The wax coating has done its job on my 25 yr old HD. Very minor surface rust only. One does need to clean salt off of steel if one wants it to survive. I've seen newer GM trucks with frame cancer so I try to be vigilant. I'm expecting that the SD is at least as durable down there.

Dealer just emailed that the train carrying my SD is in Washington state... Yay.

 

GM wax coating is garbage. It absorbs dirt until it can't anymore and then it falls off and then your frame rusts away.

 

Mine hasn't...

 

Rust is not an option on a Chevy, it's standard equipment.

 

Then what were the option codes for this???

 

The RPO code is G80.

 

I didn't know Tremors came with those. Neat.

 

Axles typically have very thin paint jobs, regardless the brand. They spray them quickly in a booth.

 

Do you ever drive on a gravel road?
Ever see snow/sand/salt?

 

That is grey rust metallic tintcoat. That is a factory color on all Ford rear end parts. The paint code for that is: FU. 😉

 

I don't think her Majesty, Mary Barra likes trucks. If it isn't on their imaginary electric platform they keep advertising (which is totally fake), then it's not important. At least Ford is smart enough to pay lip service and throw a few bones at BEV, while continuing to emphasize trucks. Barra is the running joke in the industry.

 

1/2 tons aren't trucks. They are SUVs with a box.

 

Look at what they did to Cadillac vs what Ford did with Lincoln. Cadillac is now going all electric to compete with Tesla and dying a painfully slow death. Nothing GM makes comes close to competing with Lincoln. Look at the XT6 vs Aviator, look at the Escalade vs Navigator. Set aside the absurd GM design language and simply look at value (features) for the dollar and Lincoln wins every time. It is the exact same for pickups. GM depends on chevy guys buying chevy trucks - they are not competing on features, value, or technology. She came out and said there is no need for adaptive cruise in a heavy duty truck (let alone super cruise). If I was to order a new Silverado 3500HD (again set aside the ugly) I would spend the same for a high country trim as for a platinum trim. I would not get many of the features in the platinum as on the chevy (heated rear seats, adaptive cruise, massaging seats, etc.) and the interior is the same cheap plastic crap from 20 years ago. My last 3 trucks were identical inside from colors to features. 2015 1500, 2017 1500, and 2019 3500 all exactly the same.

This chevy guy is no longer brand loyal. We traded our Buick in on a new Aviator and I am trading my Silverado 3500HD in for an F350 (if it ever gets built).

 

I've had to do a lot of thread cleanup on this one, many many troll and off topic posts. Please keep your posts related to the topic.

 

When the rest of my family worked at GM they had a saying, don't fix it if it sells. So how many years did chevy produce a square truck? I believe based on her management style, she gives the trucks over to someone else. They have put trucks into the mess they are in now. Chevy folks buy Chevy. Those with no brand loyalty drive whatever they want. I read on another site that big semi's will be EV by 2040. I would think this would push GM into all EV sooner then that.

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/12/28...ction-by-2040/