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Dunn Senior Enthusiast

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Here is mine I picked up April 3rd......love this truck

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the8rotor
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@UWSkier I had the same report in the Ozarks as you did. My '21 gasser took the hills just fine, but it was not as comfortable as it should have been. Always stuck with me that I wanted more from my 6

IDBrett
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Wish in one hand and……ya’ll know the rest.   A dealer 8 hours West of me discounted their 23’s by $4000. And a previously spoken for truck became available.   I made a deal as fast

the8rotor
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You're confusing the 10 speed collaboration between GM and Ford on the half-ton platform. The HD Allison (GM Built and Allison signed off - not a true Allison) 10 speed in the HDs is a different platf

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The end of the day is near. It was hectic and stressful finalizing the loan funding. But with an hour and 20 minutes to spare I’ve got a check in hand. My plane tickets are set. Hope for good enough weather tomorrow (rain forecasted) that the flights aren’t delayed.

 

By this time tomorrow I hope I’m a couple hundred miles into the drive.

 

I shall report back after I get some sleep….

 

Cheers fellas

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Pryme Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, IDBrett said:

The end of the day is near. It was hectic and stressful finalizing the loan funding. But with an hour and 20 minutes to spare I’ve got a check in hand. My plane tickets are set. Hope for good enough weather tomorrow (rain forecasted) that the flights aren’t delayed.

 

By this time tomorrow I hope I’m a couple hundred miles into the drive.

 

I shall report back after I get some sleep….

 

Cheers fellas

Where you picking it up and driving back to? Have fun and take pics 

CRApex Enthusiast

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19 hours ago, DuckBoi said:

Already admitted i was wrong. 

Ya..Saw that after the fact.  My bad.  The whole shared 10spd development with Ford has certainly caused some confusion.

Doodle Enthusiast

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For those that have the new 10 speed what are you're first impressions?  I just haven't seen many real world reviews yet. I'm getting my 24 AT4 this next week.  Kind of anxious as I would like to know how some feel it performs.  I think it should be good but my 23 with the 6 speed is pretty good too.

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WOW!!!!!! What a Truck! I am impressed! Those little 10-15 mile test drives do not tell enough. But a 450 mile one does!

 

Bought a one way ticket Boise to Eugene(OR). Flew out at 8 a.m. yesterday and arrived back home at 11 p.m. last night.

 

I drove through city streets, twisty mountain roads, crested a mountain covered in many feet of snow, down the mountain on a winter ravaged “highway” full of giant potholes that rattled the teeth, through small towns, ate a $12 Whopper (minimum wage in OR must be high), onto a much improved two lane highway, through a few hours of rain and then finally some interstate then home.

 

That was a test drive!

 

First impressions; ride height is taller than anything I’ve owned previous and I like it. Visibility further ahead is nice and will be handy while towing our TT.

The seat is verrrry firm. Glad I made sure we got one with 10 way power driver seat. I adjusted the seat a bunch during the 8.5 hour drive.

Plenty of power unloaded. Needing to pass in short distances I hit the throttle semi-hard. From 60 to 90 was fast. Real fast for a truck.

According to fuel m.p.g. info I averaged 15.9 mpg for 455 miles. I’ll hand calculate when I top off today. I put in 12 gallons 80 miles from home. I was below a 1/4 and didn’t trust the range estimator. Which said I had 133 miles of fuel left.

Having only being around a shiny new truck for half a day I’m probably biased…but fit and finish is fantastic.

 

I just got up and need more coffee, so that is all for now. I called the Montana salesman this a.m. and told him something came up……and left it at that.

 

 

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Pryme Senior Enthusiast

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58 minutes ago, IDBrett said:

WOW!!!!!! What a Truck! I am impressed! Those little 10-15 mile test drives do not tell enough. But a 450 mile one does!

 

Bought a one way ticket Boise to Eugene(OR). Flew out at 8 a.m. yesterday and arrived back home at 11 p.m. last night.

 

I drove through city streets, twisty mountain roads, crested a mountain covered in many feet of snow, down the mountain on a winter ravaged “highway” full of giant potholes that rattled the teeth, through small towns, ate a $12 Whopper (minimum wage in OR must be high), onto a much improved two lane highway, through a few hours of rain and then finally some interstate then home.

 

That was a test drive!

 

First impressions; ride height is taller than anything I’ve owned previous and I like it. Visibility further ahead is nice and will be handy while towing our TT.

The seat is verrrry firm. Glad I made sure we got one with 10 way power driver seat. I adjusted the seat a bunch during the 8.5 hour drive.

Plenty of power unloaded. Needing to pass in short distances I hit the throttle semi-hard. From 60 to 90 was fast. Real fast for a truck.

According to fuel m.p.g. info I averaged 15.9 mpg for 455 miles. I’ll hand calculate when I top off today. I put in 12 gallons 80 miles from home. I was below a 1/4 and didn’t trust the range estimator. Which said I had 133 miles of fuel left.

Having only being around a shiny new truck for half a day I’m probably biased…but fit and finish is fantastic.

 

I just got up and need more coffee, so that is all for now. I called the Montana salesman this a.m. and told him something came up……and left it at that.

 

 

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Awesome. Sounds like a fun enjoyable and memorable experience. Except for that insanely priced whopper. 12 dollars?! I hope you at least got cold fries and a watered down drink with that?

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18 hours ago, Pryme said:

Awesome. Sounds like a fun enjoyable and memorable experience. Except for that insanely priced whopper. 12 dollars?! I hope you at least got cold fries and a watered down drink with that?

I substituted onion rings for fries and surprisingly they were pretty good. Then again it was the first meal I’d had all day and it was 5 p.m. 

 

First order is going to be side assist steps. I’m 6’2” and it’s a stretch for me to get in and out. My wife is only 5’9”….. 

Dunn Senior Enthusiast

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Looks like SoCal somewhere 

Palm trees dead givaway, lol

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