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The New Chevy/GMC Tailgate ?
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    Posted: 05 Jun 2021 at 7:33pm
I've been seeing several tv ads for the "multi folding" GM truck tailgate Confused. Just what is the life expectancy of this tinker toy ?
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My understanding is $3600-$4000 to replace once you back into something with it down!
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That's what I figured was the "city slicker" agenda from GM, Ford can't be far behind on another catastrophe like the Transit van Wink
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Actually back when GM,Ford  and Dodge made usable trucks, you didn't need them. When a grown man can't reach over the bedside of a pickup truck, some is wrong! Hopefully they will head back to the days of common sense and quality!  JMHO, Tracy
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Originally posted by Tracy Martin TN Tracy Martin TN wrote:

Actually back when GM,Ford  and Dodge made usable trucks, you didn't need them. When a grown man can't reach over the bedside of a pickup truck, some is wrong! Hopefully they will head back to the days of common sense and quality!  JMHO, Tracy

LOLLOLLOL  Do you really believe that automakers will ever go back to common sense and quality work trucks Confused With what has happened in the last 30 years the trend is toward fluff, gimmicks, and techno crap that will quit working after the warranty is up Thumbs Down Case in point: the electric F150, I can't think of a more useless piece of crap than a P/U tethered to an extension cord.Wacko Do you think that is aimed at a contractor? HÉLL NO! Some yuppie will cream his jeans over it and will need a small trailer to haul a few bags of mulch home from the home store, because he doesn't want to scratch the bedCry Just look at the cost of the average P/U and the long list of gadgets of today verses what things were in the early 90s and before. And don't even get me started on how UGLY todays trucks are Dead With what the industry is trying to force on us, I'll NEVER buy another new truck Disapprove


Edited by PaulB - 06 Jun 2021 at 12:41pm
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Up here in the rust belt, I can see them starting to go in about three years.
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Aren't they Aluminum ?

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Aluminum still succumbs to Salt Cancer.
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I have a 2016 Silverado 2500 6.0litre.  I can't reach over the bedsides to grab things. I am 6'-1". This is my #1 complaint. I know it is rated to carry like 4000 pounds in the bed, but I think this high bed makes the truck a pain in the butt to live with. I miss the old low bed heights. I guess if I had the fancy $5000 tailgate I could get in the bed easier. Ha, they fix one cock-up with another. Other big complaint is 12.5mpg gas mileage (unloaded).

Most pickups I see running around are Country Cadillacs, not being used for work.
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$4,000 for a tailgate??? I just put a flatbed on my dually, I couldn't wait to get rid of that box. I bought a used Hillsboro bed,sandblasted it, painted it,all new lights & wiring and installed cost me just shy of $2,000. I had one on my last truck, if you've ever had a flatbed you'll never go back to a box.let alone one with a $4,000 tailgate.
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