Diesel Tow vehicle options

[Chevy454]

Canuck: my wife has a 496 powered Sub as her daily driver...thing pulls like a mule & will FLY! She absolutely loves the thing...can't get her out of it for another rig (unless it's my truck!), 'cause I've been trying for a couple years. Also, it actually gets better fuel mileage than my 496 2500HD...both have 3.73s, but I'm guessing her 4L85E trans is more efficient than my Allison and her Sub is a bit more aerodynamic...if we can ever get to good road, she can knock down mid-teens...

[CamarosRus]

1999 Ford F250 2WD SuperCab Super Duty 7.3L V8 Diesel

111,000 Engine: V8 7.3L Turbo Diesel Transmission: 6 Speed Manual Drivetrain: 2WD

used car dealer asking $11,000

Thanks for your insight, opinions

Anybody have knowledge/expereince on this above type of vechicle............

[CamarosRus]

Any interesting truck talk at SCR XI ......... milage, complaints, towing pros cons ????????

[SS427]

Yeah! We made it there and back with NO flat tires!!!

From there I pulled the trailer all the way back to MN (500 miles) on two tanks of gas so I was happy. Her truck is a one ton dually with a 454 and 4:10.

[Chevy454]

Dad used my 2500HD with the 8.1/Ally/3.73 combo to pull our 24' enclosed with a boat load of tools & the too dog-gone heavy Red Alert inside...it's all hills & curves between here & Collinsville, and he said he got right around 8mpg...just a tad below the 10mpg we get with the Dmax...would be interesting to see what these trucks would do if they ran around flatland for a few days? But, he said he might actually prefer the 496 over the Dmax (at least with the little trailer)...except for the tiny fuel tank since it's a swb...guess that 90 gallon aux tank on the Dmax has spoiled him!

[CamarosRus]

I was/am attracted to a 2004 2WD Extended Cab Silverado Duramax in the state of Oregon. 36,000 miles one owner Low $20K
After seeing VIN # 8th digit indicates its a 1st generation LB7 (???) should I back away from looking ???????

[nrjulin]

Chuck,

Did you get the buildsheet I sent you for that truck? The build sheet shows it is an LLY Duramax.

Nils

[kwhizz]

Chuck.......Check out this site for additional info...

www.dieselplace.com

Ken

[Chevy454]

If the #8 digit is a "1", then it is indeed an LB7...LLY would be a "2"...but while the LB7's did indeed have injector troubles (covered by factory warranty 7yr/200k miles), they are among the most reliable of the Dmax trucks...best mileage, best pistons, no cooling issues, no cats & no egr, etc...

But with that said, that is a steep price for a 2wd extended cab LB7...you should be able to get into an LBZ with decent miles for that price, assuming you'd settle for a 2wd.

[CamarosRus]

Rob, What can be said about 2nd owner warranty ??????

and what can be said about price disparity between say the West Coast and the Mid West. What price level on NADA or KBB should a buyer be willing to pay for 1) a dealer or 2) a private party.....

Seems like most of the nice trucks are at dealers as a result of being traded in........

Thanks, Chuck