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I can't speak to the differences between the two motors, and I've only had my truck a little over a month and 2K miles, but I am absolutely impressed with the baby Duramax in my 24 Sierra 1500. Coming from my 2017 Canyon Denali with the 3.6 liter V6 obviously the 2024 Sierra is a big step up in space, tech and comfort. The improved fuel mileage is wonderful and with Max Tow, I have so many more towing options. I also love the little "diesel rumble" from the motor at idle. Let's hope the "honeymoon" lasts for years.

It also depends on how long you plan to keep it. If you don't trade frequently in 8-10 years there won't be a huge price difference between a 2023 and a 2025 with similar mileage and condition so the depreciation hit isn't as bad. If you don't need 4WD and like the truck as it's equipped, go for it. I'd try to negotiate a bit more off on the price - never hurts to try. Regarding 2WD vs 4WD, my father in-law in Wisconsin always had a truck and kept them for years. The only one he traded early was 4WD model the dealer talked him into getting because he didn't have any 2WD trucks on the lot. My father in-law traded that 4WD truck in after 18 months on a new 2WD truck. He always felt if you can't get somewhere in snow in 2WD, you don't need to be there, and he drove 4WD HD line trucks for a living. That said, I've always preferred a 4WD truck, but hardly ever use it in 4WD.

If you've got reasonably good credit you should be able to get 7-8% from a credit union on a 3 yr old vehicle. You know your truck and how it's been maintained. Less than 30K miles is still fairly new. I'd buy it and keep it a while and build some equity. That said, if you really want to go new, I'd highly recommend Laura Buick. I purchased my previous truck, a 2017 Canyon Denali and my new truck, a 2024 Sierra SLT from Laura. I'm only 5 hours away so I picked mine up from the dealership, but they ship vehicles all over the country and if you're so inclined you can fly in and drive home. The purchase was handled completely electronically and remotely. I was sitting in my new truck headed home less than 45 minutes later after I arrived at the dealership.

So true. These trucks are pricey enough without having to pay monthly for the nice features it came with. We bought our Sierra SLT about a month ago and love it. It's a big step up from our 2017 Canyon Denali. Until I saw this thread I didn't realized some of the functionality I'd be losing after a month of ownership. I have no interest in the traditional OnStar offerings but the functionality of the maps and the features of the infotainment screen are very nice and I wanted to keep them. After looking into it I purchased the prepaid data plan for 2 years at $380. Not cheap but a lot better than $25 a month. We like Sirius/XM and use them it in all our vehicles so we'll transfer the Sirius/XM from the Denali to the Sierra.

W What truck bed cover is that?

Thanks for the advice and caution. FYI, I picked up the new truck a couple days ago and absolutely love it and so does my wife. I understand the loading and balance need to be spot on with regard to tongue weight and balance on the trailer. Max Payload listed on the sticker is 1500 lbs and Max Tongue weight is 1250 lbs. Max Towing is 12500 lbs. At this point I may just be trailering the tractor with FEL and no implements, but at least if I need to take the tractor in for service I can do that. The few times I would need one of the implements, I could always make two trips, one with just the tractor and one with the implement(s). I could also spend more on the trailer and get an aluminum trailer which would save 700 -1000 lbs in trailer weight. I do know after driving this new truck I made the right choice in going 1500 vs 2500. I wouldn't want to daily or frequently drive a 2500HD and deal with the higher initial purchase price, increased fuel consumption and cost, higher maintenance costs and the difficulty parking, just to be able to tow my tractor and implements 2 or 3 times a year. The Sierra 1500 Crew Cab Standard Box is a huge upgrade in functionality over my Canyon Denali with the long box even if towing the tractor may not work as well as I had hoped. Just being able to get a full 4x8 sheet of plywood in the bed between the wheel wells is huge.

Thanks for the reply confirming my initial thoughts. I have an L3560 LE ROPs with the 805 FEL and loaded tires. I figure the tractor is about 6200 lbs and I'd also have either the box blade at 600 lbs or rotary cutter at 750 lbs. . I'll probably end up with a 20'-22' trailer with a 14000 capacity which would be about 3800 lbs - so 10-11K lbs all up. For the 2 or 3 times a year I'd tow, I think I'll be fine. I'm actually picking up my new 1500 Sierra SLT with 3.0 diesel and Max Tow tomorrow morning. I don't have any immediate plans to tow it but I'll be nice knowing I can if I want to. In he mean time I think the 1500 will be much easier to live with day-to-day than a 2500HD.

I'm considering a new truck, upgrading / changing from my 2017 Canyon Denali Long Bed to either a 1500 Sierra SLT or Silverado LTZ Crew Cab with Standard Bed, 3.0 liter Duramax and Max Tow Package and I'm looking for "real world" experience in towing with this setup. I want to be able to tow my Kubota tractor on a trailer occasionally (2-3 times a year up to 200 miles round trip) with an all up weight of 10K-11K lbs. My understanding is this configuration has a towing capacity of 13K lbs. Anyone have any experience in doing this now? Is this feasible or do I really need to be looking at a 2500HD to make this work. This will be a daily driver truck for the most part so the increased mpg of the 3.0 liter diesel coupled with the available HP is very enticing and short of towing. I really have no desire to drive or park a 2500HD every day. I'll also be towing some small boats from time to time in the 1K-5K lb range, but obviously this isn't an issue and I have regularly towed them with my Canyon without problem. Thanks for any advice or comments.