GCTremor20
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Hello, I appreciate any input on my questions. I currently drive a 2020 Ford F250 Lariat Tremor with the 6.7 Powerstroke. We found out we are having a 4th child and I've been looking at what options I have for a new 6 passenger truck. I honestly love my Ford, but with it being a 5 passenger truck, my whole family could not fit in it when needed. Generally it is just myself or me and my son in my truck a lot, but occasionally we all load up and take our side by side and 4wheeler, etc. out to my dad's land or we have property in northern New Mexico in the mountains and will trailer stuff up there. So, even though my wife has the family car, I do occasionally need to haul the whole family with me. With that said, I'm not crazy about going through the mess of trying to order a new F250 due to the refresh on them, they're hard to obtain and unknown on when you'll get certain options, etc. Additionally, the 6 passenger version limits several options you can get in the Lariat trim and rear passengers get no rear air vents or plugs apparently which is odd to me.
So, I'm looking hard at a Ram 2500 Mega Cab with the 6.7 Cummins or possibly even just the 6.4 Hemi. My Powerstroke has been great so far, tons of power, decent mileage (has a Carli suspension and 37's and gets about 16.5mpg avg), and tows great. However, I really don't tow that much. I own a construction company but I do not have to tow all that often and when I do it is definitely less than 10,000lbs. We are considering selling our house/property in northern New Mexico so we would not be traveling out there anymore in the near future with a trailer in altitude, so I'm wondering if I should switch back to a gas engine? Diesel is easily $1 more per gallon here than 87 octane gas. My oil changes, DEF, and general maintenance on the diesel definitely isn't cheap these days either. My office is a about 30 miles from my house, so I typically drive about 60-100 miles per day depending on how much driving around I do to sites, etc. 75% of that is highway driving. As mentioned, I don't tow all that often, maybe twice a month taking materials or something to a site at most. It never exceeds what will fit on my 18' dual axle medium duty trailer. The most I would ever tow right now would be my 2021 Rubicon 392 possibly on a trailer up to our property in New Mexico if we decided not to sell it. Even still, that would be rare, maybe once a year?
I know on paper it makes sense to get the Hemi. I have a couple concerns with the gas engine...first, the range and having to fill up constantly with the amount of driving I normally do plus excessively if towing. Secondly, the resale of the truck. I'm used to my truck being worth damn near what I paid for it with diesels when I trade in every 3 years or so. Which is typical for me. I keep a truck 2-4 years before trading in for a new one. With the Cummins, I worry I'll be disappointed in the power and transmission versus the Ford Powerstroke. Mine has the 10speed transmission and the Powerstroke is like driving my Rubicon 392 almost in how it feels if you do need to lay into it. I generally don't, but know it's there. I'm leaning towards the Cummins, but I keep thinking I like the simplicity and of course, cheaper overall cost, of the Hemi...trading it in 2-3 years from now though would I possibly lose my ass?
Last thing, I think the ride in the Ram will be better than my Ford, but wasn't sure how many of you might have come from a newer Ford to a newer Ram like this and what your experience is. I would be getting a totally loaded Laramie including the auto-level rear suspension. Having the Tremor package in the Ford, you get 1-ton rear leaf springs and they are definitely STIFF when unloaded in my opinion. The overall ride isn't horrible, but even with the Carli setup I put on it, it's not a smooth riding truck on rough Oklahoma roads. Thanks for any input!
So, I'm looking hard at a Ram 2500 Mega Cab with the 6.7 Cummins or possibly even just the 6.4 Hemi. My Powerstroke has been great so far, tons of power, decent mileage (has a Carli suspension and 37's and gets about 16.5mpg avg), and tows great. However, I really don't tow that much. I own a construction company but I do not have to tow all that often and when I do it is definitely less than 10,000lbs. We are considering selling our house/property in northern New Mexico so we would not be traveling out there anymore in the near future with a trailer in altitude, so I'm wondering if I should switch back to a gas engine? Diesel is easily $1 more per gallon here than 87 octane gas. My oil changes, DEF, and general maintenance on the diesel definitely isn't cheap these days either. My office is a about 30 miles from my house, so I typically drive about 60-100 miles per day depending on how much driving around I do to sites, etc. 75% of that is highway driving. As mentioned, I don't tow all that often, maybe twice a month taking materials or something to a site at most. It never exceeds what will fit on my 18' dual axle medium duty trailer. The most I would ever tow right now would be my 2021 Rubicon 392 possibly on a trailer up to our property in New Mexico if we decided not to sell it. Even still, that would be rare, maybe once a year?
I know on paper it makes sense to get the Hemi. I have a couple concerns with the gas engine...first, the range and having to fill up constantly with the amount of driving I normally do plus excessively if towing. Secondly, the resale of the truck. I'm used to my truck being worth damn near what I paid for it with diesels when I trade in every 3 years or so. Which is typical for me. I keep a truck 2-4 years before trading in for a new one. With the Cummins, I worry I'll be disappointed in the power and transmission versus the Ford Powerstroke. Mine has the 10speed transmission and the Powerstroke is like driving my Rubicon 392 almost in how it feels if you do need to lay into it. I generally don't, but know it's there. I'm leaning towards the Cummins, but I keep thinking I like the simplicity and of course, cheaper overall cost, of the Hemi...trading it in 2-3 years from now though would I possibly lose my ass?
Last thing, I think the ride in the Ram will be better than my Ford, but wasn't sure how many of you might have come from a newer Ford to a newer Ram like this and what your experience is. I would be getting a totally loaded Laramie including the auto-level rear suspension. Having the Tremor package in the Ford, you get 1-ton rear leaf springs and they are definitely STIFF when unloaded in my opinion. The overall ride isn't horrible, but even with the Carli setup I put on it, it's not a smooth riding truck on rough Oklahoma roads. Thanks for any input!
