2008 Chevrolet Avalanche

I WOULD RECOMMEND THE CHEVROLET AVALANCHE TO ANYONE WHO IS LOOKING TO PURCHASE A PICK UP TRUCK, TAHOE OR SUBURBAN.

IF YOU NEED A VEHICLE TO "HAUL" THINGS AND YET YOU WANT THE COMFORT AND RIDE OF THE TAHOE AND/OR SUBURBAN, THEN THE AVALANCHE IS FOR YOU.

I HAVE OWNED THREE AVALANCHES TO DATE. THE ONLY REASON I TRADED "UP" WAS TO GET MORE EQUIPMENT AND TO HAVE LEATHER.

MY REASON FOR HAVING SUCH A VERSATILE VEHICLE IS THAT I WOULD GO TO ANTIQUE SHOPS, YARD SALES, ETC...AND IN MAKING MY PURCHASES, WHICH MANY TIMES INVOLVED FURNITURE, I COULD VERY EASILY PUT THE BACK SEATS DOWN AND PUT THE FURNITURE IN, KNOWING THAT IT WAS "COVERED" AND SECURE. NO ONE COULD SEE WHAT I WAS CARRYING AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT GETTING WEATHERED. AND WITH THE RUBBER MAT THAT'S IN PLACE, NOTHING MOVES AT ALL...NO SLIPPING OR SLIDING. EVERYTHING STAYS PUT, EVEN GROCERIES.

THIS IS NOT JUST A "MANS" VEHICLE. I, AS A WOMAN,HAVE PERSONALLY ENJOYED THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY THE RIDE. WE TOOK IT ON A TRIP TO SAVANNAH, GA ONE YEAR AND IT WAS LIKE WE WERE SITTING IN OUR EASY CHAIRS. IT WAS QUITE SMOOTH AND RELAXING. THERE WAS NO URGENT NEED TO STOP AND GET OUT TO STRETCH OUR LEGS OR STRAIGHTEN OUR BACKS BECAUSE THE COMFORT WAS ALL THERE.

ALSO, IF YOUR INTO TAIL-GATING OR GOING CAMPING, THE SIDES OF THE AVALANCHE HAVE CARGO SPACES...GREAT FOR PUTTING IN SOME ICE AND COLD BEVERAGES. YOUR BEVERAGES WILL STAY COOL FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THEY DRAIN OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE...NO LEAKS INSIDE. HOW NICE IS THAT! PLUS, BEING ABLE TO "STORE" YOUR "GEAR" INSIDE AND LOCKED IF NEED BE. YOU STILL HAVE THE FRONT CAB FREE TO SEAT YOUR FAMILY AND OR FRIENDS. THAT IS WHERE THE AVALANCHE HAS IT ALL OVER THE TAHOE AND SURBURBAN. THEY ARE VERSATILE AS WELL BECAUSE THE SEATS FOLD DOWN TO HAUL THINGS, BUT, YOU LOOSE THE OPTION OF BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SEATING IN BACK.

ONE CON THAT I CAN THINK OF IS THAT IT IS MORE OF A CHALLENGE BACKING UP IN THE AVALANCHE. THE REAR WINDOW IS HIGH AND THERE IS ALOT OF VEHICLE SPACE BEHIND YOU. SOME OF THE MODELS COME WITH A MIRROR THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE, THE MIRROR AUTOMATICALLY MOVES DOWNWARD SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE CURB AND BACK UP MORE SMOOTHLY. THE GUYS MAY NOT HAVE AS MUCH A CHALLENGE WITH THIS, BUT, I WOULD DEFINITELY SUGGEST THE AUTOMATIC MIRROR UNLESS YOU HAVE A GOOD "SPOTTER".

OTHER VEHICLES TO CONSIDER, THAT OFFER THE COMFORTABLE RIDE AND AVAILABLE "EXTRA" SPACE IS OF COURSE THE TAHOE AND/OR THE SUBURBAN. SIMPLY PUT, THE REAR SEATS DO FOLD DOWN AND YOU CAN HAVE THE VERSATILITY FROM THAT STAND-POINT. WHAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT ALL THREE OF THESE MODELS IS THE COMFORT AND THE RIDE.

I WAS NEVER CONCERNED ABOUT GAS MILEAGE, BUT, THE AVALANCHE IS FUEL EFFICIENT AS WELL AS FLEX-FUEL COMPATIBLE.

ONE OTHER THING, MY SONS ARE OVER 6' TALL AND THEY ARE QUITE COMFORATBLE IN THE BACK SEAT. WITH THE FRONT SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK, THE BOYS WERE STILL ABLE TO SIT WITHOUT THEIR KNEES TOUCHING THE FRONT SEATS.

THE GREATEST PLUS....IT'S A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT! GO CHEVROLET!