Fistful of dollars. . . . . . . - Page 2

charlie_the_tuna · #11 03-10-2010, 11:14 AM

what do you guys think about the gm 6.0? ferm? spare? anybody?

phatdaddy · #12 03-10-2010, 12:42 PM

great motor, naturally a little thirstier than the the smaller 5.3. but with a load not working as hard. is that what is in the Avalanche your looking at? i know that is not as thirsty as the dodge 5.9. considering your limited useage, it would not be much of a factor. the gear ratio would be a factor also..

charlie_the_tuna · #13 03-10-2010, 01:13 PM

phat, the avalanches i looked at all have the 5.3 but alot of the 1500's have the 6.0.

THEFERMANATOR · #14 03-10-2010, 03:38 PM

The 6.0L is a good engine, and a very strong engine for it's size. I haven't seen many 1500's with the 6.0L as that was normally for the VORTEC MAX option. I know the newer 07+ 1500's had it as an option though, and I believe it was backed by the new 6 speed auto in the 07+.

nipper · #15 03-10-2010, 04:49 PM

I remember we all said heck no when you first brought up the avalanches, but the newer ones look nice without all that plastic cladding on them.

phatdaddy · #16 03-10-2010, 09:35 PM

strange, down here 80% of the 1500's have 5.3 and 80% of the 2500's have the 6.0 anyway if it is more of a weekend warrior and not a daily driver, the 6.0 will not let you down.(just because it'll go that fast, you don't have to drive it that fast)

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS · #17 03-11-2010, 12:55 AM

Had a 2005 2500HD with 6.0 crew cab and long bed and pulled a very heavy 26'er like was not there. I had 4.10 gears. I sold it for a suburban, big mistake. I do like the suburban, but the pick up had much better acceleration and ride.

macojoe · #18 03-11-2010, 01:18 AM

I have a 2002 Chevy 1500 with a 4.8 V8, I bought it 5 years ago with 60,000 miles on it, I now have 170,000 and the thing still runs great!

I get 14 MPG evry were I go never seems to change
Be sides tires, oil changes, breaks all I have had to do is a fuel pump and the evap system had a bad vent sencor thing, total of $800 Thats not bad for 110,000 miles!

I have a 30 foot Camper and now the 23 Sea Ox it tows just find! the rear springs were a bit light duty for the camper so I went to th bone yard and got a set out of a 2500 for $100 and spent a afternoon swaping them out, Now i have no issues at all.

I feel very comfy in this truck, but it is not a quite cab, say like the Fords. But is ok. The breaks are a bit light for this truck but as others have said before add some sloted and drilled rotors and that will take care of it. But if not towing then should not be a issue.

Over all I have nothing but good things to say about this truck and I drive them hard, just ask CB and BS!! LOL

I am also starting the look for a new truck soon and another GM will be sure to find a place in my yard!

Also I have a friend that has a GMC 1500 6 cyl 2 wheel drive and gets 20 mpg, so if 4x4 is not needed a 2 wheel drive will give you better gas.

My brother has a 2001 GMC 2500 with the 6.o and the thing is a beast! Can pull a house off the fondation, but he is like 12 or 13 mpg, he bought his new in 2001 and just past 200,000 miles with no big problems.

Ok there is my 2 cents

Good Luck

Stinky_Hooker · #19 03-11-2010, 09:00 AM

I maintain 3 6.0's where I work. All have been very good vehicles. As stated they are thirsty but very strong and very dependable in my experience.

charlie_the_tuna · #20 04-04-2010, 12:49 AM

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.