What's the word on the 2012 Ram?

[jcmseven]

Forgive me, I should have said Ram, not Dodge. Old habits die hard.

John M

 

[dodge man]

It sounds like you are the ideal canidate for a mega-cab. I work with someone that just bought a 2006 GMC crew cab. It is bigger in the back seat than my 2004 quad cab Dodge, but not near as big as a mega-cab.

 

[Diamondpilot]

To me you seem like the perfect candidate for a Yukon EL or Expedition EL. Both will give you more room and the ability to pull upto 9,000#.

Do you really need a truck or would a large SUV do? Too bad Ford does not still make the Expedition, then you could have your diesel engine also.

Chris

 

[deerefan]

To me you seem like the perfect candidate for a Yukon EL or Expedition EL. Both will give you more room and the ability to pull upto 9,000#.

Do you really need a truck or would a large SUV do? Too bad Ford does not still make the Expedition, then you could have your diesel engine also.

Chris

Or keep the current truck since it has been good to you and trade the acura for a large suv/truck?

 

[grsthegreat]

I just took our 1994 dodge ram in for some work at the local dodge dealership (this trucks 2nd home)...and went to look at the new 1 ton diesel they had in the showroom. Nice enough looking rig...with a sticker price of $54,950.00.

ok...are you guys out of your minds. How could anyone seriously spend 54K on a truck.

For 90-100k i could buy a foreclosed 3br, 2-1/2 bath home in town and rent iot out at 1,000-1,200 / month. These prices on trucks have gotten way out of hand.

 

[deerefan]

I just took our 1994 dodge ram in for some work at the local dodge dealership (this trucks 2nd home)...and went to look at the new 1 ton diesel they had in the showroom. Nice enough looking rig...with a sticker price of $54,950.00.

ok...are you guys out of your minds. How could anyone seriously spend 54K on a truck.

For 90-100k i could buy a foreclosed 3br, 2-1/2 bath home in town and rent iot out at 1,000-1,200 / month. These prices on trucks have gotten way out of hand.

The only reason for the price is because someone is foolish enough to pay it. Thankfully, not me.

 

[Dmace]

Another issue for me is I believe they dropped the 3500 SRW and dont offer a GVWR high enough for me in a 2500 to do what I want.

Actually they do offer a 3500 SRW again for 2012. It's a delete option and cuts $995 from the price.
Ram - Build My Own - Options
I agree the SRW should have a higher GVWR than it's max 10,100 lbs but it gives you a payload of over 3,000lbs. More than that in a SRW is kind of a scary thought.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Actually they do offer a 3500 SRW again for 2012. It's a delete option and cuts $995 from the price.
Ram - Build My Own - Options
I agree the SRW should have a higher GVWR than it's max 10,100 lbs but it gives you a payload of over 3,000lbs. More than that in a SRW is kind of a scary thought.

Nice, I am glad they brought it back. Doing away with the SRW drove away two guys I know back to Ford but they need to get the GVWR back up. 3,000# is not going to cut it. Most 1/2 tons now days have 2,000# payloads.

My 06 F-350 SRW with 11,500# GVWR has a true payload of 3,900# when you subtract its 7,600# weight with me in it and 3/4 tank of fuel.

Chris

 

[HHR]

If you want to save $20K and don't tow more than 9500 pounds, you may want to look at a crew cab Nissan Titan. Seems to have a very roomy back seat with easy access and is available in two bed lengths. My local dealer is selling them for around $30,000.

 

[Dmace]

If you want to save $20K and don't tow more than 9500 pounds, you may want to look at a crew cab Nissan Titan. Seems to have a very roomy back seat with easy access and is available in two bed lengths. My local dealer is selling them for around $30,000.

If he wants a half ton, any of the other three are a better choice. They have the same or more interior room, more power, newer styling, more towing/payload capacity, longer warranty (on RAM), similar pricing, etc...

The Titan is due for a major upgrade it may never get...