1996 Chevrolet C2500 Silverado review from North America
"Reliable, and comfortable, but stiff suspension"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
154,000 - Passenger side door started to stick, resulted in a broken door handle, but was only $20 to get the part and take the door panel apart myself.
159,000 - fuel injector was leaking and caused fuel to leak into my oil. $714.98 in parts in labor.
General comments?
I've only owned this truck for 7,000 miles and other than the fuel injector I've had no major problems with it.
It has plenty of power with the performance chip in it and also considering that it is the little brother 305.
It was lowered before I bought it and naturally the handling has suffered a quite a bit, for example its almost a chore to try and go through the carl's jr. drive-through.
The driver seat and the front passenger seat are extremely comfortable and have not been worn at all, but the back bench seat is a bit uncomfortable for me (and I'm only 5'6) but I would recommend it over the standard cab only because I don't like for people to ride in the bed and it also leaves room for a couple sub-woofers.
I haven't hauled anything with this truck yet, but I'm sure it can handle a lot.
Being a 3/4 ton it's suspension is stiff and on top of that mine has been lowered, and is even stiffer. Also I happen to live down a dirt road and I get jarred a bit and I can say good-bye to any drink in the cup holder.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.0 Vortec Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 153000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 160000 miles |
| Previous car | Mercury Sable |
| Date of Entry | 3rd June, 2007 |