Well after 8 years with the old 99 3500 I thought I would be sad to see it go. I traded it for a 2007 Chevrolet Duramax 2500 4x4 Crew cab last week and I must say it is a hell of a truck 360hp 650ft it riides and drives great and yesterday I pulled my 37' fithwheel and it was amassing it would run circles around the old Dodge even my wife was amased how well it handled. After all the problems I have had with the Dodge over the years it want be missed.

 

Wrong forum...don't think anybody here would miss a 99....

Good luck with the dirtymax, I hear they are a heck of a truck

 

All three one-tons have their plus/minus features, and I've experienced Dmax, Pstrk and newer Dodges, but go back to my '93 out of the pure joy of it looking, sounding and feeling like a "real truck". When I win the lottery my old girl will get a major reno job rather than my considering a truck change.

 

AMEN, brother. must keep these 1st-gens ALIVE. I would never buy a new truck as I already have a car that can haul LOL

 

I remember reading some where in the archives about a fellow who was considering buying a newer diesel truck. Then had a chance encounter with one of the DTR member in real life and was given the advice of buying the older 1st gen and then sticking to a strict monthly payment plan, like a loan payment, over the next few years and fixing up the truck.

The guy then showed up one day with an absolutely stunning 1st gen and re-introduced himself to the same guy. He had taken the advice and couldn't have been happier with his 1st gen!!

Darn good advice.

 

I believe it was our very own Bearkiller who dispensed that sage advice.

 

Yessir, It was our one and only BK

 

Ya beat me to it, ... I remember that post well and to a lesser degree have done similar with mine.

 

Alright I now know who dispensed the advice...Well done BK!!

 

Good luck with yor new adventure

 

Sorry about that old age catching up fast. I would like to say that this forum has been great for the most part I new what was going to happen to my truck before it ever happened. Thanks for all the help and input.

 

I've leased new goats since 2004. An 04 1500 that gave 8 MPG. An 05 3500 dually Cummins. Good truck but too big for city driving. And an 07 1500 that has been a big piece of plastic junk. 10 MPG. $80,000 in lease payments. What am I driving now? 93 W250. Love it. A real truck.

 

I have a few people ask me why I keep my mess. I tell 'em i) I know what it's failings are. I don't need to buy someone else's problems, (got enough of my own!) ii) It can do anything a new truck can do. It may not be as comfortable, pretty, fast, powerful etc etc, but it'll still get me there, and I can fix most anything on it with a few simple tools. iii) I own it. No payments, lower insurance, and in 5-odd thousand dollars time, I'm going to have a better than new truck. (That's about what I figure it'll take me to get the truck where I want it.)

BK is right.

 

believe i still agree with bearkiller on this one. no payment is the best kind.

 

I think you guys are all making the assumption that if some one buys a new truck they are making payments which may not be true. I know I could walk in and buy a new dodge tomorrow if I wanted, but I'm saving that money until I graduate so I can buy a house.