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Well, I am sure you will likely be happy with either. Any 2500 is a big step up in towing ability from a 150/1500. I’ve had my truck for 5 months and 5,000 miles of towing and don’t miss a diesel. Like you are considering, I went from a 1500 straight to a 2500 diesel. I didn’t really need a diesel but didn’t want to leave anything on the table in terms of capability. One additional thing to consider is you will likely get about 1/2 or a bit more of the added cost of the diesel back when you sell the truck. That offsets the cost to some degree of you do go for the diesel. For me, the gas truck makes more sense. Best of luck with your decision.
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Which model/trim did you end up with k1500?
Any likes dislikes?
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LT Texas/All Star Edition (they are the same thing) Z71 crew cab. Only thing I may change is the cloth seats. I would rather have leather, and aftermarket solutions exist. I started out looking at the Custom trim and am sure I would have been happy with that, but this truck was on the lot and available. Plus, the dealer gave me more for my trade than the lot with the Custom trim truck, so I really only spent around $1800 more to get the upgrade in trim, which was more like a $5,000+ bump on the sticker. I am sure a custom trimmed truck would have been just fine for my needs.
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For me with 3 kids, leather would be a really good idea lol
Love the gmc AT4. But they are proud of them
Thought about a custom but don’t like the front end. LT might be how I go
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With the exception of leather it is nicer/more features than the LTZ I had before.
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Around here, decent leather is a $1,200 to $1,300 job at the upholstery place for a full-size crew cab. I know guys that buy low-trim 4wd trucks and add the leather for durability and ease of cleaning.
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That’s about what I’m seeing. If the dealer checked the leather box I believe it would have been something like $900 or so more. My understanding is the aftermarket Katzkins leather is actually nicer than factory.
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Katzkins is nice. Wander how much that would cost for a 2500? Guess I better see if I can find that out
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Any update OP on how ur truck is doing? Still happy with the 6.6 gas?
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Still doing good. About 30,000 miles or so, maybe 1/4 of it towing. Towed a 22’ dual axle bumper pull camper through the Rockies with no issues. Pulls a boat like it isn’t even there. I don’t pull anything too heavy. I’m happy as can be with the power plant and transmission, and I don’t miss the diesel premium. Mileage isn’t great, but it would be worse fuel wise with a diesel. 12’ish around town. 14.5 highway at 75 mph. 18-18 at 55 mph. 9.5 or so towing at highway speeds.
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Brother has a 6.6 Gas and likes it Duramax was giving him DEF issues so he went with gas, went on a 500 mile trip in Oregon with it heavy loaded with cargo trailer, side by side above cab, and stiff headwinds Dalles canyon,saw around 6 MPG at 70 plus. Doubt Duramax in same conditions wound have done better than 8 MPG.
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My 2018 RAM diesel only gets between 6 and 8 pulling our 28ft pumper pull trailer through rolling hills and 18 mpg empty, sometimes more mostly less. The only advantage I see anymore is torque. It is nice to start at the bottom of a hill with trailer and have no problem gaining easy speed up the hill. Gassers have more HP though these days.
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I just finished an 1100 mile trip with a 22 F250 Godzilla. I never ever felt like I didn't have enough power to get started or pass. My trailer is about 7000# but the bigger issue is the front profile. I flipped my axles for ground clearance so it is about 6" taller. Being an older trailer it is pretty flat faced. We dealt with some noticeable wind coming west on I40 from Williams, AZ to I 15. 15 south from Victorville to Cajon Pass was a straight 30 MPH headwind. That was pretty nasty and my lie-o-meter showed 6.6 mpg through that stretch. Along I40 diesel was $1 a gallon more than gas. I just couldn't justify the diesel premium for my application.
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Took delivery of my new 2022 Chev 2500HD with the gas engine couple days ago. It was a painful process since the delivery company lost the keys to the truck so it took 6 weeks to actually get the vehicle.
Like it so far and nice to drive.
Trying to decide on a ranch hand grill guard or not for it.
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Why would you ever decide 'not'?...
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Lol just put the order in. Dealer is giving it to me at cost minus $500 for the pain it was to deliver the truck.
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Those Ranch Hand grills are hell for stout. Were like bellybuttons when I lived in TX - EVERYONE had one and I don't remember seeing a single one damaged, even after application of an opposing force...
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I'm up to about 4,000 miles on my 2022. The power increase over my 2013 6.0 is dramatic. Worked great towing about 7,000 lbs. of travel travel over I-70 from Denver to GJ. MPG is not great, but again, an improvement over the 6.0 and not far off the 2011 Cummins I had. Not far enough to justify the expense of a diesel at least.
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