"Biggus Truckus!" exclaims copy chief Jacqueline Manfredi, who piloted the Chevy Silverado for a long weekend. "But fun," she adds, noting that on a freeway drive down to Long Beach the Silverado was able to "impart a sense of safety and height, and forward and side visibility from that perch is excellent." Moreover, Manfredi appreciates "the great big chevron turn indicator lights in the sideview mirrors and the legible instrumentation," but doesn't "get the audio controls" and finds the storage unit between the front seats to be "a pain," as "it folds up and back out of the way, but then the cupholders are gone."
| 2007 Chevrolet Silverado |
| Months/miles in service | 12/16,845 |
| Avg econ/CO2 | 13.9 mpg / 1.40 lb/mi |
| Unresolved problems | None |
| Maintenance cost | $381.06 (oil change/tire rotation/brake inspection/throttle body and fuel injector cleaning) |
| Normal-wear cost | $0 |
( Previous Updates )
Long-Term Intro: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 4WD Z71 Crew Cab
Once we cut through the marketing spiel and the omnipresent ad campaign, we were left with one hell of an impressive truck, with a smooth ride, powerful engine, and immense capability. No surprise then that it ran away with the Truck of the Year honors. As the victor for 2007, the Silverado was welc |
Long-Term Update 1: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
4 Months and 7087 Miles - "I'm still a huge fan of the big grab handles on the doors and dual gloveboxes on our 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, but the upper glovebox has a weird push-in and pull-out open lever that feels like it's going to break every time I open it," observes Truck Trend editor Mark Wil |
Long-Term Update 2: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
6 Months and 9200 Miles - Since its last update two months ago, the Silverado has accrued 2113 miles, thanks in large part to road trips to Arizona and California's Eastern High Sierra. |
Long-Term Update 3: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
8 Months and 12,947 Miles - With the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado's on-board computer nagging us that it was time for a tuneup, we took in our Truck of the Year for its first maintenance visit just shy of 12,000 miles. |
Long-Term Update 4: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado
10 Months and 16,150 Miles - After amassing 12,000 miles on the Silverado, we decided to change the look and utility of the Chevy by installing a Leer camper shell, model number 100XQ. |