If diesel rises to $5/gal like it did in 2008 you'll see a bunch of trucks on the market for cheap. Back then I was looking nationwide for almost 3 years for a 2000-2002 F-350 4x4 with the 7.3L PSD with manual transmission and manual transfer, crewcab, long bed, and XLT or better. I finally found a one-owner 2001 in '08 with 122k miles and paid $10k (they were asking $15k).......just because of the high diesel prices and low demand. I've had it for 12 years now and have put another 120k miles on it. So all we need is something to drop demand significantly.
Now that you mention all the electronic stuff, it's bringing back some memories. I had an '03 Trailblazer that started having all kinds of fuel and fan issues (can't remember specifics) but some sensor wasn't mixing air and fuel at the correct ratio? Idk. All started going bad just over 100k (coincidentally) and the repairs for just one little gadget was about $2400 and all I could get for trade in was 2700. Not a monster bill but at the time I was just out of college and couldn't justify spending it to turn around and repair the next thing to fail. In building the F150, the pricec seemed quite unreasonable compared to what I was building out with the Chevy and Tundra. Thanks for the feedback, man.
The only thing I would add is that the dodge interior on their new trucks is awesome. Mine has the massive screen and all sorts of cool techy stuff and gadgets.
Pretty well said. I was trying to understand how the "reliability" alone measured up to other areas where the Tundra seems to be lacking. I'm barely leaning towards Chevy right now. Haven't ever considered Dodge myself, and I'm not sure why. Never had anyone close to me with any ownership experience or enough knowledge to know anything about them. The Ford has all but been ruled out on price alone at this point.
Best trucks in the best configuration. That 7.3 will go forever.
I can't even tell you how many guys have offered to buy the truck as soon as they saw it was a 6-speed manual. Even a game warden one year while I was hunting. Gave me his card and told me to call him if I was to ever sell it.
Their resale value just sucks balls...I love how the Super Duties look and how high they sit off the ground. The 6.0 killed their reputation and ever since then they depreciate faster than any other truck in its class. I had a 2001 7.3 (great truck) and a 2004 6.0. My 6.0 nickel and dimed the hell out of me. I blew an injector coming out of the Frank Church Wilderness and had to limp that baby home pulling a big old horse trailer through the snow. It was awesome....
This is a valid point - I had a 2003 Nissan Frontier crew cab with the super charged V6 that was an awesome truck for bombing up and down dirt roads in the mountains.
What year was your Ram? and what's the Silverado not doing for ya?
I believe it. I was fortunate enough to drive my bro in laws whenever I went to Florida for about 5 years, loved that thing. Same setup as yours.
How is the uconnect in that truck? I have a 2019 ram 1500 base model work truck the uconnect is so aggravating. Otherwise it’s a decent truck. Still not sure which 2500 diesel I’m going to buy in the next couple years.Drove my 2007 Tacoma for 190k mi with no major issues. Absolutely loved the truck but with a family of 5 we were outgrowing it faster than I’d like to admit.
Naturally, I started by looking at new Tundras. What I quickly learned is they looked basically identical to the 2007 I was getting rid of inside. Unfortunately, their lack of updates also came at a price premium, and the dealers seemed overly proud of them.
I started my search for full sized considering everything but Ram. For some reason, I just never considered them in the running. Once I finally gave them some consideration, I found the Ram 1500 was my favorite of the pack.
I got really lucky and made my purchase just before Covid hit the US. Inventory was high and pricing was phenomenal. I ended up purchasing at 28% off sticker price for a new 2020. While I don’t know if those prices will come back around for a long while, my out the door ended up considerably less than the other manufacturers.
Pricing aside, I’m extremely pleased with my switch from Tacoma to Ram at this point. I’m about a year in, so hopefully I share that same opinion 10yrs from now, but this is truly a better experience for ride quality, capability, tech, and creature comforts.
Ram was a 2015. I dunno. The Silverado is nice and has more features than the Ram did... but the Ram felt more like a truck! More solid, inside and out. The Ram suspension was WAYYY better. Rode like a dream and took bumps and potholes like a champ. The hemi... well, what is not to lime?!
The Silverado (RST) has a very "squishy" suspension. I put the Trailboss lift/suspension on it and it helped a bit, but still not to my liking. Feels like an old 75 Monte Carlo with worn out shocks IMO. I will probably throw some Bilsteins under the Chevy soon to see if it helps, which it no doubt will. Also, the Ram had better ground clearance. Three of us from work (two of which are long time Chevy fans... peer pressure, right? lol) went and bought new Silverados during a sale last summer. Figured I never had one... would try it. I actually see myself getting into that new Tundra when it comes out. 30 mpg, 450 hp and over 500 ft lbs of torque sounds pretty sexy to me. Drove Toyotas for 30 years until I started pulling campers and boats.
