aVOLanche said:
?New interior & better stereo & other fixes?Are these sure things?It seems a bit unusual to see wholesale changes in only one model year from inception.
?If the economy continue to pick up,look for higer interest rates & lower discounts.Even GM has to make $$.
Actually it's not. A case in point is the Ford Probe. Ford sold almost 400,000 in it's first year of production. Just 8X more than expected!
When the 1990 models came out here is a short list of changes:
1) Redesigned front end (totally redesigned) all models
2) New tail lights (all models)
3) Passive restraints (all models)
4) 4WD disc brakes - LX V-6 and GT models
5) Back lit interior controls (all models)
6) Leather seating added as an option (LX and GT)
7) New rims on GT, 15" option on LX

ABS option on LX and GT
9) New seating in GL model
10) Changed lower skirting and rear wake spoiler on GT
In other words a 1989 Ford Probe looks nothing like a 1990 Ford Probe. Yup, I owned an LX loaded out. Had I waited a year I could have gotten 4-wheel discs, V-6 power, leather, ABS, and the sport suspension for not much more than what I paid. So I paided a very heavy early adopter tax.
The new interior for Avalanche is all but carved in stone, including steering wheel mounted cruise, audio, and climate control. I haven't heard the stereo will be better - but considering this is quite possibly the number one complaint, it wouldn't shock me.
As crazy at it seems, first model vehicles do find themselves getting big redesigns. The Aztek is slated for a major facelift in 2003, just two-years after it's debut...