I just ordered a 2011 3500HD DRW Crewcab Denali. The dealer doesn't have pricing for it yet, but they are able to order it. I went with everything available but the rear entertainment. Heated/cooled seats, heated steering wheel, power rear slider, sunroof, navigation...

I drove a 2011 2500HD Duramax, pretty impressed! Went on about a 30 mile loop, DIC said 18.6mpg, noticeably more power and the exhaust brake was awesome. I pulled off the interstate onto a downhill exit ramp at about 50mph (road construction) in tow haul mode, and the dang exhaust brake almost brought us to a stop halfway down the ramp! (~5mph) The salesman and I were both shocked and impressed. Works quite a bit better than the factory exhaust in my '10 Dodge.

This is going to be a LONG 10 - 12 weeks!:cool:

I just ordered a 2011 3500HD DRW Crewcab Denali. The dealer doesn't have pricing for it yet, but they are able to order it. I went with everything available but the rear entertainment. Heated/cooled seats, heated steering wheel, power rear slider, sunroof, navigation...

I drove a 2011 2500HD Duramax, pretty impressed! Went on about a 30 mile loop, DIC said 18.6mpg, noticeably more power and the exhaust brake was awesome. I pulled off the interstate onto a downhill exit ramp at about 50mph (road construction) in tow haul mode, and the dang exhaust brake almost brought us to a stop halfway down the ramp! (~5mph) The salesman and I were both shocked and impressed. Works quite a bit better than the factory exhaust in my '10 Dodge.

This is going to be a LONG 10 - 12 weeks!:cool:


and you still ordered it??:eek: I hope you have the KY ready and deep pockets:p:

and you still ordered it??:eek: I hope you have the KY ready and deep pockets:p:

Did you read his sig? It doesn't look like price is of much concern :p:.

and you still ordered it??:eek: I hope you have the KY ready and deep pockets:p:

I ordered my truck in May and I just got ballpark pricing... It was supposed to be built and I haven't received final pricing yet... Not like it's gonna make a difference - I want the truck... I know about what I am gonna pay but people shouldn't look at toys they can't afford to keep in their toy box... :)

Lol @ responses! I ordered it from Dave Smith Motors, bought several rigs from them, always fair up front pricing. They show you the invoice, their holdback, incentives, etc. So I feel pretty good about it. =)

new duramax's are not for the cheap....if a grand or 3 either way is the difference, then you prolly should look at something else.....Congrats on the new truck!!

cool cant wait for pics i also found out about no pricing yet. enjoy the wait and congrats

That would be the rig I would order if I could, cant wait to see what a 3500 denali looks like, ive only seen pics of the 2500 denali

Thanks guys! I'll post pics when I get it.

please do

http://blogs.cars.com/.a/6a00d83451b3c669e201348563d5ec970c-800wi

http://blogs.cars.com/.a/6a00d83451b3c669e201348563e2d9970c-800wi

It's at the Pickuptruck.com HD shootout

THe price you pay for that truck at least GM could have put some decent wheels on the truck instead of f***ing HUB CAPS:rolleyes:

and you still ordered it??:eek: I hope you have the KY ready and deep pockets:p:

I think that is kind of like the saying, "if you have to ask then you can't afford it".:D

a denali Dmax would be sweet to own

Although, I am glad that they are finally bringing one to the HD market, I am still puzzled as to why they left so much out of what a Denali is.

Things that you can have as "accessories," such as, door sill plates, chrome exhaust tip, wheels, nav, xm traffic, heated/cooled seats, chrome front tow hooks, and chromed door handles. I mean what's the Denali have that the SLT doesn't. I mean if you look at the trim specific list of features, the only thing that my '05 SLT did not come with homelink, power adjustable pedals, and the bluetooth.

I am sorry, I think that the Denali badge, is just not worth the extra coin. Am I missing something?

My dealer has a loaded ltz 3500 and it is stickered at 60 grand:eek: so you know the denali is going to be several grand more than that.

My dealer has a loaded ltz 3500 and it is stickered at 60 grand:eek: so you know the denali is going to be several grand more than that.

I built one for giggles and grins and it topped out at 64K.

60g is good..would love to see that here.....we have '10s that have stickers of 75g...

Although, I am glad that they are finally bringing one to the HD market, I am still puzzled as to why they left so much out of what a Denali is.....I am sorry, I think that the Denali badge, is just not worth the extra coin. Am I missing something?

you hit the nail on the head. the king ranch is probably the only reason lots of guys pick ford over dodge or gm,,,

What dealership did you test drive it at, im in belgrade MT and danhof chevy on has a 11 gasser

OK. LOVE the truck.

But, the hood piece, mirrors and chin spoiler HAVE to be painted.

THe price you pay for that truck at least GM could have put some decent wheels on the truck instead of f***ing HUB CAPS:rolleyes:

You are such a dorky LOSER...take your 22.5s to the ricer forum, kid...

-Rob

What dealership did you test drive it at, im in belgrade MT and danhof chevy on has a 11 gasser

Dave Smith in Kellogg, ID. Billions said they won't have one till mid august at the soonest and looked at me like I had corn cobs coming out of my ears when I said Denali Duramax. Rimrock in Billings should have one next week.

I'm actually living out in Belgrade now as well. =)

You are such a dorky LOSER...take your 22.5s to the ricer forum, kid...

