My new truck is 12 years old, best feature... is it requires no payments!

I'm a Ford guy but this is a great video. Andre looks excited and is asking great questions. Honestly I think the big 3 are all making great trucks right now, they're just too expensive.

It all comes down to money and what you paid for that truck is incredible. Good choice. 😀

The leveling kit and removing the valence are why this truck isn't getting the expected fuel economy. That valence significantly improves the drag coefficient.

Great real world down-to-earth review!

I like this design better too

Chevy really needs to offer the 6.2 in more trims.

Out the door for 31,000.That is a deal...

I agree with this guy... you Gentlemen at TFL keep us well informed and it helps ALLOT!

I like the 2018 Silverado much better, if I was in the market for a Silverado I would go with the18 as well.

LOL, 9 people dislike this guy loving his new truck....some people.

Great vid! These newer trucks are great, but sheesh that price tag is outrageous!

I love where the side mirrors on the 2018 better than 2019 are on the side of the door

The 2019 Silverado’s have a face only a mother would love...EEESH. I don’t know what GM was thinking. The earlier models were just fine.

I did the exact same thing but it was because the Trailboss didn’t have the 6.2. I got a LTZ Midnight from Martin Chevy East of Huntsville. Love the truck and glad I got the 18, saved $15k off list too. Edit: averaging 19mpg see up to 21-22 on Highway no valence no level kit yet. Also very smooth 8 SPD and no issue with AFM.

Fantastic video! You guys do work hard and it's nice seeing one of us give the ins and outs on a particular truck that you've reviewed.

Love the handsome exterior on the ‘16-‘18 Chevy’s so much more than the 19’s which almost seem less aggressive with the softer lines and door-mounted mirrors. While it would be nice to have rear AC on my ‘18 LTZ, there wasn’t enough wow-factor to make me bite on a ‘19 especially when I got a 6.2L ‘18 for about 10k less! Great video as always tho, thanks!

I love my 17 Silverado. Was looking at ford too but went with the Chevy instead. Put the leveling kit on it, exhaust anddisabled the afm

I bought this truck in a 4x4 Z71 crew cab REGULAR 6.5' box. Added the rear air bags for leveling while loaded. Mine is set up for towing my 29' 5th wheel camper toy hauler with a nice slider hitch. Pulls great up and down the mountains in the SW. I love it.

Love these types of videos showing people the good and bad of what other peoples experiences were. Although I'm personally a dodge guy and I'm waiting for that video but the 3 videos you have made to date were very informative and interesting. Keep doing what you're doing and I'll keep watching.

Excellent choice! I also bought a Silverado Z71 in August. Mine is a 2017. It had 27,000 miles on it when I bought it. Same paint scheme as his, only mine is Red Hot. I also added the black bowties, and the roll-up tonneau cover. Absolutely love the truck, and this is coming from someone who's owned nothing but Fords for the last 20 years.

I love my 2018 gmc sierra... cant wait till I can modify it

This is another reason why i think everyone loves TFLtruck... you guys cover everything and will talk to real owners about their trucks!!!! Wish i could've stopped by at some point and let everyone know how this amazing 2015 Ram 2500 Megacab is doing. I've done several winter trips out west. They usually are 5,000+ mile treks in all kinds of nasty cold weather. Latest one was from Chicago, IL. down to Waco, Texas, then to San Diego, CA. Then went upto Las Vegas, Moab, Utah and ofcourse thru the mtns in Colorado, and straight back to Chicago in about a weeks time. A Cummins diesel engine and that Megacab are the best thing ever for road trips like this. My truck looks the same, have the entire bed nearly full of luggage, parts, drinks/food, camping gear, firewood, etc....

Love you guys, thanks for another awesome video! Keep em comin, trucks, cars, classics, we love anything you do TFL team!

I did exactly the same got the 2018 not the 2019 and I’m very happy with it

07.5-15 are my favorite body styles. Love my 2008 Sierra Denali

Good truck! I have a 2016 z71 silverado with now 45000 miles and no issues. I love this truck!!

