Well B&D I would guess that my 2010 Dodge diesel pickup would qualify me to get into the discussion. Your thoughts of 10-15% of the time trailering just shows that you have not been around most of the farms around here.
The 1998 Dodge diesel pickup I have is hooked to the cattle trailer just about all of the time. Load that trailer down with 12 fat steers and go to town with a payload of 18000 lbs plus the trailer. Those gas trucks will puke their guts up in less than 100K.
The 1990 Dodge is still around because it is a diesel. If it was a gas it would have already been junked. Dodge has not made a gas pickup engine worth spit ever. I have owned a few of them. Plus that 1990 Pickup was the only thing I pull my dauled tandem goose neck with. That trailer gets traded every five years and usually has 50-60K on it by the hub odometer.
The Chevy 6.0 that I was talking about in this post is not the one we have problems with. That piece of crap gets even worst mileage. I guess I should say it did. He traded it for a 2010 Dodge diesel. That truck pulls his camper better and uses half the fuel.
I looked up several articles on Chevy's truck line up. It is driven by cost savings on design rather than any thing else. I think that they will loose market share with Ford and Dodge having new motors in their pickups. The Chevy line up is just a rehash of their earlier motors. They have up dated the interiors.
Don't take this as Chevy bashing. I like how the Chevy trucks drive and handle but I will not buy another Government Motors vehicle after the screwing I got on my GM bonds. I really hope they fall flat on their face and the United Auto worked get to eat their pensions like they screwed over the bond holders. Let them take the same pennies on the dollar and I will be happy.
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