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Dee Schuyler
08-14-2005, 16:17
Had 700 miles on the new truck when I had the oil changed and hooked on to the 31' fifth wheel and we towed it up to the Canadian Border and back, for a total of 3000 miles round trip.
Truck ran great no problems, milage not fully figured yet but at this point looks to be better than the 04 Ford superduty I made the trip with last year.
I think the Chev has some features that I like better than the Ford and also a couple on the Ford that I like better, the mirrors on the Ford seem to work better for me, but there is something to be said for the auto in and out feature.
And a big plus, I did not have to go to a Dealer
and get either a intercooler hose replaced, or a complete intercooler replacement like I did with the Ford!
I think this Duramax is going to work out great!
Truck is a 05 Silverado 3500 LT
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markrinker
08-16-2005, 18:27
Sounds fun! I've been loving all the towing features of the DMax. What a truck!

REDTRUCK05
08-16-2005, 19:40
Sounds like a great trip. When you post your mpg, would you also let us know your weight and average speed? thanks for the input.