Buying a new truck

Reid, Am I considered an old guy if I know it??

Look what they've done to my car!!

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Hello, (again) Riley. I have a 2012 Sierra 4wd which is essentially the same truck. 5.3 engine with the Allison 6-speed; don't know what rear end comes with that. Do you have the 5.3 4wd? I just finished up burning a total of 1000 gallons (according to the meter in the truck) and had 15,1XX miles on the odo. That's an o/a average of 15.1 MPG, including the fuel I use idling to run the AC it the FL brutal heat.

I don't tow boats as much as I used to, but probably a fourth of the mileage is towing something. (at times heavier than a boat) I know that FL is flat, but it very often goes into 4 cyl mode, even towing a Ski Nautique. Mostly when descending overpasses or running in a tailwind. I'm o-l-d, so rarely run over 70 mph.    

It's no fireball towing, but I'm very pleased with it. I have a friend in Atlanta who had an 011 with a 6.2 and got horrible mileage. Now he has a '14 with the 5.3/Allison and is elated with the mileage.

Art

I couldn't complain with our xcab 4x 2000 sierra.
speced it with 4.8l and 3.73 gears.
its was a 19-20mpg truck, and had plenty of honk.

Maybe they changed the engine management over those years.

"fine Corinthian leather"

I think it was a new model year commercial when they re designed the car he was excited and said Look what they've done to my car! haha.

My grandma used to roll Cordobas and bigger Chryslers. The rotating assembly in my car came out of one of her cars back when.

reidp wrote: peter1234 wrote: .. .. so Reid what car did you haul home in the trailer? something good? Why a classic 1979 Chrysler Cordoba of course, "with fine Corinthian leather". (most likely only the older guys remember that commercial) Actually, and I honestly wasn't baiting someone to ask, but back in December I did finally get Laurie's approval to break down and spring for my long desired middle age crisis-mobile, a 5800 mile, 2011 Shelby GT 500 rag top. I wish it was a 1968 but I'll have to make it another 55 yrs for that. Anyway it's in perfect condition and until I got caught in a very brief shower it hadn't even been run in the rain yet and hasn't been since. It's a blast to drive and I'm loving it. Zach, you really need that truck! And I'll definitely need a ride in it.

Reid: coincidentally was in a shop yesterday that has a mint 68 GT500 with dash signed by Caroll Shelby. yours for only $115K; Send him a check and I'd be glad to drive it to NC for ya..

This could only be topped if the dash of your Cordoba is signed by Ricardo Montalban.

It's a little too sexy for pictures, I tried to take some once but Reid wouldnt stop doing burnouts so all I got was smoke.

He had to make room for it somewhere so something had to go and the Crush was it! He did blow the dust off, and gave me a ride in it to the airport. It's sweeeeeeeeet! I felt as if I was riding in the back seat of Joe's 83 when he throttles it up. Somehow I don't think he'll readily toss you the keys to it like he does with some of the other things he has that go really fast.

Pic's???? just think of a 4-wheeled version of 'Moody Blue' and you got one.

Picture that sexy thang towing the Shrimptique. I think the colors are pretty close to a match.

Edit: Back hair blowing in the wind...

I do like that Petty Blue ;).

Definitely a nice toy! Also, is that about a '71 SN blue hull that I see through the boathouse? Or is it a 16' Skier?
Art

OK, just test drove a '13 F-150 w/ the 5.0L V8, a '13 F-150 w/ the V6 Ecoboost, a '13 Ram 1500 w/Hemi, and a '13 Silverado w/5.3L V8. I liked the F150 w/Ecoboost the best and here's why: I felt the F150 had the best interior. Fit and finish was better than either the Ram or Chevy. The Chevy interior hasn't changed since '07 that I noticed. It just felt dated. The Ram's interior, especially the cloth seats just felt "chintsy". Definitely sub-par compared to the XLT trimmed F150. The Ecoboost had gobs of power, I was really surprised. From a stoplight that truck really impressed me. I can imagine how nice it would be pulling a boat. I also like that the F150 has a better 4x4 stance, it sits up higher and "looks" like a 4x4. Plus I appreciate the fact that Ford didn't take or need a gubment bailout. AND they are giving huge rebates and dealer incentives right now on the Ecoboost equipped trucks. The sales mgr at the dealership told me that Ford isn't even building any 2014 Ecoboost trucks until they deplete the existing inventory levels. Not sure if that is true or not but I do know that the 2 dealers in the Gainesville, FL area have a bunch of inventory on the Ecoboost trucks. So my next step is going to Fighting Chance and starting the bid process.   

GM pissed me off for the 2nd time today. Pretty safe to say they've lost a customer for life. They think their trucks fart gold.

Bret, the cloth seats in my 10 seem much less "cheap" than the 2013 trucks. I would much rather my interior.

How'd the trucks all compare price wise?

^^^ Interestingly, this isn't exactly the same as mine. I'd guess this pic I grabbed off the net doesn't have ecoboost bc the licence plate is front centre which it isn't on the EB.