Fistful of dollars. . . . . . .

[bradford]

Originally Posted by charlie_the_tuna

i would like to resurrect this post to ask another question. if i go for the ford or the chevy and i pick up something with like 60 to 85 k on it, can i realistically expect to get like 200 to 250 k out of these things? my last pickup was a 1957 ford slabside with the 300/6 and 3 on the tree. it was falling apart when we junked it with over half a million on it.

My 94 Gmc Sierra has 221,000. My dad's had 300,000, he had a chevy van that went 450,000 when he traded it and never had the valve covers off, A friend of mine has a 02 Gmc 2500 and does all sorts of heavy hauling working in the concrete industry and has 236,000. GM will last forever if maintained correctly. Basic repairs such as waterpumps, fuel pumps, alternator, etc. I would expect to rebuild or replace a tranny at 150-200,000 though.

[inaforty]

We have a 2001 2500HD reg cab with the 6.0 w/4.11 rear. We bought it used with 21k and it now has 33k.
It has been a good truck. I'm glad to hear that others are having good luck with the motor as we rarely use it as a daily driver. Made the mistake of letting the truck sit in the barn to much and had to turn the rotors turned and replace the rear calipers. A good friend (ex V 20 owner) and master tech for GM scolled the hell out of me for not driving the truck. Told me I was doing more harm then good letting it sit.

The truck is thirsty but it pulls our Rosborough pretty darn well. We towed the Rosborough up into the mountains of upstate NY going to Lake Champlain last summer. That is when I thought having a diesel would be nice.

[phatdaddy]

ctt, on the 4wd question, i've trailered boats from 19 to 23 for 30 years and just recently had 4wd on a tahoe. i love it. a lot depends on the ramp angle and surface. i load the boat on the trailer and my wife(in 4 low) eases it up the ramp. probably not a neccesity, but very nice to have.