New diesel shopping
The time has almost come to buy a new truck for the family. I was hoping to hold off until December 2016, but after a recent trip pulling the camper 2000 km I think it needs an upgrade before the nex...
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rhagfo wrote:
Well first would be SAE J2807 compliant ratings, in fact while Ram got to increase some ratings the other manufactures needed to lower theirs.
Second would be the major frame upgrades in 2013.
Then there is full rear Air suppression on the 2015's
I agree that one should drive all three if buying new as it is their money.
Keep in mind Cummins12V98 tows very heavy with his rig mostly on the West Coast, with 385HP/865TQ 4:10's 37,800# GCVWR, so I would say he is qualified to beat the drum.
I will defiantly drive all three back to back. It is just going to be hard to get a day to do that in the next few months. Oh well, I may have just gotten distracted by a quiet great riding truck and a great dealer experience.
For me, this is going to be a ten year minimum truck (I really hope) That is one of the reasons that really sway me to diesel, I know gas will be for certain good in my current towing conditions, but in five years from now if I want to upgrade to a 5er I don't want to also have to upgrade trucks at that time.