Nice video., enjoyed the conversation! And, thanks for all the hard work you guys do at TFL Trucks; it does help! 👍

This was great Andre no doubt this was your idea Lol I think you should do more like this !

Good choice. The new 2019 Silverado front end is hideous.

Great video! I just bought a used 2012 Silverado 1500 4WD Crew Cab LT Z71 with only 52,000 miles on it. Very happy with my purchase to tow our small RV.

When I read the title I thought I was gonna see a classic body style when they said old. Some how 2018 doesn’t seem old however I’m glad he loves his truck and I share a lot of the same interest when looking for a truck.

I bought the 2018 in December and got the LTZ with the 5.3. I can get up to 20 MPG on the highway which is inline the older 5.3 trucks I have owned. I too do not care for the AFM feature. I really like this truck. Good video Thanks.

Lucked into a used 2018 Silverado basic package long bed with 8k miles a couple years back. I was skeptical, but I drove it and it seemed fine. Still going strong. I like it more and more, each time I drive it. Zero problems.

Great video Andre and everyone at TFL. I watch your videos all the time. I bought my last truck based on the info you provided from the Ike Gauntlet and trailering MPG run for the "Big 3" 3/4 ton gas trucks. I love my F-250 but may trade it when I see your results on the 2020 models and the new 7.3l! Thanks for this segment. It's another piece of the puzzle talking to owners after using the trucks and getting their opinions on their purchases.

Great video. Love to see genuine owner interview!

I'm looking to get one myself, great video. 👍👍

I love my 2019 Trail Boss, but I will say that the interior of my 2016 felt A LOT more solid and better built.

Love these segments guys! Keep ‘em coming and nice work Andre.

Got the same truck and love it! Before I had 100 miles on it I had to buy the Range AFM delete chip, noticed the same thing with the rpms fluttering shortly after leaving the dealership because of the cyl deactivation. Not to mention reading horror stories on various forums with peoples motors going before 100k. No problems at all after the AFM delete! Love it!

Whoa! Dude, that Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) problem you mention is probably not what is happening. What you might be experiencing is just the torque converter auto lock-up cycling in and out when you accelerate at highway speeds, which is what it is supposed to do. The RPM naturally goes up slightly, which is the whole point. Active fuel management has nothing to do with RPM going up or down. I have this same engine in my 2017 Suburban and the cylinder deactivation is totally 100% seamless and absolutely undetectable unless I have the V4-V8 indicator light on which tells you what the engine is doing (I have it off almost always). Other than that you bought an excellent truck and that engine is amazing -- it will serve you well for a long time.

‘14-‘18 silverado is much nicer looking especially lifted

Great video of the Silverado, I have that same truck, it's Awesome, I put the truck in tow mode alot in the city and it elimanates the shifting he was talking about, can also do it on the highway and still get good gas mileage, around 19.3/23.2 that's city and highway with a 70 mph speed limit, if you were to do 60 mph on highway it gets about 24.7, not bad and that's pulling a trailer with 2 ATV on the back, in the city it takes the quick shifting out right away from light to light, that's nice

Very great video this man was taking pride when he bought one of the last 2018/19 Silverado model.

I have 2017 Silverado and I just had to put new tires. I put the same size, but I put the Falken Wildpeak A/T3W. I love them and it changed the look of the truck.

Wow a 5.3 in a TFL video. Sweet.

I love my 18 silverado! I drove all the full size trucks before I bought one and the 5.3 with 6spd auto is a bullet proof combo.

Dude I was watching the owner's channel yesterday talking about why he likes his truck and now he's on this channel talking about his truck😂 man this man must love his truck

I have a 2016 and 2017 Sierra, both with 5.3's and when it switches from V4 to V8 and verse versa, it's less noticeable than a gear change.

When I used to see the 16-18 Silverados I thought man why did they change it why not just keep 14-15 grill and used to think 16-18 was uuugly BUT THEN I saw the 19 and not I think the 16-18 is so much better

Wow, I love the AFM on my 2018. I can't tell without looking at the display. The truck gets awesome gas mileage too -way better than my previous Ram.

