Buying budget/used TV with high mileage...
...how much is too much? I'd like to 'upsize' from our current '06 Sierra 1500 5.3l to something in the 3/4-1 ton range for towing our TT, with an eye towards getting a larger TT down the road a bi...
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memilanuk wrote:
So 7-8 mpg towing for the 8.1L... more like 9-10 for the 6.0L gas?
I see some people think the 6.0 is a dog; others say it's a beast (maybe not compared to the 8.1...}. Some say it gets decent mpg; others that it's not any better than the 8.1 for mpg. Very confusing. Is the difference that some have different gearing (3.73 vs. 4.10)? Would that be enough to cause the contradictory opinions I've been seeing?
I'll check out the 8.1L; also started running down some leads on 6.0L in the area.
It may have to do with the model year. I drove a buddies 2004 6,0 to oick up a 18.5 fiberglass boat that weighed around 3,800 lbs. I was not impressed. constantly downshifted on smallest of inclines. A coworker had a 2012 6.0 that he pulled a skid loader with. He said he never had an issue with power
