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re: OB educate me on the duramax
Posted on 5/24/17 at 8:20 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 5/24/17 at 8:20 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
that's right.
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Posted on 5/24/17 at 12:29 pm to meauxjeaux2
Didn't he have 600 hp and pulled a D5 Dozer with that truck?
Posted on 5/24/17 at 1:16 pm to pdubya76
He's never been accused of being nice to a vehicle.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 3:11 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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If I were buying one today, it'd be a Ford gasser.
That's what I've been lead to reading. My price range would be the 02-07 classic Chevy 6.0...
Anything newer would be the ford with the 6.2.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 3:14 pm to thejudge
If you want 06-07 Classic, I would get an LBZ duramax and call it a day. My last truck was an 07 lbz and I loved it. It totaled so now I'm in the market for a truck and it's going to be a 17 duramax. I want to test out that L5P. If you get a duramax, I doubt you'll want to go back to a gas burner.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 5:35 pm to A_bear
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If you want 06-07 Classic, I would get an LBZ duramax and call it a day.
I'd actually prefer an LMM 07.5-10 that hasn't been deleted...and then delete the DPF myself(becomes an LBZ)...I looked for over a year for a truck that matched mileage, condition, color and interior...
I ended up with a used 11 with the the DEF due to the better towing ability...I bought the extended warranty to cover it's usual glitches instead of deleting and dealing with possible EPA inspection issues and the slightly louder exhaust from a delete...
I had that 01 modified for too long and even with a Corsa(quietest aftermarket exhaust for an LB7)and a resonator, the towing and highway exhaust note just wore on me in my grumpy old age...I just don't want that anymore.
guessing once this warranty does expire in a few years, I will go ahead and delete even though it's not what I want.
Abear
I wouldn't get the L5P until second year IMO
Unless you have money to throw away I wouldn't buy a new truck for 70k+
start looking a year in advance for that perfect gently used truck.
My 2011 was 5 years old and I still had to pay what I paid for my 01 "at invoice new"(36k)
my 01 now would cost about 58k
my 11 now would cost about 62k
our first house cost 83k
but people will pay those higher than giraffes arse prices for new trucks...
Is new technology and inflation that much more costly? or did demand just drive the prices this high?
Posted on 5/24/17 at 5:46 pm to Pepperidge
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Is new technology and inflation that much more costly? or did demand just drive the prices this high?
Or some guys are just lunatics?
Posted on 5/25/17 at 2:21 pm to A_bear
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If you want 06-07 Classic, I would get an LBZ duramax and call it a day.
Have you seen the price of the lbz's? They are insane. No way in hell am I paying that for a 10-11 year old vehicle. I'll get a gasser that age and pay half. That's nutz
Posted on 5/25/17 at 3:12 pm to thejudge
Yes I've seen the price, I bought one less than 2 years ago with 75k miles and couldn't believe I was paying so much. I totaled it with 115k miles and got $2k less than I paid for it. They hold their value pretty good and they're worth every penny. All you have to do is tune out the egr and you'll definitely get your money's worth out of it. Sounds like your mind is made up to get a gasser though.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 3:56 pm to A_bear
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Sounds like your mind is made up to get a gasser though.
Unless the price is right. Haven't seen it yet. The gasser would be fine for me and the kids to pull a camper around. If we end up loving this and wanting to go take long trips I'd upgrade to a diesel. I agree. I do love the duramax motor. I could conceivably get a good deal on a gasser and a small camper for the price ce of a diesel. At least let us try it out and see if we really love it
Thanks
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 4:11 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
You have been the GM 6.0 biggest champion forever and now you're switching to a Ford? What gives?
Posted on 5/25/17 at 4:26 pm to GREENHEAD22
The features offered on the Ford in the lower trims are too good to pass up. 4.30 rear end, electronic locker, live PTO (which I would never need), diesel driveline behind gas motor, gooseneck ready off the showroom floor, upfitter switches with open spots in the fuse box, very good towing mirrors, solid axle up front. I'm not a fan of the aluminum body. GM still has a very good offering and between the two I'd probably just get whatever one I got the best deal on. I most definitely would give the Ford place a chance at my business though for their current offering.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 5:34 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I'll say this my work truck is a 2015 2500 HD Chevy 4wd with the 6.0 and while drive train has been solid the truck otherwise has been a pile of shite. The interior is terrible. Instrument setup has broken. The fricking radio display is fricked up. God help us if they disconnect the battery well never be able to set stations again. So disappointed. It is just so fricking cheap.
Our fords at work their interiors are vastly superior. At least at the base ends we buy.
It seems like the classic 07s were the last years of Chevy's interior dominance. After that ford has won the day
Our fords at work their interiors are vastly superior. At least at the base ends we buy.
It seems like the classic 07s were the last years of Chevy's interior dominance. After that ford has won the day
This post was edited on 5/25/17 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 5/25/17 at 6:35 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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diesel driveline behind gas motor,
I read that you need a certain level of GVWR (10K I think) to get the real HD trans with the gas engine.
LINK
Posted on 5/25/17 at 7:05 pm to thejudge
I just got rid of a 2014 Chevy 2500hd with the 6.0 gas motor.
I had no problems but the interior was cheap for sure. The truck was reliable but couldn't get out of its own way. It was slow and the 6 0 is a dog with the 3.73's . I traded on a 2017 ford 3/4 ton and am quite happy with my decision so far. Time will tell if it stays that way.
I had no problems but the interior was cheap for sure. The truck was reliable but couldn't get out of its own way. It was slow and the 6 0 is a dog with the 3.73's . I traded on a 2017 ford 3/4 ton and am quite happy with my decision so far. Time will tell if it stays that way.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:23 pm to pdubya76
I think the 6.0 is the least powerful offering in a 3/4 ton right now. It's also the proven most durable option, and extremely cheap to repair compared to the 6.2/5.7/6.4 in the Ford/ram and it will pull anything with 4.10's if you give it the gas to do it.
Mine is an 03 and it's a shame they've gone cheap on the interiors recently. Up till about 07 they were building the pinnacle of HD pickup trucks IMO.
Mine is an 03 and it's a shame they've gone cheap on the interiors recently. Up till about 07 they were building the pinnacle of HD pickup trucks IMO.
Posted on 5/25/17 at 9:24 pm to cajuncarguy
If I were to buy one it'd have to be optioned out exactly how I want, which means I'd have to order it. It'd be a 1 ton single wheel with a snow plow prep package (I want the bad arse front suspension) which means id have to order it.
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