Your guide to shopping for a Trail Boss after COVID disruptions

September 2021 Trail Boss purchasing guide

LT Trail Boss Options and Packages Severely Limited

Due to microchip issues and other manufacturing constraints, many options on an LT Trail Boss became unavailable to build. The Leather package requires the Convenience II package*, and the Convenience II package was not able to be ordered for a significant period of time this year. So what does that mean? It will be difficult to find an LT trail boss with factory leather, and you will find it difficult to get the multi-flex tailgate or sunroof as they require Convenience II to order either of them. Advanced trailering and the Safety Package with front and rear park assist, lane change alert, and rear cross-traffic alert were unavailable due to manufacturing constraints. That has only left a few options to really add to the LT Trail Boss. We have added on most of our 2LT Trail Bosses the Bed Protection Package with an MSRP of $685 as it gets you rear wheelhouse liners and a Chevy spray-on Bedliner from the factory. Some of our LT Trail Bosses have 20-inch black wheels instead of the 18-inch black wheels for an additional $500 MSRP. The 20-inch wheels have Mud-Terrain Goodyear® Wrangler Territory® instead of the Mud-Terrain Goodyear® Wrangler DuraTrac® on the 18-inch black wheels. The tires on the 20-inch wheels are less “grippy” and maybe a bit less noisy to ride on the highway.

Custom Trail Boss Option

You may notice there is also a Custom Trail Boss that is different than the LT Trail Boss. Below you can see the differences between the Custom and the LT. In our opinion, the MSRP on the Custom Trail Boss has been set way too low relative to the LT Trail Boss. For that reason, you will see a large number of LT Trail Bosses available at our dealership with a greater discount from MSRP than the Custom Trail Bosses. We believe at $3,000 off MSRP including rebates that the Custom Trail Boss is a tremendous value. In order to provide another comparable great value, we have our LT Trail Bosses (mostly cloth with bed protection pkg) at $6,000 off MSRP including rebates. We think that bridges the gap between the two trim levels and provides more affordability for someone looking to get a Trail Boss with a just few more bells and whistles. For many of the LT Trail Bosses, that brings the price below $50,000 before taxes and fees.

So what about our customer that wants the leather package and many of the goodies on the LT Trail Boss? Reach out to us about ordering one with more features as the constraints are just now loosening up. It will likely be a 2022 Silverado 1500 Limited (click here for our discussion on the 22 Silverado 1500 Limited) that will be very similar to the 2021. If you really like the multi-flex tailgate, that is available on the Custom Trail Boss. Click here to see available Silverado 1500s we have coming that will include any Custom Trail Bosses with Multi-flex tailgate and any LT Trail Bosses with leather package.

Finally, if you’d like to get leather installed in the LT Trail Boss with cloth, we can get aftermarket leather installed for $1500 and achieve at least some part of the missing options you might want in an LT Trail Boss.

Click here to see all of the Trail Bosses we have in our inventory, either in transit from the factory or at the dealership. Remember, all pricing runs through September 30, 2021.

Major Differences Between Custom and LT Trail Bosses at Base Configuration

	Custom with 5.3 V8	LT with 5.3 V8
Base MSRP before Rebates	47140	53145
Transmission	6 Speed	10 Speed
Rear Axle	3.42	3.23
Front Grill	Chevrolet	Black Bowtie
Door Handles	Black	Body Color
Climate Control	Manual	Dual-Zone Automatic
Front Seats	Bench	Heated Bucket Seats w Console
Power Driver Seat	No	Yes
Floor Liners	Available	Standard
Keyless Open and Start	No	Yes
Steering Wheel	Manual tilt steering column	Mounted Controls / Leather / Manual tilt and telescoping steering column
Driver Information Center	3.5 inch monochromatic	4.2-inch color
Height	78.35 inches	75.49 inches
LED Fog Lamps / Reflector Headlamps	No	Yes

*included items in the Convenience II Package that is not available on many LT Trail Bosses. Universal Home Remote; Rear sliding power window; 120-volt power outlet on the instrument panel; 120-volt bed mounted power outlet; Chevrolet Infotainment 3 Plus System1 with 8″ diagonal color HD touchscreen; 2 USB ports; SiriusXM®3 with 360L trial subscription; HD Rear Vision Camera; Bose® Premium Sound System, 7-speakers with subwoofer

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