-Rob

Look at my avatar again and take that advice and kiss my:homer:

you hit the nail on the head. the king ranch is probably the only reason lots of guys pick ford over dodge or gm,,,

Ive seen a few 4500s that were a "cinch" version, kinda a western theme with cowhide seats and stuff, not sure if it was factory or not, they probably just let cinch do it on their own. I think they should do something like that to compete with the king ranch

Ive seen a few 4500s that were a "cinch" version, kinda a western theme with cowhide seats and stuff, not sure if it was factory or not, they probably just let cinch do it on their own. I think they should do something like that to compete with the king ranch


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The denali isnt *that* much more expensive. It probably works out to be like 1,500 more than an LTZ/SLT. For that 1500 you get seats that have more leather (the LTZ/SLT seats have vinyl around the bottom bolster and on the head rests, the LTZ/SLT trucks have leather "seating surfaces"; ie, everything your body/butt/back touches is leather, the rest of the seat is vinyl), sill plates, chrome, different grille, bumper, wheels, trim, nicer steering wheel, nicer shifter, nicer center console, different instrument cluster, and a 5.1 surround sound Bose luxury stereo with a center-channel speaker in the upper dashboard.

I really dont think the denali "package" rips you off. All the little things add up when you think about it... ;)

ben

This is where Chevrolet Screws it up. The LTZ should be the same as the Denali. I prefer the Chevrolet over the GMC, but would like the 5.1 and the Cooled Seats.

My Truck was built yesterday, now I have to wait 2-3 weeks for them to deliver it to the dealer. Sigh... And I still don't know the price.:rolleyes:

My Truck was built yesterday, now I have to wait 2-3 weeks for them to deliver it to the dealer. Sigh... And I still don't know the price.:rolleyes:
Pricing was released to dealers on August 9th, at least on the 3500SRW I ordered.

This is where Chevrolet Screws it up. The LTZ should be the same as the Denali. I prefer the Chevrolet over the GMC, but would like the 5.1 and the Cooled Seats.
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Chevy needs to come up with their own packages,something that sounds tougher than Denali.Maybe something likeThe "Rock" Package,as in solid as a "rock",for a more rugged off road style package.Maybe The "Bowtie" Package,as in Chevy Bowtie,for a more sporty,luxury package.

Chevy needs to come up with their own packages,something that sounds tougher than Denali.Maybe something likeThe "Rock" Package,as in solid as a "rock",for a more rugged off road style package.Maybe The "Bowtie" Package,as in Chevy Bowtie,for a more sporty,luxury package.

Don't take this too rough but I for one am glad you don't work in Chevy's marketing department. Silverado is pretty cool, Denali is too but how cool really is "King Ranch". What about a Ford Raptor, that is kind of queer too. While we are at it how does this sound a Chevy "Yellowstone". Not 100% sure about this but the Sierra and Silverado came around the "America" theme in GM's marketing.

Don't take this too rough but I for one am glad you don't work in Chevy's marketing department. Silverado is pretty cool, Denali is too but how cool really is "King Ranch". What about a Ford Raptor, that is kind of queer too. While we are at it how does this sound a Chevy "Yellowstone". Not 100% sure about this but the Sierra and Silverado came around the "America" theme in GM's marketing.
I guess I was really thinking of them as more of a trim like LTZ.I wasn't thinking of changing from the Silverado name.As for the names,I just threw them out for examples,so what would you consider a good name then?

I agree with the one poster that said they should let cinch come out with their edition in the HDs like they had done in that medium duty. I thought that was pretty slick.

Pricing was released to dealers on August 9th, at least on the 3500SRW I ordered.

3500 SRW Denali????

Denali? GMC should come out with a version called the "General" and badge it in such a way that GMC is in the badge. Make it an all out version of a work truck or Luxury laiden beast and a 5 star addition to the badge. :rank: :cool_shad

Denali? GMC should come out with a version called the "General" and badge it in such a way that GMC is in the badge. Make it an all out version of a work truck or Luxury laiden beast and a 5 star addition to the badge. :rank: :cool_shad

Yeah Im sure all the veterans would like that.

If I was going to name a truck after a park it wouldn't be Yellowstone,as great of a park as it is,it would sound like a rock that someone pissed on.I would probably use Grand Teton or maybe Glacier (unstoppable force).As for King Ranch,it seems to be working well for Ford,I see alot of them on the road.

If only everyone knew what kind of vehicle the majority of the vehicles used on the real King Ranch was throughout the 60's and 70's....

(hint: it wasnt the ford super duty)

moved to new trucks

If only everyone knew what kind of vehicle the majority of the vehicles used on the real King Ranch was throughout the 60's and 70's....

(hint: it wasnt the ford super duty)

Going to have to use Google. I never even knew it was a Ford original

edit: Google's not being my friend...what was it?

If only everyone knew what kind of vehicle the majority of the vehicles used on the real King Ranch was throughout the 60's and 70's....

(hint: it wasnt the ford super duty)
Well the way you say it,my first guess would be a GM,but if not maybe a Jeep or Ford Bronco?

That Denali 3500 is the business! Makes me want to trade in my 03 for it.:p:

old VW Beetles, believe it or not...

They had good traction offroad, simple to maintain/fix, air-cooled (over-heating in the hot weather? Leaky radiators? Worrying about anti-freeze? NOPE) and great ground clearance if you throw some bigger tires on them and hack the fenders.

Not to mention if you have ever looked underneath one, the entire under belly is just one big flat skid plate; there are no cross members or axles or things hanging down to get stuck on.

ben

badass....I forgot about your Bug affinity Ben..should've guessed. That's a neat piece of trivia knowledge though

Don't know about the validity but look at this...

2003 King Ranch Beetle? (http://www.lemonfree.com/68611224.html?wfvar=vara)

Salesman called me today, the truck has been invoiced and is in route, should be here September 1st!!:cool2::coolnana::clap:

Congrats....btw I need to get a job in the line of work you do...or start saving my pennies real good you have a nice stable of vehicles by your sig

LOL, thanks! =)