$$$ What to expect to pay for a new 2019 over a new 2018 similarly equipped (3500 drw diesel)?

[Green_mtnMan]

There are many theories about steel tariffs being more fully realized in 19 (although they should have been realized with the 18's as well); more expensive CGI engine block, more expensive transmission (8 spd).... etc. I would love to hear from some that follow HD truck stuff more than I, on what 'historically' the bump in price is year to year & generation to generation... my budget is about 50K to get into a tradesman work truck that is equipped to tow mid 20's K. I just don't know if my budget is going to get blown to the 60K mark waiting for a 19 similarly equipped. It's all speculation at this point (I think), however, there are some out there that would likely have more educated opinions on pricing than myself... Tks

 

[MyFavreInABox]

I’m also interested in this but I don’t have much knowledge of what to expect. I speculate MSRP shouldn’t go up significantly, maybe 3% or so. Ram (and everyone else) puts extreme pressure on suppliers to deliver better product at less cost so I wouldn’t assume the upgrades are significantly more expensive. That said, discounts on the new model are not likely to be as good as the outgoing model, at least initially.

Related note: some of the new Silverado 1500 trims actually start at a lower price than the outgoing model. Hopefully they can pull that off on the HD models as well - keep things competitive.