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If you ordered from Mark Dodge, how did you get your truck or how do you plan to get it?

joeycamp said:
How much DEF did you use? Was it full when you picked it up?
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It was slightly past half full on delivery which I assume is about a bottles worth of the blue def. I bought one 0n the trip and used it. Now that I’m home after 1650 miles I’m back at just over half again. So I suppose I used a box full all together.
And it’s expensive in a gas station!! Gonna get some here at less than $10 each from Sams to make up for overpaying!
 
Those that opted to have your truck delivered, how long after MD posted it for transport did it take to be picked up ? The guy told me it could take up to 4 days.
 
Leadchuncker said:
Those that opted to have your truck delivered, how long after MD posted it for transport did it take to be picked up ? The guy told me it could take up to 4 days.
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2 for me, but it is all chance. There happened to be a guy taking 2 other cars to a spot 20 minutes from me and he picked up mine as well.
 
I'm getting ready to head down on Monday. I should be in houston around 10AM. MD is having someone pick me up and bring me back to the dealer. Hoping to be on the road by 1ish with my new truck. It is a 16 hour drive home for me so Ill probably do 6-8 hours the first day and the rest on tuesday. Heading straight north out of lake charles towards Iowa with an overnight in Fort Smith. Any advice?
 
kevin588127 said:
I'm getting ready to head down on Monday. I should be in houston around 10AM. MD is having someone pick me up and bring me back to the dealer. Hoping to be on the road by 1ish with my new truck. It is a 16 hour drive home for me so Ill probably do 6-8 hours the first day and the rest on tuesday. Heading straight north out of lake charles towards Iowa with an overnight in Fort Smith. Any advice?
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Mine came with only a 1/2 tank of Def, might want to fill it up. My tires were almost at max with air pressure but it was sparatic with the amount. Take 30 min to figure out the radio and cluster before leaving.
 
kevin588127 said:
I'm getting ready to head down on Monday. I should be in houston around 10AM. MD is having someone pick me up and bring me back to the dealer. Hoping to be on the road by 1ish with my new truck. It is a 16 hour drive home for me so Ill probably do 6-8 hours the first day and the rest on tuesday. Heading straight north out of lake charles towards Iowa with an overnight in Fort Smith. Any advice?
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I keep hearing to make sure all fuses are seated.
 
kevin588127 said:
I'm getting ready to head down on Monday. I should be in houston around 10AM. MD is having someone pick me up and bring me back to the dealer. Hoping to be on the road by 1ish with my new truck. It is a 16 hour drive home for me so Ill probably do 6-8 hours the first day and the rest on tuesday. Heading straight north out of lake charles towards Iowa with an overnight in Fort Smith. Any advice?
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Eastcoasttattoo said:
Just signed papers on mine. I'll be flying out on the 4th, picking it up on the 5th and heading home 14 hours. Pretty smooth process so far. Most pleasant dealer experience I've had yet
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Same experience. Had a bit of a paperwork snafu during finance but Reggie got it taken care of. My sales guys wasn't as good as what some others have bragged about but he did answer me promptly every time I made an inquiry. I will definitely recommend them or buy again in the future.
 
Leadchuncker said:
Mine came with only a 1/2 tank of Def, might want to fill it up. My tires were almost at max with air pressure but it was sparatic with the amount. Take 30 min to figure out the radio and cluster before leaving.
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No def for me
Leadchuncker said:
Mine came with only a 1/2 tank of Def, might want to fill it up. My tires were almost at max with air pressure but it was sparatic with the amount. Take 30 min to figure out the radio and cluster before leaving.
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Leadchuncker said:
Mine came with only a 1/2 tank of Def, might want to fill it up. My tires were almost at max with air pressure but it was sparatic with the amount. Take 30 min to figure out the radio and cluster before leaving.
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No def for me but according to the ram app, the tires are at max psi. Good tip on the radio thing as that will be my only company for the next day and a half.

I have the PDI thing downloaded to my phone. I probably won't go that in depth. Planned on a good walk around, check the fluids, seat the fuses, air the tires down, ensure the options and optional parts are there. I'd like to hook up the trailer cam to ensure that it works but not sure what difference it makes while I'm there. If it doesn't work, my local dealer will have to sort it out anyway. At this point in the game, barring any major issues, I'm pretty much going home with this truck, lol.
 
kevin588127 said:
Same experience. Had a bit of a paperwork snafu during finance but Reggie got it taken care of. My sales guys wasn't as good as what some others have bragged about but he did answer me promptly every time I made an inquiry. I will definitely recommend them or buy again in the future.
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I didn't have much interaction with my sales guy other than sending my build and inquiring about shipping when the tracker updated. He pretty much called me when the order was placed and when the truck got to the dealer. Finance went decently smooth.
 
For anyone thats flying into Lake Charles and heading back east, since the 1st of August, the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge has been deemed a Saftey Corridor, and they are in the process of procuring Point-To-Point speed camera for the bridge. So probably not a whole lot of notice when they go live. But in the interim additional patrols (ontop of the normal ones) and permenantly increased fines.

Essentially its a good 18 mile strech to abide by the break-in procedure :D

 
Bombaman said:
For anyone thats flying into Lake Charles and heading back east, since the 1st of August, the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge has been deemed a Saftey Corridor, and they are in the process of procuring Point-To-Point speed camera for the bridge. So probably not a whole lot of notice when they go live. But in the interim additional patrols (ontop of the normal ones) and permenantly increased fines.

Essentially its a good 18 mile strech to abide by the break-in procedure :D

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Thanks for the heads up, I'll probably be going through there.
 
My intention was to rent a car one-way from Texarkana, AR to Lake Charles, LA. We would leave early, finish up the deal, and then drive to my sister's house in New Orleans for the weekend. Since delivery to the dealership is a little unpredictable, I wasn't able to book a rental car in time and the only option I found was $1200 versus the $120 I had seen a month or so prior. Airfare had increased a lot at that point as well, so we opted to have the truck delivered to us in Texarkana, AR. It was about 20 miles beyond their 250 mile delivery range, but they were happy to accommodate and brought it to me in perfect condition. I really liked their drivers and feel like they took good care of the truck. Overall, a 10/10 experience that I will do again!
 
If you're doing a trade-in do I have to drive it to Lake Charles or can I have them deliver the new one AND pick up the trade in somewhere 200 miles closer to home?
 
Can someone that ordered a dually from MD post a pic of the mud flaps they install? The dealer I bought my 2016 from in Texas installed a pretty nice set on that truck and I wasn't able to remove them after it got totaled. Would love to see what MD throws on their DRW trucks.
 
knightro84 said:
Can someone that ordered a dually from MD post a pic of the mud flaps they install? The dealer I bought my 2016 from in Texas installed a pretty nice set on that truck and I wasn't able to remove them after it got totaled. Would love to see what MD throws
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dogbreath650 said:
If you're doing a trade-in do I have to drive it to Lake Charles or can I have them deliver the new one AND pick up the trade in somewhere 200 miles closer to home?
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They brought my new one and took my old one. I've never physically seen Mark Dodge in real life!
 
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