I am partial to Dodge, my 2001 is going strong at 230K, did have to go through the transmission this year and the rear axle about 10K ago. I have the Cummins power and can get 18+ MPG on highway and very rarely less than 15 MPG even off roading. Yes this is a heavy truck, 8000+ at all times. Rides nicer than my newer car and 4x4's very well, the weight helps and I have nearly a 50/50 weight balance. You are in the SW, sinking it in the mud is probably not an issue.
The new Dodge's are by all reports very nice in all respects and have earned quite a few awards, "Truck of the Year", etc. I might stay away from diesel power on anything new until the bugs get worked out of the new EPA regulations, ALL diesel powered vehicles from the big trucks to the VW Jetta are under mandates as of this year, you can eat off the exhaust pipe it is so clean, but there have been some teething issues AND fuel mileage has suffered.
I hear the hemi gets almost the same mileage, IF you don't need 600+ pounds of torque. In reality, most V8's get about the same mileage as V6's in a loaded work truck. The power wagon package has some cool stuff, locking differentials, electronic disconnect on the sway bar, etc., might be a good off road rig.
Tundra
2005????
It seems like just a couple of years ago you got that truck to replace your Suburban....
Time does just go away....
Thanks again for all the info fellas. Test drove an f-150 yesterday and it was much to my liking. Will go try a Tundra in the coming days as well, but it seems that I cant go wrong either way.
"You are in the SW, sinking it in the mud is probably not an issue."
Funny thing about mud in the Southwest. Its there, you just don't see it until you're up to the doors in it.....Its dry on top and a quicksand bog underneath....it dosnt matter what truck you've got at that point.
all makes stuck in the same bog.
> Thanks again for all the info fellas. Test drove an f-150 yesterday and it was much to my liking. Will go try a Tundra in the coming days as well, but it seems that I cant go wrong either way.
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> "You are in the SW, sinking it in the mud is probably not an issue."
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> Funny thing about mud in the Southwest. Its there, you just don't see it until you're up to the doors in it.....Its dry on top and a quicksand bog underneath....it dosnt matter what truck you've got at that point.
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> This happened to us once..
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> all makes stuck in the same bog.
Warn makes this thing called a "winch".
Comes in handy occasionally.
DJJ
Doug
We all have 6k# winches in our trucks. We quit hossing it when it quits moving and the truck comes out with little effort. If you try the rocking motion (it never works) then 6k# may not be enough when you're past the axles in mud. 🙂
Kris
I had a 12k on an F350 deisel 4x4 4 wheel (not dually). That was a great truck. As has been said the deisel adds some weight, but I used the winch to pull others out a lot more than myself. And it yarded a lot of logs. When you or the other guy gets it stuck up to the rocker panels it's a little late for much of anything. 😉
DJJ
Tundra
> 2005????
> It seems like just a couple of years ago you got that truck to replace your Suburban....
> Time does just go away....
Yes, it does. I haven't missed my old 1985 4WD 3/4 ton Suburban for a single day during these five years. The Tundra is an incredibly comfortable and capable truck that I've taken places I wouldn't have wanted to drive the Suburban.
If the new Tundras weren't so damn ugly and big, I'd probably be thinking about trading it in on a new one. But they are and this one is in great shape still with only 75,000 miles on the clock.
