2008 Superduty

[DrMoab]

Oh gee....another GM car that thinks its a truck.

This coming from a guy who owns a newer Rover....Pricless.

 

[FarmerMatt]

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Rev, I totally agree with you there.

Anyways, who wants a heavy duty truck with IFS?

:wave1: Me. You guys don't really understand what working a truck is all about... I've got 11 months on my cheby with 40K on the ticker & over half of that would be dirt roads & pulling. I'd much rather have the smoother ride of the Cheby than get beat to death with the ford or dodge.:farmer:

Matt

 

[DansGreyMj]

:wave1: Me. You guys don't really understand what working a truck is all about... I've got 11 months on my cheby with 40K on the ticker & over half of that would be dirt roads & pulling. I'd much rather have the smoother ride of the Cheby than get beat to death with the ford or dodge.:farmer:

Matt

actually on my 06 f350 with the front coils it rides smooth as glass

 

[Rev Den]

This coming from a guy who owns a newer Rover....Pricless.

Rover is not a truck...never claims to be....never tries to be.

The Excursion is a truck.....it tries to be an SUV...and fails.

11 Months, 40K...wow......my Ranger has 140K in 28 months. I have no problem with IRS.....just GM. I would even drive a Dodge.....before a GM of any kind.

Rev

 

[Atl XJ]

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Rev, I totally agree with you there.

Anyways, who wants a heavy duty truck with IFS?

This is such an ignorant, antequated arguement. SFA has one huge advantage, and that is its ability to flex offroad. On the road, it has zero advantage. The next time you're in your work truck, on a tough obstical offfroad and you wish you had just a little more flex so one of your front tires could get traction, report back to us.

GM has nailed the technology that enables their IFS front suspension to be just as tough, if not tougher, when handling the daily duties a HD truck faces. Yet the biast Ford dealer and the other ignorant GM haters still continue to bash.

I guess what they say is true. Its tough to be the king.

 

[Atl XJ]

it looks like to me that some one tried to shove a 3/4 or 1 ton drive train into a colorado. and then cover up where they needed to with chrome.

ITS UGLY!!!!

Wow, there are nothing but 100% true, well researched facts in that post. Thanks for adding your contribution. It was obviously well though out.

 

[Rev Den]

GM has nailed the technology that enables their IFS front suspension to be just as tough, if not tougher, when handling the daily duties a HD truck faces.

Ohhh...that explains why you see sooooo many GM trucks at job sites.

As someone who has spent over 23 years looking over the hood of various white trucks, GM still has a way to go before catching Ford and Dodge in the work truck relm.

Rev

 

[DrMoab]

Ohhh...that explains why you see sooooo many GM trucks at job sites.

As someone who has spent over 23 years looking over the hood of various white trucks, GM still has a way to go before catching Ford and Dodge in the work truck relm.

Rev

Wow...I am actually agreeing with Rev on this one.

I guess that explains why so many H2s, and HD trucks break TRE's every time they go off road huh?

Not to mention the fact that there are probably 3 times as many moving parts to either break or wear out on an independent suspension setup.

Sorry I will stick to a solid front end.

 

[cracker]

Amen Rev!

 

[Darky]

Wow, there are nothing but 100% true, well researched facts in that post. Thanks for adding your contribution. It was obviously well though out.

I'm a Chevy man,but even I have to say shut up on this one...His opinion is that its ugly and he thinks it looks like they put a 1 ton powertrain into a COlorado and covered the holes with chrome. No facts stated, no need for evidence further that that's his opinion. I think they look good, but I guess before I make that statement, I'll have to go find me some well-thought out facts and evidence...

 

[Atl XJ]

Sorry I was an ass on this thread. I had way to much to drink the other night and wasn't tired after going on and decided to go on the computer. If I could erase my posts I would.

 

[PapaPump]

losta brand loyalty flying around in here! no loyalties here....i think the dodge looks the best, the new ps is buttf'ing ugly and the chevy/gmc is a huge improvement. i would choose a cummins mostly because i think it is in the best looking truck, but also because they feel like they have torque to no end and a proven track record.

in case anyone gives a rat's ass, controlling ownership of isuzu belongs to GM, so anybody that has a problem with a japanese diesel better get with the times and realize that we live in a global market. the new colorado is almost entirely an isuzu sold overseas (the D-Max). all of isuzu's medium duty trucks are either sold as GMCs or are rebadged GMCs and isuzu's only us consumer models are rebadged trailblazers and colorados. annnnyway, all of this goes to show that brand loyalty and nationalistic preferences can all be thrown out. you can get a GM product with a honda engine! or a jeep with a mercedes transmission!

 

[Atl XJ]

in case anyone gives a rat's ass, controlling ownership of isuzu belongs to GM, so anybody that has a problem with a japanese diesel better get with the times and realize that we live in a global market. the new colorado is almost entirely an isuzu sold overseas (the D-Max). all of isuzu's medium duty trucks are either sold as GMCs or are rebadged GMCs and isuzu's only us consumer models are rebadged trailblazers and colorados. annnnyway, all of this goes to show that brand loyalty and nationalistic preferences can all be thrown out. you can get a GM product with a honda engine! or a jeep with a mercedes transmission!

Thats very true.

 

[motorcityxj]

just purely on looks front end is ok the grill is a disaster, the aftermarker will make a killing on new grills for those things. Interior looks nice and from the windshield back looks nice to me.

 

[motorcityxj]

Not to revive the debate, but the specs/pics of the new generation GM HD trucks were just released.

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37884&highlight=duramax

Not sold on the exterior, but the interior and drivetrain seem like the best in the game. 365 hp and 660 lb/ft even with the new diesel emissions regulations.

-----Matt-----

interior is a jump into the new millenium and a nice looking setup. The bumper ends on the chebby are a disaster ! Who approved that should be horese whipped! :smsoap:

the GMC bumper looks much more "NORMAL"

I want to get a late model theft recovery 4 door 1 ton ford and drop in a cummins. thats what i want.

 

[scoobyxj]

:wave1: Me. You guys don't really understand what working a truck is all about... I've got 11 months on my cheby with 40K on the ticker & over half of that would be dirt roads & pulling. I'd much rather have the smoother ride of the Cheby than get beat to death with the ford or dodge.:farmer:

Matt

SBOI My bosses 06 IFS 4x2 Dodge rides like shit compared to my friends 00 straight axle 4x4 Dodge.

 

[scoobyxj]

or a jeep with a mercedes transmission!

I perfer mine with a Toyota tranny.

 

[Atl XJ]

I perfer mine with a Toyota tranny.

Thats one of the main reasons that I got my XJ. I was scared of getting a Jeep after seeing all of problems my friends had with theirs, mainly GCs. I decided to give it a shot since I'd always liked XJs and I knew the 4.0l/AW4/231 was a pretty good combo.

I never would have considered it if it had a Chrysler tranny or a 249.

 

[Blaine B.]

I like the older nose......same with the Ram, I like the nose they used up until 2001....

Alot of good things ended in 2001 I guess.....Towers, XJ's, lots.