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    Botamon reacted to TheOldHokie's post in the thread Putter geeks with Like Like.
    Orders of magnitude better but you still need a fast and reliable connection. My son works from home and its data intensive. Not as...
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    Botamon reacted to JohnDB's post in the thread Putter geeks with Haha Haha.
    Ditto. Putter = used to molest golf balls. Weird game.
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    Botamon replied to the thread Putter geeks.
    All I know is that before I retired my company required me to be on call - work from home - at night and on weekends and they supplied...
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    Botamon reacted to CTinline-six's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Like Like.
    I love diesel trucks, but unless you tow heavy and daily, diesel isn't worth it. They get better mpg, and tow better, but are less cost...
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    Botamon reacted to jyoutz's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Like Like.
    And that terrible mpg is basically why most heavy duty trucks are sold with diesel engines.
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    Botamon replied to the thread RAM 2500 opinions.
    Recalls - issuing recalls - seems to depend on the corporate philosophy of the manufacturer. I drove a 2016 F150, bought new, for 9...
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    Botamon reacted to jyoutz's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Like Like.
    I can tow my gooseneck trailer with steers or a fifth wheel trailer with my Dodge 2500 with Cummins and get 18 mpg consistently. About...
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    Botamon reacted to hedgerow's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Like Like.
    I have a buddy that went from diesel pickups to Dodge 2500 and 3500 with the 6.4 gas engines, ten in total. They have had good luck with...
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    Botamon reacted to jyoutz's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Love Love.
    And that is where the Cummins shines. The MPG drop off from towing is negligible for a diesel compared to a gasser V8.
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    Botamon replied to the thread RAM 2500 opinions.
    My friends get about 17 mpg empty. But that's here in Nevada where the speed limit is 80 mph. Towing (usually just a trailer with a...
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    Botamon reacted to dirtydeed's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Like Like.
    not apples to apples but my 6.4 has been reliable. I have one in the older gen Ram but it is a cab/chassis. They are detuned in...
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    Botamon reacted to BAP's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Like Like.
    We have a 2019 Ram 2500 Big Horn with the 6.4L Hemi and 3.73 rears. We tow a 32’ fifth wheel camper and a 18’ equipment trailer with it...
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    Botamon replied to the thread RAM 2500 opinions.
    I have to agree with GeoHorn. The limitation of a 1500 is not the engine or tranny. It's that soft, cushy suspension that makes it so...
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    Botamon reacted to jyoutz's post in the thread RAM 2500 opinions with Love Love.
    That Cummins grid heater is awesome when the temperatures get to the minus degrees F. I will take my Cumins over any gasser motor any day.
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    Botamon replied to the thread Diesel Prices.
    My area of northern Nevada - on-road diesel is anywhere from $5 to $6 a gallon...a bit higher if in a remote town. Paid $5.92 a gallon...