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CHEVY’S SMALLEST V-8?? LOL!!!

mbattel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:15:09 +0000

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THE BEST CHEVY LOYALTY EVER!!!

mbattel — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:01:23 +0000

IF THIS ISN’T THE BEST SHOW OF LOYALTY, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS!!

GM extends employee pricing offer, adds ’09 models

mbattel — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:00:40 +0000

DETROIT, Sept 3 (Reuters) – General Motors Corp has extended its employee-level pricing discount program by one month through the end of September and increased the number of 2009 model year vehicles carrying the offer to boost sagging sales and clear out inventory.

The program, launched in late August, applies to almost its entire line-up of 2008 model year vehicles and has been expanded to include most 2009 model year vehicles at dealerships, including all Silverado and Sierra pickups, GM spokesman John McDonald said on Wednesday.

GM’s better-selling cars, such as the Chevrolet Malibu, Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac Vibe are also included in the extended offer, the No.1 U.S. automaker said.

(Reporting by Soyoung Kim and David Bailey, editing by Dave Zimmerman)

Give this pickup truck the gold

mbattel — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:14:41 +0000

Craig Monahan’s Chevy truck is featured in an Olympics ad.

Not many pickup trucks have melted headlights and turn indicators, so I figured it had to be my buddy’s Silverado that appeared in a Chevy commercial during the Olympics coverage.

Sure enough, there was my pal Firefighter Craig Monahan beside the truck he had driven in from Staten Island on 9/11. One of the two off-duty firefighters with him had leaned out the window, imitating a siren.

“He’s doing, ‘Whoo, whoo,’” Monahan recalled.

They parked near the south tower in time to survive the first collapse and then the second. I watched Monahan immediately afterward crawl into the ruins to search for the 11 missing firefighters from his firehouse, Engine 24/Ladder 5.

When he finally returned to his Silverado, Monahan saw that the falling debris of the south tower had stopped inches short of his front bumper. The surrounding vehicles had been gutted by fire and the truck’s front lights had melted into what looked like huge tears.

The steering wheel had also begun to melt and the interior of the cab was singed. Monahan reached in to turn the ignition key and was astonished to hear the engine start right up.

Somebody operating a wrecker helped clear a path for Monahan to pull away. He changed a front tire that had been bubbled by the heat and he headed for the firehouse.

“The first victory of World War III,” Monahan announced.

Somebody salvaged the oversized nameplate from Ladder 5′s destroyed rig and affixed it to the side of the pickup that ferried them to and from The Pit over the days that followed.

The sight of them going by in this burned and battered truck with “Ladder 5″ bolted to the side always drew a rousing response from folks in the street.

“Every time we got in the truck, they were just cheering,” Monahan said. “It was American spirit at its best. … ‘You can’t keep us down!’”

The recovery effort ended and Ladder 5 got a new rig and the firehouse suffered a new tragedy when it lost two members in the Deutsche Bank fire last year.

The Silverado was back in Monahan’s driveway when Chevrolet called to ask about using it in a commercial to be shown during the 2008 Olympics.

Monahan was leery of cashing in on a tragedy, but he figured it could only be a good thing for people to see this pickup-turned-symbol. He gave the check to an FDNY family.

The commercial aired Sunday during women’s gymnastics and Chevrolet proved capable of more restraint and good taste than our politicians have with regard to 9/11.

The most overt reference to the attack was a silent shot of Monahan standing before the Manhattan skyline absent the twin towers. There was a closeup of those truck lights turned to huge tears and a shot of the truck with its “Ladder 5.”

“If that truck could keep going, we could all keep going,” Monahan continued, ad copy converging with truth.

The Olympic coverage continued to men’s swimming and the U.S. team swam the greatest relay race ever. The winners stood with their gold medals as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played and I thought of the survivors of Ladder 5 rolling by in that battered pickup.

“You don’t give up and you keep moving forward,” Monahan said. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

The Silverado is still in his driveway.

2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 LTZ CREW CAB

Csavage — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:31:21 +0000

Heavy-duty truck in a luxury package

People who are serious about their trucks and who see these vehicles as necessarily functional for work, but who also want to use them for play and for refined, upscale activities, are looking toward the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 LTZ Crew Cab.

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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Overview

Csavage — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:16:56 +0000

The Chevrolet Silverado, completely redesigned in 2007, hopes to continue its reputation as the ‘strongest, most dependable and longest lasting truck on the road.’ The 1500 is a ‘half-ton’, full-size pickup.There are four engine sizes to choose from: 4.3-liter V-6, 4.8-liter V-8, 5.3-liter V-8 and 6.0-liter V-8; all are controlled by a four-speed automatic. Like all Silverados, the 1500 is available in a wide array of bed sizes, wheelbases, drive types and cab sizes, and can be configured with a variety of trim levels. Safety features include driver and passenger front air bags, tire pressure monitoring system and four-wheel antilock disc brakes.

The 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 carries over from 2007.

The Silverado Hybrid Is Coming

Csavage — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:28:59 +0000

The 2009 Chevy Silverado Two-Mode Hybrid (limited availability starting late fall 2008) is expected to provide the same dependability, power and performance you demand in a Chevy Truck. Plus, it´s expected to feature cutting edge technology to help you through the rigors of your everyday life while being conscious of he environment.

In the first mode, at low speed and light load, the vehicle can operate in three ways: electric power, engine power, or in any combination of electric and engine power. When operating with electric power, it provides all the efficiency of a full hybrid system. The second mode is used primarily at highway speeds to optimize efficiency. It provides electric assist in addition to four-cylinder or full eight-cylinder power when conditions demand it, such as trailer towing and climbing steep grades. Put another way, you´ll experience the benefit of excellent efficiency while also having access to plenty of horsepower and torque. In either mode, it´s a truck that works in the real world when being driven by real people and is one of the many ways Chevy is working to produce a variety of fuel solutions.

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