Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 20 minutes ago, Matt said: I have a 2024 Silverado HD LTZ gasser. The new Chevy front ends look way better than that abortion they had in the previous years. I like the looks much better than the new SuperDuty. Feels like Ford took a step backwards in the looks department on the new trucks. Allison branded tranny is a brick shithouse too. Would work well for plowing. New GM interiors jumped Ram IMO. RAM might look slightly nicer but they took away too many of the important buttons on the RAM and put them on the screen. GM still has a button for everything. Ride quality is surprisingly good, as is the gas mileage with the 6.6L. I've seen 18.5 hand-calculated on interstate runs if I can keep it under 80. Xlt and under Super Duty doesn't look so great. Lariat and up looks ok. Ive had 3 Super Dutys since 2018 and my 23 is by far the best imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, Shifty said: Goes down every year. My wife’s new expedition was almost 1g too bad you are so far away. i could help you with a gmc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 @Shifty - same bullshit here with outrageous tab renewals. Hell, I just paid for our '24 tabs the last week of December to get my truck and my wife's '19 Edge up to date ... $920 (and the bulk of that was for my truck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 ny is bad but not like that. reg for my truck is 75 for 2 years. sales tax 8% at purchase. property taxes and school taxes here will break you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 20 minutes ago, sleepybrew said: In the latest transmission development, the Allison ten-speed automatic now offered by General Motors is actually manufactured by GM. Allison is only a design and development partner for the projec I know they didn't build it. They co-designed it and lended development and testing resources and protocols for it. I've been really happy with how it operates in about 6000 miles of towing since I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 4 minutes ago, Matt said: I know they didn't build it. They co-designed it and lended development and testing resources and protocols for it. I've been really happy with how it operates in about 6000 miles of towing since I got it. they have been good so far. the 8 speeds have issues too , but the 6 speed is the one that's gonna leave you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 the brake system on the newer half tons is bullshit too. pad wear system going off premature. did a yukon yesterday , 18 k, rear sensor contacted. most are high 20s , low 30s. still too soon. 2500/3500 has new electric park brake and that has been showing issues as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, sleepybrew said: they have been good so far. the 8 speeds have issues too , but the 6 speed is the one that's gonna leave you I had one of those 8 speeds in my 2016 Denali. I had the fluid flush and TCM reset done on it last fall after I noticed some very minor shuddering and it was great after that. Mine never had the issues that some of those had, and I towed my 8000 lb TT to WI, CA, and back with it over mountains, etc. Couldn't believe how well the "weak" 5.3L and the "crap" 8 speed worked. But the HD is way better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Jackson Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 39 minutes ago, Shifty said: They completely bend you over at registration time for new trucks here in the state of New Hampshire. It’s usually around seven 800 bucks for a brand new truck The beauty/ugliness of having no state sales tax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 18 minutes ago, Matt said: I know they didn't build it. They co-designed it and lended development and testing resources and protocols for it. I've been really happy with how it operates in about 6000 miles of towing since I got it. Actually no. I was a collaboration between Ford and Gm. Allison has nothing to do with it but the name badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoughnut Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 54 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Xlt and under Super Duty doesn't look so great. Lariat and up looks ok. Ive had 3 Super Dutys since 2018 and my 23 is by far the best imo. Hey Squeaky Steve, do you buy your vehicles in Beanerville also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 14 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Actually no. I was a collaboration between Ford and Gm. Allison has nothing to do with it but the name badge. That was the half ton 10 speed they collaborated on. GM/Allison is exclusive to GM, same way Ford's 10 speed is exclusive to Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 6 minutes ago, Matt said: That was the half ton 10 speed they collaborated on. GM/Allison is exclusive to GM, same way Ford's 10 speed is exclusive to Ford. Ford and GM jointly designed their 10 speed tranny. At the end of the process each of them “tweaked” their own design to make them unique but they are 90% the same. GM pays Allison royalties to use their name still but the transmission was not designed or manufactured by Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 13 minutes ago, snoughnut said: Hey Squeaky Steve, do you buy your vehicles in Beanerville also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnloverxtreme2 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 22 hours ago, Steve753 said: Keep what you have unless you want a diesel or the 7.3 gas. Im guessing yours is the 6.2. if it is the 6.2, i'd keep her. hell, i have 265,000 km on mine and with spot on maintenance it hasn't given me one problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Shifty said: They completely bend you over at registration time for new trucks here in the state of New Hampshire. It’s usually around seven 800 bucks for a brand new truck Dont feel bad , if you bought a new truck in mass for $60,000 you would pay $3900 in sales tax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 5 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: Dont feel bad , if you bought a new truck in mass for $60,000 you would pay $3900 in sales tax I just did the math for here and it would be $4125. It's bullshit, I tell ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 22 minutes ago, Steve753 said: Ford and GM jointly designed their 10 speed tranny. At the end of the process each of them “tweaked” their own design to make them unique but they are 90% the same. GM pays Allison royalties to use their name still but the transmission was not designed or manufactured by Allison Different transmission. The 10 speed from the HD is a completely different unit than the half ton joint development. The HD transmission was co-designed with Allison, including the use of Allison design engineers, testing protocols, etc. It's built by GM and branded Allison, but they are completely different than the Ford/GM half ton units. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Jackson Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, steve from amherst said: Dont feel bad , if you bought a new truck in mass for $60,000 you would pay $3900 in sales tax In Vt. there is a max tax on trucks registered at 10100 lbs or more which is 2486. Not sure if other states have that available as well but definitely worth asking the gregarious staff at DMV. They're more than willing to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 1 minute ago, Bontz said: I just did the math for here and it would be $4125. It's bullshit, I tell ya. NH may wack ya with reg fee's , but dosnt slam ya with a tax for the right to be able to spend your money that you already paid tax on ( well some paid tax on ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICG Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Connecticut has a " luxury " tax on vehicles in excess of $30.K.... Other fairer states such as Montana have no absurd charges for your corporate jet, cars, motorhomes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Matt said: Different transmission. The 10 speed from the HD is a completely different unit than the half ton joint development. The HD transmission was co-designed with Allison, including the use of Allison design engineers, testing protocols, etc. It's built by GM and branded Allison, but they are completely different than the Ford/GM half ton units. Yes. But they are as I explained to you for the GM HD and the Super Duty. 90% the same. Edited January 11 by Steve753 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted January 11 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 11 4 minutes ago, ICG said: Connecticut has a " luxury " tax on vehicles in excess of $30.K.... Other fairer states such as Montana have no absurd charges for your corporate jet, cars, motorhomes... You folks need to contact your state reps and point out that every new truck is over $30k and that the limit needs to be raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I have had my Ram 1500 for more than ten years now and it has been extremely reliable. I went through the records a few nights ago and the only failures have been a solinoid for the Eco mode and a crank position sensor. Everything else on the list is maintenance or tires. Going smaller thinking Nissan Frontier I miss the size of my old Dakota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, Steve753 said: Yes. But they are as I explained to you for the GM HD and the Super Duty. 90% the same. Not the same. GM took some design cues from the work they did with Ford on the half ton transmissions, but the Allison-branded transmission is NOT designed by, at, or with Ford. Let the assistant chief engineer tell you. Designed by GM with input from, and approval by Allison. No changes are made to this design without Allison's testing and approval per the licensing agreement. Built by GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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