It would be a good buy at 1/2 the price. I liked the old 6.2 - 6.5 GM's. They got better mileage than later, more powerful trucks, yet pulled OK. Not up to today's ratings of course.
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Quote: And now to all you that posted that this is a poor tow vehicle. I would like to know why?
It has a 6.5 diesel. This engine somehow manages to combine all the downsides of a diesel (noise, smoke, vibration, fuel hassles) with the downsides of a gas V8 (mileage, poor durability), and the power of a gas 6-cylinder. Bottom-end problems, IP problems, turbop problems, block & head casting problems...you're better off with a gas V6. DD's record with any 4-stroke smaller than a Class 7 engine is pretty dismal.
John
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A 2001~2002 Duramax/Allison with that kind of mileage could be bought for around $15,000~18,000.
$10,000 is way too much for that truck. If I had that much to spend, I belive I would search a little farther, add some more $$$ to it and buy a D-Max.
Just my $.02.
Trucks with 8 lug nuts sell like hot cakes in my area. That truck would only be worth at best, $5,000, around here.
Nope. 6.2 was always an "automotive" diesel. If not worked too hard I have seen many past the 250k. (It will take about 3~4 fuel pumps to make it there)
The GM 350 diesel was the automotive diesel made from a olds gas 350 block. The 6.2/6.5 were designed as light truck engines, used in DOT class 1-3 trucks, ie up to 13500 GVWR or the typical max GVWR 1 ton. Yes they will last reasonably long when used as they should be, use them like a lot of things incorrectly, they blow up and do not do what they were supposed to do!
Marty
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