2017 GMC/Chevy DEF tank!

otrfun wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
. . . you have to admit this is not one of GM's proudest designs! Kinda like the gas tanks on the 1970's C/K trucks.

x2. One of my first jobs was delivering auto parts in a 1972 C10. I used to wonder what all that sloshing noise was inside the cab. About 2 months into the job I was looking for something I dropped behind the seat. Took a peek and couldn't help but notice that gas tank. Even as a naive teenager, back before auto safety was a big deal, my first thought was WTF?!

The tanks on 1973 and newer at least were mounted on the right side of the truck and on the outside of the frame. If you got hit they would rupture spilling gas. Even the head engineer for the truck division refused to allow his family to drive in one. But he didn't have a problem letting his customers drive them! This came out in a lawsuit filed by the family of a teenage boy that lost his life in one of the trucks. When questioned under oath he admitted that he would not let his family members drive one of those trucks and broke down on the stand. It was very powerful and along with internal memos cost GM a boat load of money.

As far as these tanks having been around for a while now. There were plenty of post about it when they first came out. Just now it looks like they are even lower then the previous years.

Don