Is ram 3500 SRW 6.4 hemi enough?
Ok so Im trying to look for a TV that I will keep forever(exaggeration). I have beeen going over the specs. I dont even know if i will be able to get one of these at an agreed upon price. I would like...
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When i did a build and price, for only hundred$ more you can step up from the 3/4 to the 1 ton and u get almost 1000 pounds more payload. To me that is a no brainer. Yes, the comfort factor sucks. Maybe in a few years, theyll have a monster TV that rides like a cadillac.
IdaD wrote:
I feel your pain. I've decided about a half dozen times that one or other is the smarter choice for my needs. I just can't seem to settle on one, but I feel like now would be a good time to make a move since some 2014s are still available with some nice discounts. So I need to either you know what or get off the pot or I'll probably wait until spring when the 2015s come down a bit in price.
Money being equal I would prefer the CTD. But there's a $7000 difference so money isn't equal.
I would like the towing performance, longevity and resale of the CTD. Being in Idaho I think I'd also benefit from the power the CTD makes at elevation. I'm leery about using it as a DD on my 5 mile commute, though, plus the headaches of dealing with the emission stuff (although it doesn't sound too bad anymore). Really the daily driver with short commute aspect is the thing that has me most concerned with the CTD. That and up front price, anyway.
The Hemi would work better as a DD and would have less to worry about from a maintenance standpoint. The towing mileage/range is a little frightening and I worry a bit about the issues some have had with the gear spacing on 1-2, especially at elevation, and I think you'd give up every bit of your up front savings (if not more) on resale. But the mileage thing is probably a little overblown because with current prices I really wouldn't be spending much more on fuel with the Hemi - in my area gas is around $3/gal vs diesel at $3.70 or so.
The other conclusion I've reached is that a 2500 would probably be fine with the Hemi, but on the CTD a 3500 is really the way to go because the 2500 oil burners have pretty poor payload ratings. I've driven both and to me the 2500s do ride noticeably nicer with the rear coils.
