Whatatruck
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Yay me! Tell me I’ll be ok daddy. Went from a 2014 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3 liter v8 with a 5’6” bed that had a towing capacity of almost 12k lbs. Traded it in for a $70k 21 Ram 2500 Laramie Cummins Crew cab 6’4” bed with a towing capacity of 15,700 lbs. That’s a 3,700 lb difference, which for the money doesn’t seem like a lot. My Chevy got 17-18 mpg on the freeway after 156,000 miles. Started off with 21-22 mpg. The Cummins is averaging 17 mpg. I guess I didn’t do my homework before buying and let the interior and torque numbers influence my decision. Had I known, I probably would have went with the Hemi 2500 or the HO 3500. I feel I picked the worst one I could have for towing. I own a 2011 26ft bumper pull. Weighs in close to 6k lbs. I felt my Chevy was dying every time I pulled it through the smoky mountains of North Carolina. I’ve also been contemplating buying a 5th wheel but now I’m wondering what size I’ll be able to get. I honestly thought there was more towing capacity and payload on this truck. Sorry for the rant, but I really wonder how bad of a mistake I really made.