[darcane]

I can find a bunch of trucks with the 4.3 and a manual. It's the 4.8 that is the needle in the haystack. They only offered an auto with the 5.3, so that's the reason it's out of the picture. I don't know why they did it this way, but Ford also did the same: manual or auto with the 4.6L, auto only with the 5.4. I'd consider Ford, but I've had bad luck with them and Chevy generally gets more power and better mileage with the same size engine.

I still haven't figured out the tow rating on a truck like this. Any tips on finding that info? The only sites I can find that indicate tow rating show it as a range and don't clue you in as to where in that range a particular configuration falls.

Mike