GM guye to the bone! Advice on buyeing new to me truck

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1290Pine

Discussion Starter · 17 d ago

In short its getting time for me to replace my 98 2500 ive driven for 21 years!! I want a crew cab short bed 4x4, if i go 1/2 ton i want the biggest power available and theres lifter and trans issues ime aware of so what to stay away from? If i go 3/4 ton same questions. If i was to seek out a 3/4 ton duramax what years? Todays cost of vehicles is crazy and i cant afford to make an error, my freind bought a denali 1/2 ton used but he has had nothing but trouble with lifters bent pushrods ect that cant happen so ime doing some research. I just want a truck to town a couple of snowmobiles in winter and maybe a camper a few times a year but be confortable to drive to florida from ma if i wanted to. Pard my spelling!! TY Richie

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DoMDrty

· #2 · 17 d ago

The used market is pretty rough right now. Used trucks are still over priced, even with high miles. If I was going to drop some serious coin I'd just go new. I didn't shop new 1500s with a 6.2L, but I've seen new Silverados with 5.3L 4x4 for 5-10K under MSRP in the DC area.

The lifter issue has stopped me from buying a new GM truck. I'm still a little salty about GM taking 10+years to replace my Takata airbag. If they refuse to fix something like that I'd hate to deal with them about faulty lifters.

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Litljay

· #3 · 14 d ago

For comfort you can't beat a 1/2 ton, unless you load the bed of a 3/4 ton with 500lbs of something. How big is the camper you pull? 6.2l will have plenty of power to pull the snowmobiles to wherever you want to go.

I'm a little salty with GM right now. Bought a '21 High Country with a 6.2L and 10 speed in March of '21. With just 4000 miles on it, I got a Low Engine Oil light. Took it to the stealership and was told to just add oil and monitor it. Every 1500 miles (or so) after that, had to add a quart of oil. Kept taking it back to dealership every 1500 miles and bitched to them about it. Kept being told that unless it's burning/losing more than a quart every 1,000 miles it was normal. Finally, started noticing a cold start ticking that would go away presumably once oil got to the top end. Took it back to the dealership to now bitch about the ticking. They confirmed lifter issues and tore it apart. The mechanic (friend of mine), mentioned to me that he didn't like the looks of 2 cylinders and was putting in to GM to replace the motor completely. This is at 30k miles mind you. GM said, nope, replace the lifters and put it back together.
Granted, the lifter replacement has stopped/dramatically reduced the oil consumption and it's running great now. However, 2 things come to mind for me. It took 2 year and 30,000 miles of me bitching for them to do anything in the first place and do I have a ticking time bomb with the potentially damaged cylinders?

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DoMDrty

· #4 · 14 d ago

Litljay said:
For comfort you can't beat a 1/2 ton, unless you load the bed of a 3/4 ton with 500lbs of something. How big is the camper you pull? 6.2l will have plenty of power to pull the snowmobiles to wherever you want to go.

I'm a little salty with GM right now. Bought a '21 High Country with a 6.2L and 10 speed in March of '21. With just 4000 miles on it, I got a Low Engine Oil light. Took it to the stealership and was told to just add oil and monitor it. Every 1500 miles (or so) after that, had to add a quart of oil. Kept taking it back to dealership every 1500 miles and bitched to them about it. Kept being told that unless it's burning/losing more than a quart every 1,000 miles it was normal. Finally, started noticing a cold start ticking that would go away presumably once oil got to the top end. Took it back to the dealership to now bitch about the ticking. They confirmed lifter issues and tore it apart. The mechanic (friend of mine), mentioned to me that he didn't like the looks of 2 cylinders and was putting in to GM to replace the motor completely. This is at 30k miles mind you. GM said, nope, replace the lifters and put it back together.
Granted, the lifter replacement has stopped/dramatically reduced the oil consumption and it's running great now. However, 2 things come to mind for me. It took 2 year and 30,000 miles of me bitching for them to do anything in the first place and do I have a ticking time bomb with the potentially damaged cylinders?

Sounds like GM. They will fight customers tooth and nail just to save a dime. I'm probably going to buy a new Tundra. That's a shame because I really like the 2023 Sierra SLT and Elevation trims.

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shakenfake

· #5 · 13 d ago

One of my coworkers has a '23 Tundra and he likes it.

Two coworkers though got rid of their '21s within a year though.

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DirtyBlackHoe

· #6 · 13 d ago

I personally would go drive them all and see what you like. I am diehard GM, then Ram, then F150 ETC, but after driving them all, I would without a doubt go buy a new Ford. I was blown away with how much better built they felt, their interior layout and functions, etc.

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shakenfake

· #7 · 13 d ago

To expand on what I said above, one ended up in a '22 Kia Stinger GT1 and the other ended up in a '21 Silverado RST.

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