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GM's Chevy Avalanche comes to an end with 2013 model

GasBuddy Blog -- When GM launched its Avalanche in 2002 it was a trendsetter. And now just a decade later it is being eulogized.

USA TODAY reports "the heavily styled pickup will get one more year before it disappears and Chevy has come up with a special edition to celebrate. It's being called the 2013 Black Diamond Avalanche.

It would be an understatement to say that things haven't gone well for the Avalanche, a full-size pickup that hasn't evolved much since its inception.

“The Chevrolet Avalanche was one of the earliest forays into re-inventing the traditional pickup truck, said Michelle Krebs, senior analyst, Edmunds.com. “It was a vehicle that maintained the traditional truck image and capability but was more versatile...

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old news repost
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Another gas guzzler bites the dust.
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USA TODAY reports "the heavily styled pickup will get one more year before it disappears and Chevy has come up with a special edition to celebrate. It's being called the 2013 Black Diamond Avalanche.

Good for Chevy. I have never had the desire to own one of them...
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Old news.
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Adios! Sionara! ByBy!

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The Avalanche was an ugly vehicle.
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Still remember my Edsel
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Good niche vehicle that lasted 10 years in production. Pretty good for a niche.
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Re Invent the El Camino
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Joins the other hot to cold like the PT Cruiser
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another one bites the dust!
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A friend of mine had one and I always thought it was ugly. I call it the Push-me Pull-me.
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It was no good as a truck nor as an SUV. A true GM classic POS.
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not a pick-up person, didn't recall seeing any in ads
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I didn't like it
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good
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its ugly as heck
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They were a good idea when they came - then alot of owners traded them in on Quad cab trucks
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I guess the market shifted and the product didn't.
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I thought that they were a great idea....very innovative.
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not soon enough
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never wanted one anyway
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Good by, so long.....
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Didn't we comment on this one yesterday?
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unibody HOS
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I won't miss it.
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The only constant in life is change!
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Avalanche, hmmmmm, sounds more like a hockey team, perhaps.
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cadillac escalade too?
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Bam...
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A truck that could never be used as a truck - good bye!
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I repeat myself, big SUVs and gussied up big pickups aren't selling, so they get dropped.
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Do they last?
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I wouldn't buy one to begin with, and especially I wouldn't buy that 2013!
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Whatever.
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Yesterday's news.
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Doesn't matter to me....never buying GM again.
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The vehicle was a victim of its success in opening a new catagory of vehicles to the public: non-spartan crew cab pickups.
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Chevrolet Avalanche, A lot on Money...
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Honda Ridgeline too.
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Guess after selling 1300 units in 10 years they learned no one wants it?
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Noted.
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The Avalanche always looked like it had been in one.
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Old article
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