Movin' on up to a new Dually!

CaveRun wrote:

twodownzero wrote:

CaveRun wrote:
Nice truck!.. Even if it is a Dodge! :)... I'm a Ford guy, but my second choice for trucks would be a Dodge.

Except it's not a Dodge. It's a Ram. "Dodge" no longer makes trucks and hasn't for a while. You will not see the word "Dodge" anywhere on a Ram truck today.

Ha Ha Ha!

We all got tired of DODGEing things and now we just RAM them!

twodownzero wrote:

CaveRun wrote:
Nice truck!.. Even if it is a Dodge! :)... I'm a Ford guy, but my second choice for trucks would be a Dodge.

Except it's not a Dodge. It's a Ram. "Dodge" no longer makes trucks and hasn't for a while. You will not see the word "Dodge" anywhere on a Ram truck today.

Ha Ha Ha!

I had oil and filter change and 2 fuel filters changed. $390. Ford oil syn blend.

CaveRun wrote:
Nice truck!.. Even if it is a Dodge! :)... I'm a Ford guy, but my second choice for trucks would be a Dodge.

Except it's not a Dodge. It's a Ram. "Dodge" no longer makes trucks and hasn't for a while. You will not see the word "Dodge" anywhere on a Ram truck today.

You will love the added stability of the drw.

Brad

Although the dash has changed since my 2005, the seats are same. For me, that is a plus since mine have worked well for me...

daily double wrote:
Justin; why not fly yo the lower 48 and get a truck? I went to the Ford dealer in Kenai and got the most expensive service ever this summer. You sure don't want to have diesel work done there. You can buy a plane ticket for what I had to pay. Locate what you want and fly in.

I don't have the free time schedule wise. I work 6 days a week and my next block of leave isn't until MLB Spring Training starts in March (my yearly indulgence). Though maybe I could fly into Arizona for my baseball games and then drive back to Alaska in a new truck. Man that would be a long drive. :)

I have been poking around on Cars.com and did find two Denali 3500's I would purchase that are located in Seattle which is a short barge away from us. I just sent out an email to Lithia Chevrolet and AK Sales and Service seeing if we can get a dealer transfer done.

What kind of service did you have done? I trade in my truck every 3 years so anything I have done will be covered under warranty. GM/Chevy also offering free oil changes and mailtenance for 2 years so not really concerned about that either. I can tell you I *HATE* Cal Worthington here in Anchorage. I would rather drive an hour out of town for service out in Kendall in Wasilla......

If I can't close on this Denali in Seattle, it will be either a Ram 3500 or a Silverado 3500. They are both similar (LTZ vs Laramie Limited) with the Ram being a higher trim but out the door cost is approx 8-9K more. Ford will give me a smoking deal on a 2014 King Ranch F450 but I'm really looking for something new. My last 3 trucks have been Super Duty's and I've loved them, but the interior has pretty much stayed identical since 2009, looking for something different. That Ram Limited/Longhorn interior is beautiful on the inside.

Congratulations on the new truck. Hauling that camper should be a piece of cake now.
Send us a loaded up picture when you can.

Gas vs diesel isn't much of a debate. You can always buy a smaller or less capable truck for less and pay less to maintain it. For me, I've seen enough gasoline RVs on the side of road that didn't make the passes to know that I'm willing to pay more for durability. Most of those failures from talking to people are busted hoses or transmissions from the Gasoline engines screaming to maintain speed over the elevated passes.

For the record, my diesel SRW got better mpg than my current DRW diesel truck, and that was a good tradeoff to haul the camper. That being said, I just bought a used SUV to handle some of the uses that the SRW could do. But, the SUV is way smaller and is can do things the SRW couldn't do like park in small parking places which unfortunately is a consideration for me.

wintersun wrote:
pay twice as much for an oil change which I have to have done twice as often

Other than everything else you said about your Duramax diesel, I don't understand the "have done twice as often" part.

My oil changes are recommended every 7,500 miles, or 15,000 miles if I was doing continuous over-the-road hauling.

I change oil every 7,500 miles. My dealer and I made a deal for lifetime oil changes and tire rotation for less than I can purchase the filters and oil from the local parts or discount department store.