My 2011 is here!!

[BurlesonR]

Drove by the dealer this morning to check and there she was sitting there. Looked like she was just dropped off the trailer, in need a bath and some preping... Before I could get to work the phone was ringing, "good news, your truck is here!! When can you come and get it??... " I said "I know. I just saw it. Looks good except for those steel wheels... "



So it does have the steel wheels, but they're going to make it right. He's knocking another $1800 off the price and is going to order the WF7 polished aluminum Alcoa wheels the Laramie Chassis Cabs come with. I'm not sure, but I think these are different than the new wheels that will come on the pick-ups. The description on the order form read "chrome clad aluminum" not polished aluminum. He going to trade me wheels, mount and balance for free. Only catch is, the WF7 wheels are too new and can't be ordered yet. He said 2 or 3 months. He said he even tried to locate a 3500 Laramie CC to pull the wheels off and couldn't find one in a 3000 mile radius. That makes sense to me. Not too many dealers are going to order a Laramie Chassis Cab for stock. Though it shows my sales manager is trying to do everything he can...



I'm happy and excited about the new truck. I'm going over there at 2 today to pick it up. Hopefully everything goes well during my inspection and test drive.



I'll post back with more to the story and some pics when it's all done.

 

[GCroyle]

As many will say, where is the PICTURE!



Good luck with the rig, and I suspect you might tow with it also. What gave me that idea!

 

[BurlesonR]

Thanks!

Once I pick it up, I'll get some pics.

 

[surfbeetle]

Make sure you get it in writing that you are going to be getting the rims that you want. Sometimes dealers get forgetful after you have driven off of the lot.

 

[AH64ID]

Sounds like a great truck! Great score on the wheels!

 

[dodgesst]

Well. How did it go? Photos?

 

[sno_bound]

Can't wait to hear about the wheels! might sound like a plan for my '10 Megacab. I have it set up very similiarly to your truck and also pull a 20,000 gvw flat bed and a 16,000 gvw horse trailer. By the way, the factory trailer brake sucks!

 

[BurlesonR]

I took delivery yesterday as planned. Took a little while, but then again doesn't it always... Got the wheel promise in writing so there won't be any confusion later.



Trucks great! I "took the long way" to work this morning and racked up 156 miles on her so far. The average MPG is 17. 3 and that's with some idle time. I don't think that's too bad... The 730 nav radio is going to take a little while to figure out, but everything else seems pretty user friendly. The best part of this truck is defiantly the interior. I like the looks of my '06 better on the outside, but inside the 4th Gen is awesome!



I need to get busy installing all the things I've ordered over the last few months. I'll take a few more pics when I get that done. But for now, here a few I took quickly this morning.

 

[Grizzly]

Nice truck, Congratulations.



I've never heard of polished aluminum Alcoa wheels on a one ton dually. I thought they were always steel. Can you rotate them, front to back? Are they as strong as steel wheels? I'm sure the spare is a steel wheel.

 

[BurlesonR]

Thanks!



The WF7 is basicly this wheel from Alcoa Alcoa: Strong Wheels

The look or style is a little differant.



Here's the WF7 or Mopar/Alcoa on a Stock 2010 Laramie 3500 chassis cab



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[HBarlow]

A very nice looking truck. Congratulations. I'm interested in reading your observations as you grow familiar with it and tow with it as well.

Are you sure the aluminum wheels were offered for a 3500? The red truck in your photo is probably a 4500/5500 w/19. 5" wheels.

 

[Missouri Mule]

Nice looking truck BurlesonR good luck with it.

 

[stick]

Looks great, although it's the wrong color. I told you if it ain't white it ain't right! As for the radio, you better allow lots of time to learn that thing, it's amazing the things it can do. Iv'e been trying to get all my CD's loaded into it.



Stick

 

[dodgesst]

Did you take my truck out of my garage. Looking good, who would want a white work truck?

 

[dodgesst]

You going to put the chrome body moulding on it? I really like the chrome exhaust tip also. Makes it look fast!!

 

[BurlesonR]

I told you we were going to have twin trucks... :-laf



Yeah, supposedly the side molding and exhaust tip is "late avalibility"... Funny because yours and the other 1st few '11's had it...

I ordered the stuff, it's here and I've got an appointment at 1pm today to get it installed. No labor charge and the parts at cost... .

Nothing else I could do...

 

[dodgesst]

Cool, looks good glad it made it

 

[BurlesonR]

A very nice looking truck. Congratulations. I'm interested in reading your observations as you grow familiar with it and tow with it as well.



Are you sure the aluminum wheels were offered for a 3500? The red truck in your photo is probably a 4500/5500 w/19. 5" wheels. [/QUOTE]



Thanks Harvey.



Yeah, I'm sure about the wheels. It's a little confusing, but what I've arranged for the dealer to order me is the WF7 (8 lug, 17" polished aluminum wheel that comes standard on 3500 DRW Laramie Chassis Cab) There's also a 19. 5" WP4 for the 4500/5500 (10 lug, 19. 5 forged aluminum wheel that comes standard on 4500/5500 Laramie Chassis Cab)



I took closer look at the picture I posted on the red chassis cab and I agree, it does look to be a 4500 or 5500 with the 19. 5 wheel (even though the website I got it off of said it was a 3500). It doesn't really matter though, because the purpose of posting the picture was to show what the wheel looked like. The WF7 (17") and the WP4 (19. 5") look identical (except for the size difference) and from my research, both are Alcoa forged wheels.

 

[BurlesonR]

Nice looking truck BurlesonR good luck with it.

Thanks Mule!

 

[BurlesonR]

Looks great, although it's the wrong color. I told you if it ain't white it ain't right! As for the radio, you better allow lots of time to learn that thing, it's amazing the things it can do. Iv'e been trying to get all my CD's loaded into it.



Stick

I know. . I know... and I almost ordered white, but the dang thing reminded me too much of my plagued '05 power joke... I just couldn't do it... I usually get a light color, silver, white, beige... This time the wife talked me into "something different". It's defiantly different to me and I'm still getting used to it. Sometimes I look at it and really like it and others, I'm not too sure.....



Yeah that radio coupled with the NAV, coupled with the rear TV is a monster. I'll figure it out though. It's a good problem and I got plenty of time...