Who Daily Drivers their diesel TV?
I am looking for honest real-world feedback from people that use their TV as a daily driver as well. I am thinking of upgrading from my Tundra to get a little more capacity. Tundra has been a great ...
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Well, I'll jump in. I have a 2014 Chevy diesel, 3500 duly. I use it as a daily driver. We also have a Chevy Equinox (gas) we use as a daily driver. We are a 2 vehicle family, we need 2 vehicles. My wife and I both live about 25 miles from our place of employment. Most times we can drive together, but sometimes we must drive separate.
Because of where we live (in the country, NE of Indianapolis),and we drive country roads, we absolutely needed something to get us through the snow. Our roads, sometimes, just don't get plowed out very well. When that happens, we don't even consider taking the car, its always the truck. For those days, there's no option. The car stays parked.
But the reason for getting the diesel duly was not for the purpose of using it as a daily driver, it was so we would have the towing capability for our camper. As a daily driver, that's secondary. It was MORE important to have the towing capacity than the daily driver. If the truck tows only once a year, it's worth it! I would not want to tow with anything less.
Now that fuel prices have dropped considerably, driving the diesel duly is MUCH more enjoyable as a daily driver. For the most part, the car has remained parked for several weeks now. I actually drove it a couple days ago, just to make sure the battery was still charged (it was).
We (both) love the truck. We have no problems or issues using it as a daily driver.
Now ... here's another thing ... repairs.... I'm on my 2nd diesel dualy now. Other than oil changes and a battery in my previous dualy, I've no repairs ... for what ... over 10 years! Really.
The reason we traded the previous truck was because the body was fiberglass. The fiberglass fat fenders were beginning to get really bad spider cracks in them. I was afraid they would someday just crumble off. So before that happened, and it still had good resale value, we traded for a brand new one (in my signature below). It came with a 2 year 24,000 oil change and maintenance plan (4 oil changes), and bumper to bumper for ... well ... a long, long time.
When I had my last oil change (about 2 weeks ago), I asked my GM service guy what that oil change would have cost if I paid for it. 10 quarts of oil, their labor, all fluids filled up, inspection, ties rotated, = $80.00.
Because of where we live (in the country, NE of Indianapolis),and we drive country roads, we absolutely needed something to get us through the snow. Our roads, sometimes, just don't get plowed out very well. When that happens, we don't even consider taking the car, its always the truck. For those days, there's no option. The car stays parked.
But the reason for getting the diesel duly was not for the purpose of using it as a daily driver, it was so we would have the towing capability for our camper. As a daily driver, that's secondary. It was MORE important to have the towing capacity than the daily driver. If the truck tows only once a year, it's worth it! I would not want to tow with anything less.
Now that fuel prices have dropped considerably, driving the diesel duly is MUCH more enjoyable as a daily driver. For the most part, the car has remained parked for several weeks now. I actually drove it a couple days ago, just to make sure the battery was still charged (it was).
We (both) love the truck. We have no problems or issues using it as a daily driver.
Now ... here's another thing ... repairs.... I'm on my 2nd diesel dualy now. Other than oil changes and a battery in my previous dualy, I've no repairs ... for what ... over 10 years! Really.
The reason we traded the previous truck was because the body was fiberglass. The fiberglass fat fenders were beginning to get really bad spider cracks in them. I was afraid they would someday just crumble off. So before that happened, and it still had good resale value, we traded for a brand new one (in my signature below). It came with a 2 year 24,000 oil change and maintenance plan (4 oil changes), and bumper to bumper for ... well ... a long, long time.
When I had my last oil change (about 2 weeks ago), I asked my GM service guy what that oil change would have cost if I paid for it. 10 quarts of oil, their labor, all fluids filled up, inspection, ties rotated, = $80.00.
