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why do you say this? I haven't seen many duramax in my range right now, there is a huge jump in the price from the older 6.5's to the dmaxs.

i feel like im getting a couple mixed signals. Its obviously overkill for my purpose, and I won't act like I'm some heavy hauling hardass; but I would like the ability to haul my gear if desired.
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I'm looking for something that I can drive daily for the next couple of years; until hopefully I may be in a position to get company transportation, and keep the truck as a backup/hauler etc.

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why would it "not like" the commute? Is it something to do with the way they warm up etc?

The pros to me are: mileage, power/moddable, tow/haul if desired, tough as hell
Cons: maintenance,...

This was brought up in another thread a little bit back, but I want to address it directly. How is a diesel as a daily driver?

Allow me some background; I tend to change vehicles somewhat...