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Re: dodge 1 ton flatbed
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Posted by kyhayman on January 11, 2004 at 11:46:42 from (68.71.38.146):
In Reply to: dodge 1 ton flatbed posted by mobob on January 11, 2004 at 04:20:05:
I've got an '01 2500 4x4 with the Cummins. For me it was no comparison. Even with 4.11 gears (5 speed) I average 17 mpg empty (mix of city, highway, and around the farm). Even maxed out on gvw running 75 mph I've never got below 12mpg. coming up on 90,000 miles and engine has been great (I did have a freeze plug start to leak and have been round and round with Dodge about that, but nothing else under the hood). A V10 is an additional cost option, cuts the cost of the Cummins down a lot. With all that said for the truck, if I was getting a gas engine I'd have gotten a Ford. I use it to commute to work, as well as all my farm chores.
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