Duramax or Cummins?
Hey guys,
Been wanting to buy a truck for a while now and i do not know which one to buy. my real question is whether to buy a gas or diesel truck. To be honest I’m probably not going to tow anything unless I buy a boat sometime in the future. I really want a diesel truck because in my opinion a diesel truck is a real truck. I know that diesel mpg than gas but other than that I don’t know very much. I have had my eye on a duramax for some time now with the Allison but the Cummins motor is pretty hard to beat from what I have seen. -any advice much appreciated thanks |
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Diesels do get better MPG and have a longer life expectancy than a gas motor would, if you plan on towing at all I would get a diesel.
If you were talking motor vs motor I would say get a Cummins, unfortunately its not jsut motors, with that Cummins you get bad electronics and tranny's plus a harsher ride. Duramax's have their issues as well (LB7's injectprs)(LLY's overheating prone when towing), ect. There is no perfect truck but I think a 60/07 Duramax LBZ will be pretty darn close. 6 speed allison, pretty much any tiny little bugs worked out of the motor Good to go... Personally I wouldnt buy a newer one unless you planned on ripping all the smog crap off (DPF, ect). Where I live in CA they make you smog diesels so a new one and tearing all that off isnt an option... |
Originally Posted by Al31031
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Not knocking the Cummins but I like my D-Max
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yea unfortunately my 12v is attached to a dodge. but the newer truck frames are supposed to be a real step up. i havent really been in a new truck aside from my buds lb7 sierra, and it is sweet as hell, but it also has like 15k in the motor and tranny :scare2: if i had that kinda dogh to drop i think my 350K mile truck would be bitchen as well :dang:
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Originally Posted by HydroElectric
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yea unfortunately my 12v is attached to a dodge. but the newer truck frames are supposed to be a real step up. i havent really been in a new truck aside from my buds lb7 sierra, and it is sweet as hell, but it also has like 15k in the motor and tranny :scare2: if i had that kinda dogh to drop i think my 350K mile truck would be bitchen as well :dang:
from the outside you wouldn't be able to tell, but she has decent power and is a very reliable daily driver... most of that is in mods, but there are quite a bit of "fixes" as well junk Dodge front ends! (not like the IFS front ends are any better!) |
Here's an old thread but worth reading I think - https://www.dieselbombers.com/genera...werstroke.html
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They all have there own issues. I would go with the one you like the best
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Diesel. Even if you dont tow its good to have, they can idle for a long time and not over heat (helps if you live in a area with lots of traffic or in a area in which you would need to evacuate for a hurricane
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