Hey everyone, I decided to take a minute away from my workday to write an intro! As my username suggests, my previous truck was a 2003 S-10 ZR-2. It was ...

Hey everyone, I decided to take a minute away from my workday to write an intro!

As my username suggests, my previous truck was a 2003 S-10 ZR-2. It was a great little truck that I had for the past 3 years and I adored it. However, on 11/11/11, I was driving to work when I hit a patch of black ice on a bridge, fishtailed a few times, and then hopped the guardrail (thanks to my low-sitting Westin brush guard). I fell 30 ft and rolled end-over-end, landing right side up in a 5 ft ditch full of freezing water. I walked away with only a bruise on my hip from the seatbelt. My little truck saved my life, but it was considered a total loss by the insurance company. I felt like my best friend had died, I was so devastated. Sure it was important that I was safe, but that truck meant the world to me. My fiance went to the lot it was being held at to take the plates off, and out of curiousity he turned the key, The truck started with no problems, and that would be the last time it would run. He pulled the S-10 badge off of it, to help remember it by.

Shortly there after, my fiance spent a whole day reading thru craigslist postings for chevy trucks. We talked about it and decided at this point I would be better off with a full-sized truck. He read thru 500+ postings, and on the very last page came across a maroon 2001 Silverado Z71 with 66k on it. I called the owner, and after a few weeks of arguing with the insurance company and the bank, I finally bought the truck. It is rather plain because the man who owned it was in his late 60's or so, but its spotless. I took the S-10 badge and put it in my glovebox, so the little truck that saved my life can always ride with me.

Anyway, I have a list of things that I intend to change on the Silverado, and I am thrilled to come across a site with so many active, helpful GM truck owners!!! I will be posting pics often! I also kinda "co-own" two other chevy trucks. My fiance drives a black 1997 Suburban, which I have helped pay for a number of repairs on hahah. Also, my father is the original owner of a 1988 Scottsdale 2500 that is garaged in the winter. It is 99% original (headliner became saggy and was replaced) and will remain that way. I am inheriting it when he is too old to drive (which is a ways off yet).

Nice to meet ya'll!

Welcome from another WNY resident. You are going to love the full size Silverado sorry to hear about the S10 but glad you are ok a vehicle can always be replaced

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welcome to the site... I feel you pain about your truck I wrecked and totaled my 04 GMC 2500hd and i loved that truck so i can feel your pain

Hey Ron, I see you are from Hamburg. I live in Newstead, way out in the sticks haha. Believe it or not, YNN came running to the scene of my accident and so every hour there was a clip on TV of my S-10 being pulled out of the water and back up the bridge. It was very depressing.

I bet you keep having to relive it

Yeah I do because that darn bridge is 1 mi from my apartment. I drive over it everyday.

I miss my S-10 but, man, I LOVE my Silverado. I work on a farm so it will be nice to be able to get stuff to/from there easier, or load my 4 wheeler with room to spare. I'm a total country girl, if ya couldn't tell I have a huge list of mods I wanna do to the truck as soon as I can get to them.

Haha i think most truck owners have a list of mods

ZR2toZ71 wrote: I have a huge list of mods I wanna do to the truck as soon as I can get to them.

That's the best part! Welcome to the site- you'll fit right in .

welcome to the site, lots of good knowledgable people on here! Glad to hear your ok, i used to have a s-10 as well loved that little truck!

Thanks! Yeah they really are great trucks. The cool thing about having the Silverado is that I had a full back seat! However the bad thing.... is that I have a full back seat lol. It used to suck when people would ask for a ride and I didn't have enough room, but it was also a great excuse to not have to drive people around that I didn't want in my truck.

I was wondering, am I allowed to post a pic to my photo album of my dad's truck, even though its not an official Silverado? Its super gorgeous, though!