Ram EcoDiesel (Now a Chevy Duramax outcome)

SCHillbilly said:
My diesel is 18 yrs old and drags 12-15k pounds of farm equipment on a regular basis. It's the practical option for me.
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Same here. You might see a track car in the pics but we have 50 acres and 13 equine so for me itā€™s because if I have to get the Mrs 6.7 Cummings serviced we have a backup truck that can handle the workload she uses it for.
 
I'm not saying either of you is wrong for having one. I know diesels are much better for towing, and it's hard to put a price on that sexy clattering noise they make. But Chevrolet has put a price on it, and their price is higher than I believe it's worth. Mechanics are more expensive, parts are more expensive, maintenance is more expensive, initial buy-in is more expensive, fuel is more expensive, less readily available and more variable from one station to another.

They're great and I wish the economics worked for my uses, but they don't. My truck can tow 16K, but of course it won't be happy about it.
 
GoWolfpack said:
I'm not saying either of you is wrong for having one. I know diesels are much better for towing, and it's hard to put a price on that sexy clattering noise they make. But Chevrolet has put a price on it, and their price is higher than I believe it's worth. Mechanics are more expensive, parts are more expensive, maintenance is more expensive, initial buy-in is more expensive, fuel is more expensive, less readily available and more variable from one station to another.

They're great and I wish the economics worked for my uses, but they don't. My truck can tow 16K, but of course it won't be happy about it.
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I was surprised the diesel option for my truck was only $2995 more.
 
GoWolfpack said:
I'm not saying either of you is wrong for having one. I know diesels are much better for towing, and it's hard to put a price on that sexy clattering noise they make. But Chevrolet has put a price on it, and their price is higher than I believe it's worth. Mechanics are more expensive, parts are more expensive, maintenance is more expensive, initial buy-in is more expensive, fuel is more expensive, less readily available and more variable from one station to another.

They're great and I wish the economics worked for my uses, but they don't. My truck can tow 16K, but of course it won't be happy about it.
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Dropping from 65mph to 35 mph on secondary roads' long river hills can be right frustrating in the gas 1500 with a third the miles as the old Duramax. Tranny and rear end weren't real fond of 15,000 pounds either šŸ˜ž
 
GoWolfpack said:
That's impressive. For an HD the upgrade is $10K.
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i will say that upfront stinks but I will say you usually recoupe that and seen some cases more upon resale as well so to me thats a wash just hard to stomach upfront. Will give you the maint, fuel and repair cost can be higher depending issue and emissions has not helped that any.
 
Jp8819 said:
i will say that upfront stinks but I will say you usually recoupe that and seen some cases more upon resale as well so to me thats a wash just hard to stomach upfront. Will give you the maint, fuel and repair cost can be higher depending issue and emissions has not helped that any.
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I understand future resale will be higher, but that doesn't help make the payments now.
 
GoWolfpack said:
Sorry for derailing your thread @amnesia. I got a little carried away.

Those trailboss trucks are sex machines. I had my heart set on a 2500, but those almost won.
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All good - thats what this was about. Getting opinions and running things to ground. We had a 2500 so the 1500 that fits in city parking decks was a requirement. It barely fits but it fits.

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