What about your truck makes you biased - Part 2, the saga concludes

[Sauced Hog]

Hi all,
In December, I started a thread looking for advice and opinions on 1 ton DRW's. https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...kes-you-biased
For a recap - I'm planning on getting a Momentum 376THS in 2022. I want a 1 ton DRW to pull it. The big three are pretty much the same as far as towing, so I was looking to find the best bells and whistles, reliability, comfort, etc.

I spent several months looking and test driving different Chevy, GM, Ram, and Ford trucks. All of the trucks have things I liked and disliked which was frustrating, as I hoped one would jump out at me and be a hands down winner.
In late January, I had just driven a GMC Sierra 3500 Denali. I really liked the truck, but it wasn't as smooth or quiet as the Ram. I was torn. A few days later we were having dinner with friends who are related to a local GM dealer. My wife told me to tell him what truck I had been looking at. I told him the Denali, and he said to come by and order it. I let him know it was a waste of time, since I had NO intention of buying until next year. He said order what I want and if I don't want it when it comes in, he'll put it on his lot. OooohKaaay. The next day, I ordered a truck that had all the bells and whistles I dreamed of. Someone was going to get one hell of a truck!

A few weeks ago, the wife and I were on a trip with our 2015 half ton and the TT in tow. Shooting down the interstate heading to our camping spot, I made note of how hard the V8 was working. The 1/2 ton wasn't overloaded or anything, I just noticed the RPM's more on this trip. Over that weekend, we talked with friends about doing a Kentucky trip and all I could think about was my 1500 pulling the TT and cycling between 2700 and 4000 RPM's for 10 hours! On the day we headed home, we had wind gusting to 40 MPH. For three hours the camper drove me home. I white knuckled that steering wheel until my hands cramped. Not a fun way to end a perfectly good weekend. After we got the TT put to bed, we went to a few of the car lots thinking maybe we could get a used 3/4 ton to use until retirement and trade for a 1 Ton DRW next year?

Has anyone checked out the used truck market? It's CRAZY out there! After looking at 3/4T, it became obvious to us we were wasting our time trying to find deals on used trucks (there aren't any) and maybe we should muddle along with what we have and keep our eye open for our dream dually? Well, let me tell you, timing is a mysterious thing. Guess who called?

Yes, I got a truck, but I'm telling a story here!

The dealer. My dream truck had arrived. Did I want to come look at it? the dealer asked. YES!
New and used trucks are hard to get, and demand is driving the price up higher each day. By next year it may be better, but it may be worse as well. Couple that unknown with a bit of white knuckle driving and you have a combination for a high dollar purchase. That, and it's PRETTY!
A little haggling, some help from dealer and Military discounts, aaaand...

We are now the proud owners of a 2021 GMC 3500 DRW
GVWR: 14000
GCWR:40000
CURB WT:8695
MAX PAYLOAD:5305

Overkill for the TT we have now, but it will haul the future Momentum with little problem. I'm as excited as a kid at Christmas! It made a wonderful gift to the DW for Mother's day too.

Thanks to everyone for the help and advice on the previous thread and letting me strut just a bit on this one.

Mike