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Message: [QUOTE="me2, post: 409868, member: 3825"] Each to their own. I respect that. I really like DDing my 08, but I probably go different places than you do. I'm always hauling "stuff". Can't argue with that. I'm at 59 feet with the stock cab, without a trailer behind the 5er. A 20 foot boat puts me at 79 feet. I've never been stopped. I'd be at 81.5 feet with the cab extended. That might get me stopped. Don't be. It was good discussion. a) I still have my '99 with the 5.9 Cummins and the ZF6. Can't bare to sell it. It needs work from being stolen, but where would I find a better (second) truck for ~10K ? b) If I wanted to sell my '99, I'd part it out. I've already advertised it and everything but the engine would sell in a heartbeat, for good money. I'd get more for it as parts than from selling it outright. c) I figure the engine swap on the 08 will cost less than $5K and the cab extension $5-$10K, depending on some factors. I paid $30K for the base truck and I've now got 30K trouble free (to me, anyway) miles on it. I'll probably keep it for the next 10 years or so. A new truck like it costs $60K and isn't twin turbo'd nor does it seat 6-8 people. A new truck depreciates $25K in the first 5 years. How am I going to lose on this deal ? d) What other alternative do I have to pull a big 5er and haul 6 to 8 people with ? I took another hard look at MDTs while on our trip and I still don't get them. And even if I did, a good used MDT, not one that is clapped out from 300,000 miles of delivery service is $40K, and doesn't have a cab that seats 6 to 8, nor does it have a bed on it, nor does it have a high power engine, nor the right gear ratio, etc, etc, etc. Buidling a generic MDT into a great tow vehicle for us is more work than doing the swap and cab extension on my 08. And I think I'd enjoy my 08 more. I don't want to be a trucker. I don't need to have the biggest tow vehicle in the campground to prove anything. I want the smallest, nimblest, easiest truck to drive that will do the job. An HDT is totally out of the question. Its not even a starter for us. We briefly spoke of getting a Sprinter van and pulling a travel trailer, but they ain't cheap either and then I still need a truck on the side for a DD. Its good discussion when its two way, which this is. [/QUOTE]