The Chevrolet name has a somewhat checkered history; in the November of 1911, Louis Chevrolet and William Crapo “Billy” Durant (then, the recently ousted founder of General Motors) started their Chevrolet Motor Car Company. By way of a reverse merger in May of 1918, they regained a controlling stake in general Motors. Durant was later removed yet again; but General Motors chose to retain the Chevrolet name as their volume brand leader for mainstream autos that would compete against Ford’s Model T’s. They did not wipe out Ford; but the name Chevy has certainly become a household word amongst car owners and enthusiasts.
The Chevy Silverado
This is the current line of full size pickup trucks from General Motors (Silverado under the Chevrolet badge; or, Sierra under a General Motors badge. There is even an electric variant available from VIA Vtrux). From 1975 to 1999; the Silverado designation solely referred to a type of trim for pickups. The name was only introduced as a designation for a range of light duty models first released in 1998 as 1999 models (their equal from General Motors was called the Sierra). The first heavy duty GMT800 Silverado model was introduced in 2001. Some small design changes and an upgrade to the audio and air-con/heating controls came in 2003. The high performance Silverado SS was also introduced in 2003. As with most automobile makers’ models; the different styles of Silverado were available with different choices of engine and transmission.
Driving A Silverado
I am not going to explore here the reasoning behind people choosing to own and drive pickup trucks; nor discuss the pros and cons of engine and transmission types. Apart from choices in interior trim; one of the first things that a driver notices when climbing in for the very first time is the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel. What lights up when turning the ignition key; which lights go out as soon as the engine fires up; is there a rev counter and what are the other gauges and instruments showing. This is all important information for the driver – even before he moves off and the speedometer and odometer come into play. If any of the instrumentation is malfunctioning, who knows what problems might be looming ahead? Instrument problems should be fixed ASAP, better before driving the vehicle any further.
However, do not simply call up and request a 2003 Silverado Instrument Cluster. The year of manufacture is a major guide to what you need; but, you must also provide auxiliary information relating to your particular variant of the 2003 Silverado.
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