'03 or '04, Need Advice Please Read

[Rosco]

I ordered a 2004 2500 SLT last week. Yesterday I found out that the protection package, snow plow prep, off road, and satelite radio are on resrtiction at the factory. I am really nervous about the truck taking too long and ending up with an EGR engine so this restriction is killing me. Anyway, I went to the dealer to get a order number so I could keep tabs on things and while there I looked at a '03 they have on the lot. Please look at the two and tell me if I should wait for the '04 or get the '03. Both are the HO/48re combo.



The 2003 is a 3500 srw SLT 4X4 long bed.



The 2004 I have ordered is a 2500 SLT 4X4 shorbed.



The '03 has these options that the '04 on order doesn't

3500 srw

Leather

6 disc in dash cd with Infinity

electronic T-Case (it's not a Laramie).

alloy wheels

sport package



The '03 will cost me about $600 more than my ordered '04.



Would you guys get the '03 or wait for the '04?

 

[Dean Upson]

If you like the '03, I'd get it in a heartbeat. Good Luck.



Dean

 

[nickleinonen]

the general consensus is that the trucks built in the new year will have the egr, trucks built before 04 should be without the egr

 

[Rosco]

Originally posted by nickleinonen

the general consensus is that the trucks built in the new year will have the egr, trucks built before 04 should be without the egr

I agree. However, no one knows exactly when the factory will run out of non EGR Cummins and make the switch to EGR trucks. The switch could be earlier than 1-1-04.

 

[nickleinonen]

true... i am hoping for the best that my truck when it comes in will not have one on it. and if it does, it sure will be removed. if need by, i will buy a new non egr ecm and remove any of the egr plumbing to make it the same spec as a non egr version. if it voids the engine warrenty fine... but i won't have an egr. . !



EGR=POS#ad

 

[smithinc]

Originally posted by Dean Upson

If you like the '03, I'd get it in a heartbeat. Good Luck.



Dean

I would get the 03 also if you dont mind the long bed. If i could only have one truck it deffinately would be a long bed. I have two so i have one of each. $600 isn't bad considering the extra equipment you are getting.



Another thing is that you know what this 03 truck is (non egr) and you are flipping a coin on the ordered truck.



gary

 

[Phil Howell]

Get the '03.

 

[MLee]

03/04

bigger fuel tank also with the long bed. its your decision.



Marv.

 

[Rosco]

Guy's thanks for you replys. I agonized all night over which truck to get and I decided to stick with my ordered 2004. Don't get me wrong the '03 is a sweet truck but I was not loving the fact that it was a sport and it had soo... . much red, also parked right next to it was a two tone red/silver Hemi 2500 SLT with chrome wheels like my order and it looks awesome.



So with that decided I went to the dealer to cancel the protection group so the truck would hopefully be built sooner. To my surprise the truck is in D status and it appears that DC deleted the protection group. My dealer had his original order form with a order number and it had the protection group listed, today however the price of the truck has increased and the Protection Group was deleted. So in the end I don't get the Protection Group, the dealer is $4 in the hole on the truck due to the hundred and change markup, and hopefully I will have no EGR.

 

[AMF]

I think you should get both drive em for awhile decide which one you like the best, then give me the other one.