I own this exact truck (+leather) and I agree with everything this guy is saying. It's actually quite funny because I live in Dallas too and have done the same mods. I did the 2.5" leveling kit and the truck looks so much better.

in my 2019 I cant even tell when it cuts cylinders and that 8 speed is smooth

Finally, a honest guy, no frills, needs a truck, some comforts but walk out the door with a 50k truck, trade in, discounts for 31k.. Nice job!

I have done the very same thing. Bought my 2018 Silverado LT Z71 in the end of October. Honestly I was waiting for the 2019s to drop in so I can get a good deal on the 2018, and I did. Got mine for 45k Canadian, which is some 34k US. Now I have brand new, proven truck with full warranty for the price of used truck. Love my truck!

Awesome video! Hope the guy is still enjoying this truck. I love my 14 Silverado myself.

I like this style a lot better than the 2019.

This 5.3 is not the same 5.3 you had in your 2000. Trust me, the older 5.3 is better. AFM blows. disable it now and save your lifters.

Great series, keep up the good work!

What the guest said towards the end stands true. You all do such a great job of explaining the vehicles that it helps the buyer have insight when purchasing a new or used vehicle. I have one suggestion, perhaps down the road expand your TFL line to include Cars and SUVs? The fast lane perhaps can also be implemented into that segment and allow you to look towards that market. Just a thought.

Watching this video makes me 100% confident I made the right choice getting a 2018.

I have a 2016 I bought brand new with 9 miles on it. I had it tuned to delete the AFM immediately after hearing the horror stories of broken lifters and oil consumption (this was when I had about 5,000 miles on the truck). After 42,000 trouble-free miles with the tune, I have no issues. I get 17mpg combined between highway and city driving. What drove me nuts was when the AFM started kicking in WHILE TOWING, and was making the rear-end cluck going between V4 and V8 (and I tow quite a bit). With the tune, I have no more issues with the clunking. Not to mention, the tune really woke up the power of the 5.3L. And no, I don't care about voiding the warranty. I do all the work myself on my vehicles (which I love to do). So this was an easy choice for me.

Nice interview. He did his home work and knew what he wanted. Didn’t let the sales person try to sway him on what he wanted. I am sure he also knew the fair market value of his old truck.

Great Video, awesome truck and owner! Honest too, love my brother-n-law but his mpg claims are a lil suspect, 5.3 Silverado 4WD gets 24 mpg’s on the highway, course that beats my lil 2.7 ecoboost by 2 mpg’s. Love seeing someone happy with their truck no matter the brand! Hard to beat a Texan what a nice person, love these videos! Nathan at the race track in the 2.7 sold me on the ecoboost!

I love hearing people complain about AFM ... I have the 5.3 w/eAssist, so 8spd transmission, and I NEVER feel the engine switching from V4 to V8. I'll purposely drive on the highway with the DIC on the fuel mileage screen so I can actually try to detect a shimmy or spike in RPM when it switches. It's flawless. Why would you not want your V8 to try and save on gas when it can? I find mine drives mostly in V4 on the highway because of the eAssist - the battery prolongs the V4 operation. Same feelings towards the Auto/Stop function. I'm super impressed at how smooth it is on the Silverado given how big the motor is. I rent a lot of cars for work and can tell you Jeep's Auto/Start tech is awful, so clumsy. My Silverado's Auto/Stop is even smoother than my Buick's with a 2.0 turbo.

Removing that front lower valence had an impact on his gas mileage I bet.

I like this interview! Great job!

love the 18s. Im extremely happy with my 2018 LTZ 100 year centennial edition

$50k sticker and cloth seats, that price is just too high! No thank you, I’ll keep my 88 chevy c1500 with 186k and my 76 f150 with 167k miles for the foreseeable future

For those of you who love this body style but want a new truck you can get a 19 I know the trim is called LD. I haven't seen any called "classic" like RAM is doing with there trucks.

I'm a MTB guy too and watch TFL, and I need to go drive every truck before my next buy! After a lot of research GM is low on the list for me, used or new. Thanks for the feed back glad you like your GM.

