Ram 1500 owners…Hemi & 3.92s?
What better place than RVnet to get some good unbiased opinions…:B I need to purchase a work truck soon. Company truck going away, vehicle allowance starting (with a gas card). It’s gonna be a h...
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blt2ski wrote:
Id stay in the 3.42, 3.55 or 3.73 on how you drive. The 3.92 will not accelerate that much faster.
GM for what it's worth, with an Eaton kicker is the best strongest one used vs Dodge. Toyota gas an electric Eaton, iirc 4.10 gears, 10.5" r&p.they chew up fuel!
I dought you'll find one, but the GM / Dodge 3.xL diesels could be fun too. But have to admit, they are a bit shy HP of the gaz rigs. Plenty of torque.
As many have said, as have you, many ways too look at this, all are correct, ALL are wrong too!
Marty
Not much chance of a Yoder sitting in the driveway of this red blooded, beer drinkin, chew spittin American...purely for the optics of it, of course, but I do belive it would be a good choice as far as resale goes. Although kinda like a diesel, you pay the premium and then wait to get it back later.
I would totally consider and likely buy a 3.0 diesel pickup if I was footing the fuel bill. And it would be a new baby Dmax with the bump in power. Not a Ecodiesel or whatever Frod offered for like 2 years and didn't sell any of.
But my deal with my new job is an allowance paid monthly, that frankly would cover the insurance and payment (if I took a loan) on a new $80k big boy diesel...AND a fuel card.
As fuel is approx 50% of the total $ equation and "free" to me, fuel mileage is of little concern and reliability of repairing my own truck is of primary concern. However the propensity for emissions issues and the cost to repair out of warranty, in this case, kicks the baby diesel to the curb.
