Letter from GM CEO to me

[secondgearscratch]

who/why the fuck wants a manual tranny in a pickup???

i got a manual z, i love it, but when you are pushing snow/trafficing/daily drivingj--forget it!

i gots a 02 duramax, it sux compared to the new ones (tho the new ones are butt ugly) they would look good if they had bigger tires tho

who the fuck wouldnt want a manual in any thing. i had a manual zr2 and everyone bitches about it with lifted trucks and half tons but they all like em when they drive em. they dont have big tires because gm is cheap and wants to look like they are fuel saving conscious. which we know is bullshit the minute you drive a chevy truck. they are fuel sluts.

Ok, i would only get a deisel if i was towing, so i would rather have a manual. Not only that it's more fun having a manual in a diesel so you can blow more soot. The new duramax's suck to drive to they shift like shit IMO. I hate dodges but would get a dodge only cause of the Cummins motor.

Sarge why didn't you go with the GMC, after all they are professional grade.

totally and completely agree, except i kinda like the new duramax's. not my thing with the body, but its got the duramax. what more could you want (except a manual)?

[02ultraZ]

totally and completely agree, except i kinda like the new duramax's. not my thing with the body, but its got the duramax. what more could you want (except a manual)?

I like the motor, they have worked out most of the kinks too. They do come with a tiptronic style shifter but it's on the gear selector and is uncomfortable when you try to shift manually. The interior was gorgeous and all and the one I test drove had a lift on it and rims and big tires. It was brand new though. It was modded by a company called regency i think they are out of texas. Maybe the lift kit screwed with the truck a little but my friend has a '01 dodge with the cummins. That thing is so fucking loud and blows mad soot out of a single 7" slash cut on the passenger side. You can blow soot right into a window or all over pedestrians. Not too mention he can pull out in 6th gear! Then just run the truck all the way up to 100mph. But when he does shift you can hear the turbo and the exhaust it's just awesome. Granted it's not stock.

[secondgearscratch]

I like the motor, they have worked out most of the kinks too. They do come with a tiptronic style shifter but it's on the gear selector and is uncomfortable when you try to shift manually. The interior was gorgeous and all and the one I test drove had a lift on it and rims and big tires. It was brand new though. It was modded by a company called regency i think they are out of texas. Maybe the lift kit screwed with the truck a little but my friend has a '01 dodge with the cummins. That thing is so fucking loud and blows mad soot out of a single 7" slash cut on the passenger side. You can blow soot right into a window or all over pedestrians. Not too mention he can pull out in 6th gear! Then just run the truck all the way up to 100mph. But when he does shift you can hear the turbo and the exhaust it's just awesome. Granted it's not stock.

cummins are bad ass. two of my buddies have duramax's. ones an 02 and one is an 05, both crew cab regular beds. both have the banks six gun but the 02 has the banks big boss wastegate and the full banks exhaust. its a fucking monster! both of them are.

i almost bought a 98 cummins 2500 but it was the twelve valve and they are almost obsolete compared to the 24s. still cool as hell though.

diesels are nuts thats for sure! pull out in 6th...WHOOOOO WEEEE. i want one.

[99blueZ]

thanks for going GM sarge! I fucking hate ford trucks - and i have a valid arguement too. At my summer job i drive trucks for a park district. We have a '96 GMC 3500 dump, and then a ton of fords - a '97 F-150, '97 F-250, '05 F-250, and a '05 F350 dump. All of the ford trucks have shitty ass cheap interiors, weak engines, and HORRIBLE brakes. Once you hook up a trailer to the fords you have to stand on the damn brakes to come to a stop - very unsafe.

The GMC dump is a great truck. Its the oldest in the fleet and runs great. Its got a powerful 454.

We are always dumping $$ into the damn fords - even the new ones. I asked my boss and he said that they only buy more fords because of their budget - fords are cheaper. They are finally fed up with the fords and this year they said fuck the budge and went and bought a new '07 2500 quad cab chevy. Its a sweet ass truck!! Smokes 'em up real nice!!!!

[9t8z28]

Fuck the new duramax's, you can't even get a manual tranny...

Ha, who needs a manual when you got an Alisson Tranny!

[9t8z28]

We got a brand new Chevy, 1 ton, 4x4, 4 door dually w/ Duramax/Allisson.