This was a great one! The owner is very knowledgeable and knew what he wanted! I would like to see tfl compare the ride quality of some of the vehicles like the Nissan Titan PRO4X, AT4 etc...I would like to know how the owners think some of their vehicles ride after they've had some miles put on them.

I love my 2018 1500 Silverado, it's one of the last Chevy truck, the 2019 looks like a Tundra with a short hood, No More Chevy Trucks, How Sad...

Amazing how these expensive beast of vehicles die as soon as one component, on one of the numerous PCB's corrodes.

Great truck! Mine is almost identical, but the midnight edition and leather. Leveled and all, it came with stock size duratracs but I would like to go up one size eventually. Got a good deal also and I’m glad I didn’t wait for the 19”.

I bought me the 2019 chevy Silverado Legacy LD 1500 5.3 6 speed and love it did a few searchers and they said the 8 speed transmission came out bad on these.

The AFM is much more noticeable when running aftermarket duals. Running Gibson on mine

I could buy a house in SC for $31,000

Using 93 octane greatly improves the afm 8 to 4 cylinder transition. Takes about 2 fuel cycles for computer to get used to it. Been doing this for last 10k miles on my 18 GMC Sierra. Big difference.

This is what I did. I have a 2018 in the same color and almost same configuration. I bought mine the last day of April (GM Truck month) Mine is the All Star addition Z71. I wanted the full console and found one with it so I have the full console. I will never have 3 in the front. Love the truck. Sticker was almost $52,000 and I believe out the door I was at $37,500. I also had a trade in that got me down $27,000. Its a lot of truck for $37,500. Love it. The only thing I notice on occation is the 6 speed tranny shifting or hunting for what gear. But its minor.

I like this body style a lot better than the 2019

Range technology makes an obd2 afm disabler for GM trucks. Just plug it in the obd2 port and it's v8 mode full time. Supposedly warranty safe once its removed.

Range AFM Disable ODB2 Device. Works great! I plug it in around town to keep in V8. Unplug on long trips to use V4. Does not reprogram computer so no warranty problems.

Still rocking my 2013 1500 crew cab Silverado . The last year of that body style. 7 years later still loving it and it’s paid for. The 2019 lines in the fenders and the doors is repulsive. The 2018 is a thing of beauty. Don’t mess with the classic designs of 2007 to 2018.

If I bought a silverado I'd get a 2018.. I'd get a High Country Silverado with the brown interior, Deep ocean blue color, with the Cenntenial package. And not to forget the 6.2 V8 😉

50k and no leather? No wonder they have those high discounts.

This series is good. Appreciate real owner perspective!

I bought a ‘18 Silverado after I saw the new ’19. I wasn’t on the market but I felt the ‘19 was so unappealing that I decided to get a new truck while a could get one I could stand looking at.

He’s gonna dislike the AFM even more when it starts dropping lifters.

2014-18 big GM trucks are significantly better looking IMHO vs the 2019+ models.

I like this format and style of video - do more!

Cool that you use it for mountain biking. We do too. In Canada, we don't feel the 4V change.

The new 2019 Silverado is indeed a weird-looking thing. Though you can buy one for around 36K now after all the manufacturer rebates, I'm still seriously considering previous gen.

You couldn’t buy that truck used with 25,000 miles on it for $31K. This guy got an amazing deal from that dealership.

Very true when new models come in big sales on old models, I have a 06 silverado 1500 HD, when 07s came out paid 24 K sticker price 39 K. Still have and love my 06 just hit 100K miles

Great video. I like the owners perspective.

I hate the AFM. I can easily tell when it goes to 4 cylinder

I don't like that AFM mess. My 1996 350 V8 extended cab long bed got 19.84 mpg last long trip I took! They've gone done.

Would love to see some of these episodes with people who have owned their 2015-2016 trucks since new. Get a good idea of the problems they have had and what they still love about them. Would also help the people looking to buy used trucks that a few years old.

Nice truck! Part of his increased mpg went away when he took that lower front valance off. If he goes off road frequently it's a good trade off.