a business that outfits fire & police vehicles in the Cherry Hill/Pennsauken area on Route 70. A friend of mine from the firehouse mentioned this lot to me two months ago but this was the first chance I had to drive by it. There was an open lot with tons of new Chevy Caprice PPVs and another gated lot with tons more: I really wish a civilian Caprice LTZ was offered, I like this design.

Happy New Year "2015", Cheers and Gears! I hope to make 2015 a great year - seeing as how it's my 40th on this planet My new year's resolutions are: (1) slow down and enjoy each day for what it offers; (2) take better care of my health and manage my weight; and (3) watch my frivolous spending - question every purchase with "do I need this?" and "will it be used right away?" before buying.

good dirty joke.

I just posted a link to this story in the Chevy Truck thread, and now I see you beat me to it balthazar!!

Saw this Ram pickup with a Sterling grille. Sterling rebadged Ram HD & chassis cabs as a light duty offering about a decade ago; first time I've seen a Ram pickup with the Sterling grille swap. I like it!!

I feel ya, Bill. I could easily let the wife get a Buick Encore and skip on the Canyon, but I'd ultimately miss having a pickup. Right now we're trying to keep it to one car payment (G6 was paid off last July), so we're not looking at two new vehicles at this time. She's doing her best to convince me the Encore would be the better buy over a pickup, but I told her it's an emotional purchase for me with the truck so practicality is out the window

Thank you all for the birthday wishes!! It was a great day spent with family & some friends and with a celebratory dinner at Peddler's Village where I was able to soak in the holiday splendor (it's so nice of so many people to decorate for my birthday!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

I saw one last weekend while stalking what I consider to be the perfect '15 Impala for me it was a white LS that the carrier dropped earlier that day (still fresh in its car carrier wrap). Interesting cars but the wife and I prefer the Encore to the Trax still.

A Chevy dealer near my work has received into inventory the perfect 2015 Impala 2LTZ for me - Blue Velvet Metallic exterior, Black/Gray Leather Interior, standard 19" rims, no sunroof but all the other options I want. I'm still split 50/50 between leasing an Impala and leasing a Canyon. I know if I were to go with the Impala I will miss having a GMC in my driveway. Though if I go with the Canyon I will miss many of the upscale features/options of the Impala LTZ. So torn!!

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I don't know!! Maybe something new from Chevy? Caddy's are out of my price range!! I figured GMC would use Chicago in February for any reveals/concepts, though Chevy just had a good showing in LA. Do you know anything you can share about Detroit''s reveals???

Getting closer, Bill! Hopefully you won't have to wait too much longer into the new year for your new truck to arrive. The wife gave her blessing for the Canyon last night. We were in the area of FC Kerkeck Buick-GMC and I wanted to see how many Canyons he had on the lot. There were 2 SLE Crew Cab, Lond Bed, 4WD models on the lot. She said the truck looked nice and she asked if that's what I wanted. I told her yes, but in dark green and the SLT model. I think either she's being nice because it's Christmas (and close enough to my birthday) or she's placating me because I'm always telling her she doesn't support my automotive side I'm tempted to go and place an order, but really want to see what GM has in store at the NAIAS in Detroit next month. Maybe something else shown there will catch my eye?

I wasn't close?

Here are two 2015 GMC Canyon Crew Cab Long Bed 4wd SLT models I saw one late night visit, one being Cyber Gray Metallic:

Congrats, Bill!! I know you're excited! The gray is turning out to be a popular color on the Twins. I'm waiting to order my Canyon, hoping that some good news comes out of the upcoming Detroit show? If not I'll head over to my GMC dealer and put in my order

Would you please post a picture of your 22" tires and rims? :-)

I'll play... December, 1927

Happy belated Birthday, BV!!

Thanks, all, for your insight. I was in NYC Thursday-Saturday nights this past week for work and an abundance of GMC Yukon Denali's and Cadillac Escalade's were roaming the streets of Manhattan. Many were running the 22" factory rim & tire combo, which made me think that for my driving needs this size tire would be fine. My main issue now is with the added cost of this option. I could think of many other items I'd rather have for $3k than these tires & rims (the chrome running boards, factory tri-fold hard tonneau cover, rubber bed mat). Of course the Black Friday 20% off sale would have been the time for me to really consider this truck - I could have gotten it for $42,192 - much easier to swallow! I think at this point I will wait for calendar year 2015 to show up, attend some new car shows, and decide whether I need a Sierra (I know I WANT one ) or if the Canyon will suite my needs just fine. I'm hoping a special edition model, a'la the Colorado's ZR2, makes an appearance at the Detroit show.

Thanks for the reply, Bill. Those are my concerns too. Anyone ever drive a FS with these 22" tires that can comment on the ride & handling? The sad thing is this dealer (Star GMC) has this option on all of their leftover 2014 Sierra DC/CC SLE & SLT models. And their one of the only dealers around me with Sierra SLTs equipped how I want one [sMH].

I'm sorry I didn't find this truck last weekend during the 20% off Black Friday Sale. One option I wasn't considering is the 22" tires & rims ($3k option!! :-O ). Looking for input on this option (22" tires) - other than being an expensive-to-replace tire, anyone have any knowledge about the ride quality and handling characteristics of this size tire? I like everything else about this truck.

Hoping your birthday was a great day!!!

I did some dealer lot shopping the other night, looked at a '15 Red Rock Metallic Impala LTZ and two '15 Canyon SLT long bed 4wd (Cyber Gray & Summit White). I was diggin' those two Canyons!! Seeing a ton of GMC Terrains everywhere and while I like them is feel they're a consolation prize to the Canyon. Though a 2 year lease might entice me that way I could wait to see what happens with the Canyon during that time. At this point not sure what I'm doing. New Car show season starts in January (Baltimore I think has an early January show) so maybe I'll wait until I can sit in and check over a bunch of vehicles at one time. Wife is favoring the Encore option - that's what she wants! :-P But there's no garuntee that we'd be able to swing two payments with an Encore and Terrain/Canyon/Impala.