JIMNLIN wrote:
I would include the '03 Dodge/Cummins 305/555 HO. Same engine/tranny options as the '04. I have the NV5600 6 speed hand shifter.
I have just over 220k miles on my '03 HO. It still gets 12-12.5 mpg average pulling a 11200 lb 5er and 21-23 mpg on long trips running empty.
This truck has been flawless.
Cummins gives the '03-'07 5.9 HPCR engine a 7500/15000 mile oil change schedule.
X2 I had an '04 Ram/Cummins with the NV5600. Zero problems. Averaged just under 15 mpg towing my Laredo 27RL. Traded it on a 2013 Ram with automatic. (Wife wanted auto in case she had to drive.) The 2013 is a towing monster, but my experience with the '04 was that it was a terrific truck.
