Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box, SRW
Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box, SRW
Well, Marge and I dit it!!! We traded in our 06 350 Ford 6.0 and bought a 2011 Chevy Duramax. We have all of 150 miles on it and so far so good. We went with the SRW and standard box because some of the places I fish are a bit tight to get into. A dueully or long bed would be hard pressed to get in where I want to fish. Our first trip with the fifth wheel will be the Jackson Rally. It will be interesting how it pulls, etc. compared to the 6.0. Really looking forward to using the exhaust brake and see if it is as good as reported.
Basic description is 2011 Silverado 3500 SRW 4WD Crew LT, SRW, Summit White with Ebony Cloth Interior, Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel, Allison 6-Speed Auto Trans, 18" Aluminum Wheels, 18" All-Season Tires, 11,500 GVW and bunch of other stuff. Now I have to figure out how to change our personal info, ie: delete the Ford and add the Chevy.
Mike
PS: I am not spending my childrens inheritance, they are inheriting my DEBT
Basic description is 2011 Silverado 3500 SRW 4WD Crew LT, SRW, Summit White with Ebony Cloth Interior, Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel, Allison 6-Speed Auto Trans, 18" Aluminum Wheels, 18" All-Season Tires, 11,500 GVW and bunch of other stuff. Now I have to figure out how to change our personal info, ie: delete the Ford and add the Chevy.
Mike
PS: I am not spending my childrens inheritance, they are inheriting my DEBT
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Very nice congrats and yes the exhaust brake works very well.
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Mike, Congratulations on your new Chevy truck. With all the new Chevy trucks that our members are buying , this could turn into a Chevy , Cardinal Forum
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
mikenmarge wrote:Well, Marge and I dit it!!! We traded in our 06 350 Ford 6.0 and bought a 2011 Chevy Duramax.
Very Nice truck Mike I know you will enjoy it but Just how much did Marge have to do with except for having her arm twisted
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Loved my Duramax, many happy miles with it. Love those GM seats (I'll never hear the end of selling that truck from the DW). Enjoy!
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Hey Don! It was actually Marge's idea - I think she got the hint from Susanna Mike
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
And Mike nobody will believe you on that story even through its true
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Sounds kind of familar.
Did you give up some wheelbase? Not sure what model Ford you had.
I like mine.
Did you give up some wheelbase? Not sure what model Ford you had.
I like mine.
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
congrats on the new ride! I cant argue with the switch from a 6.0 generation, those Chevy's sure are nice!
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
campswithcritters wrote:Loved my Duramax, many happy miles with it. Love those GM seats (I'll never hear the end of selling that truck from the DW). Enjoy!
I WOULD say, "Neener, Neener, NEENER'', but that would NOT be nice and I like Sharon too much and give her rides any time we are around her........
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Nice looking Ride , should do the job for you. Now, you gotta put miles on it , to break it in .....................ohhhhh, the things we have to do.
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Looks nice, I like the white. I am sure you will be impressed with the performance. The Chevy, Duramax-Allison combination is a proven pair. I still miss my Ford CC dually but I don't miss the 6.0.
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
John: Our 06 Ford was also a short wheel base 4x4. If I remember correctly Ford short bed is about three inches longer than the Chevy.
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
Mike something to look forward to coming back over the mountains from the coast today my mpg was 12.7
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Re: Bought a new 2011 Chev 3500 Duramax, 4x4, standard box,
YEAH!!! I imagine we'll need to get some "break-in" time. I'm taking it on a fishing trip this weekend about 130 mi. each way. Then we leave Wed. for Carson City which will give it about 750 miles round trip. Not sure if we are taking Hwy 50 or going up through Jackson and over, but we won't be towing anything, so it should be a good trip for putting on a variety of driving.
By the way, I looked at the picture of your truck on the Name Area on your post. Does your truck have some fender flares to finish off the tire opening on the side bed? They make them after market and sort of give a nice finish to the edge of the fender around the tire. Here is one website that I found: http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/supp ... lares6.asp They can be painted in any color. I'm going to ck with the dealer to see if they have them, but they don't show them on the Chevy site.
Also, I'll be having Linex installed. My friend in Oregon says that his friend who owns a GM dealership in Oregon has Linex sprayed in the fender wells, and even in between the outer and inner walls of the bed of all his trucks on the lot. Says it helps give it more strength so it's not so tinny and is good for cutting down on road noise. Have you or anyone else on the list heard of this before? I plan to talk to the Linex guy about it when I go see him this week. Mike
By the way, I looked at the picture of your truck on the Name Area on your post. Does your truck have some fender flares to finish off the tire opening on the side bed? They make them after market and sort of give a nice finish to the edge of the fender around the tire. Here is one website that I found: http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/supp ... lares6.asp They can be painted in any color. I'm going to ck with the dealer to see if they have them, but they don't show them on the Chevy site.
Also, I'll be having Linex installed. My friend in Oregon says that his friend who owns a GM dealership in Oregon has Linex sprayed in the fender wells, and even in between the outer and inner walls of the bed of all his trucks on the lot. Says it helps give it more strength so it's not so tinny and is good for cutting down on road noise. Have you or anyone else on the list heard of this before? I plan to talk to the Linex guy about it when I go see him this week. Mike