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Old 05-01-2008, 12:26 PM
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Overall what is your opinion of you Dmax? What are you comparing it too?

Tell us about it and post a (1) photo of each one you've owned if you have one.
 

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Old 05-01-2008, 12:27 PM
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Seems like the diesel to have for the least amount of $$ for Bombs to have a Kick Truck
 

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Old 05-01-2008, 12:38 PM
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I have had 3 Duramax equipped trucks.

03 Ex cab SB 4x4 with D/A I loved the truck and never had any problems with it. It traded it in for my 07.5. The reason I traded it was because the cab was too small for my growing family. Plus my wife hate the droan of the exhaust I put on it.
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05 CC SB 4x4 with D/A. I also loved this truck. Never any problems other then the typical steering shaft clunk which was fixed. It was perfect for my growing family until the NBS was introduced and I had to order one. Which I also traded this truck for my 07.5.
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07.5 CC SB 4x4 with D/A. This is my favorite of all of them. I have no complaints about this one (nor the others) but the cab is silent, you cannot hear any wind noise, the engine is strong. I do not plan on trading this one in unless something happens that I need a mini van.


I searched and did tons of research on all the big 3 before my first purchase in 2003. I chose the Dmax for the ride, the interior, and power train. Not to mention I have a FAN # from GM so I get really good pricing. I have never owned a diesel before these so I cannot compare them to actual experience of other brands.
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 12:52 PM
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My current LLY DMAX is the BOMB!! Compared to my two previous LB7's.
 
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My LB7 is pretty much unstopable....

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Old 05-01-2008, 02:37 PM
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Got 3 LB7's, my LLY and one LBZ in our fleet. 2 LB7's over 200k, one with 150k, mine has 44k and the LBZ has 75k.

All 3 LB7's have had injectors, waterpumps and 'pump rub', all else is maintenance. Mine's been great since I fixed the overheating with a Rad Mod V2 and the LBZ has been unstopable since day one.
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 02:48 PM
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02 LB7 lost the block and crank due to injector failure...... flooded the crank case with 20qt of fuel to 10qt of oil.... got 8 new INJ out of it

currently sitting since xmas-eve weekend


plans new block and crank, billet rods, cut piston, socal cam, moded cp3 studs and possible a gt40 main studs as well and other goodies

already has a sc4 1056 tranny setup
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 03:22 PM
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our 01 has been awesome... 280,000+ miles and we just put a flat bed on it this spring... the 05 tends to overheat with anything behind and loves to get 13mpg.....
 
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Love my LBZ the biggest problem is the lack of funds to make it go faster.
 
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Old 05-01-2008, 06:22 PM
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got to say that my LLY has treated me real good it is the only one i have had pulled everything i could throw at it even when i had a blown head gasket
 


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