[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by i82much

My father has a 2.7 Ecoboost that blew up at less than 20k miles of light duty. But that is just a single data point and it would be unreasonable to make broader inferences. If there had been an Ecoboost F150 with the heavy payload package or a Super Duty gasser in town for about the same price as my 6.0 2500HD, I would have had a really tough choice to make. But I specifically wanted a base model crew cab standard bed with a rear locker, the Chevy dealer had one at 20% off MSRP, so I pulled the trigger.

I suspect I will be getting ****ty gas mileage and towing at unreasonable engine speeds for a long, long time before my 6.0 engine gives up. At that point, I will start a thread about how to convert a 2016 2500HD over to a Pontiac stroker. Probably have to move to Haiti or something to get away with that ...

I'm sure that truck will treat you just fine. The high rpm hill climbs while towing can be a little unnerving but overall they are pretty good trucks and drive pretty nice.
I only went with a duramax for a few reasons. I already had a beautiful 79 1 ton 454/400 turbo that I towed with for more than 20 years and was happy. Best damn truck I ever had. But the single cab with a growing family started to raise concerns, plus my parents moving out and ride sharing, 5 of us wouldn't work. I couldn't find a suitable 70's crew cab with a BBC so I started looking at newer trucks. Neighbor already had a duramax and borrowed my 28' enclosed trailer one day, I rode along. I was hooked at that point as that thing yanked my trailer around like it wasn't even there.
So a crew cab duramax is what I ended up with. It's now 15 years old and paid for. It can haul 5 people comfortably and tows like nothing else. I just hope it lasts me the rest of my life because I don't want to spend $70k on a new one LOL

[i82much]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

I'm sure that truck will treat you just fine. The high rpm hill climbs while towing can be a little unnerving but overall they are pretty good trucks and drive pretty nice.
I only went with a duramax for a few reasons. I already had a beautiful 79 1 ton 454/400 turbo that I towed with for more than 20 years and was happy. Best damn truck I ever had. But the single cab with a growing family started to raise concerns, plus my parents moving out and ride sharing, 5 of us wouldn't work. I couldn't find a suitable 70's crew cab with a BBC so I started looking at newer trucks. Neighbor already had a duramax and borrowed my 28' enclosed trailer one day, I rode along. I was hooked at that point as that thing yanked my trailer around like it wasn't even there.
So a crew cab duramax is what I ended up with. It's now 15 years old and paid for. It can haul 5 people comfortably and tows like nothing else. I just hope it lasts me the rest of my life because I don't want to spend $70k on a new one LOL

Exactly. Whether you are looking at a Pontiac vs. LS engine for your classic Pontiac, a diesel vs. gas for your HD truck, new vs. used car, it always comes down to two questions - what are you trying to accomplish and how does it pencil out financially?

So for instance I figure I'll get a travel trailer around 6k lbs and tow it for the most part on country roads with a 55 mph speed limit - no steep interstate climbs for me. A gas HD truck makes perfect sense. You add some steep climbs on interstates with a 70 mph limit or change it to a 10k trailer, probably going to be unhappy right?

Same deal with a Pontiac vs. LS engine. You want to run 12's or high 11's, 500 horsepower, no problem with a Pontiac. But if you are going to hand-calculate your gas mileage every tank and grumble about how an LS engine could have gotten a few more mpg than your Pontiac stroker, then maybe you should be in the junkyard looking for an LS swap.