The NEW Cummins Diesel is a lot quiter. Cummins redisigned their engines in mid year 2004. The new diesels have more power, better millage, and not as noisey as before. I get approx. 16.6 miles to a gal on my 2004 Ram 2500 Diesel, "Off-Road" 4 X 4 with a 4.10 rear end and 5 speed automatic. This was a ":special" order to get the new engine & 5 speed. My truck has a 1 ton rating!
I heard Dodge is coming out with a Daytona truck with a bigger Hemi than
>the standard with about 425 HP. Maybe that would be better than the
>Cummins? I myself don't like the noise from the diesel. Wife has a Hemi 04
>Durango. It's got lots of power!!!
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>>>>Gotta have some help here. If I buy a Cummins it is about 5K more than >>
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>>>>hemi. Given the difference in fuel cost's and taking into consideration
>>>>the mileage difference as well as maintenance costs I figure to be >>
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>>>>125K miles to a brake even point. Does that sound right to you folks?
>>>>I spent some time driving a 05 hemi powered 2500 4X4 last night, very
>>>>impressive truck. A couple of you own them or just sold one, please jump
>>>>in here, need all the pro's and cons.
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>>>>Also the same truck with a Cummins, very impressive truck as well. >>>>
>>>>Guess it comes down to need vs. want. Will I be doing a lot of towing in
>>>>the next couple of years? Probably not. Will I be plowing snow? It looks
>>>>that way. Gotta find out how these hemi's plow snow, anybody have a >>
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>>>>on one?
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>>>>Roy
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>>>Your "payback" miles sounds about right. I figgered mine to be about >>
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>>>Keep in mind that with the Cummins, you get about $2-$3K back for the >>
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>>>when you get ready to sell it.
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>> Which if he follows his current path, would be in about 2 years :-) >>
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