How are they doing so far ???

Second, here's an interesting story. A friend of mine is a new vehicle salesman for a local GM dealer in Edmonton, Alberta. It seems that some wheeler dealers are attempting to buy the trucks up here with Canadian dollars, then (however it's done) deliver it to the U.S. where they supposedly get pretty much the same dollar value for it but in US dollars (which are worth 50% more to a Canadian). So if you bought something here for $100 Canadian and sold it there for $100 US, that's $150 Canadian in your jeans. Apparently they're pretty careful who they deal with and one clue is the buyers want the truck with no extra dealer options (just the way it comes off the trailer) and they always pay cash. Some of them apparently even get older women to buy for them if they can. Supposedly the dealers get their knuckles rapped pretty hard from GM for selling to these characters and if it happens too often, they have a hard time getting any stock. Just thought that might be interesting to some of you, I don't know for sure how much (if any) of it is true.

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In 1999 bought a 1998 Chev 1/2t 4x4 ext cab Silverado with 9999 mi on it. The first winter I had it the engine would knock cold. It would have to be 20-25 deg F for the knock. Took it to dealer and they put 40W oil in it and left it to cold soak over night. They heard it the next day. They say it is normal for 350 engines to "piston slap" when cold and it is not bad enough to fix. It had 16,700 mi on it. It is now out of warranty with 35,xxx mi and it now knocks at 45-50 deg F.

It now seems the 2002 trucks are being designed with tighter clearances for longer engine life. See the truck brochures for yourself.

I make it a point to tell one person a day how chevy stands behind their iron.

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