Hey all...I've been looking at a new or slightly used 2019 Ram 2500.
I have an '02 Ford Excursion V10, 4x4, that i use as my tow rig for towing about 7000 lbs of enclosed trailer and motorcycles, 6-8 times a year. Trips are usually 400-1500 miles round trips.
I had a trip from SW Ohio to northern Florida this past wknd. My Excursion runs/drives great, buut it does have 220k miles. The idea of breaking down in the TN mountains in the middle of the night and ruining a 5 day trip that you alreay have thousands invested in, was too much of a risk this time around.
So, Enterprise car rental i go. I was supposed to have been picking up a 2019 F150 lariat 5.0, but it was due for service and they sent me to another locations where they had a ram and a silverado. But to my surprise , the Ram was a 2019 2500 6.4, 4x4, short bed, BigHorn.
I was all over renting that truck.
Long story short, i love this truck. Pulled effortlessly, up and down the rolling hills of KY, through the mountains of TN and North Georgia.....80-85 mph.
750 miles one way....avg gas-o-meter showed 8.9 mpg. Which isn't bad for those speeds and that terrain.
Truck was just as quiet at 80 as it was at 20. That amazed me more than anything.
A new truck would not be driven for my 80 mile commute to work. It wouuld be tow vehicle and around town truck to the store on Sunday. Might put 6000 miles a year on it and that's it. The low mileage that i would drive it is what makes it hard to justify buying one.
I was literally heartbroken when i dropped it off today and got in my 04 honda pilot beater work car.
Just looked at a local dealers' website and they have a banner with a " $12,000 off on 2019 Ram 2500". But they only have two that are of the higher end variety.
I'm willing to travel for a deal. Any suggestions? I'm in SW Ohio. I'd travel 400-500 miles if needed.