I went and looked at the GMC trucks last night. Spent about 2.5 hrs at the dealer looking at all of the trims in the 1500 from SLT, Denali, AT4, AT4X and then looked at a 2500 AT4.

The AT4 and AT4X were a step above the others. The AT4X fired up and gave a beautiful rumble with the 6.2L V8. However, the 3.0 baby Durand is probably the long term better engine.

I think I have backed off the 250/2500 sized truck.

Street Fighter said:

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knoxtom said:

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Here you go, quit being such a poo$$ay and just do it

https://www.liftedtrucks.com/wholesale-used/Ford/2026-Ford-F-450SD-dfa2e9e5ac183a61373cfa7085f6ad80.htm

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There is nothing they won't turn gay in some way.

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These guys are the white Oakleys of the used car market

Step yo game up

lol

I actually sat next to one of the founders on a flight back from Phoenix one time. They had just sold to Private Equity. Which means the margins are stupid and more people on the horizon.

Honestly though, great business model. Want a badass lifted half ton truck, jeep, or Tahoe?

Boom - lift, vinyl wraps, fuel or Voss wheels, and HAVE to be Nitto grapplers

Did he go with a Tundra yet? Haha

If not, at least go with a GMC.

Ragoo said:

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I feel like I have received a lot of feedback but still completely confused.

Some additional context
I'm 40
I have driven the following
1997 F-150 extended cab lariat with the 4.6L V8 pretty sweet ride to have in high school early 00s
2008 bare bones taco pre-runner.
2009 F-150 crew cab xlt fx4 6.5' box

24 years as a driver and every vehicle I have driven has been old or mid. I want something nice. Something fun. Something rewarding for the work I have done and the "sacrifice" I have made driving beaters.

I like the size look of the 250/2500. The 2500 GMC with a little lift just looks like a badass truck, to me. The 150/1500 is probably the most practical for sure. But I want to drive this truck another 10 years and I don't know what the future holds, but I also want the truck to last for 10 years without much or any headache.

Leaves me scratching my head still.

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White but not a boost

If you haven't looked at the 2021 --> 2026 F150, this current generation, you need to.

It's night/day from your model... even from the previous generation they've changed over 90% of the truck.

I stand by my earlier post - get a F150 - PowerBoost. Rock solid hybrid, and don't look back.


The top-level Lariet has everything the "King Ranch" and "Platinum" above it does but basically massage seats (who cares). King Ranch comes with burn orange hard interior (yuck) and the platinum comes with a silver plaqued tailgate (yuck), but the King Ranch can be two-toned (rule change circa 2023-ish)

58gallon Transfer Flow ordered.

Mother of god. Based on my usual driving habits (outside of towing), that's maybe 1 tank a month.

Being able to tow 400+ miles between fill ups is going to be nice. DFW to Colorado with 1 stop

5-6 hours between stops seems unlikely for a family trip

You don't roll with this crew. Bladders the size of beach balls, snacks for days. No dogs.

ChoppinDs40 said:

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You don't roll with this crew. Bladders the size of beach balls, snacks for days. No dogs.

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Ahhhh good to be so young…..

Kids are 2 and 6. The 6yr old is a road warrior!

And when we roll out, it's usually around 3am.

I try and make it to Childress before they wake up.

Don't buy a def diesel unless you ABSOULJTELY HAVE TI HAVE IT.

Get a 6.2L GMC - AT4 is a fantastic package.


I've owned F-150 5.0s (multiple)
I had a 1500 6.2 GMC and it got stolen. I replaced it with an F-250.

Just traded it in for a Tahoe z71. GMC is just a better vehicle. It'll probably get stolen, but outside of that, it's better across the board. Reliabiltiy, comfort, smooth ride. Service depts It's so much better.

And diesel def is ****ing ridiculous. I had 3-4 def sensors go out on my f-250 in 4 years. Each one ends up costing $1000 to replace. You want to change it yourself? Ford gives you the wrong part 10 out of 10 times and refuses to give you the right one. And they won't come to the parkinglot so you can show them they are wrong. Just make an appointment.

**** ford. Their vehicles suck. Durability is bad. And their service departments (in Texas and Missouri) are world worst.

I can go on and on about ford. My f-150s spent 6 weeks in the shop multiple times for cam timing issues. 6 weeks!! They don't say that to start. You make an appt and then weeks go by. I went to the shop after 2 weeks on the last one and the ****in truck hadn't even been pulled into the garage to be looked at.


The F-250 spent 4 weeks in the shop for a turbo issue. Paid $5000. Got 3 miles (actually was maybe 1 miles. Which means these ****ers didn't even test drive it to assure it was fixed) down the road and it happened again. They said that was a separate issue and it spent another 3 weeks in the shop and another bill.

Again… **** ford

Same.