Quote Originally Posted by brewercm View Post
Just for info but I know that I had a 2002 Silverado and it had a message panel that would actually let you know if the coolant was low in the reservoir. It happened one time and I brought it back up the the line it was supposed to be at and all was happy again.
Yeah, I've got an '02 Silverado 4.8L V8 and it throws up that warning message if it ever gets low, which has only happened once when I had a gasket leak at the base of my water pump. It was literally dripping out maybe ten drops a day, but over time it added up. I 've been happy with my new one!

I feel like an abusive owner now! My Silverado has 161K miles on it! I've replaced most of the front pulleys, the transmission was just gutted and overhauled with all-new parts(planetary, solenoids, valve-body etc...), my fan clutch just got replaced, and I've been meaning to get to a front wheel bearing that's been howling at me for 20K miles....Oh yeah, plus the water pump and battery! Apart from the obvious things, the truck drives like new!

The thing has YET to leave me stranded on the road however. I'm not a fan of trucks(I like to drive fast, 2-door coupes and sedans...) but this truck has been good to me in every way but fuel economy. I regularly find myself putting forty bucks or more in a week!