"Gene" wrote in message ...

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:09:35 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:36 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:48:39 -0400, John H
wrote:

After all y'all's comments about the 4WD, and the fact that I'm not too
desirous
of a white truck, I went with this one:

http://tinyurl.com/2a7lejw

Hopefully they'll leave that page up for a few days.

I drove it home last night. It drives well. But, it's definitely in a
bigger
league than the 4Runner.

Now if I can just find a nice place for the "Save the Bay" bumper
sticker.

I, for one, would be very interested in frequent updates, opinions,
and squawks. I'm seriously considering a K2500 or K3500 dually for a
replacement for the current truck....

I love this truck. I wish it had a little smaller turning radius, but so
far
that's all I've got to complain about. And, now that I know how much room
it
takes, even that's not a problem.

Towing that trailer, I get 35% better mileage than I got with the 4Runner.
On
the highway, I'm getting between 20 and 21 mpg. That's better than the
4Runner
by about a gallon. Can't complain, given the size of the turbo diesel. It's
comfortable, roomy, and I'm thrilled with it.

What sort of mileage are you seeing without towing?





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Reply:
the 20-21 would be non towing. I get about 18.5-19.5 running 79 mph to Los
Angeles and the newer Chevys have an extra gear in the tranny and get about
a mile better.