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Old 06-30-2022, 08:06 PM
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Why does GMC put bicycle reflectors above the wheel wells on their HD

Ugly as heck. It’s literally a reflector off the wheel of a ten speed bike.
 

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06-30-2022, 10:24 PM
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What's the difference in a Chevy and a tampon... tampons come with their own tow rope.
 
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Old 06-30-2022, 08:25 PM
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So the wreckers can spot them easier....
 
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To try to distract onlookers from the hideous front ends.
 
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What's the difference in a Chevy and a tampon... tampons come with their own tow rope.
 
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Old 06-30-2022, 11:02 PM
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They look stupid. The new gen GM/Chevy's look horrible all around. They looked cool a few years ago and gens prior.
 
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Old 07-01-2022, 07:50 AM
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For export purposes?
 
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Old 07-01-2022, 08:26 AM
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Chevy and GMC definitely need another makeover. The GMC grille looks like a sad clown and the running lights above the wheel well is a bit much. The Chevy front end just looks like a truck with down syndrome.
 
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Old 07-01-2022, 08:27 AM
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GMC = God's Mechanical Curse. Now it's evolved to the styling. They are hideous trucks and truly look like they were designed by a government committee.
 
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I understand that a lot of detailing shops won't take a HD GM truck in for detailing. Apparently the detailers have been going blind.
 
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Old 07-01-2022, 08:43 AM
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they are not reflectors, they are lights👍🏻
 
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Old 07-01-2022, 08:45 AM
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I’ve been driving Chevy 2500HD/DMax trucks since 2006. I’ve had 5 of them consecutively in that time, plus two 1500’s before that. They’re great, comfortable trucks. I’ve put between 90,000 and 120,000 mikes on each one of them. Mostly trouble-free. Certainly nothing more trouble than I read about here.

This last GM styling change finally drove me back to Ford. Deep down I’ve always been a Ford guy. If I ever get my new F250, it’ll be my 4th Ford. I don’t mind the latest GMC too much, but the Chevy is awful. The Fords look killer!

If I’d ordered a GMC on the same day as I ordered my Ford, I’d have a new truck today… A coworker and I ordered our trucks a day apart. He a GMC, I a Ford. He took delivery last week. I still don’t have a build date.
 
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I understand that a lot of detailing shops won't take a HD GM truck in for detailing. Apparently the detailers have been going blind.
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GM is too cheap to put real working marker lights on so they use the stockpile they got when the Schwinn plant in Chicago closed.
 
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I understand that a lot of detailing shops won't take a HD GM truck in for detailing. Apparently the detailers have been going blind.
Truly the only vehicle that doesn’t look any better after a thorough detailing.
 
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Old 07-01-2022, 10:43 AM
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They are working marker lights as mentioned earlier. I don't like the GMC or Chevy styling, but these lights don't bother me. I like the marker lights on my mirrors better though.
 


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