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[RC] Gas vs. Diesel - Lra1222Hi. I just went through the same thing- had a '98 Dodge Ram 1500 w/ the 5.9L 360ci V-8--auto tranny. I absolutely loved it. It did pretty well pulling my trailer (3H all steel GN w/ small dressing room). Got about 9mpg w/o trailer and 6mpg w/ trailer. It had about 80,000 miles on it and I was getting nervous about pulling my horses and horses for other people out of town with it- started to worry about that tranny. I hadn't had any problems with it, but wanted to get out of it before it started sliding down hill. I got a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 with the new Cummins 600 and the heavy duty 6spd tranny- I couldn't be happier- that thing feels like it could pull a mountain! It also gets 16mpg around town, which feels great compared to 9! I still need to check the mileage while pulling a trailer. Dodge recommends changing the oil, etc every 7500 miles - more often under harsh conditions. It will probably cost me about $75 to service it (haven't had to yet). I think it will definitely be worth it- w/ proper maintenance the Cummins engines routinely last over 500,000 miles or more. I plan on keeping it for a very long time -won't be able to afford another- ;) Lindsey M21756 ============================================================ Locks do not prevent theft, they only deter those in doubt. ~ Robert Morris ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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