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Old 11-05-2015, 09:30 AM   #1
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New rig.

With all the ram programs on right now, I went to have a look.

First saw a 15 longhorn Laramie drw.
Every option. Was quite nice.
Sticker was 91. Offered to me at 74k. Cdn

I wasn't a huge fan of the whole longhorn part, but there wasn't many other trucks to choose from around here.

Wife settled it... She absolutely hated the interior. Her foot came down. No way.

Found a srw slt at a dealer, 3 hours away. I knew the salesman there, told him I was trading in my truck and her Lexus.
He gave me an offer, without even seeing them.
Free diesel on the ram, plus another 4K off.

Sign me up. Drove both down the next day, he stuck to his offers, and we came home with this.

15 CCSB slt CUMMINS aisin.
Nav heated seats, just enough.
I'm happy with it.
When the warranty is up, they will get it back, and I'll take another.

It feels stronger than my 14 2500.

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Old 11-05-2015, 09:38 AM   #2
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Nice! Congrats!!!
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Old 11-05-2015, 09:46 AM   #3
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There's some great deals to be had right now - glad you found one you're happy with!

Cummins is a beast - too bad about the RAM it's in, though.... :P
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Old 11-05-2015, 10:29 AM   #4
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Nice Truck

Congratulations....Nice Truck. I picked up a 2015 2500 Ram with the Cummins for what I thought was a good price tad over 20% off the sticker it replaced a Chevy 2500 Gasser that I had stolen over the Summer...In looking in the owners manual it really doesn't say at what mileage you can start towing....How long are you going to wait before you do ? I have 600 Miles on mine now and believe I should be good to go.
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Old 11-05-2015, 10:51 AM   #5
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My fifth is put away for the winter, but I would be waiting around 1500 miles till towing.
Some may think that's high, but it's up to you!


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Old 11-05-2015, 10:53 AM   #6
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Ford recommends a minimum of 500 miles before towing; and I'm with Kenny, that more is probably better.

I'm sure Cummins / Ram has a similar recommendation...
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Old 11-05-2015, 11:05 AM   #7
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One of the nice things about Southern CA is you don't have to put your trailer away for the season....I don't have any trips planned so I will let the mileage roll up before the first tow.
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After 500 miles you can start towing with a RAM Cummins. The engine needs it to finish the break in.
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Ejs4029 you can start towing right away. In your manual they tell you that you should to break it in the correct way. I have a new 3500 and got it home and hooked it up to trl and pulled it 135 miles.
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Old 11-05-2015, 12:02 PM   #10
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Ejs4029 you can start towing right away. In your manual they tell you that you should to break it in the correct way. I have a new 3500 and got it home and hooked it up to trl and pulled it 135 miles.

There's two ways of thought on break in.

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Owners manual says 500 miles.
Engine manual says none.

But there's more than just the engine to think about.

For instance, the gear sets in the diffs.


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Old 11-05-2015, 12:38 PM   #12
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Nice truck I think you'll really enjoy it.

The break in period is only for the differentials to allow the the teeth to mesh properly! You should also change the differential fluid after 500 miles. This is not a requirement but there is a lot of metal debris in the oil in the first 500 miles.

I would check out Turbo Diesel Register. Com, I am on that site also a lot of good information and an older crowd which is on that site not a bunch of kids.
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Owners manual says 500 miles.
Engine manual says none.

But there's more than just the engine to think about.

For instance, the gear sets in the diffs.


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Nice Truck. I was going to say I thought the Sig said Ford but now its changed! let us know how the Manitoba winter treats the Cummins. This is my first with the Power Stroke. I have been told no Cetane Booster needed by the service manager, all duel has it added already based upon temperature.
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Old 11-05-2015, 01:50 PM   #14
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Nice Truck. I was going to say I thought the Sig said Ford but now its changed! let us know how the Manitoba winter treats the Cummins. This is my first with the Power Stroke. I have been told no Cetane Booster needed by the service manager, all duel has it added already based upon temperature.

It was good last winter with my 14 2500!

I let it idle and warm up before driving.


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Old 11-05-2015, 03:34 PM   #15
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Wait, so I know i read it correct... You found a Laramie Longhorn RAM for $91k.....? Please send me the dealership info, I'd like to see what cartel member left crate of Blue meth in there to get it up that high. When I was shopping 2 months ago, I built a RAM with every conceivable option and only ended up around $80. That was including the Aisin, DRW, LL, and several aftermarket dealer installed items.

Yeah yeah yeah.... just read... Canada...
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You did not read those three little letters behind the price.


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Nevermind... You're in Canada.... you know us Yanks are always mireading things.... I think it's a bad education system

carry on.

nice truck!
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Nevermind... You're in Canada.... you know us Yanks are always mireading things.... I think it's a bad education system

carry on.

nice truck!

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Nice Truck. I was going to say I thought the Sig said Ford but now its changed! let us know how the Manitoba winter treats the Cummins. This is my first with the Power Stroke. I have been told no Cetane Booster needed by the service manager, all duel has it added already based upon temperature.
Be very careful. Last year we had an early cold snap. Even though the local stations were using "winter blend", tons of big rigs and pickups gelled up. Quite a few in the parking lot of our truck stop. Only 1 station in town has #1 anymore and it wasn't it. I used to drive bulk truck. Sometimes winter blend is a 60/40 mix. Other times it's the station adding the additive themselves to #2. If it's a blend, is it really 60/40 going into your tank when they added to existing 100% #2? Did they put enough additive in for 8,000 gallons??? I have personally added additive from 5gal buckets.

Do you trust your truck in the winter to somebody making $10 an hour??? A winter fuel additive is cheap insurance for a $60,000 rig. Our work trucks we run stanadyne from late October to early april. In addition, I will top off with #1 when a cold snap is forecasted. I damn sure don't want to gel up in the middle of nowhere with no cell service and -25F with -40 chill factor. Nope nope nope.
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With all the ram programs on right now, I went to have a look.

First saw a 15 longhorn Laramie drw.
Every option. Was quite nice.
Sticker was 91. Offered to me at 74k. Cdn

I wasn't a huge fan of the whole longhorn part, but there wasn't many other trucks to choose from around here.

Wife settled it... She absolutely hated the interior. Her foot came down. No way.

Found a srw slt at a dealer, 3 hours away. I knew the salesman there, told him I was trading in my truck and her Lexus.
He gave me an offer, without even seeing them.
Free diesel on the ram, plus another 4K off.

Sign me up. Drove both down the next day, he stuck to his offers, and we came home with this.

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I'm happy with it.
When the warranty is up, they will get it back, and I'll take another.

It feels stronger than my 14 2500.

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