Motoman501
Member
Hi guys,
I'm new to this site and probably not as knowledgeable as some but last Friday I sold my 2015 2500 Cummins and bought a 2019 2500 6.4. To be honest, I wasn't thrilled with the Cummins as a daily driver and I only tow about 4-5 times a year. I had the 68rfe auto transmission which I hated and thought the shifting was terrible. I also got annoyed with other small things like supposedly needing to let the turbo cool even after a highway run. With the stock tires on the Cummins I was able to get about 19 mpg on a strictly highway run, maybe 15 mpg in town. I later added 295/70r18 Cooper StMaxx tires and my mileage dropped to 15-16 mpg highway and 12-13 mpg in town. My travel trailer weighs 6500 dry, I would guess with the loaded trailer and truck I'm at least 8500lbs + as my wife packs the whole house for camping. Pulling the trailer with the Cummins was awesome, not going to lie. Power is amazing and effortless and as noted, the exhaust brake works great. I only averaged about 9.5 mpg towing.
Prior to hitting 30,000 miles on the Cummins I had two emissions sensors go out, both covered under warranty. One was returning from a hunting trip in the middle of nowhere and the other was towing the trailer home from a camping trip. This concerned me and I spoke with two different local diesel repair shops. Both of them claimed that if they didn't need a diesel, they wouldn't own a modern one. If you have out of warranty repairs, they can be insanely expensive. After agonizing over the decision to keep the Cummins or not, I sold it for $2000 less than I paid for it new four years ago.
I only have 130 miles on the 6.4 but so far I really like it and the 8 speed transmission is amazing. It is so much better as a daily driver in my opinion. At the end of this month I'll tow the trailer for the first time and am fully expecting a different experience but for my needs I'm sure it will be fine. Btw the payload on my 6.4 is just over 3200lbs and on the 2500 Cummins it was 2200lbs, so if you go diesel, I would definitely get the 3500.
I'm new to this site and probably not as knowledgeable as some but last Friday I sold my 2015 2500 Cummins and bought a 2019 2500 6.4. To be honest, I wasn't thrilled with the Cummins as a daily driver and I only tow about 4-5 times a year. I had the 68rfe auto transmission which I hated and thought the shifting was terrible. I also got annoyed with other small things like supposedly needing to let the turbo cool even after a highway run. With the stock tires on the Cummins I was able to get about 19 mpg on a strictly highway run, maybe 15 mpg in town. I later added 295/70r18 Cooper StMaxx tires and my mileage dropped to 15-16 mpg highway and 12-13 mpg in town. My travel trailer weighs 6500 dry, I would guess with the loaded trailer and truck I'm at least 8500lbs + as my wife packs the whole house for camping. Pulling the trailer with the Cummins was awesome, not going to lie. Power is amazing and effortless and as noted, the exhaust brake works great. I only averaged about 9.5 mpg towing.
Prior to hitting 30,000 miles on the Cummins I had two emissions sensors go out, both covered under warranty. One was returning from a hunting trip in the middle of nowhere and the other was towing the trailer home from a camping trip. This concerned me and I spoke with two different local diesel repair shops. Both of them claimed that if they didn't need a diesel, they wouldn't own a modern one. If you have out of warranty repairs, they can be insanely expensive. After agonizing over the decision to keep the Cummins or not, I sold it for $2000 less than I paid for it new four years ago.
I only have 130 miles on the 6.4 but so far I really like it and the 8 speed transmission is amazing. It is so much better as a daily driver in my opinion. At the end of this month I'll tow the trailer for the first time and am fully expecting a different experience but for my needs I'm sure it will be fine. Btw the payload on my 6.4 is just over 3200lbs and on the 2500 Cummins it was 2200lbs, so if you go diesel, I would definitely get the 3500.