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CincyRon
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May 13, 2015

Looking at a 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD - advice?

My 2002 F-150 5.4L is really showing it's age and I'd like to move in to a diesel truck for the extra towing capacity. Stopped at a local dealer today and test drove a 2008 Silverado 2500HD with the 6...
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kmbelt
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May 13, 2015
I had one. Sold it after a year.

It did regens constantly, mainly due to me having short drives. I live 5 mi from work. They HATE short drives.

It never got more than 16mpg on the highway at 70mph. Towing my 9.5k 5er it got around 8mpg.

Plenty of power and has great transmission.

Small fuel tank, mine had the 26gal.

If you have short drives too, don't knock a 2500 gasser. the GM 6.0 is a very good/reliable engine as i had one of them too.

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