Truck Shopping Fun

[reiling3]

So, searching for a new truck. I would love to be a proud owner and have some bragging rights. Not that I need a 6.2, but I like what guys have been saying about them. I've been browsing around my local area (~500mi) and I can't seem to find any 1500 6.2l that isn't a Denali. Are they that hard to come by? Are they only a custom order from the factory? I would rather go lightly used than brand new. Just looking for some input on how to narrow my search.

[RockySierra]

Yes they are very hard to come by. Most dealers will not order them unless a customer specifies they want the 6.2 and then they special order it. Otherwise the majority are 5.3L and 4.8L motors.

[Stevens03]

Yes, they are hard to come by. In my area, a few would pop up around but non of them had the options I was looking for. I searched in 100 mile radius and came close once but not 100% of what I wanted. I ended up ordering it in the end. I searched for almost a year till I ended up placing the order.

 

Happy hunting

[nickvrebel]

you are just in the wrong area. There seems to be a decent selection of non-denali 6.2L trucks near me, 14 to be exact.

[pm26]

Compared to 5.3 engine equipped trucks, 6.2 liter engine trucks are rare, at least in my area. The other day I looked at maybe 40 new trucks and not one of them had the 6.2 engine. And only about 4 of them had the 4.8 liter V8.

[Superperv23]

Around here most are 4.8, 5.3 is a rarity, would never even dream of seeing a non denali 6.2 on a dealer lot

[redvett]

I normally say order what you want but with the slow sales of LD trucks the Ft Wayne plant is on shutdown due to excessive inventory. The Flint plant builds HD trucks and some LD so you might get an order in but do it quickly.

[reiling3]

Thanks for the info guys. I guess I'll have to expand my search and see if anything pops up.

[ChevyTech77]

Had to order mine. My dealer searched a 1000 mile radius and found one that wasn't built to my specs.

 

As for Ft. Wayne being shut down due to over inventory, I was told it was due to lack of parts which is what had Flint jammed up for a while, as well.

[uh6tdrvr]

Thanks for the info guys. I guess I'll have to expand my search and see if anything pops up.

Texas...... http://www.stevens5star.com/ is where i bought my truck. Its about 40 miles south of Amarillo and they have 13 on the lot right now

[redvett]

Flint is running 3 shifts 5 days a week and most of the production is HD.

[redrider28075]

So, searching for a new truck. I would love to be a proud owner and have some bragging rights. Not that I need a 6.2, but I like what guys have been saying about them. I've been browsing around my local area (~500mi) and I can't seem to find any 1500 6.2l that isn't a Denali. Are they that hard to come by? Are they only a custom order from the factory? I would rather go lightly used than brand new. Just looking for some input on how to narrow my search.

[Stevens03]

Dang, I just did a search 100 mile radius and found 1 denali....but 150 miles gets you this

 

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?t...mp;aff=national

[reiling3]

Dang, I just did a search 100 mile radius and found 1 denali....but 150 miles gets you this

 

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?t...mp;aff=national

 

Thanks Boss. I may go check it out.

[Stevens03]

There's a few more if you go 250 miles out