I guess I have committed a cardinal sin
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I guess I have committed a cardinal sin
So I traded off my V10 at 96K miles for an '07 Dodge 2500 with a HEMI and only 11K miles. Tried to trade in the diesel but with the economy the way it is I couldnt get what I wanted out of it. One thing I noticed with the HEMI is how much better mileage I get than my V10, clocked it yesterday at a shade below 16 MPG, so after I get some strait pipes thrown on it I will be WAY ahead of my V10 (it got about 10MPG). Sorry guys but I just couldnt stay away from this one.
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So I traded off my V10 at 96K miles for an '07 Dodge 2500 with a HEMI and only 11K miles. Tried to trade in the diesel but with the economy the way it is I couldnt get what I wanted out of it. One thing I noticed with the HEMI is how much better mileage I get than my V10, clocked it yesterday at a shade below 16 MPG, so after I get some strait pipes thrown on it I will be WAY ahead of my V10 (it got about 10MPG). Sorry guys but I just couldnt stay away from this one.
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My brothers v10 got 9, his hemi got 12 and his cummins gets 16. All with a utility box and roof rack. The v10 had tranny problems. He had a voltage problem on the hemi once guess you cant leave all your electronics plugged in all night no problems with the cummins at 70k. Diesel is over 5 bucks a gallon now!LOL Still as long as the diesel gets 4 more mpg its still a savings and I can tell you from personal experience those diesel powered trucks really hold their value.
I actually buy almost all my vehicles from the dodge dealer for that reason. The ford dealer wont deal with me because I drive a hard bargain. I guess the dodge guys figure a sale is a sale even if they dont make a killing on it. Ive walked out on every single deal ive tried to put thru at the ford dealer. So I buy my fords from a dodge dealer, I dont buy new anyways.
I actually buy almost all my vehicles from the dodge dealer for that reason. The ford dealer wont deal with me because I drive a hard bargain. I guess the dodge guys figure a sale is a sale even if they dont make a killing on it. Ive walked out on every single deal ive tried to put thru at the ford dealer. So I buy my fords from a dodge dealer, I dont buy new anyways.
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Might say that on paper but I drove it. Could be where they have the tc dialed in to acheive fluid coupling. Thing had rather flat acceleration til 4k then took off like a bat out of hell. The 6.0 just pulls stronger off the line. Id say the hemi would eat the 6.0 for breakfast but if I was towing or driving around town id prefer the 6.0. Just an honest opinion from a diesel junky. Ive driven just about everything the big three offer at one time. From the 6.0 to the 6.9, three different years of hemis to 5 different generations of powerstroke and IDIs and 4 differnt generations of cummins.
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So all the paperwork went through this morning and it turns out I got a REALLY good deal on the HEMI. The dealership appraised my V10 as a diesel, and before they could catch their mistake everything was approved, so instead of a $12,900 trade in I got $17,000. Overall I bought a 2007 Dodge 2500 with 10K miles for a whopping $21,000, not bad considering '08's around here go for about 38G's brand new.
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When I update my heavy truck that I pull a 10,000# TT with, I won't buy a Ford unless they start putting a good gas motor in them. I'll go with the 6.0 Chevy or the Hemi. But the Chevy right now is my choice. If I was to buy a diesel the 12V Cummins would be the only one I would go with.
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Ive driven one hemi we have in a work truck in hte 3/4 4x4 dodge truck. It sure has power but the truck isnt really much of a truck. Its got shakes rattles and rolls. It gets terrible fuel mileage, even worse then the 8 liter (I think its an 8 liter) chevy gasser truck we have.
I hope you have good luck with it though bigdaddy. Getting a new truck no matter what brand, is always fun!
I hope you have good luck with it though bigdaddy. Getting a new truck no matter what brand, is always fun!
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