Sorry Ben but I think GMC has the best looking trucks on the road. These new ones for 2020 are over the top. The towing capacities are beyond large.
https://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/trucks/...rra-heavy-duty
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Sorry Ben but I think GMC has the best looking trucks on the road. These new ones for 2020 are over the top. The towing capacities are beyond large.
https://www.gmc.com/gmc-life/trucks/...rra-heavy-duty
No need to apologize to me, Tom, I think all the domestic HD trucks took a turn for the better in the looks department...But they're all priced far above what I'd pay for a new one...And yet only one still has an engine that's designed and built for medium duty commercial use, the now 35 year old Cummins "B" engine...But it's a moot point to me; my mighty ten year old Dodge/Cummins still gets me from point "A" to point "B"...Attachment 36924...Ben
The Cummins is a proven Workhorse and also proven reliability
And since you like the new GMC style, you might like their idea of a sporty car...:omfg:...Ben
I don't see them ever making that but boy that's a nice-looking Jewel
Now imagine it without the sissy gold wheels, and with GM's 2.8L inline four turbodiesel and a manual transmission (Utah will be along to tell us about that engine)...:thinker:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by Honda
Looks to much like a Camero.
It is just a Camero with an ugly-ass front end. :yuck:
I'm calling odd man out I thought it look good didn't like the wheels don't particularly care for the Camaro maybe I'm just enamored by that big GMC up front.
I guess I can be just as odd, I like it a lot better than the current front end on the Camaro...I think Chevrolet ruined the looks with the new nose...As for the wheels I think it would look good with an updated version of the old steel rally wheels; those were my favorites back in the day...Quote:
Originally Posted by Honda
If some of you guys don't like the GMC snout, ther's a a company that will turn one into a 455 CI Trans Am for you, complete with shaker hood and 1,000 HP...Hey Bandit!...:zoom:...Ben...
https://images.hgmsites.net/hug/2017...00599864_h.jpg
Ben is right, there's that Utah guy now...Quote:
Originally Posted by Truckman
I love my 2.8 liter Duramax diesel Colorado Z71. I bought it for the MPG, and it delivers.
Wifey and I drive it between our houses in SLC and Las Vegas. We fill It up with diesel in SLC, drive it to Las Vegas, and then fill it up a second time in Cedar City on the way home. Keeping the cruise control at 80 MPG, it gets 31 MPG - and 682 miles per 22 gallon tank. And, that's in real-world math, simply dividing miles by gallons of fuel used. The thing has little HP (about 160) but major torque (about 360 ft lbs). It does not downshift, even on the steepest canyons.
Hunter
Three words that should live on everyone's lips...:soap:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by UTAH
On the right and right - both describe Ben.
Hunter
Speaking of four cylinder engines, what ever happened to Offenhauser and did anyone ever put one in a road vehicle?
Joe did it - caused me to learn something today. I looked up "Offenhauser" on Wikipedia, the results were interesting and amazing. Some of these amazing little engines make 1,000 horsepower.Quote:
Originally Posted by wacojoe
Hunter
Offy ruled Indycar racing and midget racers for a number of years...I used to read about them in my hot rod magazines...I've still got a lot of those magazines too, but I never heard of anyone putting one on the street...
The engine that always fascinated me was the Novi V-8 that Andy Granatelli sponsored in his 4WD racecars...They were supercharged, with dual overhead cams on each bank, and also built by Fred Offenhauser...As originally built they made about 450 HP in the early '40's, but Granatelli bumped them up over 800...His cars just couldn't be made to control that much power though, and with 4WD, they shredded R/F tires...:zoom:...Ben
Personally I think the new Dodge HD trucks are a work of art... Not sure how they perform or last but they sure do appeal to me.
Have never even heard of one much less seen one until now. SWEET! I just looked it up, it's 181 horsepower, I've got you beat by nine horses on my 94 Ford and forty on torque and it's a full size! Trade ya? I'll take the lesser truck, even if it is a Chevy.:pimpgrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by UTAH
Psst! Mike...Even if Hunter doesn't take the suckerbait, you can get an additional $2250.00 off the retail price at the Chevy dealer this month...And what GM dealer wouldn't jump at the chance to add a classic Ford to its used car inventory?...The offer is only good to current GM owners, but all you need is the title to any GM in the wrecking yard, right?...:thinker:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by mgrist
Yes - as Ben mentions, there are killer deals out there right now on trucks.
Hunter
Right now, I think if I was in the market for a new truck, just something to get the groceries with as a second vehicle, and if it didn't have to be diesel or HD, I would consider the Ram Classic...You get last year's body styling in a full size half ton beginning at $27,395 MSRP, less whatever you can talk your dealer into...Thumbup...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by UTAH
I guess if I had the money I'd buy a new one but those days are long gone. I've only got 235,000 miles on the Ford guess I'll keep it for a while more. Wish I got 31 MPG though.:pimpgrin:
That’s 31mpg of the premium priced diesel though.
Street perfume...:flower:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by wacojoe
Money is how you keep score.
A Psalm of LifeQuote:
Originally Posted by wacojoe
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!—
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act,—act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Ahhh… yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by wacojoe
Consider though, that diesel here in Utah is about 15 cents more per gallon than regular gas.
Hunter
Classy and nice, Fred.
Hunter
It appears that the 2020 GM HD truck owners will finally get the option of Power Take Off...The catch is that you must order the L5P Duramax diesel and the 10 speed automatic transmission (branded Allison, but built by GM)...In addition, it's only available as an option in the lower trim levels such as the Work Truck...
Ram owners have long had the option, and with the availability of either right or left side mounting on the transmission to suit particular applications...Ford owners have also had the option for a while, but without the ambidextrous choice...Both Ford and Ram offerings are available with gas or diesel engines...It's good that GM is finally making the attempt to catch up in technology for its customers...:clap:...Ben
EDIT: It appears GM also forces its customers to accept a 3:42 rear gear ratio with the PTO, reducing the truck's pulling power...
On the other end of the power scale, some prefer the minimalist approach...But even though it's a Dodge (sort of), it ain't diesel, so I wouldn't be interested...From the comment section:Maybe I need to go shopping at Harbor Freight since I have this 20% off coupon...:rofl:...BenQuote:
So he built a Ridgeline?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=BaeyVlkLCv0
That thing moves pretty good for a 6.5hp engine! You might look at upgrading your Dodge with one if you have a transmission that can handle it! :getdown:
The Aisin is a pretty tough box, and it could probably handle the torque, but I'd just get myself in trouble with all that power on tap...:bigboy:...BenQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike