Rollin Thunder
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OK here is what happened. I leave today for richmond va, stop at the shell I always stop at and filler up with 93. Truck is running GREAT, I mean fantasic. Like better than usual fantastic. I think COOL. Keep going. Get there in great time as the drivetrain is running smoother than ever, I could do 80 in what felt like 55. So get there, get my chit done start heading back. ITs kinda rougher on the way home. But I think nothing of it. Back to normal. Power is there though and tranny is smooth as butter. Stop in Williamsburg For a snack and soda. Still at half tank so I leave it alone, I start her up and notice the driverside headlight is not on. I find this strange since Im on a harness, Its prolly just a concidence, but I turnd them off and on. When I turn them on the engine surges horribly and stalls. I restart and everything is fine. So I get back on 64 to head for home. I floor it to merge, IT revs and gets to 5k and then falls flat on its face, just goes down to idle, did not stall, Check engine, reduced power are on the display. I shift in to N and restart it. Reduced engine power is gone, but check engine is still there. I push the peddle to half way and it revs up but alot less power. LIke im only firing 4 cylinders or somthing. The rear of the truck has this horrible squeak and it bumps like its got a flat tire. But nothing in the way of the wheels. So I pull off. Call onstar, they cant read my codes for some reason. But send for a truck. Truck tows me to a local dealer and gives me a ride. I said thanks, but I live an hour away. Im not spending the night in a hotel an hour away from my house and im for damn sure not trecking back here. The dealer was great, covered my tow to my local dealer, AND lent me a car to drive back to va beach. I gotta give some props to the gm dealers as I got to the va dealer and the service was closed, but dealer said the williams burg dealer talked to him and just leave the keys with me. Fantastic. But what about my truck. He said I will open the garage so it can stay inside, and leave me a note to give to the service tech. I know him and im so thankful he was working tonight. Anyway all that is taken care of. But what the hell happend do you think. I just got home a couple hours ago. Buddy picked me up and we went to party. loz. So i had been in the area since 8. anyway,
Dealer left me an intresting offer and I want yalls opinion. He said that he would give me 4k for my truck in its current condition, and then refund me the repairs I had them do a couple weeks ago (tranny , brakes, roters, trans axle, etc) equaling about 5500, He has a 09 2500 duramax crew cab long bed. Its a demo with 4500k miles on it. Has z71, leather, 6 way power seat, rear camera, and convince packedge. Everything else is whats standard. Stereo is base, but I hate the bose anyway so I could just put some new JL's in there. But whats your thoughts. Is this a fair trade on my silverado??? I could sure use the duramax for work. But Im worried the 2500 suspension is gunna be hell on my back. Especally with the z71 packedge.
OK here is what happened. I leave today for richmond va, stop at the shell I always stop at and filler up with 93. Truck is running GREAT, I mean fantasic. Like better than usual fantastic. I think COOL. Keep going. Get there in great time as the drivetrain is running smoother than ever, I could do 80 in what felt like 55. So get there, get my chit done start heading back. ITs kinda rougher on the way home. But I think nothing of it. Back to normal. Power is there though and tranny is smooth as butter. Stop in Williamsburg For a snack and soda. Still at half tank so I leave it alone, I start her up and notice the driverside headlight is not on. I find this strange since Im on a harness, Its prolly just a concidence, but I turnd them off and on. When I turn them on the engine surges horribly and stalls. I restart and everything is fine. So I get back on 64 to head for home. I floor it to merge, IT revs and gets to 5k and then falls flat on its face, just goes down to idle, did not stall, Check engine, reduced power are on the display. I shift in to N and restart it. Reduced engine power is gone, but check engine is still there. I push the peddle to half way and it revs up but alot less power. LIke im only firing 4 cylinders or somthing. The rear of the truck has this horrible squeak and it bumps like its got a flat tire. But nothing in the way of the wheels. So I pull off. Call onstar, they cant read my codes for some reason. But send for a truck. Truck tows me to a local dealer and gives me a ride. I said thanks, but I live an hour away. Im not spending the night in a hotel an hour away from my house and im for damn sure not trecking back here. The dealer was great, covered my tow to my local dealer, AND lent me a car to drive back to va beach. I gotta give some props to the gm dealers as I got to the va dealer and the service was closed, but dealer said the williams burg dealer talked to him and just leave the keys with me. Fantastic. But what about my truck. He said I will open the garage so it can stay inside, and leave me a note to give to the service tech. I know him and im so thankful he was working tonight. Anyway all that is taken care of. But what the hell happend do you think. I just got home a couple hours ago. Buddy picked me up and we went to party. loz. So i had been in the area since 8. anyway,
Dealer left me an intresting offer and I want yalls opinion. He said that he would give me 4k for my truck in its current condition, and then refund me the repairs I had them do a couple weeks ago (tranny , brakes, roters, trans axle, etc) equaling about 5500, He has a 09 2500 duramax crew cab long bed. Its a demo with 4500k miles on it. Has z71, leather, 6 way power seat, rear camera, and convince packedge. Everything else is whats standard. Stereo is base, but I hate the bose anyway so I could just put some new JL's in there. But whats your thoughts. Is this a fair trade on my silverado??? I could sure use the duramax for work. But Im worried the 2500 suspension is gunna be hell on my back. Especally with the z71 packedge.
