Dodge gas or diesel?

[Taco280AI]

The interior was the selling point for the 1794
(Forgot to add sunroof to the list above too)

[DRobnsn]

I have a 2012 3500 crew cab Cummins. Room is no issue, took it to Nevada a couple months back for a week in the high dessert. 3 guys all over 6 foot tall no problem. Hand calculated 18-19 mpg during the trip.  Had a canopy and the bed stacked full of gear and not driving for mileage. 

I haul my 33' TT at 9000lbs, plus the truck bed loaded for camping get around 13mpg. If I were looking for another Ram 2500 or 3500 and had to do emissions testing I would go with a newer 13 and up DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) design. Personally I wouldn't buy any new 3/4 or 1 ton gasser. If I were going gas I'd just buy a Toyota 1/2 ton and deal with the shorter bed and lower capacities.

[yajsab]

I owned a 2008 5.7 for two years.  I discovered that if you don't drive much, the engine collects condensation and you got milky oil on the bottom.  I got rid of mine as quick as I can.  I really like the 5.9 though.

[Miles]

The sound of the turbo and lack of downshifting while going over passes is all you need to make the decision.  Go diesel.  Lol. I love being able to just roll on the throttle and walk away from the downshifting gassers while getting way better fuel mileage.

[jkthomps]

I had a 2007 Dodge MegaCab 2500 with the 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I loved that truck, it towed my 35' travel trailer with ease, and had lots of room in the back seat  . A lady hit me on I5 last year and it was never the same when I got it back from the shop, so I traded it in. I test drove the 2015 Ram 2500s, 2015 F250s, and Chevy 2500s. Diesels and Gas on all. I would have gone with another diesel 3/4 ton, but I commute into Seattle every day, and it was hard enough to find a parking spot for me to fit in with my 2500, and I don't tow too frequently. I ended up buying a 2015 F150 with the 3.5 ecoboost. Since I only tow once or twice a month, it made sense for me to get a slightly smaller pickup. I installed a level kit, airbags, and larger tires and my fuel mileage went to crap - from around 19.5 freeway to 16.5 freeway not towing. My trailer weighs around 10K loaded and my gas mileage drops to 8-9mpg while towing, but the F150 has plenty of power to do what I need it to do, but it is no a diesel... even with a programmer, my mileage didn't improve much.

I would get the Ram 2500 in diesel and never look back. I towed my 2012 JKU (heavier than hell after I built it up) with my 2007 Dodge and it was like it wasn't even back there... the new diesels are just flat out amazing compared to the older ones. So much power potential and fuel economy is great. Technology has come a long ways on these pickups.

great, now that I read this thread I am considering trading my F150 in already for another diesel... maybe.

[Mudman]

If your not Cummins your leaving to fix your truck again.......

[Miles]

We briefly looked at dodge diesels when shopping for a new truck.  I couldn't get past seeing all the dodge trucks with dents and rippling down the top part of the beds.  For those that don't know what I'm talking about, start looking at an angle lengthwise down the bed sides of all newer dodges that you see on the road.    It's like they went super cheap with too thin of metal to hold up?  The wife and I liked some things about them, but couldn't see spending that amount on something that dents up with normal use.

[2labs]

Cummins saved Dodge! Why would you own a mopar unless it is packing a Cummins?
Garbage vehicles, great engine!

[baker5150]

We briefly looked at dodge diesels when shopping for a new truck.  I couldn't get past seeing all the dodge trucks with dents and rippling down the top part of the beds.  For those that don't know what I'm talking about, start looking at an angle lengthwise down the bed sides of all newer dodges that you see on the road.    It's like they went super cheap with too thin of metal to hold up?  The wife and I liked some things about them, but couldn't see spending that amount on something that dents up with normal use.

This is an issue with all newer trucks.  We've ran all 3 major brands and all of them dented if you sneezed too hard. 

[baker5150]

Cummins saved Dodge! Why would you own a mopar unless it is packing a Cummins?
Garbage vehicles, great engine!

I've never understood this thinking.  The Chevys we run at work are complete junk.  The interiors can't hold up.  Cheap plastic everywhere. Crap window tracks. Faded and chipped paint.  It's rediculous.  These are work trucks that can't take the work.

The dodges hold up fine. Other than seat tears/bad foam and ball joint issues, we have no issues at all. 

[Miles]

We briefly looked at dodge diesels when shopping for a new truck.  I couldn't get past seeing all the dodge trucks with dents and rippling down the top part of the beds.  For those that don't know what I'm talking about, start looking at an angle lengthwise down the bed sides of all newer dodges that you see on the road.    It's like they went super cheap with too thin of metal to hold up?  The wife and I liked some things about them, but couldn't see spending that amount on something that dents up with normal use.

This is an issue with all newer trucks.  We've ran all 3 major brands and all of them dented if you sneezed too hard. 

I look for this frequently since noticing it.  It's hard to find a year old dodge that doesn't look like the bed went through a hail storm (on the top portion).  I rarely see this with ford or Chevy.  I get what you're saying about thin metals, and yes, they all dent easier then years ago.    It just seems dodge has a flaw on rigidity and durability in that top bed area.

[Miles]

And I'm not talking about construction or work rigs...  I've got three dodge trucks on my street that are normal household use family rigs, and all are dented up only in that area.  I can see it while driving by at 15mph.

[Mudman]

Who cares?  Are you buying a truck or a minivan?  Really I have dents. so what I work the heck out of it...  Good truck, tough, reliable, economical, powerful!  get some aftermarket bed rails and roll with it.  Dodge will fall apart around the engine-promise.  A good thing vs a 7000k engine...

[jackelope]

Who cares?  Are you buying a truck or a minivan?  Really I have dents. so what I work the heck out of it...  Good truck, tough, reliable, economical, powerful!  get some aftermarket bed rails and roll with it.  Dodge will fall apart around the engine-promise.  A good thing vs a 7000k engine...

I don't want a truck that will dent if you sneeze too close to it. 

[Henrydog]

And I'm not talking about construction or work rigs...  I've got three dodge trucks on my street that are normal household use family rigs, and all are dented up only in that area.  I can see it while driving by at 15mph.

That's because dodge owners use their trucks as trucks.  Most others are pavement princesses   I have honestly own 1 gmc 1 chevy 2 dodges and 1 ford.  Best looking and riding: the ford but I had 2 trannys under warranty.  Best fit and finish the Chevy, but when towing the tranny temp always scared the crap out of me.  The two dodges:  poor fit and finish, cheap looking and poor handling.  But they started everyday