2015 Chevy/GMC 2500 Diesel or Gas?

We had a 2011 2500HD 6.0 and it did us fine with our Jay Flight 26BH. I ran non-oxygenated fuel in it at all times and saw 17-20 mpg empty, 9-13 pulling trailer fully loaded with 90 gal fresh water. I loved that truck but long story short we now have a 2015 3500HD D/A to pull our Eagle 284BHBE. My wife was the one who swayed us towards the diesel after driving one. Couldn't wipe the smile off her face after test drive. We have had it for 1.5 years and have 20K miles on it now and love it. Ordered it, SLT fully loaded minus sunroof and power rear slider, $64K sticker, $53K off lot.

Enjoy whatever you purchase and happy camping.

smithlaw wrote:

carl2591 wrote:

smithlaw wrote:

carl2591 wrote:
I don't know about new 2015ish pickups but in the past the 2500 and 3500 were almost the same short of a different door sticker.

My 2003 F-250 SD is vertually identical to the same year 350. I think the only difference if rear spring block which on 250 is 2" tall and the 350 i think is like 3 or 4" tall.. everything else is same.


same everything else.

the 2500 will cost less than a 3500 which make the 2500 a better deal especially in diesel.

If you buy new from dealer and do that in sept, oct, nov time frame on last day of month you can get a diesel for just about same price as gasser. just go in with total out the door offer adn be prepared to walk out.

bet they follow you out the door and beg to take the deal.. I came home and called them back and offered $1,000 less than my first offer, which was quite a bit lower than the MSRP plus the rebates etc. and they took it..:)

Thanks that is very helpful. I'm actually going back-and-forth now on a 2015 diesel 2500 Chevy LTZ With 75,000 miles on it and we are currently around 44,000 They had it listed for 48. Unless I can get a new one with all the bells and whistles in the 40s, I'm going to have to stick with used.

I like used myself.. let someone else suffer the desperation on it. That sounds like a good price. I like to use KBB.com private party sale price and nadaguides.com number to see how they are pricing the unit. Before you pull the trigger, so to speak, see if you can find or know of a good GMC/Chev diesel mech to check it over for you.
with only 75K miles you might be in good shape..

check the GMC diesel forums or just google,, "2015 duramax problems" and see what pops up. be prepared to read stuff for a while.

good luck. :) the LTZ level is NICE for sure.. :')

I actually had a new client come in today and guess what - he is a diesel mechanic. I told him I was trading in my Audi for a 3/4 ton and immediately he said "I hope you got the duramax/allison combo." I told him I was and he had nothing but great things to say. He told me that around 180k some issues I would probably have but said it was a simple fix. He was also happy with the price I gave him for his legal work so he in turn said he would take care of me later when I need some help with the truck. I could not have asked for better timing ;)

the universe has a way of providing you with the stuff you need when you need it.

Thats how i found my 2003 f-250 7.3L and 2005 airstream. Now if the PO of airstream had gone ahead and picked up the nature's head compost toilet that was on there way to Naples it would have been the perfect trip to florida when we picked up the airstream.

win some loose some.

PS: you want to make sure the diesel mech is a duramax type.. there is difference between like a ford and GM engine in regard to what breaks or what you need to be aware of.

I know from reading forums, some years of duramax have issues with injectors, LBZ's maybe, and other are bulletproof LB7's?. good to ready up or google "best duramax year"

good luck and happy trails legal boy..

carl2591 wrote:

smithlaw wrote:

carl2591 wrote:
I don't know about new 2015ish pickups but in the past the 2500 and 3500 were almost the same short of a different door sticker.

My 2003 F-250 SD is vertually identical to the same year 350. I think the only difference if rear spring block which on 250 is 2" tall and the 350 i think is like 3 or 4" tall.. everything else is same.


same everything else.

the 2500 will cost less than a 3500 which make the 2500 a better deal especially in diesel.

