News of the Weird

yeah, he wears panties! if you wanna talk heavy duty half tons, nothing beats the nissan. i just gotta buy american. even if the titan is made here in MS. its still a jap product. i drive gmc. a little heavier duty than a chevy.

[Stinky_Hooker]

I think those Titans are bad too!! Wish I could afford one! :P

[macojoe]

I will say I love Chevy!! and it these new ones were they dropped the ball!

They make the Chevy to light duty and low to the ground now!!

Ford and dodge parked next to a Chevy look like the Chevy is a toy!

But!!!!!

Chevy is more dependable then both of the toghter!!

Looks better then both IMO!!

Better on gas then any dodge any day!!

The only reason I can pull so much weight with my Z71 is I have 2500 3/4 ton springs and cranked the T bars to make everything, 2" higher, tight and strong!

I tow the boat and a 30' foot camper with no problems! and it sits right were it should be!!

But I still feel that the front is soft even after the T bars are cranked to the max!

Also the Factory brakes are a bit crappy also. And the cab could be better sound prof

But I have to say I love the truck and will buy another Chevy in a min.!

See Stinky, you were wrong and can tell it like it is ;)

[Stinky_Hooker]

Well done MJ. 8)

got 130,000 miles on my 97 gmc z71. been pulling around anywhere from 5000 to 12000 pounds at least a couple times a week since i bought her new. 1 radiator, 1 powersteering hose, and oh yeah, brakes every 6 months or so! trucks been good to me. she does squat pretty good when loaded but, doesn't hurt the ride or scrape. i got a 2" lift on it. i tryed *air bags couple years ago but they blew out first week. thought about a helper spring but l like the ride.

i say ford and dodge make a good product too. just a matter of preference. cept with a ford when you do have a prob, get out ur checkbook. those things are HARD to work on.

i bought two 250 powerstroke diesels for my company in 06. wanted to keep the miles off my gmc. felt like she was getting old and i didn't wanna tear her up.bought a used 04 with 40k, lost the tranny second week. traded it for a 05 with 35k lost the tranny second week. next truck will be a duramax!

[macojoe]

I bought a 98 Ford F150 and thw cab and ride were great!!
But after needing Ball joints Manifold and a host of other problems I traded it after just 1 year!!

I bought my chevy and have never looked back!!

If I could have taken the ford height, quiet cab, and Chevy drive train I might have had a nice truck!

trucks been good to me. she does squat pretty good when loaded but, doesn't hurt the ride or scrape

Just go to the junk yard and ask for 3/4 ton springs from a 2500, and you will squat no more!!

[Skools Out]

or just buy a 2500 lol that's what i'm currently looking for is either a 250 or 350 Ford or Dodge Diesel 4x4. But my Tahow doesn't squat at all but it is a diesel with heavy suspention.
Racer stay away from Chevy diesels they are JUNK trust me i've got one, which it does have 220,000 miles on it and still gets 21 mpg everyday but they will cost you a ton more to keep up. Their diesels are built by ISUZU. Fuel milage and trans are only good thing in them. My trans has never been rebuilt or had the fluid changed. I learned to never change fluid in an Automatic trans with a couple others. Every trans i ever change fluid in came apart less than 3000 miles later. the fluid looks as good as it did when new and still smells clean. But buy Dodge diesels that Cummings will out last all our trucks put together. i had a 99 dodge cummings and wish i had never sold it.

[willy]

And stay away from the 6.0 Ford diesels, they have so many problems they are killing the owners, I have always loved the 7.3 and if I had a few more thousand would have bought the 6.0 like my friends have done. God was looking after me, three friends, three 6.0's two blown motors, one out of warranty and the third has been in the shop every other month since new. Meanwhile my little Super Duty with 5.4 V8 just keeps on keeping on. I change oil and thats it.

[Skools Out]

yeah my uncle is a diesel mech, and said run from the 6.0 that they had real problems breaking the cranks.

[willy]

My best friend has the 7.3 in the pre super duty 3/4 ton 250 4x4 and has 230,000 plus on it. Never done nothing but replace the ball joints in it this year and change tires and oil.
I've got to tell you I think they all make a good truck and each has there problems at one time or another. When I was shopping before I bought my Super Duty 5.4 I drove the Chevy 2500 4x4 with the duramax engine and allison trans. If I had the money that would be the truck I have today. Most fabulous truck I have ever driven period.
And Skools the duramaxes are made by Izuzu not the previous GM diesels. Whole different animal. The Izuzu commercial diesel engine has been one of the most durable engines ever produced and they mated it to a Allison Trans built special for it.
As much as I love the Cummins, the early ones were to****!n loud. And Dodge did not build a trans capable of handling the torque so it died on a regular basis, establishing a cottage industry building a dodge trans capable of handling that monster.
Now, actually for the past couple of years with the common rail technology the Cummins has been transformed and is a great engine, Dodge is building the trans to handle it. The people I know who work on the newer Dodge diesels say the only thing they get in there now is regular maintanence, no warranty repairs at all, says a lot I think.
Ford is rumored to be coming out with a twin turbo update to the 6.0. The mechanics are hoping they dump the International 6.0 all together and do something else, there has been so many problems with the Ford version of this block that they are actually tired of working on them and hearing the grief :o