SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: mobboss on July 13, 2012, 08:02:49 PM
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well over the past couple of weeks i have thinking (yah scares me too) that my tahoe is getting old and while it is still in good shape i should get rid of it. so i am. well here where i my have made my mistake! i traded it for a dually. and well i guess im second guessing if it was smart. i will post pics when i pick it up tomorrow you all can laugh if you want. hell my wife is kinda pissed about the whole thing. sorta. she is wondering how nice the dually is.
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What year is it and what's the details on it why get rid of the Tahoe and what year was the Tahoe
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A dually? Is that really necessary and more practical than a comfy tahoe that does decent on gas... For shame!
But if its bagged on 22's and painted to match your boat I will retract that statement.
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went to look at the dually yesterday. and im hee to tell yah, it was the biggest pile of s__t i have seen in awhile. as to why i want one. always wanted one. and my tahoe is a 97. so still looking. i want a 95 or 96 extra or crew cab. chevy dually 2 or 4 wheel drive.
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Tahoe looks good but warning you the gas on that dully is going to blow ass compared to the Tahoe and ur not gonna like the extra can I'd stick to a crew cab specially if you have kiddos.
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thank you. yah oi have 3 kids. want a cabover camper . which is why i want a dually. and yah i know all about the gas. (you can watch the gauge drop as you drive)
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I had a extra cab truck with two kids ad man it was a pain in the ass and it was a 04 so all 4 doors opened but still not like it. U have a good truck with the Tahoe and why not just get a small travel trailer or even pop up tent trailer that has ac on it would be the same thing and the Tahoe would pull that just fine and more comfy for fam bam at the same time. You can probably get a super clean trailer for cheap right no with this economy ahit Insaw a 02 toy hauler super lite in the paper for 5g 18'
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Get a dually
Cant pull the camp trailer and the boat at the same time. :screwy:
CC Dually, Cabover camper and the boat ( or jeep, horse trailer, cycle trailer etc) .....at the same time
My '77 C30 dually (7.3 L) gets 16-17 empty, 12-13 w 12,000 lb 5'er. A tahoe wont touch that.
I own my fair share of crewcabs and duallys.
Thats all I got
Daniel
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I have a 97 crew cab dually. Always liked then and wanted one. Bought it for $3800 and have put $1500 in to it since december. Blew a tire and it blew my fender to shit. So a new one from GM is $800. I only use it to drop my boat in the water and Lowe's runs so I'm not to worried on gas. About 10-14 mpg and its a Vortec 5.7. Thought about getting a new truck but after my 07 NBS Sierra I can't justify $35,000 for a much as I'll use it.
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Those are the nice ones from 96-99 if you where to get one that would be it crew cab those thing are super clean and run forever
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ok so now i have a little dilemma here i have to choose between 2 different duallys so help me out. one is a 94 4x4 the other is a 96 2 wheel drive. both have 4 doors both are 1 ton both have 454 and both have about the same mileage. now the 96 has paint issues on the roof and hood and on a door. but the body is clean no major dents and the interior clean.the 94 has a semi new paint but has a few dents and the tailgate is bent. interior is nice at a little bit of a loss here i like both! both have there own probs both have bonuses! you guys tell me! come on give your opinions !
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Go with the 96. All GM vehicles from the 80's/90's have shit paint issues. I they are close in condition and mileage then buy the newest one you can. At least that would be my logic.
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My 97 has paint issues as well. Like he said the GM paint was problematic then. I barely drive mine so its dings and issues don't bother me as much. If you're wanting a dropped one go with the 2wd, if you want a 4x4 get that one.
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That year ad body style dually look so nice dropped I've seen a few lifted but the lowered ones are what do it for me, I'd go with the 96 2wd since the interior is clean u can also throw a decent paint gob on it for 2g maybe less and make it look that much better.
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thanks for the oppions guys! i am leaning toward the 4x4 more cause i like them more but... dam you guys ever feel like no matter which you choose its gonna be wrong!
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Hahaha yep at that point u have 2 choices 1 flip a coin and deal with the outcome choice 2 tell the wifey to pick!
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I had this '97 truck for 3 years. I LOVED it,...and hated it. The truck is awesome, comfy, quiet, I had no complaints at all. But, I only used it for dirt bike trips, home improvement stuff etc and it always needed something. brakes, belt tensioner, shocks, trans pan leak, valve cover leaks, tires, alignment, always something. I was not sorry to see it go. I think the newer the better with these. Beyond 100,000 miles be prepared to invest some work into it. Also, I believe '96 and older had worse brakes and trans problems. '97 and newer are way better.
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thanks! and yah i tryed that last night with the wife! she was not having any of it!
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Hahahahaha all up to the coin now
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may not have to flip the coin after all, one of the guys wont return my emails. so ...
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Which guy?
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the guy with the 96. yah wont return my emails ???? not sure what the deal with that is.
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so i went to go look at another chevy dually this weekend, spent close to 200.00 in gas pissed off my wife and came home with my tahoe again! holy crap are most duallys just crap or used up till theres nothing left of them? im done looking. not leave my town with my tahoe anymore.
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My 97 was rode hard and put away wet. Disappointed in the chain if events that haven't only made it worse. I keep full coverage on it and leave the keys in it. Everything on them is expensive to fix.
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yah im really pissed! there were dents everywhere , i looked passed it, the paint was to say the least god awful!!! the interior was sun bleached and stained oh the pass door had to be slammed and the panel had screws in tohold it together. ball joints were gone 5 different tires 2 diff types of rims . and to top it all off it looks as if someone tryed to roll the odmeter back the thousand # was damaged! i give up!
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Sucks bruh I suggest stick with what ya got!!
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yah thats what its looking like. the prob is im just done with it. have had it to long.
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What type of price range are you looking for?
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well i was trying to trade straight across, for my tahoe which is really clean. idk know of one?
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well it finally happened! i got a dually! not the one i wanted per say??? but i am very surprised at it. drove it home and dont care that i gave up alot. its a 86 c30 crew cab 4x4. with 97000 original miles.
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Nice looking dually. Tires look fairly new. How's the interior ???
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Congrats
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Nice truck. Looks clean.
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the interior is the only ruff area the headliner dropped, and the drivers seat has a few small spots where in has come apart. but the cushin is nice full. tires are good to great. runs really well. the wife cant even complain she tryed but ... just said ok your right its nice! ;D