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Old 05-31-2008, 09:56 AM
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Plus diesel trucks are CHEAP right now
 
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Old 05-31-2008, 09:56 AM
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If you need to build credit get a credit card with a low limit high interest rate and pay the balance off every month, do that for 6 months then go apply for truck credit.

The worse thing to do is buy more then you can afford.
 
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Old 05-31-2008, 02:22 PM
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If you do that make sure you have a $0 balance on the card having a balance on the card will drop your credit rating.
 
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Old 05-31-2008, 02:44 PM
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Yes Well I am keeping the Regal.I love that car.Dad wants to keep the S10 for himself now just because diesel is more expensive than gas right now.So I would only be able to trade the Regal and I really don't want to if I don't have to.
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 08:06 AM
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Thats fine just work hard and save your money and you will get your Duramax.
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 08:17 AM
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hate to say it but i started of with a 86 mazda b2000 2wd. just worked my way up.
buy cheap do a little work and resell for a profit or try to at least break even.

starting right off with a older dmax still isn't cheap. i havn't looked at any used dmax but i would guess a older one still around 20G.

i havn't hear much good about the 6.5s... if your bound to stay with GM??
i would go with a 6.2 and you can turbo them easy.
you can get a really nice 6.2 for 5g or less easy!
also the 6.2's are solid front axle 10 bolt or dana 60
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:02 AM
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Well I really don't care about the axles.I won't be doing much towing anyway.This would strictly be a work truck to haul and occasional load.
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:26 AM
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If you arent doing much towing then axles wont really matter all you will need is to have the truck get you from point A to point B. The 6.5s are good trucks but they do have so heating issues, and if you are willing to put some money into them they will run great.
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:39 AM
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Well I wouldn't put alot into it just enough so I can get higher resale value and get rid of it in 2yrs.It's just a truck to get me by.Although I would prefer it to have a 12v Cummins instead of the Detroit Diesel.
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DuramaxBen
Well I wouldn't put alot into it just enough so I can get higher resale value and get rid of it in 2yrs.It's just a truck to get me by.Although I would prefer it to have a 12v Cummins instead of the Detroit Diesel.
Then you'll just have to build one.
 


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