Living with the duramax vs the 6.0L?

[bennylava]

Hi all, I was hoping someone here has a lot of experience with both, preferably with working on both and driving them. I'm trying to make up my mind as to which one I should buy. A duramax 3/4 ton truck, or a gas powered one.

From what I can tell, diesel guys don't have much love for the Duramax in general. The seem to like Cummins and Ford, and Duramax comes in in 3rd place. Does this mean that I should avoid buying an 06 chevy with a diesel engine in it?

Next question, might be dumb, but how is the ride quality on the various 3/4 ton GMT 800 trucks? I talked to one guy who said he only buys Duramax instead of Ford or Dodge, simply because the ride quality is better. In a 3/4 ton diesel truck, is it really that much better?

Thanks!