TOWING Over 2000 Miles In My Chevy Does NOT Go Smoothly!!

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In this video, I fix my 2003 chevy 3500 duramax up, and then take her on a 2200 mile road trip to pick up a car! It does not go as planned.

[@lsxmatt]

Thats nuts that Vermont state inspection cares so much about rust. Ny doesn’t give a damn. You can have bluetooth rockers and brake lines, just don’t get caught with window tint🙄

[@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032]

Shit, duct tape is legal in PA!

[@alb12345672]

Here they are obsessed with parking brakes. Especially the Jiffy lube inspection place :lol:. Some guy had a crack in the frame on an F150, but his parking brake works great :lol:

[@ThatBlueHoe]

Same with rust here in Tennessee for the most part, I saw a truck literally with a bluetooth frame the other day only thing holding it together was the driveshaft it was almost in two pieces bent in half

[@michaeldennis9063]

@@cigarsgunsanddiesel8032 not in Wayne county, no rust holes allowed and has to be covered with metal or bondo.

[@Peculiarsafe83]

@@ThatBlueHoe have an 01 Grand Marquis with very minimal frame rust, the mileage is almost 200,000 but it’s only surface rust, and no underneath body rust whatsoever. Very little rust in outside of body panels. It’s a gem 💎 for sure. I daily drive it too.

[@phil3924]

Was just wondering when you’d be back. You’ve got nerves of steel. The chances you take but it always works out.

[@santiagodelgado4518]

You Right phil God bless you 👍

[@francisrestucci1181]

Getting ready to go from NY to Kentucky and back in my 01 V10 excursion with 223,000 on it. Heading out there to pick up a 1990 vw Jetta Wolfsburg for my brother. Now that we are in our 30's we don't get to spend the time together like we used to, I'm really looking forward to it. Wish me luck

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Sounds fun, best of luck!

[@caryhuffii7224]

Man that's gonna be one expensive trip

[@kylebeach2316]

That's gonna be a dent in the wallet but my family did a roadtrip down to Georgia to pick up a trailer my dad bought. In a 04 f150 with the 3v 5.4 and my dad was praying to God that it didn't throw a spark plug or timing chain. But I'll be dammed that the truck pulled it through until we got back to NY and it throws a check engine light 😂😂😂

[@caryhuffii7224]

@@kylebeach2316 eh they don't all throw spark plugs or they probably would've done a recall.

[@turkey4957]

@@caryhuffii7224 no different from dually lifted trucks that you see people driving all around the country.

[@richardthomas1743]

It is always nice to see the "Welcome To Vermont" sign when we are on our way home.. I am glad that the Duramax made the trip with out any problems. Really if it was not for the fuel mishap you would have been golden.. I am looking forward to see that awesome THUNDERBIRD! Thumbs up man !

[@stevevarholy2011]

Pro tip (from someone that's done Durham/Portsmouth/DC/SC and back a bunch of times): I-77/I-81/I78/I80/I287 (Cuomo/Tappan Zee) is your friend. I-95 and any routing through NYC is a guaranteed nightmare. Used to be you could drive late at night and avoid problems on I-95, but it's a cluster from NYC all the way to Richmond at all hours now. Hope you have a great summer. You left Chucktown just in time to miss the 100 degree weather....

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

thanks for the tip!

[@OnusofStrife]

81 is a mess around the holidays. I'd avoid it at those times. Every time there would be 8 accidents on my way down. If he went this route it would probably take about the same time as he'd end up way inland to get to Charleston. 95 can be much quicker in spite of traffic.

[@amrakx1]

Just an amazing adventure! I can’t believe how level headed and alert you were when your vehicle unintentionally stopped working. With no sleep you were able to figure out the 2nd tank fill. Got back into your content and was not disappointed! I’m catching up!

[@stevenwilhite4026]

I LOVE the ‘64 T-Bird! My folks had a ‘64 hardtop the year I was born (1964). They had incredible interiors. Congrats on getting one!

[@mrbluejeans09]

lets face it, this is literally Vermont in a nutshell. Taking a old, clapped out diesel farm/work truck on a roadtrip lol

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

hell yea

[@PizzaDave802]

😊

[@nathankim7664]

The wait is worth it! I absolutely LOVE your road trip videos, and I'd call it 100% successful! You're brave going solo haha. I cannot wait to learn more about the T-Bird. It's *CLEAN* *AF!!* Will we see a cruise through downtown with your road trip friends?

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Thanks! Yea I’ll make some videos cruising around town with my buddies

[@nathankim7664]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 Awesome! I can't wait! ^-^

[@dirtbike9003]

Used to run 95 corridor in a semi for years, then I smartened up! Don’t miss that at all, I do miss Vermont and NH tho.....

[@leonb2637]

For sure a smart decision to drive at night in DC, Baltimore, NJ & NYC metro area - no traffic. That T-Bird looks nice, will be a fun summer/early fall car.

[@charliebrewer617]

I chuckled when you said your estimated eta for that trip. I just thought about what you had to go through just to get to NC. I grew up just north of South of the Border. It used to have billboards up for hundreds of miles advertising it. Nothing else like it.

[@OnusofStrife]

Luckily they just gave you a warning! Can't bring anything over 7700lbs, no trailers, no vehicles with business signage, etc. It has super low bridges, short on ramps, and everyone drives 75.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

yea nice cop

[@dankmemesandsht560]

Duramaxes are honestly one of the best trucks I’ve been in when my dad would take me with him to haul cars with it we’d be in the truck for like 4-5 hours without getting out to stretch that’s how comfortable the seats were the truck hauls good it sounds good but if you keep it well maintained it’s honestly a great truck

[@theotherdanw]

Great work on that intro! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. What a nice T-Bird!

[@rich5223]

Really enjoyed this road trip can't wait to see next video. That truck is awesome sitting all that time and it drove all that way with no issues

[@hoopty.]

This guy reminds me of myself. I drove my 88 Chevy celebrity from Memphis to Boise Idaho. Only went thru a thermostat and 3 quarts of oil.

[@samuelmiles6807]

I'm amazed at how the state has put the lines on the road down so sequence and timed

[@cedarlaneenterprises6258]

I’m gonna be honest, I got real nervous watching you blast that thing out of the mud with absolutely no air filter on that engine 😂

[@agy234]

You don’t neeeeed an air filter, just send it!

[@nysportsfan9680]

So glad the videos are back rural Vermonter! Great way to start the summer!

[@anthonymcandrew529]

Welcome back... glad to see that you are posting again. T-bird looks very cool.

[@chevy2729]

That proves Chevys are tough, I ❤️ the sound of a 05 duramax diesel startup

[@scottdavis_34]

Welcome Back Rural Vermonter!! Man I've missed these vids!

[@SkylineFTW97]

Beautiful car. Made a 13 hour drive in 1 shot from Silver Spring, Maryland (only about 15 minutes from Rockville, the city you stopped in) to Presque Isle, Maine a couple years ago. Made it comfortably, granted I was in a 2013 Honda Accord. Got about 35 MPG despite averaging about 85 MPH.

[@colintrout1095]

I do Virgina to Vermont about 3 times a winter for skiing,in a 2005 Stratus, never had one problem,even in the snow, I always stop In silver spring at the Einstein bagels on Wisconsin Ave,best bagels,wish they open more locations in the south

[@SkylineFTW97]

@@colintrout1095 You mean the one on Colesville Road? I pass that a lot going to work. Wisconsin avenue runs through Bethesda, a few minutes to the west. I work only about a block away from it in downtown Bethesda.

[@colintrout1095]

Yes your right ,I think that's the one,it's got a Starbucks connected to it. I got lost one my first time there and ended up in a town called Wheaton,such a busy area,everyone seems so nice there compared to the time I visited DC

[@SkylineFTW97]

@@colintrout1095 Also very familiar with Wheaton. Regional commerce center with a large mall and plaza there. It's always packed. It's definitely got most of the upsides of DC with far fewer of the downsides. That's actually why my parents moved here to Montgomery county after having lived in DC itself. Shame it's too expensive these days, as leaving your hometown is often hard to do.

