1000 miles on 2015 Silverado 6.2/8 speed

jerem0621 wrote:

AngryBert-63 wrote:

jerem0621 wrote:
That truck has 300 lbs more payload than my FIL's 99 F250 Lariat. IIRC that truck had 1700 ish lbs of payload. So it's apples to apples and apples to oranges depending on what truck your comparing it too.

Congrats OP... It's a great truck. I didn't realize you had to get the LTZ trim to get the 6.2.

I'm just trying to figure out what 5T means?

Thanks!

Jeremiah

A reasonable person would compare model year to model year or as close as is reasonable. To do anything else in today's ever advancing market would be ridiculous.

Again, apples to oranges.

5T I believe is short for 5 ton, but I couldn't swear to it.

I suppose so. Reasonable people compleatly disregard the existence of any other truck.

I'm sorry, but it's totally Plausable for someone to change from an old 3/4 ton to a new 1/2 ton that's more capable.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Yep, some of us have made the switch and it is working out great. Not that my F150 outpulls or outhauls my 2500HD, but it does the job equally well given the task we put it to (towing a 6500# travel trailer). Just returned from a 550 mile trip and was again very impressed by its performance and capability. All about the right tool for the job.

OP, nice truck and happy to hear the reports. I was all but set on the Expedition EL Ecoboost for our next family vehicle, but everything I've read about the 6.2/8 spd has been great. If GM puts that combo in a Suburban (I know it is in the GMC Denali right now, but ...) in a package w/ around 1500# payload, there might be a little competition for when we replace our family vehicle in the next year or 2.