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Should've bought a Cummins.

A 1500 is within about 1k lbs of the curb weight of a SRW 2500 and 3500. Your making that little diesel work much harder than the 6.7. The reason the I6 Cummins is so good is because it's an I6. That in and of itself makes it more reliable because you don't have to throw a bunch of extra harmonic balancing crap on it like you do a V pattern. So you buy a truck that weighs nearly the same, hauls/tows less, and has an inferior motor. I don't get the love affair with diesels, and a half ton is pants on head retarded.

Having a diesel in the driveway is like having an ex-wife living out there constantly begging for more alimony. If I could sell all of our horses, trailers, and stop towing, I would never own a diesel again. This coming from a guy that has owned six Cummins Rams of various flavors over the years. It's a great engine, hugely capable, but it is so much more expensive than a gas motor to operate and maintain.