first off your research is skewed severly. i have the ho with an automatic and my trans is still orginale i pull a box trailer loaded with 14,000 pounds. 60,000 miles later no trouble the new body style also came with beter motor trans and more structural quality.
chevy has had a boat load of trouble, as much as dodge, so to say that, your saying there all wrapped in crap. isuzu desighn was a mess and now there trying to improve it . fleets wont touch em cause of the costs and reliability issues. so go wrap your self in your chevy flag so you can be wrapped tightly in crap !!!!!!