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Post by John SD on Nov 16, 2011 15:49:19 GMT -5
Going through the junk mail and my eye caught this ad from one of the local used car jockey places. They have a '95 GMC 6.5L/auto 1500 EC short box 4x4 with 147K miles priced at $5990. Sounds like a lot of money to me for a pickup with that age and miles, but it does look nice in the pics. I realize the 6.5L diesel had a few more quirks and was not as reliable as the 6.2L. Particulary the problematic electric vs more reliable mechanical fuel pump. Did the '95 models have electric or mechanical? Not sayin' I'm even gonna stop and look at it but it's right across the super slab when I go to pick up the grill guard for my new atv at the 4 wheeler dealer. I would use something like this as a go to town outfit with no hard trailer towing. I would hope in the process to attain 20 mpg most of the time. I'll see if I can get it to pop up online here. www.goodrichmotors.com/Vehicle-Special/1995-GMC-SIERRA-15-Spearfish-South-Dakota-57783-1949386 |
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Post by dm479 on Nov 16, 2011 18:16:46 GMT -5
best thing to do with it is take a sleg hammer to it and kill it befor more show up ------------------------------dave
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Post by wheatfarmer on Nov 16, 2011 20:37:44 GMT -5
Look at the price of diesel and the price of gas. Bottom line would be to get a small pickup and let the fuel price and mpg savings help pay for it. I may be wrong, but I wouldn't be holding my breath for 20 mpg even with the diesel engine.
for myself, 3 years ago I got a 4 cyl Toyota pickup. Hate like hell to buy foreign, but that little thing is the cheapest runabout on the place.
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Post by John SD on Nov 16, 2011 21:10:16 GMT -5
Look at the price of diesel and the price of gas. Bottom line would be to get a small pickup and let the fuel price and mpg savings help pay for it. I may be wrong, but I wouldn't be holding my breath for 20 mpg even with the diesel engine. for myself, 3 years ago I got a 4 cyl Toyota pickup. Hate like hell to buy foreign, but that little thing is the cheapest runabout on the place. If I were buying new, I think I would go with a Toyota. I believe the Tundra is at least assembled in Ohio. I'm still a bit PO'd at GM over the government bailout deal that shafted the company stockholders. I could have bought a pretty decent used pickup if I had only been smart enough to cash in my GM stock and do it.  The thing about a small pickup is they are pretty limited on cab room if you have more than one passenger along. An atv doesn't fit well in the back either. I'm kinda biased against small pickups from riding in my neighbor's Ford Ranger 4x4. Maybe a Toyota is better. The Ranger feels cramped inside, and is too high off the ground for me to comfortably get in and out. And IMO, the Ranger doesn't really do enough better than a full size on fuel to be worth the aggravation. I realize a similar statement can be applied to older GM diesels too. ;D |
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Post by wheatfarmer on Nov 16, 2011 21:21:35 GMT -5
Look at the price of diesel and the price of gas. Bottom line would be to get a small pickup and let the fuel price and mpg savings help pay for it. I may be wrong, but I wouldn't be holding my breath for 20 mpg even with the diesel engine. for myself, 3 years ago I got a 4 cyl Toyota pickup. Hate like hell to buy foreign, but that little thing is the cheapest runabout on the place. If I were buying new, I think I would go with a Toyota. I believe the Tundra is at least assembled in Ohio. I'm still a bit PO'd at GM over the government bailout deal that shafted the company stockholders. I could have bought a pretty decent used pickup if I had only been smart enough to cash in my GM stock and do it. The thing about a small pickup is they are pretty limited on cab room if you have more than one passenger along. An atv doesn't fit well in the back either. I'm kinda biased against small pickups from riding in my neighbor's Ford Ranger 4x4. Maybe a Toyota is better. The Ranger feels cramped inside, and is too high off the ground for me to comfortably get in and out. And IMO, the Ranger doesn't really do enough better than a full size on fuel to be worth the aggravation. I realize a similar statement can be applied to older GM diesels too. ;D toyota tacoma and ford ranger are peas in a pod, except the toy will get better fuel mileage. I have extended cab and definitely a 2 person vehicle, but most times there is only one of me as the other 2 me's hold down the fort or try to work while I am gone. Nothing gets done though till the me that is gone gets back to help myself and I get busy. |
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Post by JoshuaGA on Nov 16, 2011 22:07:39 GMT -5
Nah, think I'd pass. Rather dad's plain Jane F150. 01 V6 extended cab longbed 2WD. Not the most gutsy thing but it will get you there, will do about 15-16 mpg as a runabout, little less pulling the hay trailer. Heck of alot better than mine, figured up my mileage the other day, sniff sniff  not impressive at all, |
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Post by glowplug on Nov 16, 2011 22:10:08 GMT -5
Best diesel pickup is the older Fords with the 7.3 Navistar diesel. Sadly, the EPA didn't like that great engine and Ford's 6.0 and 6.6 diesels that followed the 7.3 sucked.
Haven't heard how the new twin turbo diesel is doing.
Way back, the Ford Ranger has an option of a Jap diesel. That engine outlasted the truck body many times over.
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Post by Rich© on Nov 18, 2011 0:42:51 GMT -5
Nah, think I'd pass. Rather dad's plain Jane F150. 01 V6 extended cab longbed 2WD. Not the most gutsy thing but it will get you there, will do about 15-16 mpg as a runabout, little less pulling the hay trailer. Heck of alot better than mine, figured up my mileage the other day, sniff sniff not impressive at all, I'm with Josh. First off... anything diesel made by GM Before the Duramax do yourself a favor and leave that oversized boat anchor sit right where it is to finish rusting down. Secondly as another poster said.... get a gasser of smaller cubic inches and deal with lack of power for a better fuel mileage. If you want cheap John... look at a mid 80's to 90's chevy with the 4.3 v6 in a half ton version. It do you right on fuel. The 4.3 is basically chevy's 5.7 missing two cylinders and these engines were bulletproof. I had one of the first ones in an 87 pickup in high school and just tore the absolute living piss out of that truck and that engine still kept going... granted, it was burning a quart of 50 weight motor oil every 100 miles I had the rings so far gone with my hot rodding it but the damn thing never did blow up. half ton.. 6 cylinder gas... full sized pickup... pick them up all day long used for less then half of what that dealership is asking for that worthless piece of shit you just listed they are trying to pawn off. I'm telling ya John.. Ain't noone here telling you to run away from that pile of junk because we want to swoop it up. No man deserves the misery that pickup is going to bring you. |
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Post by iowa55 on Nov 18, 2011 3:43:09 GMT -5
I have a '93 Ford F250 7.3l factory Turbo Diesel ...Not rusted out, 4x4 that I would sell for less than that.
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Post by acfarmer on Nov 18, 2011 23:04:43 GMT -5
Best to drink a case of beer and forget about that truck.
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Post by kduffy on Nov 19, 2011 21:38:46 GMT -5
I guess I missed it, did Rich have an opinion? Hell after that 5.7 that dad had, he swore to never own another diesel. He did buy a '09 King Ranch Powerchoke recently though.
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not impressive at all, 
