Took delivery of a new Dodge 3500 mega cab 4x4 6,7 auto. Night and day over the 2007 mega cab. Fit and finish is superb. Quiet, all new interior. 13 to 14 around town.

My big rigs have all had Cummins.

I know the ford and gm have better numbers, but hard for me to walk away from Cummins. I've had way to much good luck for the last 20 years.

:popcorn:

here we go

The F150's are too tight from the b-pillar to the windshield. Driving it made me feel like I was "homey" with the seat back since the door was right in line with my shoulders!

Doesn't matter to me what the uphill numbers are. When the Duramaxes and Powerstrokes are in the shop, my Cummins will be on the road.

inline 6 is better. cummins all the way!

Don't be a hater. I didn't write the article, just stating facts from that editor's article....Pulling a load uphill does matter..its called torque..It's obvious You don't pull anything for a living....My Dodge body has fell apart, and the transmission has been built for the third time. Half the stuff inside doesn't work, the trucks a rolling nightmare. It has given us nothing but trouble since 04 and has 120k on her..and easy miles at that, not towing like the others in fear of breaking down. We have both one Duraamx and 6.0 over 160k, and they might not look the best, but they have held together for the amount of work they do on a daily basis. The other two were retired with over 210k, enployees bought them. The new trucks are much better engineered, including the Dodge, but I wont give them another chance in fear that if you look at the sales numbers, they are down 34% and I believe they will be out of business with in 2 years...along that we have had 2 Dodges and have been the most amount of trouble, not going for a third strike.

Doesn't make any difference when everything else is falling apart around you. I'll never buy one again.

BTW...hold on to yours, it's going to be a collectors item when they go out of business.

To each there own. I'm on my 4th Ram Dually.

This new one is so far advanced, it amazed me. And I drive for a living..I've owned them all.. Did not think I would buy another Dodge, but, after checking all of them, I chose Dodge. Hope I made the right decision, time will tell.

Can't believe I'm siding with Cat, but, it is what it is.

Funny how this "100k" perception still exists these days. Whether it's gas or diesel, the chassis is going to wear the same. With the tighter tolerances in engine production, and better oils, gas engines are lasting so much longer. And for the most part "IF" something breaks, it's usually pretty cheap to fix or replace. You don't even need "special" maintenance, just regular fluid changes to keep everything happy. 100k doesn't scare me in the least, but if it keeps other people getting rid of good vehicles for cheap, I'll take 'em.

FWIW, a "worked" truck isn't going to have the resale value regardless of being gas or diesel. And it's important to buy the right tool for the job: I wouldn't buy gas to tow over 10k, just as I wouldn't buy diesel to tow a jet ski. Gas to 8k (short tows to 10k), diesel for anything over 8-10k. Simple. :D

Not hating just telling it like it is. The inline six diesel is superior to the V8s and the fact you have "retired" some of your Fords and GMs with only 210k+ miles on them tells the tale. A Cummins would barely be in its 'adult' years with that mileage.

Your Dodge truck is falling apart? Yank the Cummins out and put it in the Ford 6.0 you still have. Everybody says the best truck is a Ford/Cummins right? There are at least two websites devoted to that swap. Beans Diesel Performance just north of you in Tenn. does a ton of them every year. Here's a little-known fact; you see Ford and GM guys swapping Cummins motors into their trucks, but you never see Dodge guys swapping Dmaxes and Pstrokes into their trucks. Ask yourself why that is...

Yes the Dodge automatic transmissions are weak but the manuals are strong. Almost all the pro haulers have manuals. Almost all of them drive Dodges too. They're willing to put up with a few truck issues to have the Cummins. I have the G56 six speed manual and I've had zero problems with it.

No I don't haul for a living now but I used to. I did my homework, drove all the duallys, went on the haul sites and asked questions about all three trucks. I chose the Dodge, not because of the truck but because of the Cummins.