Well good news my wifes settlement check came in today and we are wanting to get another truck ..keeping my hemi.....just trading hers in andIam torn between an srt-10 quad cab or a cummings 2500 mega cab?????? They both have thier pros and cons for me and the only thing i hual is my raptor to the track and my boat but thats why i am keeping the 1500.. i cant make up my mind and im going to the dealership this weekend.........please help are the srt_10 overrated i need some info

 

What do you want to do with the truck?

 

i'd go with the CTD...the srt-10 is nice, but it's not somethin that i would want to drive everyday.....ok, well it is, but i wouldnt lol.....

 

maybe that settlement check should go in the bank!

Just my 2 cents..not being rude

 

well most of it will go to the bank but with or trade in and some cash down i think we can walk away with a deal...mods i dont know yet my wife is a real estate agent so she mainly works from unless she show a house her office is two block away it would be here main driver we both are torn on the two

 

Not knowing what your intentions are for the truck....

If you are after a toy in the garage that you plan on driving a few times a weekgo with the SRT.

If you are after offroad or a truck to work then get the Diesel.

If milage matters to you get the diesel, the SRT will average 10 between the city and highway if you drive it at all.


As for pricing you can get a NICE low mile 05 SRT QC for 30K. Do not pay more than that. Your first mod on a QC is a stage 2 DC PCM flash. QCs are detuned from the factory to "help" the tranny and increase the towing capacity.

If you want a real treat I know of a 05 Silver QC loaded with mods that does 10s for 39.9K. You are not touching 10s for that price doing it yourself.

 

well im not into off roading that much but i would say yes to a daily drive like i said my wife works two blocks from our house.. i like the power that 5.7 gives and i think that why i leaning to the srt-10 but i have heard with not alot of expense you can do the same with the cummings.. is this true???

 

The cummins comes out the the wrapper with lots of torque, more than the SRT, the HP numbers can be increased fairly easily. 3K in mods and you would have a fun truck. You are also pulling about 1.5K pounds more weight.

Another consideration isthe handling. Can not do this in a cummins at these speedswithout mods.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWKPlteim1o

Like I said, for a play thing the SRT. I never bought mine with any intention of driving it 10K miles a year, in snow or doing any serious hauling. I have had stuff back there, but nothing more than boxes, mulch, lawn care stuff. When Dodge introduced the SRT the executive said "It is another one of those over the top Dodge products". "It is not meant for everybody". I can dig up the presentation when I get home

 

i guess it makes sense on the miles esp. comparing to a diesel..

 

Video I referenced.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhq7tQSxEkU