I like the ram, I have a 19’ 1500 Laramie. Absolutely love the truck! The ford has a few things that pull me towards it (for my price range);
-Axle locker (vs anti spin)
-Simple old school engine (7.3)
-Telescoping wheel
-Uses 87 octane
Ram pluses;
-leather wheel
-Coil suspension
-Longer tested...
$53,000, the new F-250 7.3 is the same price. I have a 19’ Ram 1500 I’d sell. It’s value is inflated right now as well, so I look at as a wash. Seems buying new from right dealer without the 5-10k “market adjustment” mostly requires you order and wait. Anything on any lot around me has that mark up.
I am looking at upgrading to heavy duty to tow my 7,000 camper. I have a 19 ram 1500 now. I have a 22 F-250 XLT 7.3 4.30 on order. A used 2013 Ram 2500 Laramie 6.7 with 70,000 popped up for sale. I normally like to do a lot research before buying but time isn’t permitting. The Ford has a higher...
I highly recommend this site;
http://changingears.com/rv-sec-calc-trailer-weight-tt.shtml
You can input your own numbers and obtain your trucks towing capacity. Remember to add your trucks cargo (passengers and gear) to your trucks GVW when inputing the numbers!
*my personal 2 cents if you want...
I decided to make this post to share my extensive time and research into towing and axle ratios. My backstory; I didn’t know about axle ratios and ended up buying a Silverado with the dreaded, and all too common, 3.08 axle ratio. The BEST tow rating you could get was 6,100 pounds with 12,000...
Does anyone have the forms that need to be filled out to cancel both the Extended Century warranty and the Mopar pre paid maintenance plans? We emailed and called our dealer where we bought the truck and the guy who financed/closed our deal said he would email them to us but we haven’t gotten...
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