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Why did you buy a 2500
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I thought that the price difference between 2500 and 3500 was only a couple thousand. That's for SRW on each.
If they have both in stock with the same options. I didn't want to order and wait. I wanted one right now and the difference was over $8,000 on the cheapest 3500 they had in stock.
I have also been surprised at prices differences between dealers within 50 miles. And also different regions appear to have different prices, especially when incentives are compared.
It's that way where I live but the lower priced dealers tend to try to make it back by lowballing the trade. Not an issue if you have little or no trade. Shopping for my wife last week and they tried to come in 20% below the lowest KBB trade in. Told him anything less than $x I would just keep it for a winter vehicle...funny how fast they came up to meet me.
JohnandDonna
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Good move going with the 4.10s. I have absolutely no problem towing my 9000 pound 30' TT. Coming back from the Smokies last year I had to pass many a truck going up mountains. Got in the left lane at about 65 pressed the accelerator and the trans kicked down and the Hemi took me up to 75 with no effort. Still had plenty of power available but I don't like to tow over 70 MPH (I will go to 75 when passing). When not towing the 4.10 makes the truck real peppy off the line. I just love this truck. Only downside is that it is a thirsty beast. Overall I average 12.5 mpg based on a mix of local and highway using the recommended 89 octane. Going at high speed and up hill and mpg drops dramatically. But I knew that going in. As my wife says, we did not buy this for millage per gallon, we bought it for capability and comfort. And it excels on both those fronts!!!
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GeneralClortho
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I had a '13 1500 and it was plenty of truck for my needs, but the 5.5' bed was annoyingly small. Also, the 5.7L tends to blow up, and I want to keep the truck for 250k miles if I can. I know three folks that spent $8k replacing the 5.7L at 101k to 140k miles, so the 1500 was off the table for me. After researching the 6.4L, it became clear that the engineers built into that engine preventive measures that are week points on the 5.7L (head cooling, sodium filled valves, etc...).
Reason 2: Power Wagon...nuff said.
Reason 2: Power Wagon...nuff said.
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I believe you're wrong WRT the 5.7 and 6.4. The 6.4 is a heavy duty engine, but it still has the same lifter failures that the 5.7 has (which is the only real issue with the 5.7). In fact, one former chrysler tech of 20+ years claims that he personally saw more 6.4 lifter failures than 5.7, which is shocking considering the sell rate of both engines (5.7 is sold in far higher numbers). Think his youtube channel is "reignited" or something like that.
If you're paranoid about the hemi tick/lifter issue, like I am, then you may want to consider doing Blackstone used oil analysis. Apparently sometimes high wear levels show up in the reports 2 or 3 oil changes before the actual failure.
davis2
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My Tradesman has cloth seats and carpet. I had heated seats installed. I wish I had cooled seats too! Due to a back injury, the heated/cooled seats aren't as much a luxury as they are enablers to keep me in the seat...
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After a month with me 2500 starting to wonder if I should have just bought a 3500. 2100 lb payload doesn’t take you all that far. For the record I have had no issues towing anything, just some buyers regret I guess. It will probably pass. I’m just kind of thinking into the future with a 5th wheel hopefully within the next couple years. 2000 lb payload is peanuts
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I don't tow heavy at all. My payload is always bulky, but light enough that I could buy a 1/2 ton. But I plow with it too, so a 3/4 fits my needs. No need for a 1 ton.
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It fits the bill for what my needs are and still fits in my garage.
3500 would be overkill for me, but doesn't stop the 2nd guessing from coming.
3500 would be overkill for me, but doesn't stop the 2nd guessing from coming.
My truck is my daily driver, so a smoother unloaded ride is a nice-to have. I tow small trailers (4k-ish) that are well within a 1/2 ton's technical capabilities, but prefer to do so without worrying about payload. We'd like to have the option of a lightweight truck camper in the future, so the 3500 would have been nice there. However, the rear coils on the 2500 contribute to a really excellent (IMO) unloaded ride. Sooo... the 2500 with the 6.4 and 4.10s seemed to be the sweet spot for us.
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It seems like alot of people that are un-happy with their 2500's are because they bought it to tow a big @$$ 5'er? I'm not interested in towing a big camper nor do I want a camper (lived in one for a while in college, never again...) but I think the 2500 has plenty of towing capability. Especially with a CTD and brake controller. But, I'm one of those guys who looks at the payload door sticker as a "suggestion".
I decided it was time to replace my old SUV with a truck. It is not a daily driver but mostly just used for recreation. I also plan to get a travel trailer sometime in the next year or two. After spending a lot of time in the forums, I realized that many trailers, even the so called half ton towables or ultralights, still have a pretty heavy tongue weight. I figured since it is time to get a new truck anyways, I may as well get a 2500 over a 1500 so I am not limited to what trailer I get. I'll bet most people have the truck first and then get a trailer, so they get by with their 1500's which probably work fine. I suppose I am in a good spot where I need a truck anyways, and the cost of a 2500 is not much more (in my case, the one I just ordered is probably cheaper than many 1500s on the lot), so I may as well go for it and have plenty of payload and power to handle almost anything. And I chose the 2500 over the 3500 because I am not getting a diesel and the ride should be a little smoother.
I have a 2500, because, well, it does what I need. My pulling and hauling needs are more than satisfied with a 2500 CTD - and have been. Used an '04 5.9 w/NV5600 for over 300k miles. I don't need the extra cost of a 3500, nor the extra registration fees every year, or the somewhat stiffer ride when unloaded. Plus, I need a short bed, and it's a heck of a lot easier to find that in the 2500 than the 3500 around these parts. No buyers remorse (about that) here.