ricatic wrote:
nremtp143 wrote:
By then, it will strictly be preference as to whether you like a bowtie, horns or a blue oval. They will all do anything we as campers request, just one may do it with a little more finesse than the others.:B But, I want to be one of the first to read/watch the shootout!!!! While eating popcorn:B
I do not care who's truck is the fastset...but I do want to buy the truck that has a warranty...oop's...that eliminates Ford!!!!
Regards
agree.....reliability trumps who drives up the mountain the fastest..
I think the Chevy is the "fastest", I've owned 3 Chevy D/A combos, last two were Crew Cab Dually's, and will say they were great, no issues, loved them, but I think the interior of the Ram is nicer than the interior of the Chevy. I test drove an LTZ 2013 Chevy 3500HD CC/Dually after Christmas for an entire weekend and could compare to the 2012 laramie and my own personal opinion, ( not worth a whole lot ), I think the Ram is a better looking truck, inside and out at this point then Ford and Chevy/GM. Don't know how the 2013' Ram 3500 Dually would fair against a 2013 Chevy and 2013 Ford in these "test", but, all three will get the job done, guess the picking is for those who are loyalist and will only buy "their brand", or those who are looking for the best bang for their buck, and those who look at all three aspects and pick a truck that will fit their needs, meet their own "curb appeal", and again, best value for their money...doesn't matter if truck is "loaded out" or not...still same suspension, engine and tranny in each truck whether top of the line trim, or base truck, comparing apples to apples.
As far as exhaust brake, if Chevy's or Fords is better than the one in my 12', than that is AWESOME!!! Best thing that ever happened to a pick up truck. Going down some of the very steep curvy roads that I travel, the exhaust brake works flawlessly, I can put truck in cruise at 50-55 mph and that's where speed stays, if I don't use cruise and let the truck slow down on it's own, towing my 5er loaded to 15,750# now, I believe the truck would almost slow to a stop and I don't even have to tap the brake, it's in T/H and still works...I'm a believer in EB's now:) One of the few EB's, when turned on and not in T/H, it still works, and sounds REALLY cool also:)
