campmilyo said:Hey, TXAVy,
Know of anywhere else we might find pics of the new Av?
No, I don't. The one above is a bootleg picture from a focus group meeting on new trucks from lots of companies, not just Chevy.
pdxkevin said:One thing that people are over looking is the step built into the rear bumper. It has gone away on those with the chrome bumpers. Those steps are very useful. My wife really loves them. She can climb in and out of the back with ease. Not so on those without.
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I would like to see the clasps for the rear covers be more streamlined so they stack in a thinner pile and take up less room when not used. OR!!! better yet. Make them so they can be linked into a sort of 'U' shape to protect the inside of the door and rear seat when themidgate is down. It would be nice to be able to have the midgate down and fill the back with dirt or rock and not trash the interior! That would really be nice.
On the rear step bumpers, they also had at the focus group a chrome rear bumper that had the same steps in the corners that the cladded AV has. They weren't exactly the same, but pretty close really. If I recall they asked whether we thought they were useful and functional or not, and at what price we would NOT get them if they were optional. Then they told us that the actual option price was going to be something like $150 and what we thought at that point.
KOOL idea about latching the bed covers together. Anything that allows you to stow them onboard the vehicle in a place that doesn't take up cargo space I think is a great idea. Whether by allowing them to slide under the bed skin next to the spare tire mount, or into the sides or anywhere else would be great.