New to us 2017 Ram 2500 Cummins..so long Hemi, its been fun.

[Dougie123]

Hi All:

After reading the many posts on this forum, and contemplating new TV's, today we brought home our new to us TV....a 2017 Ram 2500 Laramie Crew Cab w/ 6.7L Cummins. We enjoyed our 2011 Ram 2500 Laramie CC w/ Hemi (4.10 rear) but it was starting to have issues, and DW was on board with a new TV.

I first fell in love with diesels with our now sadly-returned VW TDI w/ 6spd manual (yes, it was part of the whole emissions scandal), and was salivating at the idea of getting a Cummins.

Anyway, I considered another Hemi, and even downsizing to a 1/2 ton, but with kids now leaving the nest, we wanted the flexibility to go to a bigger TT or moderate 5'er, and better mileage. FYI - I averaged 12MPG around town in the Hemi, 14mpg on the highway at 65mph. On the trip home today through rolling country roads, I was averaging 21mpg. wow!

So very excited to be back in an oil burner (well, sort of. My VW was more like an oil sipper).

Thanks all for the posts and advice. Hope you are all building plenty of 2018 camping memories!

Doug

[Camper_G]

Congrats! Very nice. I love my 17 ram 2500 6.4. It's been a good truck over the past year and a half. They really made some big improvements for the 13 or 14 and up 25/3500 trucks. I'm sure you'll love it. The 6.4 has a lot of juice and is all i need and then some. But if i ever wanted a large 5th wheel or was going to full time I'd get the Cummins . Hope it treats you well. Good luck!

[Grit_dog]

Dougie123 wrote:
Loads of driveshaft and torque converter issues. Not to mention two full brake jobs up front and in the rear. Truck only had 60k miles on it. DW called it a lemon from day one. She’s glad to be rid of it, and I’m happy to be in a diesel. Got the full 7yr/100k bumper to bumper on th cummins just to be safe(r).

Lol, wut?
3 sets of brakes in a row in under 20k miles per set sounds 99.9% like operator error rather than bad truck. But whatever, good excuse to buy a diesel.....

[ACZL]

Oh, just don't tell mama that diesel fumes make you horny!! 🙂

[Campteacher]

Great idea, I've never towed with anything but a diesel, and am on my second one. You'll love the exhaust brake!

[ScottG]

Nice truck!!

[Dougie123]

Loads of driveshaft and torque converter issues. Not to mention two full brake jobs up front and in the rear. Truck only had 60k miles on it. DW called it a lemon from day one. She’s glad to be rid of it, and I’m happy to be in a diesel. Got the full 7yr/100k bumper to bumper on th cummins just to be safe(r).

[Learjet]

congrats!

I have 19,000 + total miles now on my Cummins, with 9,000 of those towing my 5th wheel. nothing but smiles and not one issue 🙂

[BurbMan]

Dougie123 wrote:
We enjoyed our 2011 Ram 2500 Laramie CC w/ Hemi (4.10 rear) but it was starting to have issues....

What kinds of issues were you having?

[ACZL]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What they said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[73guna]

Your gonna love towing with a diesel!