OFFICIAL: 2015.5 (2015i) Discussion Thread

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I thought about keeping mine for a few years; however, there are some people that can't wait for the 2015.5 so I sold mine now knowing that I would get the most I could ever get for my 2015 if I sold it now. The 6-speed 2015 will be worth a lot less in a few years vs. 2015.5...especially when it becomes commonplace about the 8-speed trans, etc in upcoming auto shows this fall and articles reviewing the 8-speed equipped trucks.
 

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You guys are smoking crack if you truly think a ton of people will know of care about the 6 speed vs the 8 speed

Most of these are driven by soccer moms(mine) who only care that they drive where pointed and get decent mpgs. My 15 is getting 3-4 more mpg city than my 05 Esky...and it's new. My wife could care less about the trans.

A few people will nitpick, but the najority will not care. I didn't want to wait...and I'm scared of new transmissions. Ford/Dodge/GM have all screwed the pooch with new transmissions in the past. I have zero regrets with my "old tech". I'm actually amazed that anyone would part with $1700 on the basis that the 15.5 model will depreciate their current 15 model exponentially

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I think the guys who care about is the traveling people those that they travel a lot and put a lot miles on the car,maybe they are people they may have 1500 miles in 3-4 months car and they do not use that much after the first come out we will wait 1 year and go switch after the prove to work right.
 

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You guys are smoking crack if you truly think a ton of people will know of care about the 6 speed vs the 8 speed

Most of these are driven by soccer moms(mine) who only care that they drive where pointed and get decent mpgs. My 15 is getting 3-4 more mpg city than my 05 Esky...and it's new. My wife could care less about the trans.

Soccer moms don't value vehicles, they drive them. It doesn't matter if any owner knows what trans he has, when he/she goes to trade the vehicle the dealer will, and then they will know. Like I said, it's going to be exactly like 09 6.2 LTZ Tahoe in reverse where those vehicle get thousands more than their 5.3 counterparts.

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It must be nice to have that kind of money to buy a brand new truck and just sell it to buy another.
 
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I mentioned that I took a $1700 loss....but I see it as a $1700 gain since the new truck will be a 2015.5 and have the 8-speed...I'll gain that in resale. Put it this way, if they had an option for 6-speed transmission as standard equipment and 8-speed automatic and 4G/LTE Generation 10 OnStar as a $1700 option package, I would have paid the $1700 extra.

It's not about soccer moms, etc. I will know the difference when I mash the pedal on an 8-Speed Denali with a lower 1st gear ratio, taller rear end ratio, two overdrive gears, etc., etc. It will just be a faster, more responsive, smoother vehicle. How that fares with the general population? Well that's their issue. For me, $1700 to have an 8-speed vehicle for the next 4-5 years vs. an outdated 6-speed unit was worth the move.

....and yes, the 6-speed is 7 year old "old tech" for sure in comparison to the 8-speed unit.
 
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