Considering purchasing a gas 3500 Crew Cab long bed dually and my friends think I'm nuts

[AJ608]

I didn't find one gas crew cab 4WD DRW in my searches. I found some great deals on in-stock diesels out of state but they still were significantly more with the options I wanted and taking shipping/travel expenses into account. I think I could have got comfortable with exceeding the diesel payload/GVWR as long as I didn't exceed GAWR but I was still concerned about the emissions problems. I am going to be using the truck the exact way they say causes problems with the diesel emissions systems.

In the end I wound up ordering semi-locally. They were a little more than the out of state volume dealers but it was a wash when taking shipping/travel expenses into account. And if if I find something wrong with the truck when I go to pick it up I can tell them to fix it and I'll come back when they're done. And, if all else fails, I live in a state where the deposit is refundable by law. And while it probably wouldn't have been a problem I still like being able to stay within the manufacturer's payload/GVWR ratings.

I would have purchased a Laramie if Ram would have let me buy one with a gas engine. I like the "leather" trim, ventilated seats, and passive entry. But, on the other hand, it saved me some money.

I got lucky you could still order anything you wanted when I got mine. The dealers in my area could care less if they sold something or not so I bought both Rams from Mark Dodge. If they sold 5500 trucks I'd buy one from them too, couldn't have been a better experience.