Thinking about getting a new truck.....well not a NEW truck, but a different truck. I am throwing around the idea of getting a diesel. Just wanted to get some feedback from anyone who has had both. The truck I am looking as is a Dodge Ram 2500 with the Cummings diesel. I have a Dakota now.
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I personally wouldnt get a Dodge ram, esp a diesel. I've heard of them having alot of transmission problems. Do you do alot of hauling and pulling? If so having a diesel is nice, but right now the Diesel prices are higher than the gas, so ya might wanna take that into consideration as well. I'm not biased towards any brand really (Was raised a ford kid, but drive a Gmc and I love it) but honestly if I was to buy a diesel it would be hands down the Superduty. I think it just seems a all aroudn better truck. The Duramax's are nice as well, but fords boxed frame, more cab space and just overall looks its what does it for me.
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Well definatlly if your looking at pulling the diesel is prolly better than a gas pending on what engine's your looking at for differnt rig's,personally i wouldn't have a diesel,there loud and very annoying. gas engine's are much quiter till ya dump a good set of mufflers,gas engines would be pretty much a mid point,give's your torque/horsepower and move rpm,bumping a diesel up can give your massive amounts of torque,but that's about it,unless your pulling a toy hauler,or a heavy weighted trailer,go with the gas,it will haul both and when your start it up in the morning,it won't wake everybody up.
Ford's are my pref,chevys are ok but the comfort blows. As for dodge,never really been a huge fan,i would check consumer reports,i myself have never seen anybody have problems with a ford or a chevy,but i have freinds that worked on dodge trannys a lot,everything I've heard about the trannys isn't good,they don't last long,they don't shift right and there overall a p.o.s,look into what your buying, some consumer and buyer reports can be B.S
Ford's are my pref,chevys are ok but the comfort blows. As for dodge,never really been a huge fan,i would check consumer reports,i myself have never seen anybody have problems with a ford or a chevy,but i have freinds that worked on dodge trannys a lot,everything I've heard about the trannys isn't good,they don't last long,they don't shift right and there overall a p.o.s,look into what your buying, some consumer and buyer reports can be B.S
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kurt_02f150
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with a decent diesel setup, you can get GREAT gas milease. (22 mpg in a big truck) (primarily a good tune and exhaust) I know the ford 6.0 has had some problems but i think that was earlier in production. They seem to have all the bugs worked out now. The older 7.3 is a beast and a great motor as well.
I have heard the same about the dodge trannies.
Not a chevy guy.
If you do any towing or hualing at all, get a diesel. We get 11.8 mpg with the 5.4 in our F250 work trucks and on top of that they are absolute dogs.
I vote for teh smoky stuff.
I have heard the same about the dodge trannies.
Not a chevy guy.
If you do any towing or hualing at all, get a diesel. We get 11.8 mpg with the 5.4 in our F250 work trucks and on top of that they are absolute dogs.
I vote for teh smoky stuff.
Carls_Mammoth
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I had a Ram 2500 with the Cummins and it was the best truck I ever owned. Heard about tranny problems, but never experienced any. 22 MPG is about what I got out of my diesel. Good luck.
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The newer Dodge trucks are running a Mercedes tranny now and they are having very few problems what I have heard. My girlfireds brother has a 3500 Ram with a Cummins and that things pulls like there is no tomorrow. With 5 snowmobiles on the trailer behind it he was still pulling about 17 to the gallon and that was at 80 or so.
A local Sub shop owner I frequent has bought 2 mercedes and converted them to the frycar system....they run better now than when he bought them....you know the biodiesels and meth based fuels are coming...hell GMC is advertising themselves as "pioneering the future of fuel".....the cars get no less HP or torque running on used cooking oil....I'm really looking into finding a nice used old diesel truck and trying this myself....wouldn't it be bad ass to drive across counrty and stop at diners for food AND fuel, LOL...
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And have a pleasant odor of french fries or mexican food follow you where ever you go. And hey... if you get the oil free and have the equipment it only cost like 55 cents a gallon to produce.
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That's for biodiesel production you need to actually produce something plus you need to modify the engine in some way (not sure what exactly)....the frycar system is just adding another tank and a switch between them...you would start it (on cold days) using the diesel fuel and then switch it over to the oil tank when it's running....Adam (sub shop owner) said he hasn't started it on diesel down here all winter long...just runs straight oil....the diesel engine will run on cooking oil but the larger ones may not start up on it.....now this started out as a pseudo hobby for the guy, he definately doesn't need to care about fuel costs, I've seen his house and he drives a new S-2000 normally....I've seen this system work first hand and it definately works...no doubt.....I'd like to see if the larger engines are as reliable on it though.....
Check it out at www.Frycar.com
Well they call it biodiesel on that site too...I guess the key is using one of the cars they list as not needing mods....sorry didn't see that bit last time I read it....