[@richardthomas1743]

Let the adventure begin and hit that thumbs UP button!

[@YOUTHOUGHT2]

I’ve owned 9 of these between the GMT800 and 900 platforms, my 08 had 515k original miles on it before I got rid of it because the rising cost of everything! Or else I would still have it. They all have their issues, but hands down I would have done the same thing and trusted it wholeheartedly, my buddy did something similar, bought a flatbed LLY and used it as a work truck the day after buying it. Not one issue besides the notorious headliner and interior falling apart🤣🤣 great trucks though man she’s got plenty left in her and that proves it.

[@lizardlongboards]

I don't live where I have access to KZbin all the time. Absolutely wired that my return was met by the return of the Rural Vermonter! Cheers!

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

good timing!

[@zephead843]

Good to see you back on YT. Have a safe, fun summer.

[@sds433]

My Uncle had a 1962 Thunderbird Convertible he purchased new. Great car, looking forward to the videos.

[@MC-kb9vt]

Rural Vermonter is back and we’re happy ❤️

[@lifelong5425]

Good to see your craziness back at it...well done on that trip..Nice TBIRD

[@kylemag1139]

Wow welcome back! So glad to see you uploading again

[@dougfurniss734]

Good to see you back, great video, greetings from UK 🇬🇧

[@bradyn854]

My duramax did the same thing, tank read half and was completely empty, filled it up and spend 10 mins bleeding the air and then it was good to go. From what I’ve heard the cp3 pumps cause some weird things to happen with the sending units in the tank

[@5.43v]

Stupid vaccum draw with no lift pump

[@markguillory281]

Was thinking about you today…. Glad all is good and love the Tbird

[@andysaunders3708]

I'm from New Zealand. I lived for a while in Ludlow, VT. It was really a vey nice place.

[@townhall05446]

I used to make the drive from Chicago area (by my family) up to Colchester (VT) straight through stopping only for gas. Usually took me 16-18 hours. When I got to my place in Colchester it was usually 2 to 4am and I had cold beers and a big bag of cheese popcorn waiting for me. Then, bed til noon.

[@tractormatt4301]

Making Waldo welds happy with those dimes.

[@kc0lif]

i like the red chevy truck. that's nice it's got 4x4. ford thunderbird is nice.

[@WaldosWorld]

Welcome back to KZbin! 🤠

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Good to be back!

[@richammerle]

RV, firstly, glad to see you back. That was a long trip, for what looks like a great purchase! Look forward to the next vid!!

[@JoeBidenIsNotMyPresident]

It's awesome to see you back. Can't wait to see that car driving on the Channel very soon.

[@HazrdHazrd]

One of my favorite vermont youtubers ive discovered. glad i did I love finding felllow vermonters lol

[@1leggeddog]

i was just looking at your channel when I saw you just uploaded! great coincidence!

[@josephhowerton8878]

Just bought a PA owned 2001 Chevy 2500 HD with 168k miles. Was a plow truck most of its life but it has little to no frame rot due to the undiagnosed rear main seal and valve cover leaks. Only required one rocker panel replacement and a rear quarter replacement. Engine runs strong transmission is great and for 1900 dollars i think i stole her. Also glad my homestate didnt slow you down any :D 95 on NC is cake but if you take I40 east or west through the larger metro areas like Raleigh Durham or Greensboro its a parking lot.

[@toriwilliams500]

It's so funnny hearing up north folks say what they never seen down south🤣🤣.. Country life

[@svpracer98]

Gotta love a Canyon... Very dependable and comfortable truck.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

love mine!

[@1966caprice]

Great video, glad to see you getting your money's worth out of that truck. Super excited for the T-Bird, was wondering when I'd see a classic like that on the channel.

[@darrencedeno8098]

Reliability reliability reliability is number one

[@anthonysourdiff1835]

Good to see your video up again

[@jacobquarfot7236]

Hey man. I actually just came across this channel on a whim, I don’t subscribe to a lot and mostly just watch car videos, but man this is a cool channel. Can’t wait to watch more. Between nursing school and work I don’t watch as much as I want but, honestly great work I really enjoy your laid back videos man. Kinda random comment I know but couldn’t pass the videos I’ve watched without letting you know.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Thank you!

