Godson2 now works for a nearby Chevy dealer, and he's told me horror stories.
Apparently, the new 1.5L turbo engine (? size) is prone to explode about three minutes after getting the cars off the truck to move them around the lot.
Many of them come off the semi and go right into the shop with about 1-2 miles on them.
That touch screen gizmo in the dash? It's wired into EVERYTHING. If they try and sell you an extended warranty on the tech aspect, his advice is to TAKE IT.
They did indeed roll a new Silverado off about a year ago, and while on test drive, the "big screen high def TV in the dash",
,which is FAR more than a radio and GPS, blew up.
Almost literally.
The truck instantly died. It was a brand new, pretty, $38k brick sitting in the road. The service guys, of course, are good at replacing these. If you're "lucky", it's pull it out like a conventional radio, and shove a new one in. Connected to the shop computer, and Big Brother tells it that it's OK to work in this truck.
The bill, if not under warranty? About $7,000.
One of the more aggravating things about my 04 is the chip-key, which costs about $400 from the dealer to replace and has to be programmed. Luckily, it came with 3 of them.
,which is FAR more than a radio and GPS, blew up.