Thoughts on new truck purchase

Yeah, well they called them crew cabs. I assume you're talking about the megacab.

Samsonsworld wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Dodge didn’t offer a crew cab until 2010.

I owned a Ram as early as 2002 with 4 doors, granted a smaller cab. But there are a ton of Chevy 4-doors with a smaller cab and a ton of extended cab trucks being used.

I'm not bashing any brand either. Everybody has their own preferences. Maybe it's regional. Maybe we've had different experiences.

Like I said, Dodge didn’t offer a crew cab until 2010.....well halftons in 08.

Samsonsworld wrote:

anw7405 wrote:


Yep. Ford owns the Fleet world because they sale them cheaper.

I bid fleet vehicles annually and that is not always true.

When I bought my '17 Ford I checked into fleet pricing and ended up getting a better price buying retail. At the same time I priced a Ram. Ram fleet pricing was about $6k better the best price the same dealer would offer on retail. Ram fleet beat what I paid for my Ford by $3k.

Bedlam wrote:
The guys that are managing fleets of vehicles are still complaining about parts availability from FCA. They tell me it is much easier and faster to get parts from the other two competitors.

Mirrors my experience.

The guys that are managing fleets of vehicles are still complaining about parts availability from FCA. They tell me it is much easier and faster to get parts from the other two competitors. I think GM lost out of many sales due to not having anything beyond a Class 3 truck - Now that they are back in the game, they should get more fleet sales. With Ford now using the same transmissions and engines from the F250 through F750 allows a shop to minimize specialized parts inventory and have better training on the focused common platform.

Grit dog wrote:
Dodge didn’t offer a crew cab until 2010.

I owned a Ram as early as 2002 with 4 doors, granted a smaller cab. But there are a ton of Chevy 4-doors with a smaller cab and a ton of extended cab trucks being used.

I'm not bashing any brand either. Everybody has their own preferences. Maybe it's regional. Maybe we've had different experiences.

TAke what bedlam, blofgren and idad said to the bank. All truths.
Note their locations too. East of the Rockies is a bit differnet story.

anw7405 wrote:


Yep. Ford owns the Fleet world because they sale them cheaper.

I bid fleet vehicles annually and that is not always true.

Samsonsworld wrote:
Hmmm....I see way more Fords hauling and towing in the oilfield. GM is well represented but there aren't that many Rams.

Not dogging any brand here but there are reasons for that. Some real, some perceived.
Perceived, IFS front end is weaker. That notion isn’t totally dead yet
Need diesel due to oilfield HSE rules regarding flammability. Dodge didn’t offer a crew cab until 2010. Took them out of the mix until then. And at that point a lot of older diesels were being run longer than they should have due to emissions issues with idling.
In an ironic twist, the 6.0 Powerstroke was the go to formany years. Fleet shops in the oil fields had rows of rebuilt 6.0s that they changed out like regular service because Ford was “the truck” and they stopped buying trucks for a while when the emissions fiasco started.

Ford generally has better fleet purchase plans. This comes from managing large fleets of pickups.
GM has begun to kick their stigma.
Ram is getting on board too. Some oilfield outfits have been going all Ram in recent years.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Samsonsworld wrote:
Hmmm....I see way more Fords hauling and towing in the oilfield. GM is well represented but there aren't that many Rams.

Probably mostly company owned trucks. In the RV hauling/HotShot world the trucks are usually owner operated. RAM is dominate in that arena.

Yep. Ford owns the Fleet world because they sale them cheaper.