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Old 09-18-2010, 03:02 PM   #1
klash
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Our New Tow Vehicle

We bought a 2011 GMC 3500HD, crew cab, short box, single rear wheel, Duramax diesel
with the new Allison transmission. Took delivery on the 26th of August, 2010.
Until Ford upped their engines, the duramax was the most powerful diesel in any
North American pick up, with 379 HP and 765 ft/lbs of torque. There are already
rumours floating around that GM will offer software updates to match the 400 HP and
800 ft/lbs of torque that Ford has recently announced.
If GM were to offer a similar upgrade I don't know that I would bother. I feel that
our Max has more than enough power for what we need to pull our approximate
12,000 lb Monty.
A run on the highway of 300 miles gave us 23.8 mpg, that is on the slightly larger
Canadian gallon. In town driving is giving us 18 to 19 mpg.
We had our new truck all dished up with spray in Rhino box liner, Roll 'N' Lock, box
cover, new double swivel fifth wheel hitch, mud flaps, running boards, and some
pretty cool pin stripe painting.
We haven't towed our 2007, 2955RL Monty yet, but looking forward to heading south
the middle of November.
We sure love the new variable vane exhaust brake, it sure works great.
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PS: I sure hope the photo transfer works
 
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Old 09-18-2010, 03:16 PM   #2
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nice truck. hopping to get mine by mid oct it is a dually long box.i ordered the navi system as well with on star.hope it works better than some people say. best of luck with the new truck.
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Old 09-18-2010, 03:59 PM   #3
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Fine looking ride Klash......I really like my '08 dually. Nary a lick of trouble in three years and 58k miles.....Not as good of gas mileage though, but we enjoy it. Personally I wouldn't worry about the higher HP and torque. The stock truck has plenty of power......
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Old 09-18-2010, 04:07 PM   #4
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Very nice! Congratulations.
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Old 09-18-2010, 05:29 PM   #5
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Enjoy it. There is nothing like the smell of a new truck.
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Old 09-19-2010, 02:59 AM   #6
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Nice ride. Hope you have many safe miles.
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Old 09-19-2010, 08:20 AM   #7
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Wow, I like that. I'll have to avoid the dealer's lot now. I would have bought one of those in a heartbeat with that short bed had it been available. Oh well, we'll have to make do. Enjoy!
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