Oil consumption or not.... I don't have a bad thing to say about those engines. Hell, Look at all the Suburbans, Tahoes and Trucks with 300k miles still running strong. They are everywhere. I've known plenty of guys with those older 5.3's that haven't had a bit of an issue. Don't know if they had problems with oil consumption or not, though.

The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.