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Old 06-19-2009, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by 1badcummins
i bought a truck to be a truck not some fancy caddilac or something
 
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Old 06-19-2009, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 1badcummins
i bought a truck to be a truck not some fancy caddilac or something
I agree but it'd be nice if it would hold together, And why does my Laramies air conditioning look cheap with those slides for the dual climate when all the other models with just the dials looks 100x better?
 
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by dalton06
Why is dodge so damn far behind every other maker? For instance, my dads Tacoma, has the power outlet in the bed. Good thinking toyota, would be nice on a heavy duty working truck that is 2x the price. Locking rear diff., just plain smart! The laramies have a crappy dual zone temp, with a crappy cheap sliding temp setting. Come on dummies. No vents in the back for passengers. I just think it pretty sad to spend $50,000 for a dodge, when half that price elsewhere comes with lot more; except for the cummins, but y'all know what I mean

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Oh and they could have made our mirrors tilt in reverse, and automatically fold in. Sorry, just in that mood.
I can't think of one time where I wished I had a power outlet in the bed of the truck.
The limited slip works good.
I didn't get the laramie not worth the money cheap leather and dual zone temp is just asking for future problums. I have had a lincoln and a Thunderbird, and a case International tractor all with auto climate contraol all had failure problums. PS my dads 05 superduty auto climate failed. Never had one with a simple dial break on me.
I believe the mega cab does have rear vents
Toyota is only half the truck but still comes with a 30K price tag. You can get a new 3/4 ton 4X4 Cummins auto with a Mega cab for 38K. I don't really think the Dodge is priced out of line.
And for crying out loud why do you need mirrors to automatically fold in. It just adds cost to the truck and is something else that will go wrong and wont be cheap to fix.
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 07:45 AM
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The only option I care about on my Dodge is the Cummins! I'm shooting for 1 million miles.
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 07:19 PM
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Well I'm speaking about my truck, I did by it to be nice, and I'm saying it would be nice to come with more stuff. If u don't want this stuff, that's cool, don't be a smartass. Id like the damn mirrors to fold in cause the parking spaces at any place are not getting wider. And it sucks ducking under the mirror just to get by. It would be nice, to be able to plug the hedge clippers into an outlet that isn't in the bed of the truck that could possibly run tools or something if I needed some power at the hunting land or anywhere for that matter. My ac compressor went out right after the warranty, $900 something to replace. Think all brands are designed to break after warranty is up. Just my thoughts.
 
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Old 06-20-2009, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dalton06
Well I'm speaking about my truck, I did by it to be nice, and I'm saying it would be nice to come with more stuff. If u don't want this stuff, that's cool, don't be a smartass. Id like the damn mirrors to fold in cause the parking spaces at any place are not getting wider. And it sucks ducking under the mirror just to get by. It would be nice, to be able to plug the hedge clippers into an outlet that isn't in the bed of the truck that could possibly run tools or something if I needed some power at the hunting land or anywhere for that matter. My ac compressor went out right after the warranty, $900 something to replace. Think all brands are designed to break after warranty is up. Just my thoughts.
Ok here is a smartass comment. If you need to fold your mirrors in to fit in a parking spot how do you get out of the truck?? And what about door dings??

I do agree that their would be nothing wrong with more options. I just don't like when some options become standard features and the vehicle price goes up.

I guess I just don't agree with your thought of Dodge being behind the competion, but that is only my opinion.
 
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Old 06-21-2009, 01:19 AM
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Alright, gonna drop it. We all have our likes and dislikes. And gonna play nice on here. No trouble from me, sorry bout comment. Not another word from me...
 
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Old 06-21-2009, 01:48 AM
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I think someone is a little butt hurt, it is america, lets just agree to disagree, at least we live in a place where we're allowed to do so, I think this is a great thread and derailed pretty quickly, you all have valid points, dodge interior is behind the other two as far as creature comforts go, i guess i've never heard of a power outlet in the back of a truck, cool, kinda, but when a tacoma comes with that for 26k or whatever it also comes with a smaller truck rating i.e. lower towing/hauling capacities and to alot of people with 3/4 ton and larger trucks they care more about that kind of stuff rather than having a place where they can plug in electrical devices in the bed when alot of guys that have these trucks also have generators or something, what i'm getting at is for the most part the markets that either vehicle appeals to is vastly different
 
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Old 06-21-2009, 06:30 AM
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If youre a man and you have 10 bucks, go buy an outlet and install the G.D. thing. Not very hard to do.
 
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Old 06-22-2009, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Hummin Cummins
Ok here is a smartass comment. If you need to fold your mirrors in to fit in a parking spot how do you get out of the truck?? And what about door dings??

I do agree that their would be nothing wrong with more options. I just don't like when some options become standard features and the vehicle price goes up.

I guess I just don't agree with your thought of Dodge being behind the competion, but that is only my opinion.
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