Chevrolet 6.6 duramax

[aarolar]

Not bad at all

 

[Green Power]

It looks pretty nice, if you can haggle him down to 7k i think that would be a good deal.

 

[aarolar]

Shoot it's a bargain at 10, around my area anyway.

 

[Fi-Q]

If you have proof that te injectors were done at 170k, I would say go for it... I am on my 2nd duramax myself and love it !!

 

[farm boy00]

Only thing is that the injectors may need replacement in another 100,000 or more miles. If they go out once they will again. But are good trucks. Just sold my 2005 with 427,000 and going strong besides main seal tranny to engine leaking and 3 transfer cases

 

[buickanddeere]

New GMC or Chev 1500 with the 5.3L engine and the Max Towing Package. The diesel will never , ever save enough fuel $$$ to pay for the price difference between the two trucks. Plus no Tier IV engine and emission repairs to worry about after warranty.

 

[HK45]

Ive owned a 02 LB7, 05 LLY, 15 LML The LB7 got the best fuel milage. I did have the injectors replaced twice. Overall my 02 was my favorite truck. The only other problems I had was axle seals and neutral safety switch. I say if you like it go for it. For that pice even if you have to replace the injectors a few times and head gaskets better then paying $70 thousand for a new truck

 

[arkydog]

i have a 2001 duramax 4dr dually that i hope to drive for another 20yrs. has 180000 miles, 1 set of factory injectors at 120,000 miles. the factory realized that the injectors were made wrong so they made the current style in about 2003-4. also the factory realized the fuel filters were only filtering down to 10 microns and needed to filter down to 6 microns and redisinded the filters and now they are called a colsolator. make sure you run a good filter and i run a diesel fuel additive and no problems now since i have.

there are lots of things to check but the lb7 (2001-2004.5) are considerd one of the best engines. the other year is 2006 duramax. lots of thing to improve milage and performance. just a great all around truck in my opinion. and don't worry if it runs good and doesn't smoke white while running. rob

 

[bdog]

For what you are describing I am not sure I would get a diesel. I drive a duramax but I tow heavy and frequently. I also have a gas pickup. The gas pickup (2015 F-250) regularly pulls a 13,000 lb trailer and does fine. Last week we drove it empty from the Texas panhandle to Miami, FL and back and it was getting around 17 mpg. Not too shabby and it is a lot cheaper to buy and maintain than a diesel. I love diesels but if you don't truly need one they are just a waste of money because they do cost more to maintain and operate and are a lot more expensive to fix when things go wrong. There are things that can and frequently do go wrong with the injection systems in these new diesels that cost more than replacing the whole engine in a gas truck.

If you are looking at the early 2000 vintage diesels they are not as computerized and bad but there is no way I would own one made in the last 8 years outside of warranty. Too much super expensive stuff to go wrong.