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We went and did it - Got a new TRUCK
Well as some of you know we tow with and daily drive a 1999 Chevy CK 3500 dually gasser. It is a great TV and we have really enjoyed it BUT...since December we have averaged $725 a month in fuel costs for the truck alone not including our other vehicles. I did some math and decided it was time for the beast to retire.
We picked up our new truck last night. It’s a 2005 2500 Dodge Quad Cab long bed and here's the best part it has a Cummins Turbo Diesel engine. We passed the place (Auto Mall) on I-95 in Florida headed north just past Daytona and decided to stop to see what was new in the Dodge truck lineup. A test drive and some paper work and we had a new tow vehicle. Since November of last year, we have been stopping to test drive all the major brands with trucks big enough to tow a BIG trailer. The test drive last night was what sold me. I was very surprised but pleasantly pleased at how much torque and power the truck has. The tow rating for pull behind trailer is 14,500 which is plenty for our 327RKS. I hated leaving Chevy but they didn’t want to deal and the dodge just felt better. And, as I posted in one of the threads: the deal has to be right, you have to like the way the truck feels and looks; and it needs to be able to handle your need. The one we found last night fit all the criteria.
So I have joined the ranks of the diesel truck owners and have shed my extra set of rear wheels. I will let you know in a few months if my wife and I made the right choice.
Jeff Heiser
Merritt Island Florida
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