[FC] [VV-talk] A Question Regarding New Vehicles (Minimal Corvair Content)

[Bill Elliott]

Not at all. There is a full width drainage system between the bed and 
the cab... so even if the midgate was folded down and the hard covers 
off completely (say hauling a motorcycle or something) water could not 
run from the bed into the cab. Very nicely designed.

In my previous post I neglected to say that I sought out the advice of a 
long term Avalanche owner that I highly respected (our own Seth Emerson) 
and his ownership experience was one of the reasons I purchased mine.

It's full of little design touches that are simply well thought out... 
steps built in the the rear bumper, lockable external storage bins 
(which can also be used as a cooler!), built in tie-downs, etc. Somebody 
that actually used trucks as trucks had a hand in design.

After driving a few different ones, I knew I wanted the trailer package 
(true plug and play brake controller and prewired lights... and 
individually fused ... so if the trailer parking lamps short out, that's 
all you lose... it doesn't take the truck's parking lamp circuit out as 
well) which in 2002 came with an aux automatic transmission cooler (and 
maybe the haul-tow transmission setting which I really like, but may 
have been standard), the Z71 package (mainly to guarantee a posi), the 
3.73 rear for mileage (the option 4.11 adds a lot of low end performance 
though), and leather buckets (because I just didn't like the support of 
the cloth bench). The sunroof is nice but robs about 3" of rear seat 
headroom if you anticipate tall adults spending much time back there.

Bill

RoboMan91324 at aol.com wrote:

> Thanks Bill,
>
> Advice from an actual owner of one of these vehicles is great input.
>
> Because the hard cover comes in 3 parts, I am not too surprised it 
> leaks under extreme conditions.  If that is the worst, I don't see it 
> as a problem.  After all, it is just a pickup truck bed underneath.  
> My concerns were more about water getting into the cab if too much 
> entered the bed.  Was that ever an issue?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> David
>
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