Best years for used Duramax?
Wife is interested in a Arctic Fox 29.5K. I think the all up GVWR is 16,600. I want something with enough torque and tow rating to not be over-stressed. I started looking for regular 3500 DRW exte...
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mrbarkley wrote:
We have a 2006 3500 4WD CC DRW LT Chevy with the LBZ Alison 6 spd combo. It had 90K on it when purchased in 2010. The current mileage is 207,000. We are fulltimers and spend May to Oct. in West Yellowstone, MT. from there we visit family in Superior,WI and then on to Florida for the winter. We will be making this trip for the 6th time in late April towing our 37' 17,000lb 5th wheel. It averages 11 MPG towing and 17MPG empty. The injectors were replaced at 201,000 miles. Other that that it has been a very reliable and capable vehicle. By the way I sold both Chevy and GMC trucks for 15 years and this is the model I sought out for my own personal use.
I am on my 3rd Duramax! With that said I had the first year model ever and loved it should have never traded it in on my 07 (not classic). That year there were two models two engines one was a fuel HOG! Plus thats when diesel fuel went through the roof and has really never recovered compared to gas.
Ok now I have an 11 LML and love its look and the power that it brings but the emissions **** is a kick in the you know whats. It is not the cost of the DEF it is all the **** that goes along with it. I have had lots of problems replaced the tank, went round and round with GM. I have a 115k on it right now and I holding my breathe. I love it otherwise, I will delete the next time I have an issue.
Finally, if you can find a low mile 06 that would be the one to get IMO.
Good luck.
