Yes, I now own a DURAMAX, I NEVER DENIED that. I have ALSO said NUMEROUS times I wished I would have left the 6.5L in it instead of swapping after seeing what peopel have done with them recently. I have seen the shortcomings of the GMT-400's frame with high torque as I'm putting more down than probably 99% of the GMT-400 owners out there. And I DID say there was problems with them stock, I NEVER denied that, but those shortcomings for the mpost part can be overcome. Otherwise swap in a OPTIMIZER or P400, and forget about engine problems. DB pumps can be swapped onto any of them(even a DURAMAX if you got the money to spend), so don't restrict yourself to just 1 or 2 years in your search.
The bias here against teh 6.5L is the WORST I have seen of ANY forum, even worse than COMP D, and THATS saying something. MANY people got burned by the 6.5, I get that, hell, mine let me down to, hence why theres a DURAMAX under the hood now. But in hindsight, the issues can be worked around for the most part. And as to the comments about getting a DODGE, WHY? They used the SAME brakes GM did that everybody complained about, the CUMMINS engine has it's own sets of issues(I used to work on them all day long, so don't try and tell me they don't give trouble. Worked at a small dealership, and I was booked WEEKS out with CUMMINS work), and at teh end of the day, it's still a DODGE that it comes in, and who wants to deal with all the squeeks, rattles, and falling apart of a DODGE. And when I did my engine swap, I could have picked any of them, but the CUMMINS was off the table for NUMEROUS reasons. Like I said, used to work on them, couldn't pay me neough to listen to them noisy things anymore.