Any Body Looked at Building An SLE?

[bullet225ho]

I'm seeing some SLE trimmed trucks show up on the internet for some pretty decent prices.  I've been messing around with the NADA pricing tool and also visited a dealer about a week ago.  This is kind of what I'm gathering so far.  I'm sure there are tons of differences in the options between SLE and SLT but I'm interested in a couple here.  If I'm wrong about these please correct my assumptions.

 

SLE trim can get bucket seats with console....but NOT get Bose with Rich Base Woofer?

SLE trim can not come with wireless charging in console?

SLE trim can not get Leather (however a dealer can install katzkins from what I'm told)? 

SLE can get power mirrors, (power fold, but not extending)and not chrome capped?\

SLE can not get ventilated seats? and no power seat option for front passenger and no heated rear seat?

 

These are the biggest things that stand out for what I'm looking for.  I'm happy with bose system I currently have but I've heard the non bose system is really bad.  I have cloth now so that's not a show stopper, but for 50k I'd really like leather.  Power mirrors would be a must for parking and such and extending them out for 20' trailer.  Ventilated seats or rear heated isn't a major deal.  

Edited September 10, 2019 by bullet225ho

[redwngr]

19 minutes ago, bullet225ho said:

I'm seeing some SLE trimmed trucks show up on the internet for some pretty decent prices.  I've been messing around with the NADA pricing tool and also visited a dealer about a week ago.  This is kind of what I'm gathering so far.  I'm sure there are tons of differences in the options between SLE and SLT but I'm interested in a couple here.  If I'm wrong about these please correct my assumptions.

 

SLE trim can get bucket seats with console....but NOT get Bose with Rich Base Woofer?

SLE trim can not get Leather (however a dealer can install katzkins from what I'm told)? 

SLE can get power mirrors, but not chrome capped?\

SLE can not get ventilated seats? and no power seat option for front passenger and no heated rear seat?

 

These are the biggest things that stand out for what I'm looking for.  I'm happy with bose system I currently have but I've heard the non bose system is really bad.  I have cloth now so that's not a show stopper, but for 50k I'd really like leather.  Power mirrors would be a must for parking and such and extending them out for 20' trailer.  Ventilated seats or rear heated isn't a major deal.  

SLE trailer mirrors are also manual extend.

Chrome cap is standard and only available on SLT and Denali

Sierra and SLE

 

DWI         Mirrors, outside power-adjustable vertical trailering with heated and auto-dimming upper glass, lower convex mirrors, turn signal indicators, puddle lamps, perimeter lighting, auxiliary lighting, power folding/manual extending (extends 3.31" [84.25mm]), Black

 On Sierra  - Requires (PCI) Convenience Package. Includes (DD8) auto-dimming rearview mirror.
On SLE - Requires (PCQ) SLE Convenience Package or (ZL6) ProGrade Trailering System. Includes Perimeter Lighting and (DD8) auto-dimming rearview mirror. 

 

On SLT/AT4/Denali

DZC    Mirrors, outside power-adjustable vertical trailering with heated and auto-dimming upper glass, (driver and passenger), lower convex mirrors, turn signal indicators, puddle lamps, perimeter lighting, auxiliary lighting, power folding/extending (extends 3.31" [84.25mm])
AT4 - Molded in color Black.

 

 

UQA    Bose Sound System, premium 7-speaker system with Richbass woofer

Optional on SLT and AT4, Standard on Denali

 

 

A2X    Seat adjuster, driver 10-way power including lumbar
SLE - Included and only available with (PCQ) SLE Convenience Package.    

SLT/AT4/Denali -- std

A7K    Seat adjuster, passenger 10-way power including lumbar

Not available on SLE

Std on SLT/AT4/Denali

 

A45    Driver memory, recalls driver "presets" for power driver seat and outside mirrors

-Not available on Sierra/SLE

-Std SLT/AT4/Denali

 

KA1 Seating, heated driver and front outboard passenger

-Available on SLE, std on higher

 

KQV Seats, ventilated driver and front passenger

-Not available on Sierra and SLE

-Optional on SLT

-Std on AT4/Denali

 

KA6    Seats, heated second row outboard seat

-Not available on Sierra and SLE

-Optional on SLT

-Std on AT4/Denali

[MaverickZ71]

Used to be $45K on the sticker would get you "leather-appointed" seats.

Now it's ~$65K to get leather.  

$20K jump in 10 years.  

Can't think of anything else where the price has increased almost 50% in the last 10 years.

The auto industry has a lot of brass asking for the prices they do nowadays, especially after we all saved their a$$es from bankruptcy!

Edited September 10, 2019 by MaverickZ71

[SierraHD17]

Weird.  On the half ton you can at least get the Elevation edition, remain with cloth interior and still have bucket seats, console, Bose etc.  That`s how my 2017 SLE is layed out and I would not go backwards from it lol.  Leather for me is a deal breaker.

Edited September 10, 2019 by SierraHD17

[bullet225ho]

Yep,  I'm in a conundrum here.  I have a 2014 All Terrain with 5.3 that I daily drive right now (183k on it).  I've got a 52hp tractor in the last year and moving this thing with the 1500 is on the edge to say the least with implements and such.  

 

I have given myself a couple of options in the future.  

1.  I love the new 2500HD..I was thinking 6.6 gas and try to keep it or around 50K out the door.  I would also get a daily gas mizer to work out of.

or

2. Get a 2020 1500 3.0 diesel elevation and daily drive and purchase a beater 3/4 ton to pull tractor when needed.

 

Either way it's a bunch of money and I'd like to have some of the nice things on the HD if I went that way.  If I get the 1500 it will be optioned as much as I can and still not be into SLT/Denali money.

 

wracking my brain here.

 

I really wish GMC would just release the build/price tool so I could bang out options vs going to dealer.

[Say When]

Hi:

Attached is my 2020 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD Crew Cab Long Box Gas Engine 4WD Truck Build that my dealer will order this Thursday 09/12/19. The only thing that I’m unhappy about is the fact that GMC’s build system will not allow my dealer to add ProGrade Trailering Package to my build

Kind regards

From The Lone Star State

190906 2020 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD Crew Cab Long Box Gas Engine 4WD Truck Build.pdf

[jjackkrash]

11 hours ago, MaverickZ71 said:

Can't think of anything else where the price has increased almost 50% in the last 10 years.

 

Ski boats are worse.  Sticker on a new nicely equipped 2009 Ski Nautique was about $40-45k.  I about had a heart attack when I was looking at new 2016s with an $80k sticker.  Silly me, the 2019s sticker at $120-130k with the big engine.   Ugg.  

[jjackkrash]

10 hours ago, bullet225ho said:

I've got a 52hp tractor in the last year and moving this thing with the 1500 is on the edge to say the least with implements and such.

The 2500 opens up the door to safely tow 14k flatbeds and 14K dump trailers and will carry the tongue weight with no weight distribution hitch.   This range of trailer has so many uses its ridiculous, but 1/2 tons are useless for this range of trailer.