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Originally Posted by BiggarView
Or you could get a 3500 RAM with the Aisin tranny... every bit as good as the Allison and perhaps even better since it is true Medium duty tranny.
Not saying the Chevy/Allison SRW combo is bad.... it was our top pick(in the DRW combo) until a RAM 3500 CC CTD dually came across our radar at an unbelievable price... we snatched it up. They aren't your dad's RAM PU anymore. Love it. But we could have gone either way. Food for thought. I doubt you will go wrong with either one depending how you use it. For full time use, with your trailer fully loaded, I'd think hard about the DRW, if not and using it more casually then the SRW may be okay. Your call.
We use our DRW so far as a daily driver... no real issues to speak of, yeah we cannot go through the car wash or park in tight spaces but walking an extra 100 feet is not a big deal to us. Driving the wider truck took very little time to get used to. We will be full timing with a 3811MS (comparatively similar in GVWR to your trailer) when we finally pull the trigger soon, we would never consider towing it with a SRW truck. JMHO.
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I currently have a RAM SRW 3500 with the ASIN..its fantastic...I was in a frent end collision a year ago, and it has never been the same, which is why I am getting rid of it, the only reason. Since I use as a daily driver, id like to go back to a 2500 for the smoother ride. Plus, we dont tow anymore, we keep our unit at a seasonal site now, so i move it only a few times a year. Im even considering going back to a gas engine and saving 11K on the price. The new gasers put out impressive numbers, and have the capacity to tow the monty now. I have time, im going to look at them all, but if I want a RAM, I cant order a 2020 until Feb 2020,,,they will be coming out of detriot then too.