Review: 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

[bradyholt]

Especially when it’s painted in Utility Company White, this Chevrolet Silverado looks like nothing more than a basic bare-bones work truck, interchangeable with dozens of other basic bare-bones work trucks that General Motors and other automakers have produced over the years.

It’s true, this truck is no luxury vehicle. You don’t really want a luxury vehicle when you’re motoring through a gloppy mixture of mud and manure at the Tantallon Cattle Company in Maryland’s Washington suburbs...

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http://www.examiner.com/x-1017-DC-Ca...verado-2500HD-

[Pioneer]

A review on a two year old vehicle?

[bradyholt]

Originally Posted by Pioneer

A review on a two year old vehicle?

One year old, and the same as the current model. Why not?

[MrCritical]

It's not that bare-bones.

Check out the chrome grille and bumper.

[bradyholt]

Originally Posted by MrCritical

It's not that bare-bones.

Check out the chrome grille and bumper.

Right, it's an LT instead of a Work Truck. However, a Duramax Work Truck is still over $40k too.

[Neanderthal]

When are you doing the big van?

[bradyholt]

Originally Posted by Neanderthal

When are you doing the big van?

I guess if someone happens to lend me an almost new one.

[Sydscrew]

I read the review on this truck. My question is "what type of person would quote gas mileage from a gas engine on a diesel powered truck?" The 6.6 diesel can get up to 25 mpg highway and 17 city empty. I have done a lot of research on this truck on fuel economy and as a road tester this guy should learn to follow through. Why didn't he use the DIC for mileage. Yes I know that hand calculation is more accurate, This tester totally lost me with that observation. The Silverado and its Sierra counterpart are very good trucks, and I was glad to see that he recognized that part of the review. People who buy 3/4 ton diesel trucks either use them to tow RV's or for their work. And there are some diehard truck guys out there who buy diesel, just for a diesel.
My two cents worth, sorry about the rant.

[bradyholt]

Originally Posted by Sydscrew

I read the review on this truck. My question is "what type of idiot would quote gas mileage from a gas engine on a diesel powered truck?" The 6.6 diesel can get up to 25 mpg highway and 17 city empty. I have done a lot of research on this truck on fuel economy and as a road tester this guy should learn to follow through. Why didn't he use the DIC for mileage. Yes I know that hand calculation is more accurate, This tester totally lost me with that observation. The Silverado and its Sierra counterpart are very good trucks, and I was glad to see that he recognized that part of the review. People who buy 3/4 ton diesel trucks either use them to tow RV's or for their work. And there are some diehard truck guys out there who buy diesel, just for a diesel.
My two cents worth, sorry about the rant.

There are no standardized mpg ratings for the diesel trucks, but nothing I've found suggests there's much more than 1 mpg difference in favor of the diesels. I quoted the other mileage just to give some faint context of full-size truck miles per gallon, not to suggest that was what the diesel model would return.

Using the trip computer wouldn't have generated a usable number either, because the driving was not representative of normal use and wouldn't be able to be compared to any other vehicle.

[Sydscrew]

This is a link to the dieselpage and the mileage on the 2004.5 duramax diesel
http://www.thedieselpage.com/mileage.htm

You will notice that I am from Canada, our gallons are larger than yours, hence the 25 mpg. I used google to search for "duramax diesel mileage", the above link was what I found over a year ago. Motor Trend magazine ran an article in their Jan/Feb 2009 issue that shows a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with the diesel, (The article I am pointing to is on page 34) the driver lives in Sante-Therese, Quebec, Canada and he gets 24 mpg when not towing and 13 when he does. The picture shows him towing a dual axle 5th wheel trailer. All I am saying is that 20 plus mpg is possible. All you have to do is search.

[bradyholt]

Originally Posted by Sydscrew

This is a link to the dieselpage and the mileage on the 2004.5 duramax diesel
http://www.thedieselpage.com/mileage.htm

You will notice that I am from Canada, our gallons are larger than yours, hence the 25 mpg. I used google to search for "duramax diesel mileage", the above link was what I found over a year ago. Motor Trend magazine ran an article in their Jan/Feb 2009 issue that shows a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with the diesel, (The article I am pointing to is on page 34) the driver lives in Sante-Therese, Quebec, Canada and he gets 24 mpg when not towing and 13 when he does. The picture shows him towing a dual axle 5th wheel trailer. All I am saying is that 20 plus mpg is possible. All you have to do is search.

None of those numbers are usable for comparison to a gas version or other vehicles. The only standardized mileage test I've seen of a gasoline vs. diesel is a Consumer Reports review, and the diesel engines were close to the gas ones for each of the Big Three pickups.