So I finally picked up a diesel tow pig. It's a 2008 GMC Sierra 2500HD. Has 227k on the odo, but it runs great and there are no problems with it (knock on wood). It is a crew cab long bed and it suits my needs just fine.
So I finally picked up a diesel tow pig. It's a 2008 GMC Sierra 2500HD. Has 227k on the odo, but it runs great and there are no problems with it (knock on wood). It is a crew cab long bed and it suits my needs just fine.
crewcab long bed? how many counties does it take to do a U-turn? 
Seriously, nice rig, I hope it gives you miles and miles of smiles
Should he strong ebough to tow my detritus .
In reply to mad_machine:
Everybody makes a big deal, but it's easy to drive. I wouldn't want to parallel park it though. 
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to mad_machine: Everybody makes a big deal, but it's easy to drive. I wouldn't want to parallel park it though.
The long trucks really aren't as big a deal as people think. As long as it's not your only vehicle and you have the choice to drive something smaller sometimes, I see no reason not to have the more useful / capable long bed truck.
Nice find! I'm jealous 
How far south did you go to get it?
I ask because there is no way that 8 years and 200k miles would look that clean up north.
rslifkin wrote:SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to mad_machine: Everybody makes a big deal, but it's easy to drive. I wouldn't want to parallel park it though.The long trucks really aren't as big a deal as people think. As long as it's not your only vehicle and you have the choice to drive something smaller sometimes, I see no reason not to have the more useful / capable long bed truck.
I used to drive commercial.. Straight Trucks I drove could swallow that and a Miata (32 foot box), so I know about turning circles.. I am just ribbing the guy.
The Big Flat nosed peterbuilt I drove with that huge box did need a county to turn around, even if you could turn the front wheels almost 90 degrees off centreline
JohnRW1621 wrote: How far south did you go to get it? I ask because there is no way that 8 years and 200k miles would look that clean up north.
The Dealer is Midwest Diesel Trucks in Decatur, IL that specializes in selling southern trucks. This one is from Texas.
The paint isn't perfect, it's got quite a few scratches, rock chips and small dents.
This one also had those giant Mad Max style bumpers and the PO removed them but didn't have the original bumpers so the dealer put brand new bumpers on it.
Honestly it's 8 years old with 200k. I'm not expecting it to be perfect. I grabbed it for $2000 less than the NADA book value for its condition.
That sounds like a win to me!
Nice truck.
Well, it does shine nicely by the glow of "The K which is circled".
Here's some pics in the daylight.
A still equally nice shine by the glow of the bull's eye which is circled.
I always wonder about these. Is the truck any different because of the engine/trans? I have a gas 2008 Silverado 2500HD with 144k on it, and things go wrong with this truck all the time. Things unrelated to the engine, like suspension/steering parts, the fuel level sender, the cruise control, the stereo head unit just crapped, two of the tire pressure sensors, etc... I know the diesels go a lot of miles, but what about the truck around them? Is it any better than a gas version? If not, then buying a high mile diesel doesn't make much sense to me. I've owned a lot of trucks, and they all start falling apart before 100k, so what's the point unless you actually need the diesel? I'm not a hater or doubter, I'm just asking, because based on my experience (and it doesn't really matter what make) the durability of the trucks is just not on par with the diesel engine.
rslifkin wrote:SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: In reply to mad_machine: Everybody makes a big deal, but it's easy to drive. I wouldn't want to parallel park it though.The long trucks really aren't as big a deal as people think. As long as it's not your only vehicle and you have the choice to drive something smaller sometimes, I see no reason not to have the more useful / capable long bed truck.
Depends where you live, too. Around here, a long bed wouldn't be a big deal. It would be a bit claustrophic in Denver. When I bring my short bed tow rig to Ottawa it's like visiting your old kindergarten - everything's just so small around you and your butt doesn't fit in the chairs.
Spray the underside with something before it gets salty. Southern living tends to blast/bake off any rust protection that they left the factory with. You may be 8 years behind on rust now, but it will catch up over the course of two winters if you don't get something oily/waxy into the nooks and crannies.
In reply to bravenrace:
That's normal for these trucks. Switch gear usually is the biggest issue. I need the diesel though. I had a price range and this was the newest truck that had the lowest miles on it, in that range.
To answer your question, no the diesel doesn't make this much different of a truck.
Let me know whe n you're ready to rebuild the window/mirror switches. You can probably figure it out, but I have pictures of everything apart. You can get at all of them without removing the door panels, but if you do pull the panels for anything (the drains tend to get blocked and the doors slosh for instance) then replace the speakers while you're in there.
In reply to mazdeuce:
Actually if you could pass that along now that would be great. I am going out in a little while to swap out drivers door switch.
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