Looking at the Isata 5 36DS

[enyoc]

Originally Posted by zgipson

I was told that I can make this show up as a photo rather than an attachment... let's see if I can make it work.

Was at the hershey show this morning - they don't have the new colors on the ISATA 5 there, but have a DX3 in sunset... Looks amazing!

Deciding 4x4 vs 2wd, and sunset vs bordello. Th I5 is great in person, I think they lost a Force sale in favor of it.

[enyoc]

it's not bordeaux (nor bordello, which I wrote, although that might be ... ahem, nevermind)

It's "cabernet" and here are pics FR just sent me

[Rrzasa]

Looks like Garnet and Gold, Just like Florida State Seminoles colors. Not in a million years would I get that color scheme!

[enyoc]

Originally Posted by Rrzasa

Looks like Garnet and Gold, Just like Florida State Seminoles colors. Not in a million years would I get that color scheme!

WOW! Good point! OK that might seal it for Sunset Orange... Go Gators!

[Rrzasa]

Originally Posted by enyoc

WOW! Good point! OK that might seal it for Sunset Orange... Go Gators!

Go for Cosmic Blue and add Orange pin striping!

[enyoc]

Originally Posted by Rrzasa

Go for Cosmic Blue and add Orange pin striping!

Dean Loucks would hunt me down and shoot me.

[Rrzasa]

Originally Posted by enyoc

Dean Loucks would hunt me down and shoot me.

if your ordering from the factory, ask him to add the stripes when they paint it!

[enyoc]

More news from the Hershey show - the Ram chassis will no longer be ordered with the 22 gallon second fuel tank; so 52 is the max regardless of drivetrain.

The reason I was told was to save weight, but it's probably to save cost since 22 gallons of diesel weighs less than 160 pounds, pretty trivial in a nearly ten ton truck. It would be nice if the savings were put into better front seats or an induction cooktop.

[bclemens]

It was weight. Pure and simple, you'd be surprised how heavy an apartment is on the back of a truck. While it's only 160lbs we also save the weight of the tank, hoses and brackets for about a 200lbs net savings (so another person or more cargo). The chassis actually costs us more because we added power driver seat at the same time.

As for induction. Those are pretty inexpensive. We don't use them because they are not widely adopted and require specific pans. I actually prefer cooking with gas myself.

Seats are stock Dodge seats. We can't get anything better from them.

[enyoc]

Originally Posted by bclemens

we added power driver seat at the same time.

That's a good trade, and what I meant about the seats - they need vertical adjustment.

(any chance they got an armrest???)

Good answer, thanks!

[bclemens]

Working on the armrest. Tried to see if Dodge offered them on anything and that was a no-go.

[Spacecasey]

Have you thought about third party front seats? Surely something besides Dodge will work.

[bclemens]

We have...but then you have to do crash testing on that seat.