Yep. I'm in love now. I can always count on you 3TV. I will be day dreaming about that one.
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Thanks Koko. I found lots of information on the Raptor F150 on those sites, and I must say that it looks "good enough" for me. It looks like I've got about one year to save my lunch money before the 6.2 model comes out.
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Well the decision is not certain yet. As I see it I have three choices right now, and because of the economy I'm still not 100% certain the Raptor is ever going to really get to the show room floors. My choices are: Dodge Ram 1500 TRX4; Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon; Ford SVT Raptor F150. I would suspect that without incentives these three trucks are each about $10,000 apart, with the Ram 1500 being $36K, the Ram 2500 Power Wagon being $46K, and the SVT Raptor being $56K, but the Raptor price is a guess.
The Ram 1500 is the most practical, and it would do what I need it to for the most part. But what is the point? We already have a GMC Canyon Crew Cab Z71 that will go anywhere the Ram 1500 will go off road, and we almost never take it back country exploring because the Jeep works better. Although the Ram 1500 would be able to tow our Jeep if we had a lighter weight trailer, which the Canyon pickup can not do.
The Ram 2500 Power Wagon would be used more off road, simply because it is much more capable, but my wife would not want to drive it as her daily driver. I suspect that with the Ram 2500 I would still use the Jeep for off road use almost exclusively though, so we would have a fantastic truck that did not get used for what it was designed for.
The Raptor is the least practical for daily use, and the most expensive. But it is two feet shorter, and looks a little lower than the Ram 1500, so I'm pretty sure my wife would be happy driving it as her "car". And you can bet your ass that it would be used offroad, ... a lot! Oh baby, 1 foot of suspension travel with triple bypass shocks, ... you can bet I'm going to take it off road every time I get the chance. We could keep the Jeep for the tougher off road terrain, or the narrow brushy trails. And the Raptor would even tow the Jeep if I had a trailer that weighed 1550 lbs, or less (the Jeep weighs 4350 lbs).
Speaking of which, ... I just sold my 20' enclosed trailer that weighs 3450 lbs empty, and tomorrow I pick up an all aluminum 18' open transport trailer that weighs 1500 lbs. I even came out $2000 ahead, because the new trailer cost less than I sold the old one for. Betcha can't tell what I'm starting to make plans for.
The Ram 1500 is the most practical, and it would do what I need it to for the most part. But what is the point? We already have a GMC Canyon Crew Cab Z71 that will go anywhere the Ram 1500 will go off road, and we almost never take it back country exploring because the Jeep works better. Although the Ram 1500 would be able to tow our Jeep if we had a lighter weight trailer, which the Canyon pickup can not do.
The Ram 2500 Power Wagon would be used more off road, simply because it is much more capable, but my wife would not want to drive it as her daily driver. I suspect that with the Ram 2500 I would still use the Jeep for off road use almost exclusively though, so we would have a fantastic truck that did not get used for what it was designed for.
The Raptor is the least practical for daily use, and the most expensive. But it is two feet shorter, and looks a little lower than the Ram 1500, so I'm pretty sure my wife would be happy driving it as her "car". And you can bet your ass that it would be used offroad, ... a lot! Oh baby, 1 foot of suspension travel with triple bypass shocks, ... you can bet I'm going to take it off road every time I get the chance. We could keep the Jeep for the tougher off road terrain, or the narrow brushy trails. And the Raptor would even tow the Jeep if I had a trailer that weighed 1550 lbs, or less (the Jeep weighs 4350 lbs).
Speaking of which, ... I just sold my 20' enclosed trailer that weighs 3450 lbs empty, and tomorrow I pick up an all aluminum 18' open transport trailer that weighs 1500 lbs. I even came out $2000 ahead, because the new trailer cost less than I sold the old one for. Betcha can't tell what I'm starting to make plans for.
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