DOWNgrading truck - sanity check please
Hi All. Advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I currently have 2011 Ram 2500 Hemi w/4.10 rear axle. 11400# towing, 2300#payload. RV is 23’ Shamrock hybrid 4900# dry, 6200# ...
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camp-n-family wrote:
The slight fuel savings isn’t worth the extra cost to acquire a new truck imho unless you have more reasons to want something new. How many thousands of $$ will you have to pay for a different truck to gain a couple of mpg? It would take years to recoup the difference if you could at all. You’ll be losing capacity while down grading to a 1/2 ton while gaining little, if anything, in ride quality. Doesn’t seem worth it to me.
Comparing a 2500 hemi to a new F150, its more than a couple MPG.
But more to the point, the F150 is simply a better daily driver. The ride is more than a "little" better, while having better roadholding, braking, turn-in etc.
And not all versions of the F150 would even be losing any payload. Yes, some could lost quite a bit since they very so much, and some even have more than a 2500.
