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2004-400ex
09-18-2006, 08:37 PM
I was thinking about the svt lightning but it’s not practical with what I need a truck for so I was thinking a Silverado 1500 ext cab 4x4
1fastR
09-18-2006, 08:40 PM
I love mine, 2000 silverado
2004-400ex
09-18-2006, 08:47 PM
thats what i want how is it on gas( i heard there good)
i was looking at an 03 in my area
250r4life
09-18-2006, 11:18 PM
Originally posted by 2004-400ex
thats what i want how is it on gas( i heard there good)
i was looking at an 03 in my area

i have an 03 gmc sierra z71 with a K&N and dual exhaust...

i have a pretty heavy foot, and i get upper 14s to mid 16s in the city, and 15-18 on the highway...
2004-400ex
09-19-2006, 09:27 AM
that is better than i thought
i drive a jeep wrangler now that gets low teens so this is an upgrade.
gbcap
09-19-2006, 09:57 AM
you will be happy with a silverado! i loved mine just didn't have the pwer i wanted for hauling my big trailers. plus i wanted to put a 5th wheel hitch.

they are one of the most comfortable trucks i have ever driven!
TCracin440ex
09-19-2006, 03:03 PM
get the chevy, ull love it, i know that i love my 98....mine has plenty of power for doing whatever i want it 2 do....

but if your getting the 03 make sure your gettin the 5.3ltr v8 not the 4.8ltr....
2004-400ex
09-19-2006, 05:32 PM
what is the differance between the 5.3 and the 4.8
1fastR
09-19-2006, 06:44 PM
rim size!!!!!!!!!!!

no just kidding, the 5.3L will have more power for towing, I think the 4.8 is to small for these trucks
TCracin440ex
09-19-2006, 07:58 PM
ive got a 350
09-19-2006, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by 1fastR
rim size!!!!!!!!!!!

no just kidding, the 5.3L will have more power for towing, I think the 4.8 is to small for these trucks

I told you to stop posting my truck. Now everyone will be shootin these wheels in da hood.

But if I were you, I'd get the 350 but only because I've had good memories of 350s in my family.
TCracin440ex
09-19-2006, 08:34 PM
Originally posted by MrMan
I told you to stop posting my truck. Now everyone will be shootin these wheels in da hood.

But if I were you, I'd get the 350 but only because I've had good memories of 350s in my family.


only bad thing is the 350s only come in the older models....i would not get a tbi 350....id get a 96-98 with the 350 vortec which is what ive got
09-19-2006, 08:37 PM
Originally posted by TCracin440ex
only bad thing is the 350s only come in the older models....i would not get a tbi 350....id get a 96-98 with the 350 vortec which is what ive got

Heck, I'd look around for one with less than 90k. My brother's truck had the 350, and as far as I know..He had nothing wrong with it until he got to about 200k miles and the backend went out. Some of the stuff might have gone wrong, but nothing was too extreme for a 18 year old kid to pay for without having drama from my parents.
250X_project
09-19-2006, 09:07 PM
NO, no, no. Go with a REAL truck....Ford's 6.0L PowerSTroke diesel. not only will it have all the power you will ever need but it can get over 20MPG.
09-19-2006, 09:08 PM
Originally posted by 250X_project
NO, no, no. Go with a REAL truck....Ford's 6.0L PowerSTroke diesel. not only will it have all the power you will ever need but it can get over 20MPG.

Good truck, but you might just have started a war without meaning to.
Martin Blair
09-20-2006, 07:21 AM
I have a 2000 Z71 with the 5.3. Best gas millage I have gotten has been 17-18 on the highway, average arround 15 city/highway. Ive had great luck with it so far, I got it with 60000 miles, put nearly 20000 on it in a little over a year, no problems just do normal oil changes.

BTW if you want a real truck you should go with the bowtie, not the gay blue oval.
2004-400ex
09-20-2006, 09:02 AM
i hate fords with a passion
i should be getting one with in the next month
from what i have heard about these trucks there great and i caint wait to get mine
250X_project
09-20-2006, 09:16 AM
bowtie? yeah that sounds cool, thats about how tuff they are. Every chevy we had fell apart...the way it always goes. A stroker will last twice as long.

I don't care for the truck but i must give it up for the quad, that is a sick machine.
Martin Blair
09-20-2006, 10:23 AM
thanks.

The both make good trucks, its really personal preference, the fords and chevys are good. I personally like chevy better, my father has owned them his whole life, so I guess its a loyalty that has been passed down.
250X_project
09-20-2006, 11:51 AM
lol. same here only with Ford. My dad and grandfather are both ford fans.
hell, they're all good 'till they break....and they all do eventually.
trick250r
09-20-2006, 01:38 PM
Originally posted by 250X_project
lol. same here only with Ford. My dad and grandfather are both ford fans.
hell, they're all good 'till they break....and they all do eventually.


amen... but umm, untill they break, ford are better :blah: haha
Martin Blair
09-20-2006, 02:58 PM
everyone is intilted to thier opinion, but we can agree on something

Ford and Chevy are both superior to Dodge.
09-20-2006, 03:35 PM
Originally posted by Martin Blair
everyone is intilted to thier opinion, but we can agree on something

Ford and Chevy are both superior to Dodge.

I'd anything that had 4 wheels, and was able to move without the help of someone pushing it. I'd own a Dodge, Chevy, or Ford. I'm not too picky.

But if I were to go out and buy a brand new truck right now....I'd get a new 2006 Chevy Silverado. My dad has one for a work truck...and even with all the toolboxes...It looks badass.
MoToX199
09-20-2006, 07:07 PM
went from this
MoToX199
09-20-2006, 07:07 PM
went from this
MoToX199
09-20-2006, 07:07 PM
went from this
MoToX199
09-20-2006, 07:09 PM
to this....
250r4life
09-20-2006, 11:36 PM
Originally posted by 250X_project
NO, no, no. Go with a REAL truck....Ford's 6.0L PowerSTroke diesel. not only will it have all the power you will ever need but it can get over 20MPG.

thats quite a bit of price difference... and ive actually heard a lot of negative things about the new 6 litre... great power, bad reliability... the 7.3 was much more reliable...