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The ever-elusive Raptor R!!! The smoothest riding full size pickup truck on the market. Hands down! I ordered a new Raptor R so probably a 4 month wait. Certainly one heck of a daily driver and with great gas mileage to boot!
R1T here. Have had it for a year and 13k miles. It's the perfect all-rounder. I have the 20" AT's and they are showing very little wear which is surprising for a 7000LB+ truck.
The Raptor R is amazing as is the TRX. You kinda lost me at good gas mileage though.
Call me frugal but the a Ram 2500 (Diesel / loaded) is at least half the cost of a Raptor R, has 200 more ft/lbs of torque, can tow at least twice as much and gets 20+ mpg, rides like a BMW (take off the firestones and put Michelins on it on your way home from the dealer).
A 3/4 ton Diesel (almost any brand) depreciates about $5k a year if you put about 15k miles on it a year, that can be tough to find in other vehicles
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The Raptor R is amazing as is the TRX. You kinda lost me at good gas mileage though.
Call me frugal but the a Ram 2500 (Diesel / loaded) is at least half the cost of a Raptor R, has 200 more ft/lbs of torque, can tow at least twice as much and gets 20+ mpg, rides like a BMW (take off the firestones and put Michelins on it on your way home from the dealer).
A 3/4 ton Diesel (almost any brand) depreciates about $5k a year if you put about 15k miles on it a year, that can be tough to find in other vehicles
Diesels are sadly offensive to some that frequent these boards.... scary black stuff.
For those not paying attention ……. with the adaption of diesel exhaust fluid a new 3/4 ton diesel emits about as much pollution as a Prius and way less than a GT3(RS).
I recently went on a trip hauling adventure bikes down to AZ towing a larger size trailer, My buddy was towing it with a half ton Denali diesel, Seems like every time we filled up we had to get a box of that stupid def fluid. That negated any sort of economy in having a diesel. There's no doubt in my mind that he's going to sell it next year.
If I was hauling all the time I'd get a 3/4 ton at least and would get a delete kit. That DEF crap is ridiculous.
I've had a ton of large daily drivers the last few years- M5, M5CS, 2 X7, 3 Raptor, 2 TRX, Cayenne, SQ7, A8, RS6 avant, i7, taycan, panamera wagon,
TRX is the best truck or SUV.
M5 CS was the best sedan.
RS6 was the best overall
I have to take 3 kids to school now so it's i7 and X7 for that. My oldest is finally big enough for the front seat so a Targa GTS will be our experiment soon.
I just got an interest in a Range Rover store so toyed with the idea of a Defender for a family truck. Hard to replace the 23 X7 in terms of ride quality and the 6 cyl is all I needed.
My advice is always to allocate your budget to the higher value car vs the daily driver. If you have 5-6k of spending you'll probably be enjoying the GT3 eating up a majority of that and having a payment around 3500-5k for that and 1k-1500 on a daily. IMO. I almost always lease the dailies.
11-26-2023, 12:18 AM