If you buy new from dealer and do that in sept, oct, nov time frame on last day of month you can get a diesel for just about same price as gasser. just go in with total out the door offer adn be prepared to walk out.

bet they follow you out the door and beg to take the deal.. I came home and called them back and offered $1,000 less than my first offer, which was quite a bit lower than the MSRP plus the rebates etc. and they took it..:)

Thanks that is very helpful. I'm actually going back-and-forth now on a 2015 diesel 2500 Chevy LTZ With 75,000 miles on it and we are currently around 44,000 They had it listed for 48. Unless I can get a new one with all the bells and whistles in the 40s, I'm going to have to stick with used.

I like used myself.. let someone else suffer the desperation on it. That sounds like a good price. I like to use KBB.com private party sale price and nadaguides.com number to see how they are pricing the unit. Before you pull the trigger, so to speak, see if you can find or know of a good GMC/Chev diesel mech to check it over for you.
with only 75K miles you might be in good shape..

check the GMC diesel forums or just google,, "2015 duramax problems" and see what pops up. be prepared to read stuff for a while.

good luck. :) the LTZ level is NICE for sure.. :')

I actually had a new client come in today and guess what - he is a diesel mechanic. I told him I was trading in my Audi for a 3/4 ton and immediately he said "I hope you got the duramax/allison combo." I told him I was and he had nothing but great things to say. He told me that around 180k some issues I would probably have but said it was a simple fix. He was also happy with the price I gave him for his legal work so he in turn said he would take care of me later when I need some help with the truck. I could not have asked for better timing ;)

carl2591 wrote:

smithlaw wrote:

carl2591 wrote:
I don't know about new 2015ish pickups but in the past the 2500 and 3500 were almost the same short of a different door sticker.

My 2003 F-250 SD is vertually identical to the same year 350. I think the only difference if rear spring block which on 250 is 2" tall and the 350 i think is like 3 or 4" tall.. everything else is same.


same everything else.

the 2500 will cost less than a 3500 which make the 2500 a better deal especially in diesel.

If you buy new from dealer and do that in sept, oct, nov time frame on last day of month you can get a diesel for just about same price as gasser. just go in with total out the door offer adn be prepared to walk out.

bet they follow you out the door and beg to take the deal.. I came home and called them back and offered $1,000 less than my first offer, which was quite a bit lower than the MSRP plus the rebates etc. and they took it..:)

Thanks that is very helpful. I'm actually going back-and-forth now on a 2015 diesel 2500 Chevy LTZ With 75,000 miles on it and we are currently around 44,000 They had it listed for 48. Unless I can get a new one with all the bells and whistles in the 40s, I'm going to have to stick with used.

I like used myself.. let someone else suffer the desperation on it. That sounds like a good price. I like to use KBB.com private party sale price and nadaguides.com number to see how they are pricing the unit. Before you pull the trigger, so to speak, see if you can find or know of a good GMC/Chev diesel mech to check it over for you.
with only 75K miles you might be in good shape..

check the GMC diesel forums or just google,, "2015 duramax problems" and see what pops up. be prepared to read stuff for a while.

good luck. :) the LTZ level is NICE for sure.. :')

What pops up for 2015 Duramaxes over 2011-2014?

smithlaw wrote:

carl2591 wrote:
I don't know about new 2015ish pickups but in the past the 2500 and 3500 were almost the same short of a different door sticker.

My 2003 F-250 SD is vertually identical to the same year 350. I think the only difference if rear spring block which on 250 is 2" tall and the 350 i think is like 3 or 4" tall.. everything else is same.


same everything else.

the 2500 will cost less than a 3500 which make the 2500 a better deal especially in diesel.

If you buy new from dealer and do that in sept, oct, nov time frame on last day of month you can get a diesel for just about same price as gasser. just go in with total out the door offer adn be prepared to walk out.

bet they follow you out the door and beg to take the deal.. I came home and called them back and offered $1,000 less than my first offer, which was quite a bit lower than the MSRP plus the rebates etc. and they took it..:)

Thanks that is very helpful. I'm actually going back-and-forth now on a 2015 diesel 2500 Chevy LTZ With 75,000 miles on it and we are currently around 44,000 They had it listed for 48. Unless I can get a new one with all the bells and whistles in the 40s, I'm going to have to stick with used.

