Oct-12-2014 09:57 AM
Oct-15-2014 03:27 PM
jefe 4x4 wrote:
Jerry Lee (that was my brother's name),
If you must have a new diesel pickup with a manual transmission, you had better like a Dodge product.
The newest Dodge still offers a Mercedes Benz G-56, six speed manual trans, which is now the best in the biz. Well,...and the only.
jefe
Oct-15-2014 02:55 PM
Oct-14-2014 07:45 AM
Gripnriprod wrote:
Let us follow you through the process. I haven't read each of the comments throughout the thread but I don't recall reading what the end point is in regard to the RV you are planning to purchase or do you already have one?
Oct-14-2014 07:33 AM
Oct-14-2014 07:21 AM
Oct-14-2014 07:06 AM
Oct-14-2014 06:40 AM
Super_Dave wrote:
Can I order a Cummins diesel with an Allison transmission? There are pluses and minuses to every make and model. Congrats to anyone that got EVEVRYTHING they wanted on their truck.
mkirsch wrote:
What I don't get is the "DON'T want" part. People will angrily complain because a truck has options they steadfastly DON'T want. People will angrily pay more for a truck with fewer options, or for a custom-ordered truck they have to wait weeks/months for, in order to get it without options they steadfastly DON'T want.
What's not to want?
Oct-13-2014 09:12 PM
Oct-13-2014 04:16 PM
HarmsWay wrote:
The payload on the sticker should include all the options installed at the factory. Anything dealer installed is extra and you might be surprised how much can be dealer installed.
Oct-13-2014 04:11 PM
Oct-13-2014 03:59 PM
Oct-13-2014 10:56 AM
mkirsch wrote:
What I don't get is the "DON'T want" part. People will angrily complain because a truck has options they steadfastly DON'T want. People will angrily pay more for a truck with fewer options, or for a custom-ordered truck they have to wait weeks/months for, in order to get it without options they steadfastly DON'T want.
What's not to want?
Past the engine, transmission, tires, steering wheel, fat pedal, and skinny pedal, there really isn't anything on a truck that I would consider so obtrusive or inconvenient that I would NOT want it to the point of turning down a smoking deal.
In fact, everything on a truck past those basics is designed FOR convenience.
I'm OCD to an extent, but there is no way I would just let some convenience option that I didn't want and end up not using grate away at me until I turned into a frothing mad hatter. More often than not I end up using the option and wondering how I ever lived without it, OR, I wish I had spent the money on the option in the first place.
Case in point, my current DD has crank windows and manual locks. 11-1/2 years now, and I've lost count of the number of times I wished I had power windows so I could talk to someone who has walked up to the passenger side of the truck. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to put the truck in park, undo my seatbelt, and lean across to unlock the passenger door to let someone in.
When I bought the truck I still ascribed to Dad's old saying, "More to go wrong."
Oct-13-2014 10:48 AM
mkirsch wrote:
What I don't get is the "DON'T want" part. People will angrily complain because a truck has options they steadfastly DON'T want. People will angrily pay more for a truck with fewer options, or for a custom-ordered truck they have to wait weeks/months for, in order to get it without options they steadfastly DON'T want.
What's not to want?
Past the engine, transmission, tires, steering wheel, fat pedal, and skinny pedal, there really isn't anything on a truck that I would consider so obtrusive or inconvenient that I would NOT want it to the point of turning down a smoking deal.
In fact, everything on a truck past those basics is designed FOR convenience.
I'm OCD to an extent, but there is no way I would just let some convenience option that I didn't want and end up not using grate away at me until I turned into a frothing mad hatter. More often than not I end up using the option and wondering how I ever lived without it, OR, I wish I had spent the money on the option in the first place.
Case in point, my current DD has crank windows and manual locks. 11-1/2 years now, and I've lost count of the number of times I wished I had power windows so I could talk to someone who has walked up to the passenger side of the truck. I've lost count of the number of times I've had to put the truck in park, undo my seatbelt, and lean across to unlock the passenger door to let someone in.
When I bought the truck I still ascribed to Dad's old saying, "More to go wrong."
Oct-13-2014 10:22 AM