Bye Bye DuraMax

CLOSED

I thought that feeding the trolls meant paying to drive on a highway that costs money.

And here I thought Trolls were the cousins of Yupers.

Thanks to All who contributed.

Time to go. I don't feed trolls.

I did and this is what I can see

billtex wrote:
....love driving the diesel ......
So my question to those that have gone from a Duramax back to a 6.0, what are your thoughts/experience? The added payload is a positive!

Thx, Bill

are you saying those are not your words Bill?

Kayteg1 wrote:
Bill wants diesel as far as I can read, but is not sure about spending money now or spending more later.
Bill also is comparing taxable payload, so there is lot we can explain to him.
Again, unless you bring comparable numbers, it is all whining.

You need to read before you post

Bill wants diesel as far as I can read, but is not sure about spending money now or spending more later.
Bill also is comparing taxable payload, so there is lot we can explain to him.
Again, unless you bring comparable numbers, it is all whining.

I don’t understand why people are trying to convince Bill that he should buy another diesel. His question to GM truck owners was, how do you like your 6 liter gas engine.
Bill is experienced enough to know what will work for him and he is the one who is going to pay for the truck.

Those who don't care about resale value must be exception.
Driving diesel is convenience.
Just couple days ago, I drove sedan from Las Vegas, to pick up DW at LAX and then we drove to San Francisco.
Tiring trip as in Los Angeles rush traffic we managed to drive 20 miles in 1st hr. That was on HOV lane.
So pretty tiring close to 700 miles trip and last thing I need is frequent fuel stops.
So with diesel I made it all on single tank.
Still remember driving gasoline wagon across US and fueling it 6 times a day. No, not me senor.

Here in New England, when you are left with a pile of rust after about 10 years, neither gas nor diesel is worth much. I would give the diesel a nod of course, but I can tell you trade in on my truck this past week at the dealer was < $20k.
Then again, I don't buy a vehicle because it might have good resale. I buy it for the job it needs to do. It's a tool, not an investment.

The truck has been well maintained, this is not from abuse, it's just a fact of life up here if you drive in the winter.

For those of you that mentioned injectors, etc. I would agree the recurring maintenance on the LBZ really has not been much more than a gas truck. Oil (full syn) is changed via DIC at ~ 10k miles, fuel filter very 20k miles. I have never had ANY engine problems. Ever. No injectors, water pumps, nothing. This is why it is a shame to have the chassis rot out from under me. Love the powertrain, but the chassis is giving up on me.
I don't expect a gas truck to last any longer in New England, that's kind of the point, after 10 years in the salt you need to replace a vehicle. The cost of ownership of gas will be less and the truck will haul what I need it to.

If I lived where a vehicle may last 20 + years, or I was driving 50k + miles/year (I don't) then I would not hesitate to get another diesel. I have nothing against diesel, I like it! Just doesn't make $ sense in my case.