Thanks to every contributor. Opinions and information available here helped me go for my first diesel, the 5. 9L just before the production window closes. The dealer assures it's still available, deal stopper for me if it isn't, but they won't say just how much longer. I told the salesman I'd never ask him to change whatever is his first number and never reveal it as I shopped 2 other dealers. He put up a number for a '07 equiped just the way I did it on the Ram site for '06's, and the price was just a few hundreds above the discount/employee number of Ram web site. I signed the deal. It's a silver 1 ton quad shortie 4x laramie H. Snowplow's about all it doesn't have. Thanks again to all those sharing the knowledge. Jim