Hey all, I will be moving to Canada from Australia and will be bringing my Girlfriend and baby. I like the idea of having a 4 door Dodge Ram with 4 wheel drive and V8 power. I also like to race motorcycles and want a Ram with a long bed to put the bike in and take it to the track. In the winter I want to be able to enclose the bed with a fiberglass cover to keep everything dry. I am unsure what I should get, I like V8 petrol or gas power but some fellow aussies swear a diesel would be better in the icy mornings. I just seen the Dodge SRT-10 Ram first time I ever seen anything like it but it would be too unusable for us at the moment! I like the 2500 series because it has 4 doors and a big bed! After seeing the prices of used trucks in Canada I am blown away how cheap they are! [8D] the price of a 1996 Chev truck here in Australia with about 140,000km on it would be cheap if you could find one under $40,000 BRING ON THE RAMS! [&:]

 

Get a 2004 Larami Edition, it has leather

 

diesel is almost the same price as gas now so wouldnt be a bad idea to get that big laramie long bed
you should get this one: [sm=icon_rock.gif]

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[8D] WoW a big ballaz Dualli!

 

oh hell yeah thats an awesome looking machine so the diesel would be better in the cold climate of Canada? and having 4 wheel drive would be better on icy roads yeah? one thing I noticed about the trucks on the autotrader.ca site was that if you wanted a quad cab truck you could only get the short bed, is this true?

 

Not True. You can get the QB with the long be....just costs more:\

 

cool thats good news! can someone explain to me the difference in the hemi engines and cummins plants? I am after a balanced torquey engine with plenty of punch off the line and after a few neccessary modifications I want a few more ponies under the bed things like a nice growling exhaust system and Air intake system would be on the cards as soon as I buy the truck

 

Hemi ~ gas
Cummings ~ diesel

Hemi ~ V8
Cummings ~ Strait6 TurboCharged.

Hemi ~ Makes me ***
Cummings ~ makes others ***

byahaahaha why would they ever invent such a name

 

hey Acid it's Cummins. no g.

hemi = 345hp @ 5400rpm, 375 lb-ft @ 4200rpm
cummins = 325hp @ 2900rpm, 610 lb-ft @ 1600rpm

You have to rev the snot out of a Hemi to make peak power, whereas the Cummins is designed more for heavy duty use where you need power way down low. Being a purpose built turbo diesel it's stout as hell, and incredibly easy to make gobs more power. It's way cheaper to get serious power from a Cummins than a Hemi. You'll also get better fuel economy with the Cummins.

But the downside is that diesel fuel isn't as happy in cold climates - if it gets too cold it can gel and you won't be driving at all. It's also recommended to keep a block warmer plugged in if it's really cold.

 

diesel fuel gels [] oh my god how cold are we talking about? I like the idea of the cummins low down grunt and pulling power but don't want to to be stranded!, If it snows heavily is it a big advantage to have 4 wheel drive or will 2 wheel drive be enough to get out of some sticky situations? and is the 4 wheel drive switchable? by that I mean is it constant or can it be disengaged with a central diff lock or hub locks?