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Originally Posted by kaisen
I have had lots of diesels, even an Excursion, but would take a gas Suburban over a diesel (or gas) Excusion any day
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Originally Posted by Rufblackbird
how come? I'm currently trying to decide between a '01 Silverado 3500 with a 8.1/allison (had a '01 Sierra 3500 with the 8.1/allison before, sold it with 360k miles) vs a '99 F350 with the 7.3 powerstroke, with the psd costing about $3k more.
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A Diesel Excursion 4x4 weighs ~7800 pounds empty and has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8600 pounds. Therefore, it can safely/legally carry ~800 pounds in the truck before exceeding its weight rating. Since Excursions have 7-9 seatbelts, let's hope they're all kids and didn't bring anything with them.
A Suburban 8.1L 4x4 weighs ~6300 pounds empty and has the same GVWR. It can safely/legally carry ~2500 pounds. Same 7-9 seatbelts, easily carry adults and their luggage.
Both have a 20,000 pound GCVWR. Since the Dsl Excursion weighs 1,500 pounds more than the Gas Sub, the Sub will legally/safely tow 1,500 pounds more trailer and stay within its rating.
The Excursion's turning radius? 50ft
Suburban? 35ft
There are a ton of other reasons
When it comes to trucks, however, the weight difference shrinks. The F-series still outweighs the GMT-800s by a few hundred pounds.
There's a lot more, I just don't have time