zzzxhk
Junior Member
I ordered a '23 Bighorn Standard Output, RFE, Night. They told me it would be 6 - 9 months (If nothing went wrong), I saw (and bought) a decent 2019 Laramie Sport. It's been about four months and my '23 is being shipped and according to the website, will be here next week.
The ordered '23 Bighorn - has 8.5" entertainment screen, Standard Output, RFE, 3.73 rear, Night edition, cold prep, towing puck prep, short bed, cloth bench seat, no air bag suspension, no side step, standard fuel tank (was going to upgrade all that later) and of course the new mirrors.
My current 2019 Laramie, bucket seats, mega cab, shortbed gooseneck, 3.73, Sport, SO, RFE, 12" entertainment, 50k miles, after market 50 gal replacement tank, after market (manual rear airbag suspension), after market AMP retractable side step, leather seats, cold wx prep,
zero miles vs 50k miles on a diesel is almost still new. CP4 recall done on the Laramie. My decision - the devil I know vs the one I don't, what crazy recalls could happen, I've read horror stories of new trucks with major issues like transmissions. I'm looking around at parts and upgrades and don't really see much for 2023, even though there is supposed to be little difference between 22 and 23s.
The 12" screen is okay, kind of gawdy, too big IMO. I could live with it, or not. Sort of prefer the Night over the Sport, maybe change the Sport to Night later or not. I'll get black wheels when I change tires if I keep the '19.
Not that impressed by the mega cab (yes it can be a lot of space), my 2016 1500 crew cab had the boxes in the floor which I liked. Not sure what the '23 will have. Not impressed with the bucket seats, the huge center console just turns into a big pile of stuff.
2019 BC (before covid) VS 2023 didn't get actually built till Jan '23 so hopefully After Covid.
I'll still go look at it for sure when it gets here. Yes, finances and trade-ins etc... I'm aware of, could be a loss, but with a below MSRP on the '23 and the '19 is a Laramie, not a big loss.
The ordered '23 Bighorn - has 8.5" entertainment screen, Standard Output, RFE, 3.73 rear, Night edition, cold prep, towing puck prep, short bed, cloth bench seat, no air bag suspension, no side step, standard fuel tank (was going to upgrade all that later) and of course the new mirrors.
My current 2019 Laramie, bucket seats, mega cab, shortbed gooseneck, 3.73, Sport, SO, RFE, 12" entertainment, 50k miles, after market 50 gal replacement tank, after market (manual rear airbag suspension), after market AMP retractable side step, leather seats, cold wx prep,
zero miles vs 50k miles on a diesel is almost still new. CP4 recall done on the Laramie. My decision - the devil I know vs the one I don't, what crazy recalls could happen, I've read horror stories of new trucks with major issues like transmissions. I'm looking around at parts and upgrades and don't really see much for 2023, even though there is supposed to be little difference between 22 and 23s.
The 12" screen is okay, kind of gawdy, too big IMO. I could live with it, or not. Sort of prefer the Night over the Sport, maybe change the Sport to Night later or not. I'll get black wheels when I change tires if I keep the '19.
Not that impressed by the mega cab (yes it can be a lot of space), my 2016 1500 crew cab had the boxes in the floor which I liked. Not sure what the '23 will have. Not impressed with the bucket seats, the huge center console just turns into a big pile of stuff.
2019 BC (before covid) VS 2023 didn't get actually built till Jan '23 so hopefully After Covid.
I'll still go look at it for sure when it gets here. Yes, finances and trade-ins etc... I'm aware of, could be a loss, but with a below MSRP on the '23 and the '19 is a Laramie, not a big loss.