and that's the point of looking for one that has been well maintained. Also, don't know about you, but, I test drive anything before I buy it...... even a quick trip around the block can tell you a lot about how well a vehicle was taken care of.

The 47/48R? trannies also seem to be MUCH more robust than the 46 series. Again, its all about how well it was cared for. Being that he is a college student, probably doesn't have a boatload of money to spend (and the price of the diesels might just dissuade him more than anything we say here......), nor does he have a bunch of money to spend on maintenance........ gotta be REAL picky about what he buys.

Now, for the money he would spend on the diesel truck...... (especially one that is in fairly good condition......) he could buy a REALLY nice car. So, its all in what ya want.

 

Not going to argue with the far cheaper comment, however, your winters must be far different than the ones we have out here in the midwest. Out here, a 4x4 (truck or decent SUV) will outperform a car any day in foul winter weather.

 

My dads truck has over 400k on it and it's only on trans 2( which was his fault) 2nd rearend(also his fault) and 3rd alternator. Motor runs good as new. Upkeep is the key to how long a vehicle will last.

 

+1

I see fwd cars get stuck trying to pull in my driveway.

 

Get a truck, just cause they are not common back home. If I was in Austrailia, I would probably get a ute, cause you can't get them here.

Fun to drive stuff you can't normally get. Another great thing about the Cummins is you won't lose much when you sell it down the line.

Though if a dodge truck is your thing, just get a Dakota, better gas mileage and cheaper to maintain.

 

+1 on the ute

 

We had a record 5ft snowfall and I never got stuck. Anywhere.




I drove straight out of this with no shoveling. Front wheel drive = awesome!

 

That looks like only two feet to me. We get that every other week up here.

BTW your gonna tell me that that little green two door in your last picture got anywhere soon? I don't think so.

Thats playing snow for me and my truck, where as I'd NEVER try and drive a car thru that till the roads are plowed.

 

FWD is a better snow country option than RWD but that's really not saying much at all. FWD is great when you're some pansy-*** city dweller who can count on the plows and sand/salt trucks being on duty all the time, but when you're on your own FWD is just getting stuck a little further out than the RWD's.

4WD/AWD FTW.

 

Dunno about that, though it is hard to argue with video.

My truck had a disagreement with the placement of a large pine tree (also, there was a cow in the road), and proceeded to give it's best effort to relocate said tree going around 45mph. Managed to get back home without too much trouble (except for the incredibly annoying sound of the fan gobbling up the shroud). Fender, bumper, and hood later and i was good to go.

Buddy of mine hit a telephone pole IN MIDAIR (~10 feet up) going 100+mph in his 96 ram. Truck was completely toast (bumper was crushed in ~3 feet, bent frame from impact shock). I will post pics if i can find them (dunno if he took them off of facebook yet).

He cracked a vertebrae (not seriously) and busted his lip. That's it. Took him a month to recover fully, but he was walking within a day. He even passed a military physical, and is in the army now.

Cant comment on snow performance as snow is rare where I live (I've seen snow maybe 4 times in 22 years)

A fullsize pickup will own a sedan (or smaller pickup) any day....... That's just..... well... PHYSICS