farmingdalesfinest
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My son bought a '24 2500 back in August and two weeks ago we drove from NJ to Estes Park Co, then Zion NP and finally to San Diego where he reported to his new Naval post and will be there the next three years.
We drove 3100 miles in 4 days and visited two National Parks. The first was Rocky Mtn NP where we experienced temps in the 20’s and snow to start the day. It peaked at 70 somewhere on Route 70 on the way to Zion which we visited the next day. We barely scratched the surface of either park but the upside of the Govt shutdown was we were able to go to both for free. In the 4 days we drove 900, 900, 700 and 600 miles. I got the ultimate test drive because I did at least 90% of the driving. The truck was smoother on route 80 than my Yukon XL could have ever imagined. It handled speeds in the 70’s while rain came down in buckets and we had minor snow and ice in Co. and it came through all of it way better than I thought any pickup could do, let alone a HD!
That trip gave me the new truck itch and yesterday I traded in my 2014 Ram 1500 for a new 25 Bighorn Sport and I think at least for NJ I got a great deal. The sticker was $64,895 and I got it for $54,901 and 85 miles on it. I ordered a bed mat to cover the 5th wheel and bed liner as well as Westin R7 aluminum nerf bars and will install them later this week when they are delivered. I plan on replacing the wheels and tires most likely with the Method 305NV with the black lip and the grey spokes to set off the all black truck and most likely get the Cooper Rugged Trek tires that have been the best tire I have ever owned and had 47k on them and still at least half the tread.
I have never had so much electronics in a vehicle which is somewhat concerning what may go wrong in the future but that seems to be unavoidable today. I am an analog dials guy and not this touch screen stuff. What else should I look to add as well as look out for?
We drove 3100 miles in 4 days and visited two National Parks. The first was Rocky Mtn NP where we experienced temps in the 20’s and snow to start the day. It peaked at 70 somewhere on Route 70 on the way to Zion which we visited the next day. We barely scratched the surface of either park but the upside of the Govt shutdown was we were able to go to both for free. In the 4 days we drove 900, 900, 700 and 600 miles. I got the ultimate test drive because I did at least 90% of the driving. The truck was smoother on route 80 than my Yukon XL could have ever imagined. It handled speeds in the 70’s while rain came down in buckets and we had minor snow and ice in Co. and it came through all of it way better than I thought any pickup could do, let alone a HD!
That trip gave me the new truck itch and yesterday I traded in my 2014 Ram 1500 for a new 25 Bighorn Sport and I think at least for NJ I got a great deal. The sticker was $64,895 and I got it for $54,901 and 85 miles on it. I ordered a bed mat to cover the 5th wheel and bed liner as well as Westin R7 aluminum nerf bars and will install them later this week when they are delivered. I plan on replacing the wheels and tires most likely with the Method 305NV with the black lip and the grey spokes to set off the all black truck and most likely get the Cooper Rugged Trek tires that have been the best tire I have ever owned and had 47k on them and still at least half the tread.
I have never had so much electronics in a vehicle which is somewhat concerning what may go wrong in the future but that seems to be unavoidable today. I am an analog dials guy and not this touch screen stuff. What else should I look to add as well as look out for?
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