[speeder]

That sounds like a nice truck if you're going to be running around empty most of the time, like most PU trucks do. (Including mine). It'll tow alright as long as you're not trying to tow a house w/ it and for occasional towing, who cares about fuel consumption.

My last couple 3/4 ton trucks were diesel 4x4s, partly because they were also my DDs and the fuel bill on a gas truck would have been insane but also because I get every penny back when I sell it. The truck you are buying in a Duramax is the best driving and most useful PU truck ever made, IMO, but would run you 2x what you probably are paying. So it's all good...