Snowking - gods man. Step back, take a breath. First rule of being a consumer - buyer beware. Even if he did keep that info to himself, or even go as far as to lie about any known issues, it's still the buyers responsibility to check the vehicle out.
Wish I could have added more to the towing use of the Hemi. Only pulled a couple of minor loads, and it was fine. I was still able to keep up with traffic, but it was not exactly Mountain Driving either.
MPG sucks - period. Empty or towing.
I also miss torque that the Cummins has. The Hemi downshifts on even slight grades (rather annoying), and with slightly hilly driving, the cruise control will drop about 5 mph. It just can't hold the set speed. I am now that guy cruising down the highway that drops 5 mph on little inclines.
Something that I just noticed this winter - the front end tends to slide more with the lack of weight. Could be the tires, but there have been multiple times that have made left or right turns that the front end would just push straight. Even in 4wd. I don't recall ever having that problem with my '02. Relearn winter driving with this truck.
Plus side - warms up faster, no arguing with it when it's -15* outside, no cool down times when you get to a location to turn it off, and it horrifies me to say this - less crap under the hood to go wrong. This is my fond memories of the simple 1st and 2nd gen Diesel look.
