we went from an 1990 Dodge SRW drive diesel 1 ton, to a 1999 Freightliner MDT, with all the bells and whistles to pull our 42 foot fifth wheel toy hauler, the difference was like night and day, no more white knuckle mountain driving, now its more like crank up the tunes and sit back with one hand on the wheel, now you might be thinking how much did that co$t, $30,000 far less than a newer 1 ton would cost, and twice the truck, on a side note the WOW factor takes a bit of getting used to, and everyone wanting to look under the hood