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We have a front camera on the wife's car, I've seen the sprayers go on, and Delta advertises the under-carriage spray as part of the basic super kiss. We use the new one on Transit in Depew.

I live in the WNY area as well(60 years), I never bother with extra rust proofing products anymore. Best thing you can do is keep it clean, and we are very fortunate to have the best car wash chain north America in our area. Buy a Delta Sonic Super Kiss Unlimited wash plan, For about 30 a month you can get your vehicle washed every day and breeze buy the sales people. We've been members for about 20 years, and our cars have no rust anywhere. I keep my vehicles about 4-5yr and wife keeps them 7-8yr. The basic Super Kiss wash does a good under spray rinse every time and our cars are shiny as new at trade in time. You also get a discount on gas if you're a member.

Getting good life out of the tread? Did you notice any difference in MPG?

Thanks, but I'm a highway truck kinda guy, the most off roading I do is driving across the lawn to park my sled trailer in the back yard....lol.

The Bridgestone Alenza tires that came on my RST 4x4 have been "just ok", currently I have about 23,000 miles on them and they have 6/32" left on them. Normally I like to use my tires down to the wear bars(I'll run these till December), but I use this truck to tow my snowmobile to snow country and these tires were barely ok when new. Not really a many choices in this 22" and I really don't want a snow tire, just a good all season. Goodyear has a new "Wrangler Steadfast HT" in my size and it has a good UTQG of 800AB but not many reviews on it yet. If you're running 22 inchers on you vehicle, I'd like your input on what you may have bought, I don't go off road, but I do encounter some snowy roads for a few hundred miles a season. Thanks

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Can't go wrong with M1 oils, I've been using it since the 80's in practically all automotive and small engines(lawnmower, snowblower, generator, motorcycles and 4stroke snowmobiles) with no issues. When draining the oil out of your 2.7 I highly recomend draining into a 5 gallon bucket, oil comes out fast and furious from the ginormous drain hole, and it keeps the splash contained, trust me on this one.

"Tux Mat" for me in the winter time, and carpeted floor mats in the other three seasons. Rubber mats always make me think "cheap" and this truck was not cheap....My bed is even more "trunk like", as it has a hard cover and a Bedrug.

I'd much rather pull with a turbo engine. My brother has a 26' camper, a few years ago we used his Tundra 5.7 v8 to tow to Indy, the next year towed the same trailer to Indy, but with his new F150 with the bigger turbo v6. The turbo pulled much easier, less rpm and didn't sound like it was screaming out of the engine compartment like the tundra did. Fuel mileage was about the same, but the drive was just more relaxed. I for one would rather have the 2.7 vs the 5.3 to tow, especially if towing into altitude, a naturally aspirated engine looses 3% of power every 1,000 ft of altitude, the turbo engine won't. That means a lot when climbing over 5,000+ ft.

So power is more than adequate, but you should have weight distribution bars over 5,000lbs. Proves again the 2.7 is an over achiever.

I personally have not seen any real high mile ones yet, mine only has 20,000m on it and it's been a good trouble free engine. There have been some reported near 100,000m with out issue. I can only imagine the amount of sweat the engineers put into a 4cyl meant to power GM's best selling vehicle, full size trucks. GM knew it would be heavily criticized, so it's well built and extensively tested. No worries, If the truck is in good over all condition and it's a decent price, buy it.

I personally have not seen any real high mile ones yet, mine only has 20,000m on it and it's been a good trouble free engine. There have been some reported near 100,000m with out issue. I can only imagine the amount of sweat the engineers put into a 4cyl meant to power GM's best selling vehicle, full size trucks. GM knew it would be heavily criticized, so it's well built and extensively tested. No worries, If the truck is in good over all condition and it's a decent price, buy it.

My suspension is stock height.

I have been considering a rear bar for my 21RST, The Hellwig 7780 seems like the go to, although it's $700. The Belltech 5519 looked like an alternative at $300, but Belltech states theirs is for lowered suspensions only (flipped springs?). I don't see why it wouldn't work on a standard set up, I like how it's anchored to the frame better than the Hellwig deal. Has anyone installed the Belltech 5519???

I've done 5 oil changes so far on mine, same oem plug, no problems. Would you mind telling us what the oil change place charged for the new plug?

It's completely acceptable for an automotive engine to use a quart of oil every 5,000 miles or so, there is nothing to "fix" in that case. There isn't a manufacturer or dealer that will look into an excessive oil usage complaint unless said engine is using a quart every 1,000 to 1,500 miles, and then it will have to be monitored and documented by an authorized dealer if seeking a warranty repair.

Adding oil before the level is at the add line is just a waste of money, but hey, it's your money.

I wasn't bragging, just stating a fact. Further more there is no harm being done with just one quart low. None.

I get the process, and I personally am ok with my engines consumption, it's very normal and thanks for your input. Every time I have drain out the oil, it fits Into a 5qrt jug(same one I bought to fill). So six quarts in, and 5 quarts out(minus what may be in that little filter). 1 quart in 5,000 miles, no top offs either.

I just changed my oil again, my 2.7 uses a touch more than a quart in 5,000 miles. 3 changes in 15,000 miles, all about the same usage. I'm ok with that, pretty normal and inline with most all my cars in the past.

The Battery is also upgraded to an AGM in the auto stop/start featured vehicles, well worth 50 bucks

My choice was the 2.7T, to tell you the truth a truck wasn't on my radar when it came time to replace my Genesis G80 sport. I had my fun with that twin turbo V6. I had recently got back into snowmobiling so I did wanted a vehicle with some towing capability(I was using dads Verano w/studded snows). My son had a new Trailboss w/5.3....no thanks...too tall...too stiff, too thirsty for every day driving. I checked into the new 2.7 and was impressed with the engineering. In 42 years of vehicle ownership I have only had 1 V8. I just really don't have the need or desire for one. The 2.7 is power dense and pleasing to drive. Rated at over 9,000# towing, I would not hesitate to tow a camper or any other trailer at 5,000# any where at any time for as long as needed. I am usually a more sporting driver than most, but I have a powerful 175hp sport touring bike and a 200hp turbo snowmobile to get my speed jollies. The 2.7 can keep me ahead of normal traffic and still return over 18mpg(can hyper mile over 22mpg) so a V8 would be over kill for me, besides, I personally prefer the sound of turbo spooling up verses the V8 sound....that's just my "thing". As for the folks that are convinced that a N/A V8 will out live a modern Turbo 4, I really don't care because I seldom keep a vehicle longer than 60,000 miles, just can't watch a vehicles value fall next to nothing, so I trade my stuff every 4 to 5 years. Given the good engineering in the 2.7 I wouldn't be surprised to see one last as long as a V8 if cared for properly.

I completely agree, but I like my Gm cash, and I'm certain I'll be buying another GM in 4 to 6 years, so giving up 2 to 3 grand is tough.

I think I figured out the issue with paying at the pump. If the pump has the option of tap and go, use it instead of feeding the card into the reader.

I'm not happy with Marcus so far either. Been a member since 1995, it has been our primary card the whole time and we've cashed in nearly $13,000 in rewards towards new cars. Since getting the new card it doesn't work at some of our favorite gas stations at the pumps. I rely on this card, worrisome not knowing if it's going to work or not. Tried to resolve issues over the phone and it's at least a 30 minute waste of time every time. Marcus blows, miss Capital One.