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Huntindog wrote:
53 willys wrote:
My Dmax has amazing expensive technology that allows it to perform as well as it does.... I am not going to base a buying decision on the financials behind how that was able to happen. I just buy the best truck.Me Again wrote:
R. Walter wrote:
53 willys wrote:
You know what they say if you can't afford a real truck you'll have to settle for a Dodge
Nothing better to do than troll, huh?
New member with 15 posts and a new F350, which came with a case of blue oval koolaid.
I'll drive Ford you all can have the two welfare motors, just saying .
For those of you that refuse to buy one based on these facts.... Thank you for helping to pay for my truck.
I will see you in my rear view mirror.:B
Here's a fact...I know a lot of folks who chose to purchase a Ford vehicle because of the GM bailout and didn't like how the many good folks who worked at the local Chevy dealer who lost their jobs because the brilliant GM execs decided to close all those dealers.Huntindog wrote:
For those of you that refuse to buy one based on these facts.... Thank you for helping to pay for my truck.:B
Ouch, that hits below the belt!53 willys wrote:
My Dmax has amazing expensive technology that allows it to perform as well as it does.... I am not going to base a buying decision on the financials behind how that was able to happen. I just buy the best truck.Me Again wrote:
R. Walter wrote:
53 willys wrote:
You know what they say if you can't afford a real truck you'll have to settle for a Dodge
Nothing better to do than troll, huh?
New member with 15 posts and a new F350, which came with a case of blue oval koolaid.
I'll drive Ford you all can have the two welfare motors, just saying .
For those of you that refuse to buy one based on these facts.... Thank you for helping to pay for my truck.
I will see you in my rear view mirror.:B- Just kidding! I really believe that all 3 are really nice trucks. Just a personal opinion thing on which brand. :)
4x4ord wrote:
Clicky
Want a real diesel?!? Get a Cummins. Period. End of story. Want a false diesel? Go with the Ford. Maybe the aluminum one. Just don't drop anything in the bed. Real fun pulling the body to change a plug. Want a foreign diesel? Go with the Isuzu. At least the Chevys ride well. Have I got everybody's dander up yet? :W :BMe Again wrote:
R. Walter wrote:
53 willys wrote:
You know what they say if you can't afford a real truck you'll have to settle for a Dodge
Nothing better to do than troll, huh?
New member with 15 posts and a new F350, which came with a case of blue oval koolaid.
I'll drive Ford you all can have the two welfare motors, just saying .Cummins12V98 wrote:
I'm assuming gear ratio is having some influence Marty?
Correct.
Marty- I'm assuming gear ratio is having some influence Marty?
Huntindog wrote:
blt2ski wrote:
Of course all trucks are more powerful than those of yesteryear.... but even in the old days, some were faster than others.:B
Are we done with the boyz will be boyz comments!
Why can't some of you just admit, ALL brands of trucks, cars etc that we drive on the road are better than when some of us were teens in the 50's, 60's and 70's! Even 10 years ago models were lower in all things comparable to todays models!
Marty
Just because they are faster, does not make them the best! had a truck that was faster doing a 12K load up a freeway grade then another! But put said faster truck on a 15+% grade, it stalled out and would not go forward, Meanwhile the slower truck on a freeway grade, Went up the hill! Got to a job site, campground etc. The other blew up a transmission, spent 2 weeks in shop, cost $3000 to repair transmission that had all of 30K miles on it!
Fastest is not always best. BUT< the one that gets the job done with out stalling out before getting to where it needs to go under any and all conditions, is the BEST truck! Yeah, even if it is a bit slower in some parts of the course!
I'll take my Navistar with a 175/330 non turbo 7.3 diesel over my dmax when I'm above 20K lbs. The dmax will only go up a 24% grade at 20K. The navistar will do over 30% at 30K lbs. Yes a freeway grade the navistar is doing 35-40 mph, the dmax 55+. BUT, I can go up steeper grades which occur here in the NW.
At the end of the day, I want a truck, hammer, what ever the tool is, that gets the that job done, as I need it to do, even if slower at times. If the one that is faster, overheats, stalls out, needs fixing every 4 hrs vs lasting 6 hrs that the job will take. the slower one is better.
Marty
