QUOTE: “Dodge has great engineering, great ideas, great features & looks. BUT, the quality just isn’t there like in Ford.”
While the Fords (F250/350’s diesel)are certainly good work trucks, I’m surprised no one has mentioned Dodge Ram’s with the Cummins. I have a Ram 3500 Dually with the Cummins and used to be a huge GM fan. The Dodge kicks as$. The truck has 138K miles (2005) and I’ve only done oil changes and front u-joints. The engine is amazing - would pull down a house! The only dually I’ve ever owned that will leave a skid of 4 tires from a stand still. Unbelievable power and torque. It tips the scales at over 7100 lbs, can tow 23,000 lbs, and gets 22 mpg. Oh, and its a quad cab.
The Ram 2500 with the Cummins is awesome too. A 2005-2008 would be in your price range, and would go 300K miles easy!
Good luck!
I owned a 2003 Dodge 1500. I loved everything about it except that it fell apart inside 40K miles. I bought it with 20K on it and I traded it in for the F150 I still have today. I only owned it 8 months. I begged the Dodge Dealer to buy it back from me. They threatened to sue me if I said bad things about HUBLER DODGE & CHRYSTLER. I was so scared...... Fuse Box fog lamps power mirror windshield washer motor transmission ball joints plastic latch in overhead sunglass holder broke plastic latch in armrest storage broke Dashboard light went out Rust on the inside of the rear fender wells I don't know if the truck was resto'd after a flood or what. But after dealing with the truck and the A$$hats at the Dodge Dealership, I will never own another Chrystler product, EVER.
No one can argue against the Cummins being one of the best diesels made.....it simply is, and the very best thing the Dodges have going for them.....