New member, just wanted to say that I have the 3.0 with about 2500 miles on it. about 1600 of which are towing between 3500 and 8500lbs. My tows are usually in the neighborhood of 200 mile round trips, and I've been fortunate enough to get between 13-16 mpg while towing, depending upon the load. For my life style the duramax has been a no brainer. I've also had zero issues at the time of this posting. The only down side that I've encountered so far, is that I'm having a hard time trying to track down and purchase the GM recommended oil online, to have on hand for my first service. I'm not one to pay for services that I'm capable of doing myself, but it looks like it may have to take a trip back to Chevrolet, when the time comes.