My New Baby

[radco]

Originally Posted by ringadingh

That's a nice truck Rich, congrats! ����

Thanks Steve, cool thing is I just re hooked up with a old girlfriend when she saw the truck we started chatting away :)

[radco]

Thanks everyone, it is nice to drive a full sized truck again :)

[hank43]

Originally Posted by radco

Thanks everyone, it is nice to drive a full sized truck again :)

I have a 2005 Dodge Ram 5.7L Hemi, quad cab with 8 foot bed and matching camper shell I bought new in 2004, truck only has about 50K miles on it, we love it. On a recent trip to New Jersey, and with a loaded bed of furniture, and welders, we got 21 MPG on the hiway. Around town we get about 14 MPG. With the 8 foot bed, we have a 35 gallon gas tank, so can go many miles before fill ups.
I was looking at new trucks, and see that now Dodge has the Cummins Diesel available in the 1500 series (1/2 ton) First time I have seen that!

You'll enjoy many years of service out of this beast, Enjoy!

hank43

[cnc]

Originally Posted by radco

Thanks Steve, cool thing is I just re hooked up with a old girlfriend when she saw the truck we started chatting away :)

Why do you think they call these things pick up trucks?

[ponch]

Originally Posted by hank43

I have a 2005 Dodge Ram 5.7L Hemi, quad cab with 8 foot bed and matching camper shell I bought new in 2004, truck only has about 50K miles on it, we love it. On a recent trip to New Jersey, and with a loaded bed of furniture, and welders, we got 21 MPG on the hiway. Around town we get about 14 MPG. With the 8 foot bed, we have a 35 gallon gas tank, so can go many miles before fill ups.
I was looking at new trucks, and see that now Dodge has the Cummins Diesel available in the 1500 series (1/2 ton) First time I have seen that!

You'll enjoy many years of service out of this beast, Enjoy!

hank43

I don't think the half ton is made with a crew cab and eight foot bed anymore. Seems they all have tiny beds now. I owned a couple trucks with the eight foot and one with a six and half, but rather have the longer bed. Can't imagine a sub six foot bed. It's like why bother.

The half ton diesel isn't a cummins. It's a Fiat 3.0L.

[schoeney]

Welcome to the club Rich. Bought mine new Dec 31, 2014...now has 36,000 miles. No issues so far.

Yep. That is my Honda in the trailer :cool:





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[Rookie13]

Right on! Mopar or no car!

[radco]

Originally Posted by cnc

Why do you think they call these things pick up trucks?

LOL

[radco]

Originally Posted by schoeney

Welcome to the club Rich. Bought mine new Dec 31, 2014...now has 36,000 miles. No issues so far.

Yep. That is my Honda in the trailer :cool:





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Thanks. Man the truck looks good in white

[radco]

Originally Posted by Rookie13

Right on! Mopar or no car!

First Dodge truck for me :) I do not think it will be the last

[radco]

Originally Posted by ponch

I don't think the half ton is made with a crew cab and eight foot bed anymore. Seems they all have tiny beds now. I owned a couple trucks with the eight foot and one with a six and half, but rather have the longer bed. Can't imagine a sub six foot bed. It's like why bother.

The half ton diesel isn't a cummins. It's a Fiat 3.0L.

Learned something new. I thought the diesel was Cummins as well

[schoeney]

Originally Posted by ponch

I don't think the half ton is made with a crew cab and eight foot bed anymore. Seems they all have tiny beds now. I owned a couple trucks with the eight foot and one with a six and half, but rather have the longer bed. Can't imagine a sub six foot bed. It's like why bother.

The half ton diesel isn't a cummins. It's a Fiat 3.0L.

Yeah but not everybody buys a truck for the hauling capacity Jim.

I was considering another SUV (Highlander) but the truck has a

1. Roomier cab area
2. More room to store stuff...kind of like a gigantic trunk with my one piece lift up tonneau cover. Keeps it all nice & hidden too.
3. Nicer highway ride
4. More power (395hp) but still gets over 20 mpg on hwy.
5. Higher up - easier to see over traffic.
6. This truck has more equipment than the Highlander I was looking at but was actually a little cheaper.
7. Better visibility.
8. More towing capacity
9. And it is more fun to farkle :cool:


I would have actually preferred the shortest bed so the damn thing would fit in my garage :p








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[radco]

My truck will not be for plowing or hauling much more the a MC or a canoe1 So far my avg mpg is 21 mpg, So I am real happy :)