[mitchntx]

I've been shopping for several months, trying to figure out where I'm headed now that racing junky itch is finally gone. It was fun while it lasted, but nothing lasts forever.

After paying $4/gallon for water at a Love's Truck Stop and subsequently $3K for injectors and a lot fuel delivery components, I'm done with diesels.

Tomorrow I trade for a 2013 GMC SLT 1500 CC 6.2L 4x4. Has the trailering package, so its equipped with coolers, HD rear diff and springs and 3.73 gearing. Maybe I'll buy an Airstream and join the good SAM club ...

I was serious about a Hemi Laramie, but just couldn't justify the cost. I found a couple which had wheels, tires, lift and custom leather seats and the price was jacked $16K. Better be some nice damn wheels.

And a 6.2L motor in a F150 was near $60K

So its home ...

12.4L ...

(IMG:http://lawmotorsports.net/mw/2012Sierra/VandSierra1.jpg)

[mitchntx]

Thanks and it's a handful.

The truck was ordered by a conversion company, was over extended and the local GM dealership picked up a few.

They were optioned kind of strange.

For instance every option inside just short of a Denali, standard Bose stereo, max trailering package (to get the 6.2L motor and 3.73 gears, but no intergrated brake controller), 4WD but no Z71 package, color-keyed accents instead of chrome and 18" plain wheels.

Stickered at $52K (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Drove it out for under $40 after mark-downs, discounts and incentives and got $22K for the diesel (good riddence) ... KBB and NADA both valued trade on it at about $20K.

I'm pleased.