A few Dodge questions
Hey everyone, I am looking at trading up to a Dodge 2500/3500 SRW Cummins this summer. I will be looking used in the 2006-2009 range. My questions are: should I stay with the 5.9L? or 6.7L? Do I rea...
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parkersdad wrote:
If you're looking mid 30s why not buy brand-new truck. I bought my 2013 crew cab for 36,000. You have to wait until there are incentives but they will come down. Mine is just a tradesman model though.
Agreed. I started out looking at used 2012 - 2013 diesels, primarily F-350's and Ram 3500's. I was shocked at how much dealers were asking for 1 and 2 year old diesels with 25k - 50k miles on them already. With a little effort and a willingness to drive a few hours, I was able to negotiate a brand new 2014 down to within a $1000 of what some used ones were going for. Plus having had some issues with the last used diesel I bought, I was leery of buying used again. If you don't know the history of the diesel you're buying, how it was treated and maintained, it's a gamble. Even if it checks out ok initially, you might discover some issues when you put it under the load of towing (as I found.) I'd be much less leery buying a used gasser. My best advice for buying a used diesel: get an extended warranty if the factory warranty is up. It saved me about $4k on repairs to my '05 F-350.
