Quote Originally Posted by Pattercore View Post
I have a 2003 Chevrolet 2500HD extended cab with the 6.0L and a 4L80E Automatic Transmission. Almost has 350,000 miles on the Engine and uses 3/4 of a quart of oil every 3000 miles. I still to this day would hop in the truck and drive around the world, very relieable... I've replaced the transmission the transfer case and the normal front end parts (normal maint.) This truck was a former FABCO CAT truck it had a gooseneck hitch in the truck before I bought it and it also was a plow truck from the previous owner.. This truck has Been worked all of its life and Since I bought it. It has even a harder life now. I bought the truck with 145,541 miles on it. I've hauled everything from Rough Sawn Lumber to 2.5 Ton trucks.. and hauled a bumper pull 32ft enclosed trailer that weighed 18-20,000 LBS. My heaviest Load hauled in the box was 5,400 lbs of cut steel.. I highly recommend Getting this style Truck for any kind of hauling..



The Bad: 8-10 mpg when hauling and maybe on a good day 13mpg empty...
Cab noise -loud exhaust fixes that.
Pattercore: I thank you very much for the reply. From someone who owns and uses what I think may be my best bet.. it is great to get a real world review of someone who has put 200,000 miles on one and had the results I'm looking for. Thank you sir for chiming in on this one!