Baloo said:
Optimistic Paranoid said:
I have a 2012 6.7 Cummins and I only paid half that. If you're willing to walk away and they need to sell they will deal. Mine is a pretty plain Jane crew cab made for work. I have the 6 speed stick, and yes, it will tow a house. !0,000 lbs doesn't even really slow it down going over Monarch Pass at over 12,000 feet. That's the good part. Now for the bad; It doesn't get nearly the mileage of the 5.9 Cummins. I pretty much average 12.5 - 13 whether hauling, towing, or empty - sometimes a little better and sometimes a little worse, but that the real world average over 58,000 miles. Yes I can get a little better driving like there's a raw egg under the fuel pedal, but not enough to really make a difference. I've had no problems with the engine, but I've had front end parts wear out with under 30,000 miles on them, and I currently am in desperate need of replacing the clutch due to Dodge wanting the clutch pressure to be as light as a small car, and the dual mass flywheel they use. I'm planning on installing a complete South Bend Clutch kit which should solve that issue.dusty98 said:
dusty98 said:
I really like the 24 valve 5.9. I was expecting similar mileage , but twas not to be. I actually bought my truck new - at the end of Sept 2012, when they already had the 2013 models on the lot. I was able to get $10,000 of the asking price. I looked for used, but trucks and Jeeps have gotten crazy here in Colorado. The cheapest truck similar to mine, and I was open to all brands, was $28,000 and it had 104,000 hard miles on it. Many were considerably more than I paid new, so I went new because it just made financial sense. If I lived elsewhere it could be a totally different story. My last truck had 48,000 miles of just towing a horse trailer and it was a great deal - hated to get rid of it. But it started costing literally $500 to $600 per month to keep running, And when your truck is a tool to make a living that just didn't make sense anymore. BTW, the last one the motor ran great still with 216,000 mile on it - it was all the electronics, front end, transmission etc... that I had to put money into. I'm really seriously considering a medium duty for my next truck. They are made to run a lot more miles while hauling heavy loads. I like the idea of doing something like Baloo's Amblo, but with a KUV van body to haul the tools.dusty98 said:
