GMC Duramax 2.8 l Diesel

The learning to drive comment made me think of a guy I know. He got a mid 2000's Silverado a couple years ago and it is 4wd. His previous truck was 2wd S-10. He always put wood on it to get to work. So know he has his first 4wd truck and what does he do........stack some wood across the back. He is the kind of guy his vehicle are better than everyone else. They are always extremely fast but easy on gas. He is always braggin on his chevy. He told me his 2wd s-10 would go where my 4wd Ford would. So I thought the next time I see him I am going to ask him if he has been cutting wood. Well i finally got the chance to ask him and he said no. He was playing right into my hand. Then I said what is it for. He said I put on the truck to make go in the snow. The I told him if he bought a Ford he would not need to put wood on it to make it go. He said I don't use 4wd. So know he has a 4wd truck he runs in 2wd in bad weather.

 

I still put weight in the bed of my 4WD Frontier for bad weather and only flipped on 4WD if there was more than an inch or two of snow on the road, which is rare around here. Heck, when I used to plow driveways and parking lots I nor any of the other guys ever used 4wd unless we needed it to get up a steep driveway. Decent tires, weight in the bed, and a good head on your shoulders negates the need for 4wd most times.

 

Different jobs I've had people within walking distance would call in during a storm while it would take me twice as long to get there from 20 miles away!
I'm one of those people who does go out for a drive just to play in snow though.

 

went to school at UVA Charlottesville in the 90s... they had 2 to 3 inches of snow... I went to class .. . never thought about it.. it was closed.. cop pulled me over what the hell are you doing out on these roads! saw VT license.. if I don't drive in 2 inches of snow I am walking 5 months of the year..

drove him around checking on people.. told him how to drive in it.. he listened learned .. then went back to cruiser.. by 11 most melted anyway.. never got another ticket!

 

Here is an example of over treating the roads. This pic was taken Thursday. It had snowed Wednesday. We probably got 1/4.''

 

You are just a good employee...this winter you could have perfect attendance if you rode a Harley!

 

So I read that gm only sold 1400 diesel canyons and Colorados in 2016.

I know that there were delayed deliveries of these diesel powered trucks, but that number isn't good. Was it a supply chain issue? I know GM is releasing a 1.6 turbo 4 for use in the new 2018 equinox. But that's a different motor.

 

While diesels get a lot of hype, I think once most folks get serious and run the numbers they realize that the extra upfront costs evens out the fuel economy benefits.

 

If it ever makes up to "even" at all...for the average person that is...just using the truck as transportation.
Like you said...hype. Our local high school parking lot has WAAAY too many diesels in it...95% of those kids live in town!

 

Yep because rolling coal is cool for kids today in 'Merica...

 

I grew up in a rural area, but I gotta admit I wanted a diesel truck back in the day. The difference was back then, if you wanted a truck you were limited to a V8 powered truck that was a truck engine, meaning it had tons of torque and was slow, or a diesel that was also slow with tons of torque, but it was much easier to add a tuner to make them go fast vs rebuilding a GM 350 or Ford 351 with the go fast parts! I didn't need to haul heavy loads but I always wanted to go fast!

Now, in the days of Ford's Ecoboost and Coyote, GM's Ecotec, Ram's Hemi, Nissan's VQ56, and Toyota's i-force, gas engines in trucks aren't pigs anymore. They're rocket ships with beds!

 

You are a little younger than me then. When I was in school there were no "fast" diesels. But if you wanted one with a little more power there was the turbo kits to bolt on...$$$

 

That's where I'm at.