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2021, 2500HD Z71 Sport, Duramax/Allison

I've had it for a week, absolutely love it. I had a 2019 RST 5.3 8sp, not a fan of the 8sp problems, so it had to go. Since we plan to buy a camper or boat in the future, I has to upsize as well.
This is my first diesel and I thought I would miss that V-8 sound, nope, not at all.535e0dde60c97f70b9f53e9fb41c2dd2.jpg101527fd7c02837bd47fbc057b3e0e1b.jpgb4aa3e41c0a96086e1ca04d19fc9b11d.jpg4697d04d0779a1a15bb37829a2ad2c29.jpg14333d8a318740b2a9c00a556faba302.jpg

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Thanks.   

Make sure you have someone to help you  unless your 7 ft tall.  It is a little loose on the edges though.   I may have to drill a couple of holes for  more metal screws.   Other than that looks pretty good. 

 

Ride looks good.  Congrats.   My first diesel as well.   Love it.    

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That would work.   It has a plastic screw out on each end and thought they would tighten up but didn't do a good job.   The 4 screws in the middle are metal and affix to pre-existing holes and tightens up well.  

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Picked up my Brownstone SLT 2500 HD Gas last weekend. Love it! It was worth the wait since 11/5

Wow these trucks are big! Had to stand on a milk crate just to check the oil LOL!

 

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I'll second that.  Looks real good on the GMC HD...Yes they are big.  My wife can't see in the back of mine.   What color is the interior?

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@leverett.scott Thanks! I ordered the truck without see the color on a truck or car. The closest one was 400 miles away. Brownstone isn't available on the Denali either. So I ordered the SLT pretty much loaded with the big chrome bumper. I'm a little old school and love my chrome!

 

@fly53usmc The interior is Walnut and Slate. I did find a 1500 with this interior before ordering and it looks pretty good with the brownstone.

 

My wife couldn't get over people stopping in the dealers lot when we were picking it up. They wanted to know the color and wanted to buy it. I told the salemen put $10k in my pocket and it's for sale. LOL! Came out of the saleman's office and some guy was taking pictures of the truck. Made me feel pretty good with my choices.

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16 hours ago, Jimmy-Mack said:

@leverett.scott Thanks! I ordered the truck without see the color on a truck or car. The closest one was 400 miles away. Brownstone isn't available on the Denali either. So I ordered the SLT pretty much loaded with the big chrome bumper. I'm a little old school and love my chrome!

 

@fly53usmc The interior is Walnut and Slate. I did find a 1500 with this interior before ordering and it looks pretty good with the brownstone.

 

My wife couldn't get over people stopping in the dealers lot when we were picking it up. They wanted to know the color and wanted to buy it. I told the salemen put $10k in my pocket and it's for sale. LOL! Came out of the saleman's office and some guy was taking pictures of the truck. Made me feel pretty good with my choices.

I get many compliments on my Brownstone... Great color choice!

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