[@brandonmartinez5920]

Love the content!!! Watching from socal so appreciate all the scenic extras. That Jeep had under-glows! very popular in Japan and with JDM cars🇯🇵

[@TunefulRope]

As a truck driver I hated driving on the east coast. Pain in the ass. But I did go to a truck stop that had a Golden Corral in it. If ya ever do another trip like this again, use trucker path on your phone and it has a gps that will tell you what roads you are allowed to take.

[@jimrerko3415]

Great seeing you and beetle again !! You have the worst luck. Take care of yourself and beetle.

[@famusman5989]

About time we get a video from u. Let alone even hear from you

[@adammarkowitz7944]

When you get near Ct./NY/NJ there should be a sign reading "ENTERING THE GATES OF HELL". If it's not done very, very early or very late, you will suffer. Glad you made it.

[@Harv3st]

Although things didn't go super smooth. There is something different about these late 90's and early 2000's trucks. I had a 2001 f150 with 236,000 miles that burned oil, leaky power steering, 4 nearly bald tires, 2 which were held together by Fix A flat. Life circumstances came up and I had to make a 915 mile trip to Missouri, and within a week take the trip back so 1,830 miles total. And besides keep filling up the oil and power steering, she took it like a champ. I swear I would still have that truck today if I wasn't rearended so hard a year ago, totaling it.... Everyone has a brand they are loyal to, Ford made me a lifetime customer with that truck...

[@davidmollard9832]

I wish I had somewhere to keep project vehicles and such. Living in a subdivision has its ups and downs

[@christiann7320]

Well tomorrow morning im going on a roadtrip with my used and abused VW Sharan TDI 2003 with 220k miles so hopefully its gonna be fine. My only big worry are the rear brake lines which i did not have time to manufacture copper replacements. They do not leak, i tried to see how bad they were and try to bend/rip them with my hands and they were okay, so i think its going to be fine.

[@julimehall7741]

20 hr drive was so worth it, beautiful thunderbird !

[@nogarage]

great to see you back man really missed your videos, this was a real banger!

[@vinr6867]

Nice road trip and that T-Bird looks to be in great shape. Good to see that Duramax handled the job well.

[@drewa3597]

the tow guy seemed cool, hope he watches the video

[@Heavychevy0402]

Nice content. I want friends like this to learn from. I like doing this stuff but I get frustrated easy

[@furmanmackey5479]

Ah hell....At one point you were only about thirty minutes or so from our home here in South Carolina. If I had known you were coming I would have been tickled to death to treat you to a honest to goodness South Carolina BBQ or fried fish platter. As thanks for all the great videos and hours of education and entertainment you have provided over the last several years. By the way, there is a small "classic car" lot roughly ten minutes from where you were at one point on I-95 (Dillion County, SC to be as specific as I care to be for the owners privacy) that would have made you smile!

[@jjcarlo]

Glad you’re back

[@weewooweewoo3029]

Used to live in CT. The Merrit parkway was awful, CT cops usually weren’t the worst though glad you came out with no ticket.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

This truck deserves some TLC and cosmetic upgrades.

[@anthonygonzalez437]

geez these videos make me value my california cars even more

[@raymondmumford6255]

Love the old truck 😃 Nice T Bird ❤️ Looking forward to lots of videos on the truck and the car.

[@TruthTavern]

Ole VermiT... where ya been bud? Beatle stick-on too cute! Been a daaang while... jeez already! Appreciate the upload mi'boy n thx for the share. Don't forget about us over here. HA

[@mudder517]

How many miles does the duramax have on it??? Great vids man. I watch them all.

[@emeyer6963]

Good old Brattleboro!Used to jump on Rt 9 over there to get to Keene NH .

[@petem6291]

I gotta give you credit you are fear less . That Policeman did you a favor taking a commercial vehicle on the parkway in New York is like a $300 ticket Some navigation systems have a truck route setting to a void the problem you had

[@user-tb7rn1il3q]

It’s not a commercial vehicle. He couldn’t give him a ticket, but there are height restrictions.

