Ohhh Really.... .....LOL...

 

"Power Wagon" is not about ride comfort and luxury interiors. If that is your priority then you miss the whole point. I realize that Chrysler is just a shell of a company, but I hate recycling of iconic model names the way the Big 2.5 do now.

THIS is a Dodge Power Wagon: http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/Dodge...%20119_jpg.htm

Jim

 

What I can not understand is why a Truck should ride like a car..Cushy and all that..A truck is a truck..


I look for ruggedness and toughness

 

I agree. To me a "Power Wagon" is a rough tough no compromise vehicle capable of almost anything offroad. It separates the men from the sissies.

It's a shame they have taken the name and sissified the product. They did the same thing with the original Hummer. The H2, H3 and upcoming pretender have a similar shape but are traditional grocery getters under the skin.

 

I know I'm late to the party per usual......

You worry about the extended cab Fords not having enough room. Well take a look at the "club" cab that you want and tell me that there is more room. I spent 15 hours STRAIGHT in the back of one of those. I'm 5'6"/140 and had to share the back seat with 2 small women. I would have rather had the same experience in a regular cab...about the same amount of room. The rear seat is at a (and I kid you not) 90 degree angle. It's hard as a rock and your kids will hate you until you die if you make them sit in that back seat.

I also rode in a Power Wagon with 35's on it. It got out of it's way pretty darn good. Sharp lookin' truck but then again I was stuck in the back seat kissing my knees again.

Both front seats were ok comfort wise...they were tolerable but had ZERO support. The dash is real plasticy (is that a word??) but I guess if you're in the market for something new, that's all you'll get from any manufacturer.

 

with the 4:56 gears, it should pull any thing any where any time of the day. but you will also probably have to have a gas tanker following you.

 

WTF for once we agree!

 

lol yeah I imagine it will suck the fuel, but I also doubt it will be any worse than my V-10.

Thanks for the great post Cody. I do plan to actually compare the supercab Ford and the quad cab Dodge back-seatwise before making a purchase. I assumed that the quad cab had more room because looking at the specs the legroom has more inches than the supercab does. I will most definitely pay attention to the "upright" positioning that you speak of... if it is really as extreme as you say then I will agree that it's probably not that comfortable.

I agree that the ride is not that important... a good towing and/or off-road rig shouldn't be very smooth... smooth rides can't take any abuse. That's why I won't buy a Chevy. They ride nice, but I've seen way too many front A-arms busted in two to even consider them...

Thanks again for all the input... more is always welcome!

 

what is this world coming to!!!

 

Really, Tom I was wondering that my self.....LOL

 

LOL I've never seen a busted a arm even in the wrecks I have seen.

Ya H1's can't take the abuse.

 

Let me rephrase that before I get called a liar... my buddy has seen 2 of them... his co-worker's 2500... he busted them on rocks while off-roading. My buddy is a die-hard Chevy guy but won't buy an IFS GM HD because of that.

I used to beat the hell outta the a-arms on my '04 F-150 on the rocky trails in the mountains... never broke one but that's one of the reasons I want to stick with the solid front axle. It works much better on the trails I run on!

 

The power wagon aint ****. but a sissy *** Dodge, that cant tow up to 24,000 pounds, any body seen the F-350 Fat Boy? 24,000 pounds!!! Pickup Truck.com

 

Dude, the truck was not designed or ever ment to tow 24,000 pounds...It's made for off road...And besides, you can't compare a 3/4 ton to a 1 ton...

Tim

 

You are right there Tim.......No other way around that..LOL..

rep point rewarded for that post..