Need help understanding all the numbers
I do not have a truck or TT right now, but expect to buy both in the next couple of weeks. Not dead set on specifics of either, but here is what we are liking, weight wise. TT1 5,585 TT2 6700 TT3 7...
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We're running a 2015 Chevy 2500 w/6.0 gas and 4:10 RE ... it gets good mileage around town empty, but is a large truck, harder to park etc in town, but a real work horse on the road.
I had the 6.0 before with a 4 speed and 3:73 and it was OK, did the job, but now the 4:10 with the six gears hauls right along. We don't tow a TT, but we haul a 3500 lbs Truck Camper, and often a 3500 lb cargo trailer.
We personally believe the diesel is a lot of money and power for a small TT, and the gas engine will work fine. Nothing against diesel owners, they really do the job too. But the extra expense is a lot if you don't need all that power.
I totally agree with the above -- don't get too small a truck, if you max out this one now (not a good idea anyway), and go to a different TT later, then you will need a bigger truck at that time. The difference between 1500 and 2500 (or 150 / 250) is not that significant in cost or maintenance ... A truck is a truck, not a run-around car - so, if you need a truck, buy one that will do the job and you won't regret it later...
Ask me how I know???
In 2003 we bought a 1500 GMC, six months later, bought a 2500 GMC and left an extra $5000 on the table when we traded in the 1500 only six months old ... not a smile on our faces that day.
The 6.0 w/4:10 will give you all the power you need, and makes a good run around truck when you need it. We have a small SUV for all town stuff that needs no truck. Good Luck ! B & G
I had the 6.0 before with a 4 speed and 3:73 and it was OK, did the job, but now the 4:10 with the six gears hauls right along. We don't tow a TT, but we haul a 3500 lbs Truck Camper, and often a 3500 lb cargo trailer.
We personally believe the diesel is a lot of money and power for a small TT, and the gas engine will work fine. Nothing against diesel owners, they really do the job too. But the extra expense is a lot if you don't need all that power.
I totally agree with the above -- don't get too small a truck, if you max out this one now (not a good idea anyway), and go to a different TT later, then you will need a bigger truck at that time. The difference between 1500 and 2500 (or 150 / 250) is not that significant in cost or maintenance ... A truck is a truck, not a run-around car - so, if you need a truck, buy one that will do the job and you won't regret it later...
Ask me how I know???
In 2003 we bought a 1500 GMC, six months later, bought a 2500 GMC and left an extra $5000 on the table when we traded in the 1500 only six months old ... not a smile on our faces that day.
The 6.0 w/4:10 will give you all the power you need, and makes a good run around truck when you need it. We have a small SUV for all town stuff that needs no truck. Good Luck ! B & G
