jjackkrash

The turning radius sucks on any GM longbed HD truck. But they also tow straight as an arrow in part because of the long wheelbase. I have a DRW Denali Ultimate and it is one bad-ass tow truck. The turning radius is just part of the deal. I have zero regrets on the purchase.

The solid Ford axle is good if you like death wobble. :). Seriously, the suspension on the GM product is fantastic, IMO. As far as the other issues, it looks like most of it's been covered.

Don't ask don't tell. It was spendy, but I made $3k on my 4-year old trade (a 2020 DRW Denali) and who knows how much these will cost if there's a lengthy strike. So I feel ok about it.

Mine just came in. I got mine for under MSRP despite the dealer fielding offers for over MSRP from vultures who wanted my truck while it was getting prepped. Lol. A DRW Denali UItimate is one bad ass truck, still rare, and in high demand. It sucks you have to choose now. Maybe take the High County and trade it when the other comes in.

My dad loves his gassers; he likes to "let them work" in the high rpm range and putt up the hills. "I'm not in a hurry" and "I'll get there when I get there" are his favorite sayings. Not me. Me, 5 minutes into the drive listening to a gasser wind while I'm getting passed by every other car on the road and I'm ready to shoot myself. I just love the way modern diesel GM trucks drive, loaded or unloaded, and especially loaded heavy. I tow a 20k fiver, a 14k dump trailer, 14k flat bed, and anything else I want to tow with the diesel. And I like to get where I'm going and love doing it. You can pry my diesel out of my cold dead hand. I got my boy a baby Duramax 1/2 ton to tow our ski boat when I have the 5th wheel and I love driving the 1/2 ton diesel as well. My wife has a 6.2L in her Escalade, and it's a great engine, but if I had to do it over again, it would have the 3.0L diesel. Bottom line is you can get away with a gasser for your application but, IMO, no thanks. But it all comes down to personal preference and what can you tolerate and what you can afford. If you can afford it, and simply prefer the way a diesel drives, splurge and treat yourself, IMO.

Get the 3500 unless you need a lower GVRW/GCWR/GAWR on paper for some reason. I do not believe you could ever pick the 2500 vs the 3500 SRW out of a blind test for ride quality, loaded or unloaded. The DRW gets a little bumpy unloaded on rough roads (but still not too bad).

Longbed is the only way to go towing a fiver. And if you want to fit a sheet of plywood in the bed.

Yes. I have a refreshed 2023 1500 AT4 and a 2020 3500 Denali and the interior materials, steering wheel, seats, and pretty everything is better on the inside of the refreshed 1500. I can only imagine how nice a Denali Ultimate or AT4x will be. (I have a 2024 Ultimate HD on order so fingers crossed).

The Downpour Metallic on the configurator looks like my 2020 blue truck, which is a lot darker than the dealer site pic. Like, not even close. I like the titanium rush in certain lights, but you really gotta see it in person, in sunlight. It can get pretty purple. Which is fine, but not necessarily on top of my list. I may just stick with black, which I always seem to come back to anyways.

I like the sterling metallic as well.

I only run weigh-safe hitches. I haul lots of different Rvs, boats, and trailers, including equipment on a flatbed and material in a dump trailer. It is crazy how quick you can be off on tongue weight on trailers that you load. If you are loading things like u-haul trailers you want to get the tongue weight right. Too little on the ball and you risk getting the wig wags and it's easy to mis-load a u-haul.

Has anyone found a decent pic of a 2024 promo truck (or other GMC vehicle) in Downpour Metallic (gxp) they could post? I'd love to see one before I lock in an order. Thanks in advance.

20k Riverstone. 14k flatbed with Mini-ex or Track Loader. 14k dump trailer. Or pretty much anything I want.

The Gasser is more than adequate. The Duramax with the 10 speed is redonkulous. My 2020 3500 easily holds 70mph over the passes towing a 20K lbs. fiver. You are going to love that powertrain.

Hehe, a hydraulic dump trailer will change your life. The only bad part about owning one is everyone coming out of the woodwork wanting to borrow it. I had no idea how useful one was until I borrowed one from my uncle for a week and was crushed when he wanted it back. I owned one two weeks later and had a hard time figuring out how I ever got along without one.