[SEL] What kind of truck? Gas or Diesel

Mike Royster mr at carolina.rr.com
Sat Dec 20 15:14:29 PST 2008


I have the new Chevy Silverado 2500 with the duramaz 6 speed automatic. 
Loads of torque, quick acceleration, pulls great.  I have a service body on 
it full of tools and it gets 17-19mpg  combination city / highway driving. 
I like it.

MR
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] What kind of truck? Gas or Diesel


> Tommy i have a friend the has a salvage business with autos. He was
> going to buy a newer ford with the 6.0 D engine. Factor rep told him
> to stay awayFrom them they had them down all over the country. He
> said stay with Cummins or the Duramax.
> R Fink
> PA
>
>
>
> At 11:31 AM 12/20/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>>I am kind of with Elden, only 200,000!!  I bet you take good care of it, 
>>and
>>that engine should go 5-600,000 with little to no problem.  Like one guy
>>told me, I drive a Cummins with a Dodge wrapped around it.  Me, I have
>>625,000 on a 7.3 Ford, and I would head to the West coast tomorrow, if I 
>>had
>>a load.  My next truck will probably be a 04-06 Chevy Duramax.  Darn good
>>value for the money.
>
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