ColdCase
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I am debating on picking up a bone stock regular cab tradesman 4x2 with a hemi and it has a choice of 3 transmssions the 6 speed and 2 8 speeds. The 845re or the 8hp70 what is the difference in the 8 speeds
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Old post, but one 8 speed you get with the V6, the other you get with the V8 or Diesel. You don't have a choice. The USA assembled V6 8 speed had teething pains that seems to have been sorted out. The german built V8 8 speed has always been solid, few issues.
You can save ~$2000 and get a 6 speed with the V8, however.
I have both and like the 8 speed much better for driving and towing. The 6 speed is just fine as a transportation appliance, its been around in one form of another since 1999 or so. If you manually set it to 4 or 5 around town, instead of D, its much better.