From: "John Oellrich" 

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Geo.,

You didn't do a very good job of reading the options (did you view the =
original message as html?) :

  a.. 8.1L 345HP V8
  b.. Electronic shift transfer case
  c.. Allison 5-speed automatic
  d.. Even though the listing I posted didn't show it, I went with =
bucket seats. It has been at least 3 years since I have anybody ride in =
the passenger seat of any of my vehicles, let alone the back seat, = having
the ability to sit 3 upfront is way beyond superfilous. I only = ordered
the extended cab so I would have a climate controlled reasonably = large
storage area=20
  e.. I have the wheel flares, the bright chrome wheel rings are on the =
wheels themselves. BTW the rear fenders on the 3500 dooley are composite =
to begin with.
I pretty much optioned this beast out without going to the LT trim level =
(leather seats, On-Star would have been about the only difference. The =
one thing I would have liked, but Chevy doesn't offer it for this bed is =
the Protec Bed, which I believe is an entirely composite bed and =
tailgate. No matter, I am going to have a Rhino Liner applied to the = bed.

--=20
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net


"Geo."  wrote in message
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> "John Oellrich"  wrote in message
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> >   69D - Custom Cloth, Dark Charcoal
>=20
> same as mine
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> > Vortec 6000 V8 engine with 300 horsepower
>=20
> mine is the 285hp Vortec V8 but the truck is much lighter so..
>=20
> >. Manual shift-on-the-fly 4WD transfer case with floor shifter
>=20
> same here, I had them ask me if I wanted the push button version and =
told
> them no but if they had a floor shift that required two hands to pull =
it
> instead of one I might go for that 
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> > Five-speed manual transmission
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> ick, why did you go manual?
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> > Front Custom Cloth 3-passsenger 40/20/40 split-bench seat
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> same as mine, I like that setup.
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> > Electrochromic rearview mirror with compass and outside temperature
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> I actually had to order the whole truck to get that mirror, I love the =
self
> dimming feature and wish I had gotten the side view versions as well.
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> > BRIGHT WHEEL TRIM
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> call quick and change this to the $100 option for fender flairs, holds =
up
> much better wrt car doors and rust and adds about $200 resale value.
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> Geo.
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Geo.,
 
You didn't do a very good job of reading the options (did you =
view the=20
original message as html?) :
 

  8.1L 345HP V8
  Electronic shift transfer case
  Allison 5-speed automatic
  Even though the listing I posted didn't show it, I went with =
bucket seats.=20
  It has been at least 3 years since I have anybody ride in the =
passenger seat=20
  of any of my vehicles, let alone the back seat, having the ability to =
sit 3=20
  upfront is way beyond superfilous. I only ordered the extended cab so =
I would=20
  have a climate controlled reasonably large storage =
area 
  I have the wheel flares, the bright chrome wheel rings are on the =
wheels=20
  themselves. BTW the rear fenders on the 3500 dooley are composite to =
begin=20
  with.
I pretty much optioned this beast out without going to the LT trim =
level=20
(leather seats, On-Star would have been about the only difference. The = one thing=20
I would have liked, but Chevy doesn't offer it for this bed is the = Protec Bed,=20
which I believe is an entirely composite bed and tailgate. No matter, I = am going=20
to have a Rhino Liner applied to the bed.
-- john
 
oellrich{at}earthlink.net">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net
 
 
"Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
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"John Oellrich" <oellrich{at}earthlink.net>">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net>
= wrote in=20
message> news:3e41acb9{at}w3.nls.net...>=
 >=20
>   69D - Custom Cloth, Dark
Charcoal> > same =
as=20
mine> > > Vortec 6000 V8 engine
with 300 = horsepower>=20
> mine is the 285hp Vortec V8 but the truck is much lighter =
so..>=20
> >. Manual shift-on-the-fly 4WD transfer case with floor=20
shifter> > same here, I had them ask me
if I wanted the = push=20
button version and told> them no but if they had a floor
shift = that=20
required two hands to pull it> instead of one I might go for that =

<g>> > > Five-speed
manual transmission> =
>=20
ick, why did you go manual?> > >
Front Custom Cloth=20 3-passsenger 40/20/40 split-bench
seat> > same as mine, I = like=20
that setup.> > > Electrochromic
rearview mirror with = compass=20
and outside temperature> > I actually had
to order the = whole truck=20
to get that mirror, I love the self> dimming feature and
wish I = had=20
gotten the side view versions as well.> >
> BRIGHT = WHEEL=20
TRIM> > call quick and change this to the
$100 option for = fender=20
flairs, holds up> much better wrt car doors and rust and
adds = about $200=20
resale value.> > Geo.>
> 

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