I have the Dodge, too, and like it well enough
(coming from a guy who drove nothing but Ford trucks ever since he started
driving pickups.) Had to go with the 6-speed manual transmission, as the
4-speed automatic just masked too much of the Cummins' power compared to Ford's
and GM's offerings.
The deciding factor for me was price. I was
able to include a "Jake" brake and nav system in my order with the money I saved
buying the Dodge vs the other 2... got a special deal from my Farm Bureau
membership and membership on a Dodge truck-related website... pretty much
employee pricing, plus.
A few months ago, I bought my first diesel and
first duelly. Even with the bumper pull trailer, it feels more
stable. I also had an exhaust brake installed. The gooseneck
definitely feels stable with the duelly but this is my first gooseneck
too. I have been towing with half ton 5.4 liter gas engine. An
aspect to consider is also what you may be towing the a few yrs. The
diesel and deully combo will tow most anything. Not so with the gas and
nonduelly. The diesel engne will give you twice the longevity of the
engine verses the gasoline.
The rest is just what one can afford
safely. I have a Dodge. I stay away from the chevy due to some bad
experiences. Strangers stop and tell me how beautiful my truck is and
how dependable it is, ie on the job or personal. I have seen some good
comments about the Duramax tho. I am concerned about the Ford as they
have been doing a lot of tweaking to their diesel engine. My last
truck now has 168,000 miles in 7 yrs of drivning.. I may die before this
diesel has hit 400,000...lol
We are looking
for a truck here in BC Canada to carry a 9' camper and to tow a 3 horse
BP stock trailer. Do we really need a dually for stability for
the camper? Is that the only benefit of a
dually? We currently drive a 1994 GMC 1 ton dually gas but
it doesn't seem to have enough power/torque for the big hills and its
killing us in gas. Gas here on Vancouver Island in BC Canada is
$1.17 per litre.
We would like to
find a Duramax diesel but they are like gold around
here.