Its like a Cadillac! We hooked up a programmer and the thing is F-in fast and shifts nice.

All of the Fords have shitty interiors, horrible stearing, and do pretty good towing.

[Kjz99z28]

My dad's got a new Silverado. I love the thing.

Good job, Sarge!!

[Firebug]

I got it.... I'll post some pics....

[310stanger]

not all ford trucks have bad interiors. the 04+ f150 has a really nice interior, thats why the new GM's upgraded. theres no way you are telling me ford truck interiors are inferior to a 05 and older chevy. Ford truck brakes sucking ass, that i completely agree with times 100 million. they are awful. the gas engines are really weak, i agree with that. BUt the 6.0 powerstroke is real strong and the new 6.4 is a fucking monster with the twin turbos.

[86 IROC-Z]

WTB: [pictures] 40g

[patricksd]

Fuck the new duramax's, you can't even get a manual tranny...

Who would want a manual tranny in a diesel truck? The automatics hold up better, shift faster, and offer better performance than a manual tranny.

I'd buy a Cummins before a Duramax, but a Duramax before a Powerstroke

[Blitzed]

The new 6.4 are having issues with there turbos leaking, and lets not get started that the fucking DPF's. Thats somthing that all Diesels have to deal with

[predator]

You ppl and your automatics on diesels... My dads 04 (possibly 05) cummin w/ 6 speed is a NASTY truck... and its unmodded... Who want a standard on a truck... I would say a man would... If you cant pull a trailer with a stick shift you need to have an xray of your crotch and make sure your balls are still there... Especailly a truck with 600 ft/lbs of torque... put it in granny low... let off the clutch and it will pretty much pull itself with no throttle even with 20 bails of hay behind it...

Who would want a manual tranny in a diesel truck? The automatics hold up better, shift faster, and offer better performance than a manual tranny.

I'd buy a Cummins before a Duramax, but a Duramax before a Powerstroke

and autos hold up better? WTF... putting that much torque through an auto thers no way it will last longer... Y do you think 90% of big rigs are manual?

also it sounds to me like your wanting to race your deisel... and dont get me wrong they can be quick trucks, but seriously... a 10,000 lb truck just shouldnt be a drag car...

BTW... grats on the purchase Sarge...

-me

[02ultraZ]

You ppl and your automatics on diesels... My dads 04 (possibly 05) cummin w/ 6 speed is a NASTY truck... and its unmodded... Who want a standard on a truck... I would say a man would... If you cant pull a trailer with a stick shift you need to have an xray of your crotch and make sure your balls are still there... Especailly a truck with 600 ft/lbs of torque... put it in granny low... let off the clutch and it will pretty much pull itself with no throttle even with 20 bails of hay behind it...



and autos hold up better? WTF... putting that much torque through an auto thers no way it will last longer... Y do you think 90% of big rigs are manual?

also it sounds to me like your wanting to race your deisel... and dont get me wrong they can be quick trucks, but seriously... a 10,000 lb truck just shouldnt be a drag car...

BTW... grats on the purchase Sarge...

-me

I agree the autos will go faster than the manuals but also blow up faster than the manuals...And hell yea when you got that much power of course you want to shift.

Cummins > Duramax > John deere deisel lawn mower > Powerchoke.

[whitelightnin99]

if you actually plan on using the truck (hauling all kinds of stuff, pulling, etc) ford trucks last much longer.

unless you have a 6.0 liter diesel, i went through 2 turbos in less than a year and countless other people are having major issues with that boat anchor. then you have dodge having tranny issues, and chevy has injectors. Id still much rather have a duramax

[theGeneral]

unless you have a 6.0 liter diesel, i went through 2 turbos in less than a year and countless other people are having major issues with that boat anchor. then you have dodge having tranny issues, and chevy has injectors. Id still much rather have a duramax

Even then, GM is contesting that a majority of the injector issues are due to quality of diesel.

[whitelightnin99]

guess they have to come with something to blame it on

[02ultraZ]

That biodiesel sucks ass tho...

[Sarge]

WTF is all this diesel talk bullshit? Homey rolls with the 5.3 gas....shit....STS turbo will be on before Christmas.....just 5lbs boost....lil summpin summpin for the acceleration lane you know....

[02ultraZ]

yup we def. jacked the thread, sorry sargie