How well does the RAM 2500 6.4 Hemi tow?
I'm looking for a new truck to tow an 8000 lb travel trailer and I'm torn between the 2018 RAM 2500 6.4L Hemi and 6.7L Cummins diesel. All the reviews that that I've read show that diesel will tow be...
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mkirsch wrote:ScottG wrote:
And when your done with it you get the extra cost of the diesel back.
Many people will try to convince you of this, but it is not true.
You will get a PROPORTIONAL amount of the cost back at sale/trade time. That will be the same proportion as the used vs. new value of the rest of the vehicle.
They like to tell you that if you spend $10,000 extra on the diesel, your truck is worth $10,000 more at sale time. Nuh-uh. If the rest of the vehicle is only worth 20% of its original value, you only get 20% of your diesel money back.
I did the math on mine at 100k and I would have gotten back way more than 20% on trade in looking on both KBB and NADA. The gas version of my truck trade in/resale was $6k less(I paid 8k for my diesel in 2014) at 100k miles on both sites. The rest was made up in fuel mileage savings which isn't bad for the amount of added power considering most other engine upgrades like a V6 to V8 in half tons or V6 to V8 muscle cars never get recouped. You basically get the added power for all those years for nothing. Heck, even if it was an extra grand for those five years, it would still be worth it.
