Who Daily Drivers their diesel TV?
I am looking for honest real-world feedback from people that use their TV as a daily driver as well. I am thinking of upgrading from my Tundra to get a little more capacity. Tundra has been a great ...
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Thanks for the postings everyone. Not sure why people are telling me how reliable a 2005 diesel truck is? It's 2016 and the engines and trucks themselves, are nothing like the old trucks.
I stopped by the Ford dealer. They had no diesels. Only work crew cabs on the lot, which I checked out. Hard to tell because interior was totally different, no center console or bench even. Asked the salesman what about the '17 redesign, he didn't know, but said I should wait till they come out. Didn't seem interested in selling me a 250 cause they didn't have much.
Stopped at Dodge. Let's just say my experience was sub par in the sales department. Did test drive the 2500 CTD. The ride was a bit stiffer than I had expected, but I will have a cap and stuff in the bed which will help. The brakes were hard to tell since the truck was so new and we only took it around the block since it had no fuel in it.
I wanted to try the 6.4 for comparison, they put me with another salesman, he left to fill the truck up, never came back, so I just left.
First impressions- the 2500 is a big truck. Felt slow off the line. I will not be winning any drag races with it. Interior was really nice. Engine was a little louder than I had expected, but not bad.
Went to GMC after and they had nothing on the lot either. Sat in a 2500 crew cab work truck. Felt really small for a 3/4 ton. I think interior was about the same as my Tundra. Not impressed for their biggest cab. They had no diesels on the lot and I had no interest in the 6.0 model. Salesman was really interested in my Tundra though. Said they have some Diesels coming in and would email me so I could check them out.
So I am back to square one. I really would had liked to try the 6.4 dodge and I am leaning Dodged direction. I will check out some more dealers that have trucks on the lot and see how they stack up.
One thing I don't get is Dodge has a different power output for every engine depending on options and trim level it seems. Totally confusing. I asked about the 3500 vs 25000 cause the 3500 had more power. He seemed to think the 3500 would be quicker cause of the higher power output. I have no idea? Why not just keep the same power in each truck!
He did tell me they were making a Hellcat Ram 1500 which peeked my interest. Too bad no 2500s.
I stopped by the Ford dealer. They had no diesels. Only work crew cabs on the lot, which I checked out. Hard to tell because interior was totally different, no center console or bench even. Asked the salesman what about the '17 redesign, he didn't know, but said I should wait till they come out. Didn't seem interested in selling me a 250 cause they didn't have much.
Stopped at Dodge. Let's just say my experience was sub par in the sales department. Did test drive the 2500 CTD. The ride was a bit stiffer than I had expected, but I will have a cap and stuff in the bed which will help. The brakes were hard to tell since the truck was so new and we only took it around the block since it had no fuel in it.
I wanted to try the 6.4 for comparison, they put me with another salesman, he left to fill the truck up, never came back, so I just left.
First impressions- the 2500 is a big truck. Felt slow off the line. I will not be winning any drag races with it. Interior was really nice. Engine was a little louder than I had expected, but not bad.
Went to GMC after and they had nothing on the lot either. Sat in a 2500 crew cab work truck. Felt really small for a 3/4 ton. I think interior was about the same as my Tundra. Not impressed for their biggest cab. They had no diesels on the lot and I had no interest in the 6.0 model. Salesman was really interested in my Tundra though. Said they have some Diesels coming in and would email me so I could check them out.
So I am back to square one. I really would had liked to try the 6.4 dodge and I am leaning Dodged direction. I will check out some more dealers that have trucks on the lot and see how they stack up.
One thing I don't get is Dodge has a different power output for every engine depending on options and trim level it seems. Totally confusing. I asked about the 3500 vs 25000 cause the 3500 had more power. He seemed to think the 3500 would be quicker cause of the higher power output. I have no idea? Why not just keep the same power in each truck!
He did tell me they were making a Hellcat Ram 1500 which peeked my interest. Too bad no 2500s.
