OFFICIAL: 2015.5 (2015i) Discussion Thread

[hosseface]

Right on time for Hosseface 18 speed in 2028.. lol

Lol.

No matter what you are buying (vehicle, phone, pc, stocks, etc) there's always going to be that new and improved next best thing right around the corner. If I always waited for what was next, I'd still be driving my 00 Celica.

I personally am thrilled with my YD. It's my wife's DD and I promise she (nor any other woman) will neither notice the difference, nor care, in either a 6, 8 or even 10 speed trans. If I wanted a race car, I'd be waiting for the 2015 Z06.

I have my vehicle now, am driving it daily and enjoying it. Anyone who wants to wait to each their own. My .02.

I for one am hoping this body style stays the same for as long as the previous generation where I won't have to update for 6-8 years.

I've bought a lot of new vehicles. It has been my experience that I have had to work through and iron out the bugs in each one. Our previous vehicle was a 2013 Explorer and was a total POS. It was in better shape when I traded of off with 28k on it than when it was brand new. I had worked through and eliminated around a dozen problems. These new vehicles have so much technology things do have problems.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

Come back When you get on my level , 4 speed 5 if you include the overdrive . Don't worry y'all can hate , more gears are over rated I have a mountain bike with 21 speeds , Come Get It !

 

[soulsea]

There's a vast difference between Apple coming up with a new cell phone every year and GM making major updates on a new $70k+ vehicle platform half a year later just because they couldn't time their release right, either by delaying it by a few months until it was ready or by developing its tech in time for when the new gen was released. This happened, it's not up for debate.

The worse part is that none of this is news, so anyone other than those with an actual gun to their head to be the first one on the block with one of these 6.2 vehicles had the information required to wait. It's not last century, there's hundreds of blogs, forums, and other news sources with the info. Hell, even the owner's manuals have the foot activated lifgate instructions without the feature being installed.

So when they go to sell their 15 vehicles and they get 5+ grand less than their 15.5 counterparts, they will have no one to blame but themselves. But their haste at least served a purpose for the greater good, for in addition to their less valuable asset, all their trips to the dealership will serve those with a little patience well when GM remedies the new gen issues on the back of their experience.

Reductio ad absurdum fallacies aside about waiting till 2028, there's no excuse for these vehicles' transmissions and nav systems being obsolete within the same model year. PERIOD. Anyone saying otherwise is just being a GM apologist for no reason other than tenuous brand tribalism.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

There's a vast difference between Apple coming up with a new cell phone every year and GM making major updates on a new $70k+ vehicle platform half a year later just because they couldn't time their release right, either by delaying it by a few months until it was ready or by developing its tech in time for when the new gen was released. This happened, it's not up for debate.

The worse part is that none of this is news, so anyone other than those with an actual gun to their head to be the first one on the block with one of these 6.2 vehicles had the information required to wait. It's not last century, there's hundreds of blogs, forums, and other news sources with the info. Hell, even the owner's manuals have the foot activated lifgate instructions without the feature being installed.

So when they go to sell their 15 vehicles and they get 5+ grand less than their 15.5 counterparts, they will have no one to blame but themselves. But their haste at least served a purpose for the greater good, for in addition to their less valuable asset, all their trips to the dealership will serve those with a little patience well when GM remedies the new gen issues on the back of their experience.

Reductio ad absurdum fallacies aside about waiting till 2028, there's no excuse for these vehicles' transmissions and nav systems being obsolete within the same model year. PERIOD. Anyone saying otherwise is just being a GM apologist for no reason other than tenuous brand tribalism.

What I got from that was... we are still taking the rover mudding? ...

everybody else got that right ?

 

[motorwerks]

soulsea....very well said. This a MAJOR power train update. Not just a minor luxury feature or color addition. An 8-speed Denali with a 6.2L (which was originally designed to mate with the 8-speed) is just going to drive completely different!

 

[Goodinblack]

Serge is on Fire tonight

 

[Jproy]

soulsea....very well said. This a MAJOR power train update. Not just a minor luxury feature or color addition. An 8-speed Denali with a 6.2L (which was originally designed to mate with the 8-speed) is just going to drive completely different!

Thank you! This is why I find it so annoying when people keep saying, "there will always be something new" or "can't wait forever". Come on guys?!? This is a HUGE mechanical revision that will probably carry through the production life cycle of this body style. After the eight speed and 2016 MY I would agree there is no reason to wait period.

 

[jlsr]

We ordered Iridium with Cocoa Shale interior too. I have '11 SRX with Cocoa/Shale interior and it has held up well over last 3 yrs. It still looks like new. Drivers seat has minimal creases but the srx seats seem kinda hard and the leather is stiffer than the Denali I think. We're pretty careful about not spilling and try not to slide in and out of the car. No kiddos either. Best of luck to you!

 

[HAARubicon]

I am gonna drive the early 15 for a couple of years, then upgrade to a 16 after the 8 speed is proven. Simple.

 

[humer101]

I am gonna drive the early 15 for a couple of years, then upgrade to a 16 after the 8 speed is proven. Simple.

Agree good idea, I buy my 15 XL Denali so I can upgrade anytime I wanted but, will wait after first come out and work right.