I like used myself.. let someone else suffer the desperation on it. That sounds like a good price. I like to use KBB.com private party sale price and nadaguides.com number to see how they are pricing the unit. Before you pull the trigger, so to speak, see if you can find or know of a good GMC/Chev diesel mech to check it over for you.
with only 75K miles you might be in good shape..

check the GMC diesel forums or just google,, "2015 duramax problems" and see what pops up. be prepared to read stuff for a while.

good luck. :) the LTZ level is NICE for sure.. :')

carl2591 wrote:
I don't know about new 2015ish pickups but in the past the 2500 and 3500 were almost the same short of a different door sticker.

My 2003 F-250 SD is vertually identical to the same year 350. I think the only difference if rear spring block which on 250 is 2" tall and the 350 i think is like 3 or 4" tall.. everything else is same.


same everything else.

the 2500 will cost less than a 3500 which make the 2500 a better deal especially in diesel.

If you buy new from dealer and do that in sept, oct, nov time frame on last day of month you can get a diesel for just about same price as gasser. just go in with total out the door offer adn be prepared to walk out.

bet they follow you out the door and beg to take the deal.. I came home and called them back and offered $1,000 less than my first offer, which was quite a bit lower than the MSRP plus the rebates etc. and they took it..:)

Thanks that is very helpful. I'm actually going back-and-forth now on a 2015 diesel 2500 Chevy LTZ With 75,000 miles on it and we are currently around 44,000 They had it listed for 48. Unless I can get a new one with all the bells and whistles in the 40s, I'm going to have to stick with used.

I don't know about new 2015ish pickups but in the past the 2500 and 3500 were almost the same short of a different door sticker.

My 2003 F-250 SD is vertually identical to the same year 350. I think the only difference if rear spring block which on 250 is 2" tall and the 350 i think is like 3 or 4" tall.. everything else is same.


same everything else.

the 2500 will cost less than a 3500 which make the 2500 a better deal especially in diesel.

If you buy new from dealer and do that in sept, oct, nov time frame on last day of month you can get a diesel for just about same price as gasser. just go in with total out the door offer adn be prepared to walk out.

bet they follow you out the door and beg to take the deal.. I came home and called them back and offered $1,000 less than my first offer, which was quite a bit lower than the MSRP plus the rebates etc. and they took it..:)

Are there any benefits to getting the F250 over the F350? I know y'all have mentioned possible insurance issues. Other than that, would the F250 ride be much better than the F350 when not loaded?

My 3500 srw just got up to 26.9 mpg empty in perfect conditions. Certainly not going to complain about that. Pulling it registers around 11 mpg.
Just can't get over the fact that a half ton with all the bells and whilstles is more than my 3500 with full features. Nuts. Think I'm missing the sun roof and 20inch wheels.
If your looking at a 2500, just go all the way to a one ton. Such a little jump and piece of mind. Think the difference with a 2015 2500 vs 3500 is 15300-17k pulling a fifth. never heard anyone complain about too much truck.

I have owned both a 2015 gas 3500 and currently own a 2015 3500 D/A. I towed up to 30K combined (or just over that) with the gas truck. I pulled that gas truck hard and up some of the passes here and it pulled well. It is not fast but it is steady. I traded back the gas simply because I had a 5500 that went down and forced the towing weight even higher so I got the new D/A and it is certainly a better towing experience. The D/A gets 3-4 mpg better across the board. I don't subscribe to the thought that the 6.0 cant tow above 10K. I have far exceeded that at high elevation and the truck will absolutely pull. It will scream doing it like all gas engines do, but who cares. The 6.0 is probably one of the best HD gas engines ever built. If you want a gas and don't want to pay the diesel premium, nothing wrong with a HD gas truck. The D/A is better in nearly every way ( except in complexity and cost to work on) but there is a price tag with the greater ease of towing.