A look back, Motor Week 1989 D250 review

[GCroyle]

Folks,

Random YT feed and this fresh from the vault 1989 Motor Week review of the then hot off of the presses Dodge Cummins with the 5 speed. A few week spots but it got overall good reviews and introduced the combo.

Gary

 

[702 ram w350]

Awesome thanks for sharing

 

[DavidC]

A $2500.00 diesel and a total of $18k for everything. Just a tad difference to today's model . Bonus, no computers.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Back when trucks were trucks...

 

[TFucili]

A $2500.00 diesel and a total of $18k for everything. Just a tad difference to today's model . Bonus, no computers.

It still seemed absurd for a pickup at the time. I remember my '87 Fordbinder was about 18K, and I was sitting there thinking I must have lost my mind as I wrote the check. My '05 doubled that, and my '19 doubled that again. Crazy stuff.

 

[DavidC]

It still seemed absurd for a pickup at the time. I remember my '87 Fordbinder was about 18K, and I was sitting there thinking I must have lost my mind as I wrote the check. My '05 doubled that, and my '19 doubled that again. Crazy stuff.

I was at Reedmans in Pa. 1967. As a young kid I was a whopping 13 eyeballing a 67 427 Vette. I believe it was $6500ish.

 

[jgillott]

I paid $12,500 for my '92 used, $28,500 for my 2001 new, and $36,500 for my 2007 new.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Guess I'll keep my $17k used '03, repaired frame and all... thankyouverymuch!

 

[jgillott]

Guess I'll keep my $17k used '03, repaired frame and all... thankyouverymuch!

LOL. You and I both.

I'm going to have to look back and see what I paid for our 1/2 tons over the years. They weren't cheap either but nowhere near what the diesels cost me.

 

[DavidC]

My 99 was $32k. The Wifes Sienna 05 was $35k. That one wound up being my life's worst move.

 

[jgillott]

My 99 was $32k. The Wifes Sienna 05 was $35k. That one wound up being my life's worst move.

I wish I had the chance to go back and not buy quite a few vehicles over the years. It makes me sick to think of all the money that was spent.

 

[TFucili]

I wish I had the chance to go back and have the chance not buy quite a few vehicles over the years. It makes me sick to think of all the money that was spent.

I definitely resemble that remark!

 

[TFucili]

I was at Reedmans in Pa. 1967. As a young kid I was a whopping 13 eyeballing a 67 427 Vette. I believe it was $6500ish.

Reedmans in Langhorne, right? I remember going to an Indy Car race at Langhorne Speedway as a kid. I think that became Oxford Valley Mall???

 

[NIsaacs]

A $2500.00 diesel and a total of $18k for everything. Just a tad difference to today's model . Bonus, no computers.

$18,900 for my '91 D-250 LE, included the best dealer installed upgrade stereo and Snug Top camper shell.

$3100 for my '70 F-100 4x2, 390, JR west coast mirrors, HD battery, overloads, cabover lights and G78x15 2 ply tires, remember those

 

[jgillott]

$18,900 for my '91 D-250 LE, included the best dealer installed upgrade stereo and Snug Top camper shell.

$3100 for my '70 F-100 4x2, 390, JR west coast mirrors, HD battery, overloads, cabover lights and G78x15 2 ply tires, remember those

My 1979 C10 Chevy came with GR78 15's. I still have the original spare on it.

 

[DavidC]

Reedmans in Langhorne, right? I remember going to an Indy Car race at Langhorne Speedway as a kid. I think that became Oxford Valley Mall???

That's it. As very young gear heads we would window shop to see the new iron coming out every year. I remember staring at a boss 429 stang and wondering how the heck would you change the spark plugs

 

[Fastback67]

Cool video my friend... Thanks for posting!

 

[endoscott]

Heck, we bought a '67 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon for $75. It had factory mags so I figured if I couldn't get it running I could part it out, but it was easy to get running again and we drove it for 4 or 5 years. Starter was just slightly cocked and it would bind up and keep spinning even after the engine started so you had to real quick pull off the ground cable and do it again. Finally figured out the problem and shimmed it on one side, problem solved. Oh, the trans leaked fluid but as long as you parked it facing uphill, no problem. And you could haul a fair bit of stuff too. TCO on that thing was very low....