[@dangoodall-williams4200]

Going solo on such a long trip proves you're young! Good for you. Glad all was successful! And you got to see some of the country to boot which is always great. Very cool of your friend to help out. Can't wait to see more about the T. Will you be keeping the beauty?

[@johnnoland4249]

In New Jersey, back in the sixties you could not drive a pickup truck on the garden state parkway. they were considered commercial vehicles, since they had to have commercial plates.

[@tannergraef5379]

Great to see you back

[@thesmallenginekid]

There are like 5 signs every highway that leads to 15 aka merrit pky that say NO TRAILERS. Should be paying attention. Also its faster to go on tappanzee bridge with trailer even if gps says GW faster.

[@neon-gh9sr]

As a Marylander, its RockVILLE thank you very much lol.

[@SchnelleKat]

That is one helluva trip bud! I wouldn't have a clue if that was me and it died on the road, different story if it was the ole 6.5 though. Looking forward to the car content!

[@brandonmorris2513]

Good to see you and beetle !! Missed your content .

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Man that Duramax is a beast. You need to patch the rusty rockers and a rattle can her red. , She would shine up nice! Great content man! New sub!

[@richardresendez2325]

Good old reliable Chevy trucks 👍👍

[@LLG47]

That's funny, I had a hunch you would get stuck on the Merritt parkway, drive that road all of the time. It was built in the 1930s and is pretty over capacity for what it's for. Larger trucks especially tall box trucks run the risk of getting decapitated through some of the overpasses. And someone who lives in Connecticut and drives down the coast from time to time it really doesn't make sense to go through New York City and take the New Jersey turnpike because the tolls are so much money, and traffic is guaranteed. My recommendation is to go through Pennsylvania.

[@paulsheehan5010]

Storrow Drive in Boston, is the same way, NO TRUCKS!

[@MrZimmaframe]

Aaaahhh you got yourself an electric impact wrench 😀, I recommended you to get one a few videos back. If you have any issues with it in the next year return it for a refund because word on the street is Dewalt are bringing out a newer updated model sometime this year of their high torque one code named the bruiser 2 lol.

[@Knightfall23]

That 95 stretch between Baltimore and Fredsburg in VA is terrible

[@hester781]

Awesome adventure! I live in mass, let me know if you have plans to sell her! (The t-bird lol)

[@austinbrant3489]

As much as I love chevys I had no hope it was gonna make it and back pretty much problem free.. one tough old duramax

[@ohiostate9156]

I have a 2004 silverado 3500 with only 125 thousand on it that I stopped driving because of rust and it looked pretty rough I ended up buying a new one. I still kept it but only drive it short trips locally around my area. This damn guy drove his on a 10 hour trip one way lol. Makes me wanna order some finders like you did , check the fluids and drive the thing.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Haha yep, actually 20 hours one way

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

42 hours total behind the wheel

[@ogt92fromthe1step9]

I think old peg would approve of the dump battery 👌

[@snoopysrc]

Chevys are a tough ass truck 🚛🚒

[@bobobrazil1973]

😂😂😭😭

[@default_channel_name]

Bro you should have taken the route through the smokie mountains, avoid ny/nj at all costs!

[@EvanT1995]

Glad to see you back!!

[@morganmiskell1803]

hey man you came though my neck out the woods! I'm about 25 mins from Rockville

[@joshuacurley417]

I haven't seen rust like that since I left PEI for Western Canada. You never see anything like that in BC, even on Vancouver Island

[@carlover4lyfe]

Lol I’ve been watching your channel for a while now! Love the content, I’m in CT now and funnily enough I got pulled over on route 15 too lol the DOT guys usually suck!! I got pulled over in my tow truck (not on 15) and he wasn’t so nice lol but hope to keep seeing good vids!!

[@johnhowardesq]

I love Taco Bell and Tbirds. Good video. You are doing great work on the car.

[@T6Jacob]

Its funny how I knew exactly where you were the whole te on Connecticut

[@dleblanc3592]

Rockville Maryland laugh out loud. I’m very familiar with that area.