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Posted: 8/6/2013 2:24:10 PM EDT
2011 2500 crew cab. Every bell and whistle you can think of. I swear there is a blowjob attachment under the steering wheel the way he brags on that truck.
He bought a fishing boat last week, matching color scheme to the truck. Very nice 20' Sea Fox with a custom graphics package and aluminum trailer. On his very first try at towing he has blown the transmission. Fluid everywhere. Did not even make it the 7 miles from the boat dealer to his house. I don't even think there is any road on the way greater than a 45mph zone. A frigging truck with only 41K of in-town driving. I don't even think he's put a 2'x4" in the bed before. He's facing $3500 in repair costs according to the dealer, not to mention the embarrassment of having to call me to take his boat home while the wrecker dragged off his Chevy. I REALLY hope he bought the extended warranty. |
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How on earth did he manage to do that? Was the boat filled with lead?
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Sounds about right for a Chevy. Built for cruising but can't work for a living.
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2011 2500 crew cab. Every bell and whistle you can think of. I swear there is a blowjob attachment under the steering wheel the way he brags on that truck. He bought a fishing boat last week, matching color scheme to the truck. Very nice 20' Sea Fox with a custom graphics package and aluminum trailer. On his very first try at towing he has blown the transmission. Fluid everywhere. Did not even make it the 7 miles from the boat dealer to his house. I don't even think there is any road on the way greater than a 45mph zone. A frigging truck with only 41K of in-town driving. I don't even think he's put a 2'x4" in the bed before. He's facing $3500 in repair costs according to the dealer, not to mention the embarrassment of having to call me to take his boat home while the wrecker dragged off his Chevy. I REALLY hope he bought the extended warranty. View Quote Was this a duramax/ with the Allison transmission? If so there is more to the story because the Allison tranny is a beast and that load ain't shit. |
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Going to guess it had nothing to do with pulling the boat.
3/4 ton truck will easily pull a 20' boat. |
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no warranty on that?
boat should have been nothing for a 3/4 ton to pull |
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The newer ones have had some tranny issues. It should be covered by warranty.
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Sea Fox boats - POS
Bad taste in trucks, bad taste in boats . . . . |
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that something was going on with the tranny before towing the boat.
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This story reeks of BS its under warranty, SeaFox is not a "Nice Boat" etc etc etc
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Vague thread is vague.
Oh, and just because you are towing, does not mean its cool to put it in 4 low on the hwy. |
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Something's not right here. I've towed a ton of shit with my 2011, and not a single problem for 120,000 miles. And it's a gasser.
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Sounds about right for a Chevy. Built for cruising but can't work for a living. http://67.22.142.103/forum/images/smilies/jack.gif Quoted:
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Sounds about right for a Chevy. Built for cruising but can't work for a living. Okay. The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. |
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The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Sounds about right for a Chevy. Built for cruising but can't work for a living. http://67.22.142.103/forum/images/smilies/jack.gif Quoted:
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Sounds about right for a Chevy. Built for cruising but can't work for a living. Okay. The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. Like a Rock, bitch! Suck my coal smoke! Wooooooo! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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What engine does it have? If it has the duramax it has the bulletproof Allison trans in it.
There is alot missing from your story. |
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The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. View Quote Family has used chevy and ford trucks of all kinds and sizes (2 ton, 1/2 ton, diesel, gas) in farming for 60 years. The heavy grain trucks are run hard for 3 weeks out of the year and stored outside for the rest of it. The regular farm trucks were treated like..well, farm trucks. Hauled stuff, driven through the mud, bounced hard across prairie dog infested grass day in and out. Our experience has been the opposite of yours. |
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Pay at 41k miles on a 2 year old truck?
He must have some mods the dealer doesn't like. Pulling a 20ft boat would not void the warranty. |
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Family has used chevy and ford trucks of all kinds and sizes (2 ton, 1/2 ton, diesel, gas) in farming for 60 years. The heavy grain trucks are run hard for 3 weeks out of the year and stored outside for the rest of it. The regular farm trucks were treated like..well, farm trucks. Hauled stuff, driven through the mud, bounced hard across prairie dog infested grass day in and out. Our experience has been the opposite of yours. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. Family has used chevy and ford trucks of all kinds and sizes (2 ton, 1/2 ton, diesel, gas) in farming for 60 years. The heavy grain trucks are run hard for 3 weeks out of the year and stored outside for the rest of it. The regular farm trucks were treated like..well, farm trucks. Hauled stuff, driven through the mud, bounced hard across prairie dog infested grass day in and out. Our experience has been the opposite of yours. 3 weeks a year? I come from the masonry business. We use 'em hard the other 49, too. I did break the axle in an F-550 once though, loaded it up to about 32,000 pounds GVW regularly for a while. That's 12,000 past what it was supposed to be loaded to. |
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Yes, there is a lot missing. Touch-typing on a Kindle sucks.
I have no idea if it's under warranty. I don't buy Chevy products and have no clue as to their warranty. According to him, the dealer seems to think not if he's quoting him that much $$. I have no idea of engine or transmission. It would be the biggest and most expensive, whatever that is. That's just the way my friend does things. BTW: He's an architect. Not a lot of hard use on that truck, unless you count grocery runs as hard use. Judging by the puddle under the thing when I showed up to take the boat, there isn't an ounce of fluid left in that transmission. I highly doubt he even knows what a dipstick is. It may have been tuned, that "more power" midset of his. If so, he had someone do it for him. |
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The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Sounds about right for a Chevy. Built for cruising but can't work for a living. Okay. The fuck would I know, we only had a fleet of 60 trucks over the last two decades, which started out as Chevies and were replaced with Fords when the Chevies quickly became unserviceable. The Fords on average were lasting 200,000 for the gas and 300,000 for the diesel before we traded them in. The Chevies sucked. That said, recent Ford diesels were shit so we just bought gas trucks and saved $8,000 up front. In what way were they not serviceable? |
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Thought they had a 10yr 100k mile powertrain warranty?
How many miles did he have on it? 41k? It should be covered by warranty.....must be something missing....... Did he tune it or something? |
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Why would he need an extended warranty on a 2011 truck with 41k on the odometer?
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I have no idea if it's under warranty. I don't buy Chevy products and have no clue as to their warranty. According to him, the dealer seems to think not if he's quoting him that much $$. View Quote |
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Something's not right here. I've towed a ton of shit with my 2011, and not a single problem for 120,000 miles. And it's a gasser. View Quote The boat weighs more than a ton. Probably about 2 tons wet with trailer and gear. And I call bs on the story. No one thinks a Sea Fox is a "very nice" boat. |
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Damn. Did they leave the boat locked to the dealership with the chain or something????
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good thing chevys come standard with heated tailgates....
you know, so your hands don't get cold when you push it back to the dealership. |
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