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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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OK, so I drove a Third Gen today...

I drove a 3rd gen 3500 today, I felt like I was driving a car! I could barely hear the engine. real chushy.
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Thomtek5
I drove a 3rd gen 3500 today, I felt like I was driving a car! I could barely hear the engine. real chushy.
Come on over to the dark side!!!
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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doesn't the dark side cost something like three of four times what the light side costs?
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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Question Dark side vs Light side....

What does real chushy mean? So you didn't like the 3rd Gen?

Just curious


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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:52 PM
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The truck felt like a luxury car. It had a CTD so I know it will work. but....

I Love my 92 d250, it has personality and it was 3 or 4 "dark side" payments.

One positive thing about the "dark side" everything works
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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Drive a buddy's truck or ride in one with mods with 400 or more horsepower and 700- 900 ft. lbs torque- you'll think that one has personality too.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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I have driven a 2006 Megacab Diesel. They are just as quiet & comfortable as a luxury car. Handles almost like a car too.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Sounds like a lady's truck to me, too much like a Chevy.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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I drove a couple 2006 models at the dealer before deciding to go the 1st gen route last year. Very impressive vehicles, no doubt about it. I just couldn't get past the fact that I'd be paying around $35-40k for a truck that was not expected to get better than 15mpg. That's all there was to it for me.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Ace
I drove a couple 2006 models at the dealer before deciding to go the 1st gen route last year. Very impressive vehicles, no doubt about it. I just couldn't get past the fact that I'd be paying around $35-40k for a truck that was not expected to get better than 15mpg. That's all there was to it for me.
Also will be worth $15,000 before you get it paid off.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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probably not so much... if you take care of it... there are clean 02's still fetching mid to low 20's

as soon as I'm able to afford another truck, I'm adding a 3rd gen to the stable!
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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I wouldn't want to downgrade on HP and torque .
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Forrest Nearing
probably not so much... if you take care of it... there are clean 02's still fetching mid to low 20's

as soon as I'm able to afford another truck, I'm adding a 3rd gen to the stable!
I'm with you, I work on all of these 04-06's lately and then go test drive them---what a tease!!!
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Thomtek5

One positive thing about the "dark side" everything works
Ya, Tell me about it . And it is so hard to find some parts.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Ya mine use to be like that until I put a bunch of dump truck parts on it, and not so much anymore.
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