New Dodge 2017 3500 BigHorn Opinion?

[Tjkride]

So I will be picking up my new 2017 Big Horn on Tuesday. Has a 6.7 cummins, crew cab, 6.4 bed. Plenty of room for the dogs and kids and can haul my horse trailers fine. This is my first new vehicle as I always buy things I can wprk on myself. With all this new electronic and exhaust additive did I jump into a world of expensive or since I average 50,000 miles a year and dont idle my trucks much will I be ok? Im still trying to convince myself $56,000.00 was ok to spend and not have heart failure.

[Boss .300 winmag]

So I will be picking up my new 2017 Big Horn on Tuesday. Has a 6.7 cummins, crew cab, 6.4 bed. Plenty of room for the dogs and kids and can haul my horse trailers fine. This is my first new vehicle as I always buy things I can wprk on myself. With all this new electronic and exhaust additive did I jump into a world of expensive or since I average 50,000 miles a year and dont idle my trucks much will I be ok? Im still trying to convince myself $56,000.00 was ok to spend and not have heart failure.

If I recall jackelope said idling DEF diesels wasn’t a good idea for long periods.

@jackelope

[RB]

Fuel economy is not as good as older years is the biggest complaint I have. Bought the same truck in May of 2017, I had a 1999 3/4 ton quad-cab with a 5 speed and could go way further. Case in point I live in Arlington and make the trip to Republic usually once a year. I could leave home drive to Republic drive around for two or three days and then to Omak to fuel up on the way home. This year was the first time I had to fill up in Republic and was low when I got home.

I know everyone has an opinion about warranties but i believe they are a good investment. when the time comes purchase an extended warranty to cover the electronics is my  :two cents:

Where are you purchasing your truck?

Bought mine at Dave Smith flew over got picked up by them and drove home same day, easiest vehicle deal I have ever done!

[Magnum_Willys]

Sweet Rig, get in, turn key, no worries for years.  That's worth it to me.  Love driving a new Ram. 

[Tjkride]

Larson in Puyallup is the dealer. I just want it to live up to my expectations. The wife is happy it has a sunroof.

[KFhunter]

I'm going to get one a few years old and desmog and uncork it

[Boss .300 winmag]

I'm going to get one a few years old and desmog and uncork it

I heard somewhere last week if you do this you can fined if caught, and dealerships that work on these, or don’t turn you in can get fined.

Any truth to this anybody?

[jackelope]

I'm going to get one a few years old and desmog and uncork it

I heard somewhere last week if you do this you can fined if caught, and dealerships that work on these, or don’t turn you in can get fined.

Any truth to this anybody?

Probably a non issue where KF lives. Shops aren’t supposed to work on them if they’ve been deleted. Big fines for the shops.

[dewandgin]

I'm going to get one a few years old and desmog and uncork it

I heard somewhere last week if you do this you can fined if caught, and dealerships that work on these, or don’t turn you in can get fined.

Any truth to this anybody?

We will not work on a vehicle with altered emissions. To big of fines and to many issues.

[jackelope]

And I’m not sure if I’d be interested in spending a ton of dough and risking the warranty on a $15-20k engine All for a few mpg’s.

[jackelope]

I'm going to get one a few years old and desmog and uncork it

I heard somewhere last week if you do this you can fined if caught, and dealerships that work on these, or don’t turn you in can get fined.

Any truth to this anybody?

We will not work on a vehicle with altered emissions. To big of fines and to many issues.

Ditto...

[jackelope]

So I will be picking up my new 2017 Big Horn on Tuesday. Has a 6.7 cummins, crew cab, 6.4 bed. Plenty of room for the dogs and kids and can haul my horse trailers fine. This is my first new vehicle as I always buy things I can wprk on myself. With all this new electronic and exhaust additive did I jump into a world of expensive or since I average 50,000 miles a year and dont idle my trucks much will I be ok? Im still trying to convince myself $56,000.00 was ok to spend and not have heart failure.

If I recall jackelope said idling DEF diesels wasn’t a good idea for long periods.

@jackelope

It’s not so much the DEF as it is the diesel particular filter and the regen process. We were DPF’ing and regen’ing a while before we had DEF.

[Tjkride]

So as long as I actually drive it and keep it full of the exhaust fluid I shouldnt have to many problems? Ive only owned 1st gen 7.3 powerstrokes for diesels. I want this to be the last truck I buy for atleast 20 years with out worry of breaking it for working like it a truck should be worked.

[Magnum_Willys]

So as long as I actually drive it and keep it full of the exhaust fluid I shouldnt have to many problems? Ive only owned 1st gen 7.3 powerstrokes for diesels. I want this to be the last truck I buy for atleast 20 years with out worry of breaking it for working like it a truck should be worked.

  Should be the last human-driveable truck you own !

[Tjkride]

I feel a little better about it. Its a gorgeous truck and I can fit all my big game I harvest and haul my cows and horses with it. I want to love it but new and change are never easy to accept. I just dont want to have to buy another truck until Im 45.