My wife is the GREATEST!!!!! (Goin' to the Dark Side - Part II)

[Mark Hofman]

Well, boys, I had to say goodbye to my trusty old Ford ('97)....



<img src="http://www.zjstech.net/~library/3298/mosrig.jpg">





but I needed something with a bit more horsepower, so my wife (the BEST there ever was), let me come home with this....



<img src="http://www.zjstech.net/~library/3298/Non-boat%20Pics/MOsRAM1.jpg">





<img src="http://www.zjstech.net/~library/3298/Non-boat%20Pics/MOsRAM3.jpg">

 

[Jim Jackson]

Is that glass or tin??????????



Nice ride, MO...

 

[Terry Heydt]

VERY nice! Should give a "bit more" HP. =^) (Psssst...if she's in the giving mood, now's the time to upsize the boat!) LOL!

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Put some glass behind that beast and you'll be all set. Which motor did you get? Tranny Cooler? Tow pkg.? Details, details!!



TOXIC

 

[Greg Meyer]

Is that a "hemi"?

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Wheres the boat?? You did not sell it to get the Dodge I hope.. Thank goodness it's a truck.. Your msg led me to beleave you bought a Ranger uuuuuggggghhhh Boat that is..

BF

Nice Ride..

 

[David Kohler]

Sweeeet!!!! Welcome to the "dark side".

 

[Larry Harp]

BBBAAAD TO THE BONE!!



Good goin' Mo, I thought we'd lost you forever.



Harpo

 

[Stacey Foster]

Gotta love the Dodges!!!

 

[Jim B]

Mo, you didnt go to the dark side.... you saw the light.



I have a buddy who owns the same truck, that 2500 will pull down a house with that hemi in it. He plows with his and biy will it push snow. He has the 4.10 gears so the gas milage isnt all that great but bow what a truck. Makes me want to trade my dakota in.



Congrats on the new ride. I have a question does your wife have a sister?

 

[J B]

Dodge Ram and TV-18. What a combination. I got that combo also and love 'em both. I don't have the Hemi, though. That's a beast of an engine.

 

[Mark Hofman]

DETAILS:



DODGE RAM 2500 QUAD CAB 4X4

SLT Package + Standard Features

Graphite Metallic Clear Coat

Seat - Prem Cloth 40/20/Bench

Light Group

Sport Appearance Group

Trailer Tow Group

Heavy Duty Snow Plow Prep Group <i>(not something I would have ordered)</i>

Storage - Folding Flat Load Floor

Transmission-5-Spd Automatic 5-45RFE

Axle - Anti-Spin Differential (3.73?)

Engine - Hemi

 

[Mark Hofman]

One more....(I'm just too durn excited to go to sleep!)

 

[Greg Meyer]

I was out truck shopping with my son and drooled over that very truck (right down to the paint)... But, my wife won't let me buy a Dodge till they make the back seat even bigger... So, it will have to be a new Ford Crew Cab again... not a bad runner-up but not the "TRUCK" that the 3/4 ton Hemi is... (Me=jealous)....

 

[Rich D]

I was worried! Nice truck!



Rich D

 

[Bruce Yeaton]

Pretty cool MO! Now only if it were a Chevy pulling that tin boat

Seriously, nice truck!!!

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Sweeeeeeet! Nice ride Mo, now all you need is a glass boat to tow behind it! LOL Good thing there is SOMEBODY intelligent in that marriage (his wife for picking the Dodge!) LOL Actually I believe you can't go wrong with Dodge or Ford. Had and loved them both.

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

You dare toy with the darkside!!



TOXIC
http://www.zjstech.net/~library/5933/darkside.wav

 

[Andrew Zuber]

Nice Ride MO!!!

I'm thinking there is now NO LIMIT to how far you could tow that awesome TV-18 to go fishing!!!



I'll be doing something similar to that in the spring (the boat will be paid off!!!)



Oooo Oooo that smell!!!



have fun,

az



P.S. I KNEW that the 'dark side' would NEVER mean a glass boat!!!

 

[Dan J.]

She's a beauty, MO!

 

[Staci Matheis]

Now THAT is what you call a RELIGIOUS Experience!!

 

[TrepMan]

MO - My wife still misses her 96 Dodge Club Cab with the 5.7ltr V-8.



SWEEEET Truck! I KNEW you'd not go crazy and get a 'glass boat!



Greg - Must be 7ft tall folks! i'm almost 6ft and had no problem in the 96 Dodge rear seat!

 

[Mark Hofman]

Thanks, guys!



The biggest change has been the braking power of 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, and the pulling power of the Hemi. Oh, and having to use a step ladder to climb up into the cab!



It seems to be much safer pulling the boat now, and I can see better when backing the boat into the garage.



The missus hasn't objected to one item on my "wish list". The running boards are ordered (from Cabela's) and will be installed by the dealership along with the splash guards. The tonneau cover will probably be my birthday/Christmas gift this year.



I also considered the Crew Cab Ford F-250, but we don't have kids so the back seat and doors don't need to be that big for us, and the difference in horsepower, torque and the warranty put us squarely in Dodge country.

 

[Kraig Clement]

Great looking ride.... glad to see you got it!!!



Kraig

 

[Mark Hofman]

Kraig:



Thanks for your responses!



We didn't get the one I e-mailed you about. That one was gloss black, but didn't have some of the options this one had already installed. I would've had to take out a hard bedliner in order to have the spray-in installed, and the black just showed too much dirt, dust, fingerprints and bird crap. On the graphite, the dirt isn't as noticable.



We got virtually the same deal.



I really appreciate the fact that you took time to post here, send me an e-mail and talk on the phone. No post-purchase dissonance (buyer's remorse) yet, thanks to your input.



BTW - Can you tell me if this is true?: The 2500 doesn't have a front suspension skid plate as an option because it has a solid front axle.

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

Mo,

Nice ride man!!!!!



Carlos