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Doubt anyone on the forum has seen one of these before.8y9u2yhy.jpg:P

 

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I've seen it- that was in a section of the owners manual I skipped. :lol:

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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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Took my truck into the back country of Colorado.     Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

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:lol:

 

Hopefully I can get an upgrade after I get my tax return.

 

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Drove to the casino. Pulled 18.6 MPG. 145 miles round trip. Like 10 city and 30 mountain. On the highway set the cruise to 55. In the mountains it was constant accel then brake for a hard corner and repeat. I don't know how I feel knowing my truck can do this on the highway and only get 11-12 in town

 

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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I was given like $35 for driving. $20 cash and my friend and his dad bought my buffet. They know my engine is bigger than his 03 Z71. I used $28.78 in gas there and back so I came out on top. None of us expected the 18.6 MPG

 

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BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Was out at 4:30am and planned on letting the truck warm up before heading into work in the snow and ice........DEAD BATTERY!!!!!

The battery in my 2010 took a crap, "start vehicle battery low"......Tried to start, no go.....Battery showing 7Volts. What a piece of crap.

 

My 2008 fired right up, still on the factory battery! Going to have to see if they are different when I get home this afternoon.

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Some are better than others. The orginal battery in my truck lasted 4.5 years. The replacement I put in before I moved to florida lasted 1.5, red top lasted 3 yrs, 3 days(pissed me off because it went bad 3 days after the warranty expired), my yellow top has been in for 2 months so far

 

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BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Going to grab a Deka (9A48) from the maintenance garage after work.....Never had one before but they seem to work pretty good in our work vehicles with all the electrical equipment in the vehicles.

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Nailed a deer on I135 somewhere between salina and wichita ks. Was goin about 80 and it impacted my truck just in front of the drivers side rear tire. Cracked my fender flare and dented the body under the fuel door. No major damage though

 

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Nailed a deer on I135 somewhere between salina and wichita ks. Was goin about 80 and it impacted my truck just in front of the drivers side rear tire. Cracked my fender flare and dented the body under the fuel door. No major damage though

 

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I've had a few close calls on that piece of highway. Glad it didn't do much damage.

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Drove to the bike show!

 

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Drove it for the first time in 2 weeks to work due to impending snow on Friday. Glad I did because it started an hour before I left...gotta love living in the 'south' where people don't know what snow is or how to drive in it. It took me 3 hours to drive 25 miles all on the highway. Found out the Transforce HT tires are crap in snow too.

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