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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 01:33 AM
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So i went to the Detroit Auto Show on Friday with my girlfriend and some friends. I was pumped to see the new cars and trucks that everyone is building.

First thing i do is jump into a brand new Chevy Silverado crew cab. I put the seat back to my riding distance and drop it to the floor to clear the headliner (no sunroof). Needless to say, i have all of an inch of clearance from the roofline to my head. I'm 6'3" and don't fit in a Silverado 1500. But, in a 2500 i have plenty of room..... I also fit better in the HONDA CRZ!!! So, then to try it out, i look at the Colorado, just because i like the look of them.... I fit in these just as well as i do in the Blazer.


i'm frustrated, so i went and checked the Sonic and Cruze. I also fit in those better than i do the 1500. i'm sorry GM, but if i fit in an F150, Dodge Ram, and even a small Honda CRZ.... WHY CAN'T YOU BUILD A 1500 TRUCK THAT I FIT IN???


So, unless they can fix that in the next few years, i'll be buying myself a Colorado or another company's truck which would kill me.
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 02:53 AM
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Detroit Auto Show is on my bucket list. Did you get any pics while you were there?
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 03:07 AM
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 03:19 AM
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i did but they're on my girlfriends camera which means i might see them in a year.

i'm just really annoyed that i don't fit in the darn trucks.
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by MTopper
i did but they're on my girlfriends camera which means i might see them in a year.

i'm just really annoyed that i don't fit in the darn trucks.
Have you seen king of the hill? We could make you like cotton... lol, but that might not help when sitting since it was just his shins....
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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OH MAN. thats brutal. When i went to high school there was 2 teachers, one was about 5 foot 1, the other was about 7 feet, just a giant, he had to duck under every door, and saw him hit his head on a fire exit sign walking through the hallway.
ANWAYS, the small guy drove a 1500, and the big guy drove an s10.....always got a kick out of that
 
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It was one of those things that i've been looking forward to for the last month. Just got to the auto show and sit in the new trucks and all that. jump in and all i can think of is "i have literally 1/2 inch of space". but in the colorado i can fit my whole fist, thumb to pinkie, between my head and headliner.....

oh well, i'll just wait and see. GM has 2-3 years to fix it before i look elsewhere.... at a colorado, if they're still being built
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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buy a new seat and install it? could probably figure something out
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 01:11 PM
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Its times like this I'm glad I'm 5'8! Haha
 
Old Jan 23, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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it's like this:

Americans are fat
GM is going bankrupt

the government wants healthier subjects so they cost less, live longer, pay more taxes
GM was saved by the government

now, how can we use this pairing to force our agenda....

this in only phase one... by the end of phase 3, this is what the 2017 Sierra 3500 will look like:
 



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