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Any dodge diesel guys?

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PaulN/KS:
There's a reason you don't see any diesel drag racers Kevin.  ;)
But you do see a LOT of diesel long haul trucks.  :D
Takes it a while to get going but, once it's goin', it does tend to "go"....

Trapper Rob:
Kevin there good trucks we have 3 ton trucks on the farm with the cummins in them the oldest one has over 300 thousand miles on it & it's still going.

RyanR:
The diesel will accelerate differently than a gas engine so it may be good. Like Pauli/KS said they are no drag racer car. The true test is with a heavy load. That's where you will really notice the difference. The first time I drove a diesel I thought to myself "come on let's go" but, there was nothing wrong with the truck and it towed the heck out of a 22' Triton bass boat. A friend of mine had a 97 cummins and it had no problem running 75+ with a load of cattle.

sleek:
Well, this gives me hope. Im picking it up in a week, been saving uo for it, so hopefully its not wasted money, and time. I know absolutely nothing about these trucks other than basic principles of operation and theory.

NimRand:
I have a 2002 Dodge Cummins. No problem with the engine. It has 233,000 miles. An area you will spend a lot of time and money is the front end. Dodge never redesigned or beefed up the suspension components to account for the weight of the Cummins. Parts go out about yearly it seems like.

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