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Old May 6th, 2017, 08:20 AM
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Default Re: SO who came up with the GMC V6's???

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Originally Posted by bigblockv6 View Post
I look at the GMC V6 and I am impressed with the 100% great design incorporated into the engines. I guess 14 years was a good run, though. And here we are, all singing the praise!

-Andy Carlson
Ojai CA
14 years not long enough, the V6's could have lasted longer if GM wasn't so cheap, anytime GM has something that's real good they tend to get rid of it. [/QUOTE]

The GMC dealer where my Dad bought the one ton Suburban new in 1965 once told him that one reason General Motors dropped the V6 was because so many of the GMC dealers were complaining that their repair shops weren't making enough money because the V6s were too reliable and long-lived. Switching to Chevy engines solved that complaint!
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