SidecarFlip wrote:
tattoobob wrote:
FYI, A Diesel will hold it's value compared to a gas engine
I'm a Ford guy so I have no opinion on the Dodge other than I would never buy one. good luck
I'm a Ford guy too but I would have preferred Ford to have a Cummins and an Allison over what they have. Hard to fault a Cummins and an Allison is probably the most bullet proof slush box on the planet.
Allison't are built for commercial applications. They know what they are doing and know how to keep them cool too. heat is what eats a slush box.
My only concern with a Dodge would be the 2500 series with the coils out back. The 3500 series has leaf springs.
in a perfect world I would be buying another Cummins diesel just for the luxury of it, but it really does add another $10K to the purchase price of the truck, and hard to justify if I'm not doing very much towing anymore.
On the other hand, it is really true that it will help the truck retain value--and I found out this afternoon that the local Dodge dealer upped their offer on the trade-in value for my '06 Megacab another $2000. So much closer to what NADA lists for trade value, and pretty good for me considering all the dents and dings in the vehicle after ten hard years.
Still trying to do the homework on the Ford options, like a lot of others I am basically a Ford lifer, and the Megacab was my first foray out of the Ford world. I'm not thrilled with the interior amenities of the Dodge compared to Ford, on the other hand I suppose why they're a bit cheaper. It's all tradeoffs I guess.
