Time for new toys?

Willc

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No back story I want to spend disposable income on a new toy . I will fiance either . It is time to replace truck or the camper , both will be replaced in time.

Last year I built a huge RV carport to protect the new camper . The old camper is just to small of a floor plan with both of us and the dog. We both feel that we will use new camper more if not on top of each other. Camper is 22k ish and will be used about 6 times a year as we live at the edge of the blue ridge mountains.(PS I live in hotels for a living 240 nights a year and have over six months of free rooms available at any given time I HATE hotels)

The current truck is a 200k mile chevy 2500 . It is still kicking along just fine just needing it first waterpump in the 12 years of ownership. I know that some folks are getting 300K out of the LS motors and there is no issues with the truck other than it has seen my thru 2 wifes,3 careers ,3 campers and one crazy green eye girl.New truck budget 24K ish (yes I am buying used half ton this go around 2015 or so).
Truck is not used for commuting as work pays for rentals.

So which would you do first?
 
If you’re going to get a 1/2 ton truck, I would get that first so you know what your tow rating is before you get a bigger camper.
 
Do you want power or fuel economy or reliability in the new truck?
Power: F150 with 3.5 Ecoboost
Fuel economy: Ram 1500 with Ecodiesel
Reliability: Chevy/GM with good ol V8 (I have no basis for this one, just postulating)

I personally really like the look of the newer Ram's and the functionality of the Ramboxes, and I'm a diesel fanatic, so I would go with a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel. I think they are also the only ones to offer 4 corner air suspension with auto-leveling, which is really nice for towing.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Do you want power or fuel economy or reliability in the new truck?
Power: F150 with 3.5 Ecoboost
Fuel economy: Ram 1500 with Ecodiesel
Reliability: Chevy/GM with good ol V8 (I have no basis for this one, just postulating)

I personally really like the look of the newer Ram's and the functionality of the Ramboxes, and I'm a diesel fanatic, so I would go with a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel. I think they are also the only ones to offer 4 corner air suspension with auto-leveling, which is really nice for towing.
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Where you getting that ram for 24k?
 
jeepinmatt said:
Do you want power or fuel economy or reliability in the new truck?

Reliability: Chevy/GM with good ol V8 (I have no basis for this one, just postulating)
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Sure the engines and transmissions are awesome. But, they can't make an electrical switch for shit.
It's doesn't make is run or not run but when a rear window switch quits is a pain in the ass.

Another than that my GMC is a good truck.
 
Ron said:
Where you getting that ram for 24k?
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They were in the $28-35k range for Laramie Longhorn 4x4 CCSB Ecodiesel when I was considering them about a year ago. I'd think mid-20's isn't out of the realm of possibility at this point, especially if you aren't concerned with the fancy options.
 
Truck first. Half tons have came a long way.

I’m currently at war with myself between a 14’ Silverado, 13’+ F150 with Ecoboost or 5.0
All in crew cab 4x4. I can’t make my mind up but plan to pull the trigger in 3 months. Debating starting a thread on here.
 
I know several guys runnings the 3.5 with over 100k miles no issue
It’s true the ecodiesels get decent economy but are week as water
I’ve had a lot of good gm vehicles but know several people that have newer as in 16-18s and they are burning upwards of 2 quarts of oil a week within 30k miles
 
Got a buddy that has a 15 5.3 Chevy and pulled a similar camper this year to all the GNCC's. Only difference is no slide outs on his but overall weight was the same. Very happy with the way it towed and was even happier after I told him to put a DiabloSport on it to clean up the god awful shifting the truck has in stock form.

40k miles on my '16 5.3 truck and its great. No oil consumption issues, 5k mile oil change intervals. 30k of it with a leveling kit and 295/70/17 Toyo RT's. 17mpg average over its life and thats with a fair amount of towing enclosed and open trailers of various sizes and weights. Seeing 18+ now with the DiabloSport Intune i3.
 
My wife has a 2014 F150 CCSB with a 5.0. It'll drag our 26' Coleman around like nobody's business.
We couldn't be happier with it really
 
I tow with a 14 crew max tundra it pulls great and was very nice at the 5k mark i tow and enclosed now thats more like 7500 or 8k and you know its back there and so do your mpgs but it still dose fine it never helps that im in the mountains always lol

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