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[bassboogieman]

Well J/J you've taken the plunge - good for you!  Good luck with it, you should get many years out of that rig.  A genuine bass boat?  How did you manage that?  My father-in-law just bought a new tow vehicle, you need one of those now don't ya?  Dodge is giving their trucks away free, you just have to purchase their life time oil change program.  :grin:  That's right, he bought the truck I wanted.  HEMI, quadcab, 4x4 - Earl now is in the full size truck.  Maybe I'll have him drag my boat to Canada this year.  :rolleyes:

CONGRATS, no one will beat you to the good spots now.  You are top gun!

[fishinjim]

CONGRATS, no one will beat you to the good spots now.

now i just have to figure out where the good spots are. lol.

[bfitch]

  That's right, he bought the truck I wanted.  HEMI, quadcab, 4x4 - Earl now is in the full size truck.  Maybe I'll have him drag my boat to Canada this year.  :rolleyes:

go get one with a cummins, thatll one up him :grin:

Are you re-carpeting with lime-green shag over the winter?

i here justin is in the carpeting business, he'll give ya a hand

[bassboogieman]

go get one with a cummins, thatll one up him

I'm not a deisel guy, fuel is more costly and I don't pull enought weight.  The HEMI is just a "gas" to drive without the trailer, and with it - you hardly know it's back there.  Earl's has 40 more horses than me, and it RUNS well.  390 HP in an engine that gets 15 - 18 MPG is pretty darn good.  Mine runs good, but his makes me want to UPGRADE!

[dan61psu]

how much are they slashing off of msrp?

[fishinjim]

390 HP in an engine that gets 15 - 18 MPG is pretty darn good. 

wow!  thats just nuts!

[Basscat7]

go get one with a cummins, thatll one up him

I'm not a deisel guy, fuel is more costly and I don't pull enought weight.  The HEMI is just a "gas" to drive without the trailer, and with it - you hardly know it's back there.  Earl's has 40 more horses than me, and it RUNS well.  390 HP in an engine that gets 15 - 18 MPG is pretty darn good.  Mine runs good, but his makes me want to UPGRADE!

You can't beat a Hemi for towing.  Like you said, you don't even realize the boat is back there. My Hemi Durango doesn't know that a 4000 load is behind it.
Average MPG when not towing is 14 - 17, highway towing around 12.

[bfitch]

You can't beat a Hemi for towing. 

i dont know, a 24v 6.7L cummins might give it a run for its money.  :grin:

[Basscat7]

You can't beat a Hemi for towing. 

i dont know, a 24v 6.7L cummins might give it a run for its money.  :grin:

Why ?

All that noise, smell, and higher priced fuel.........just a bit of overkill for towing a bass boat  LOL.........Now if you need to tow a 15.000 lb. rig, yea.....but for standard bass boats 3500 - 5000 lbs.  You can't beat the power/costs of a hemi.  :grin:

[bfitch]

Why ?

All that noise, smell, and higher priced fuel.........just a bit of overkill for towing a bass boat  LOL.........Now if you need to tow a 15.000 lb. rig, yea.....but for standard bass boats 3500 - 5000 lbs.  You can't beat the power/costs of a hemi.  :grin:

theres nothing like the smell of diesel in the morning :grin:


but i will say that the new hemi's are pretty sweet. still like the old 360 magnums better, but these new hemi's get better mileage

[Basscat7]

Why ?

All that noise, smell, and higher priced fuel.........just a bit of overkill for towing a bass boat  LOL.........Now if you need to tow a 15.000 lb. rig, yea.....but for standard bass boats 3500 - 5000 lbs.  You can't beat the power/costs of a hemi.  :grin:

theres nothing like the smell of diesel in the morning :grin:


but i will say that the new hemi's are pretty sweet. still like the old 360 magnums better, but these new hemi's get better mileage

You weren't around for the original 340-360 's.

The 1969-70 340 was listed at a factory 275 HP, but revised after the insurance companies checked into it to 325 HP, pre smog equipment, those 340's where a strong motor, they would keep up with the 383 magnums.  Only thing from Chrysler that would outrun them was the original 426/ 425 HP Hemi.
You could actually work on those motors unlike today's. :grin:

[bassboogieman]

how much are they slashing off of msrp?

8K - 10k to start depending on the list, other incentives can get you lower.  Depends on how aggressive the buyer is - if you lowball them they will drop prices.  You can't get ridiculous, but undercut the dealership's best deal by another grand and you should still make a deal.   Truck mentioned above was 36K list.  Time is now.  Chrysler has stopped production for a while so what's on the lot is what you have to pick from.  As inventory shrinks, dealing will get tougher.  Remember, trade-ins are not worth much - better any trade you might have to sell private.  Dodge trucks get a lifetime drivetrain warranty - that may mean a lot, and the goverenment will back any Chrysler warranty in the future should they incur any additional problems.  I had employee pricing when I bought mine in '05 and with other incentives saved a bit more than 9K off sticker.  Things are more buyer's market now so you should do better.  If you have a choice between the 4.7 V8 and the HEMI - take the HEMI.  EPA milage is VERY close (1 -2 MPG) and there is NO comparison in the trucks performance.  If you stop on a lot - be prepared, the salemen are vultures right now (as if they weren't in the past).

[dan61psu]

im just not a huge fan of chrysler.  my dad's dakota has given him a lot of problems. 

im more into GM, but maybe ill go look into the dodges....the new ones DO look outstanding

[fishaddict1426]

Ford......................................I dont have to say another word. The best. oh no what I start :shocked:

[shillins24]

Ford... Just picked up an 09 Edge for the misses last night... Pretty much giving them away..