So I decided to hold off for now. I did a little thinking and looked a little deeper at some numbers and while the deal was very good, it wasn't the knock your socks off deal that I thought I was getting. In the end I just wasn't in love with the DMax truck enough right NOW to want to take the hit that I was ultimately taking on my current ride. Add to this my uncle just bought a 2012 Ram 3500 Mega Cab Laramie Dually CTD after I suggested he look at the specs on the upcoming 2013's and I am really loving the mega cab. So right now I'm quite torn. I love the looks of the Ram, who doesn't love the Cummins Engine, the Aisin tranny appears to be a winner and I'm loving the space of the mega cab. Plus 2014 GM's will be coming out soon in the HD variants and maybe they'll blow my socks off. So for now I've decided to wait. I may pay more in the long run but I have a greater chance of being satisfied for the long haul and not wanting to trade so quickly. Just figured I'd keep everyone updated.
Thinking I might be buying a Duramax soon
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Diamondpilot
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If you like the 2013 Ram you will be head over heels for the 2014 from what I am reading. I would hold off.
Chris
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I think the Ram you may be thinking of is the 2013. I know it's already 2013 but the first 2013 Ram 3500 diesel actually just hit the assembly line yesterday. The 2013 models are the first ones that have the Aisin transmissions, the DEF, the stronger frame, etc. They probably should have been called 2014's but technically they are 2013's. And I totally believe that they will be worth the wait.
Of course I could be wrong and I may be missing out on some information.
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Maybe. I know I have read its going to be a step above the current trucks. I could have sworn it was a 14 though.
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I actually think my 2012 Ford F350 with it's 6.7l PowerStroke turbodiesel is very sexy and it is one of the nicest riding trucks IMO! Here it is in the showroom when I picked it out last February and here it is on our "overgrown" property 
The only thing I regret is the color....I swore I would NEVER own a black vehicle again but they didn't have another color available with the options I wanted so I compromised.
The only thing I regret is the color....I swore I would NEVER own a black vehicle again but they didn't have another color available with the options I wanted so I compromised.
Bob77064
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The 2013 is going to be a late release, spring of 2013. The 3500 will have 385 hp and 850 lb ft with the Aisin trans. 2013 Ram Heavy Duty Pickup Trucks: Ram 2500 and 3500
Dmace
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Holding off will definitely be worth it with these new trucks coming.
My next truck will certainly be a Mega Cab RAM with the Rambox. Just need to decide on gas vs diesel. Those mega cabs are incredible inside.
The combination of the looks of the Ram with the Mega Cab and Rambox, with the availability of the Cummins and an Aisin transmission. Will a hemi do the job? For most people yes, but in my opinion combining those looks with that available power train and instead opting for the hemi would be like Superman taking the bus instead of flying. For me I could get by without a diesel and have been doing so, but just like a sports car is a want for some, for me that diesel is a definite want. I really can't wait to take a new one for a test drive.
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If they put the 6.4 Hemi in the 3/4 & 1ton trucks then good luck choosing between that and a Cummins! I know I wouldn't want to have to make that tough choice!
Dmace
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With 395hp/407lb.ft., the HEMI would certainly get it done but a 450HP/550lb.ft. 6.4l HEMI would be great too!
For my use (12-14k max towing), a 3/4 ton HEMI would be perfect.
For my use (12-14k max towing), a 3/4 ton HEMI would be perfect.
I'm late coming to this thread so maybe this has been brought up about the Duramax. A friend of my dads was at a dealer getting his truck serviced and noticed a row of "newer" heavy duty trucks out back. When he spoke with a friend of his in the service department he was told they were all traded back due to problems with the new diesels. He said the DEF fluid heaters weren't working proper and once temps got below 20F the trucks would have alarms and not run right. I saw some comments on this on another truck forum I sometimes go to after he told me about it.
I love diesels and always wanted one, but the newest ones they put in trucks I don't trust. I have heard Ford and Chevy were having some fuel injection issues. I know a few people with these with problems and read of more on-line. 2 of the engines were in local EMT vehicles, one Ford and one Chevy both only about 1 year old. I know Cummins has had issues with the EGR in every engine they make from the small ones in the Dodge trucks to the large ones in heavy trucks. Not every one, but enough problems that I just can't see spending thousands more and take a chance on having problems.
Now it is possible these problems are over blown, just some food for thought before you buy.
I love diesels and always wanted one, but the newest ones they put in trucks I don't trust. I have heard Ford and Chevy were having some fuel injection issues. I know a few people with these with problems and read of more on-line. 2 of the engines were in local EMT vehicles, one Ford and one Chevy both only about 1 year old. I know Cummins has had issues with the EGR in every engine they make from the small ones in the Dodge trucks to the large ones in heavy trucks. Not every one, but enough problems that I just can't see spending thousands more and take a chance on having problems.
Now it is possible these problems are over blown, just some food for thought before you buy.
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Rust proofing is sprsying with an oil based liquid. If you are talking about using motor oil,DONT!! It will not run into the crevices, btdt.
RUST PROOF IT!!
RUST PROOF IT!!
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I used to mix used motor oil with kero on a warm day and spray, it went everywhere and dripped out of every seam..Then run it down a dusty road to stop most of the drips..A messy and environmetally incorrect activity nowadays.....Thankfully I don't need to do that anymore
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Was at the auto show here in Toronto two weeks ago and the GM still has the retro looking dash, this will change in 2014, the HD specs on the Ram were not there day one and were there at the end of the weekend and the 2500 was only now getting the payloads of the Fords and GMs. The sticker for the new dually Longhorn was $82,000, there was no sticker on the door for weights so it was still a non production model. I will be waiting now to see what the next couple of years bring as Ford is bringing more and more eco boosts to bigger models. If the eco boost goes in an eight it may make it competitive with a dsl, perhaps that is why they haven't done it yet because who will buy one then, lots of money down the tube when they lose the dsl production, eh?:2cents:
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It will not run into the crevices,
RUST PROOF IT!![/QUOTE]
I don't normally use motor oil, but you actually believe that oil will not creep into the crevices?? CJ
RUST PROOF IT!![/QUOTE]
I don't normally use motor oil, but you actually believe that oil will not creep into the crevices?? CJ
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