Dodge gas or diesel?

[Special T]

Dented bed is a.perfect reason for a flat bed

[DRobnsn]

My 12 doesn't have any dents, yet.... However it does start every time and get me where I need to go without worry. The Ford super duty diesel I had didn't have any dents either but I could never trust it to get me where I needed to go. I'll take my chances with the dents to get the job done without worry 

[Mudman]

Few people I know running newer Rams have no issues with dents but one of em has full bed rails, rack, etc and is a loggers work truck.  And it is worked hard..  Not sure what color it is now!  My 05 doesn't dent?!

[BDildine]

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

The joke always was the shipping crate will fall apart before the motor.

Could look for a "Fummins" aka Cummins swapped ford.

[Miles]

While not towing and driving 30 miles home from work this is my fuel economy.  This is mostly highway speeds (70+) with a little stop and go city.  I love having a diesel.

[Magnum_Willys]

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.

 
Had a chevy truck for commuter and bed rail wash-boarded just from hand grabs.
My dodge is no better but has a rail cap at least. 

[C-Money]

I drove a Ford diesel for 12 years. When it began being a money pit after a lot of great years, I went to gas. Diesel trucks were so expensive last time I was shopping! At the time, the 6.0 was terrible. So I landed on a 6 speed manual, F350 V-10.  149,000 trouble free miles! (knock on wood) Dodge....a good friend has a newer 2500 with the 5.7, and he likes it a lot. He tows a ski boat, and he tows a 30' bumper pull camper, and it gets the job done just fine. Another good friend has a newer 3500 6.7 cummins. What a beast! She had some sort of system put in it that you can adjust the power from the cab. That thing will flat impress with a large load, and will surly stomp any gas pickup out there to my knowledge. That said, the fear of repair costs, I would run a gas if it was my choice.

[Jpmiller]

A well maintained diesel is more reliable than a well maintained gas engine so I wouldn't base my decision on fear of diesel repairs.

[Shank]

Well guys, after doing some research and reading what y'all have said, I'm looking at diesel. Bottom line my 02 has served me well with decent fuel economy and reliability, I'm sure a 6.7 cummins well do the same!
Been talking with Dave Smith, getting prices. Think I'm going to pull the trigger next summer....my 40th bday present to myself

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[brush hunter]

Dave Smith is a joke, when I bought my '12 all they wanted to do is sell me what they wanted to sell. You can get a quoit from them and make a deal online with a dealer, they will all beat the Dave Smith deal,

[Magnum_Willys]

Dave Smith is a joke, when I bought my '12 all they wanted to do is sell me what they wanted to sell. You can get a quoit from them and make a deal online with a dealer, they will all beat the Dave Smith deal,

With their low markup they can't do dealer trades or special orders efficiently. But if they have what you want Ive found their prices as low or lower than other dealers .

[Special T]

i used Dave smith to work a deal with the local Schist-er  dodge dealership.... will never go skagit again but  plan on not buying new for quite a while.

[jmscon]

I bought my '09 Dodge from Dave Smith. I got what I wanted in the truck at a no haggle price that the local dealerships were advertising "1 at this price" I didn't have much of a trade-in so that didn't matter.

But, I'm not sure if this is true in other states, if you trade a vehicle in you don't have to pay sales tax on the new rig. Found that out on the last truck I bought!

[JDHasty]

If it has to be Dodge get the Cummins diesel.  No reason to have Dodge issues w/the motor too. 

[kirkl]

How many of you guys drive the hemi on a Dailey basis? Just wondering since your saying dodge is junk if it doesn't have the cummins.