# duramax 6600... what yall think?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 17, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454 "2005-09-17T11:29:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![haystack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@haystack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/haystack)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454/1 "2005-09-17T11:29:16Z")
Im thinking of trading my truck in on a new one. Right now im driving a 99(old body style) red extended ab shortbed Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71. Its got the vortech 5.7l 350. I have had the truck since february and i have put 10,000 miles on it! Its killing me on gas. and im just tired of it. So i was in elizabeth city this past week and out of the corner of my eye i spotted a bad mama jama truck. a 2001 Chevy silverado 2500HD 4x4 with the duramax 6600 diesel, all black, extended cab, shortbed. It brought a tear to my eye! an amazing truck. so i pulled in and the owner said he has had it for 3 weeks and wants to sell it. It has 84,000 on it but comes with a 100,000 mile warranty on the engine and transmission. which is awesome, not a thing wrong with the truck, except that the last owner smoked and its got some nicotine on the windows, but who cares i smoke anyways. so NADA lists the truck at about 24,000$ and he told me he would sell it for 20,000. or cheaper. my bank valued it at 19,500$ so i was just wondering what yall think about it. And what yall think about the Duramax Diesel. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454/2 "2005-09-17T12:13:18Z")
do you actually need all that power? if so, then they are great motors. it’ll pull a house down. but if youre looking at it just to save on gas then i dont really think its the best idea. sure you get more miles out of diesel, but you also have all the extra weight, tall gears, etc of a 3/4T truck (the 2500HD are essentially 1 ton trucks with single wheels). ---
**Author:** ![halas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/898d66/32.png) [@halas](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/halas)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454/3 "2005-09-17T12:53:05Z")
$19.5, take it and take care of it and you’ll 250K out of her. ---
**Author:** ![JettaX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JettaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JettaX)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454/4 "2005-09-17T13:33:19Z")
It sounds like a decent deal, although i don’t think fuel miliage is a good reason to jump up into a HD truck. Like mike said, you get alot of negatives with the weight. Now if you have a use for the power (towing or hauling) then go for it. Although GM now gives the employee discount on 2006 silverados. You can get a similar 2006 for ~$27000. The 2006 has a good deal more power then the 2001s i believe. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454/5 "2005-09-17T15:59:52Z")
yea i think the 2006 duramax has something like 605-610ft-lbs now so it could claim title of most torque in its class. ---
**Author:** ![haystack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@haystack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/haystack)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duramax-6600-what-yall-think/2454/6 "2005-09-17T16:06:53Z")
thats true, but its a good deal, im gonna take it and run. I have to have a 4x4 truck, if you knew where i lived you would understand. seeing a car around here is like seeing a lambo in buffalo. and my truck is getting like 15mpg right now, and she has 104k on her. i tow boats quite a bit, but not all the time. just want a diesel truck.