Opinion: best value HD truck under 20k?
Hey everyone, Just soliciting opinions. What do you all think is the best value in used HD trucks around $20k. I have my opinion just wondering about others. Thanks! Jeremiah
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crcr wrote:
Several suggested a 5.9 Ram Cummins truck but only with the manual transmssion. You will have difficulty finding one -- those are very rare and will probably bring a premium if you can even find one. The auto trans in the 3rd Gen seems to get a bad rap, but it is a decent trans if not abused. I had mine beefed up at 150K miles for $2800 by a builder who only builds Ram transmissions, and it is solid and reliable for towing.
Handshakers are not "that" hard to find and yes they do cost a bit more usually, but not much.
But you're right, autos will probably triple the amount of trucks to consider.
It's not like the 48re is weak. Quite the opposite, the 47/48RE are quite strong and can be made virtually indestructible like you said. More reasonably than newer auto transmissions as well.
What the 4 speeds lack is gears. Yes they work, but soooo annoying going from almost redline to almost falling off the torque curve with the large split between gears.
