I would rather have a Cummins diesel in that year range with a standard transmission....the 360 is a good engine, but you will be paying for the gas like crazy, they are gas hogs, the diesel will be a lot more efficient and cheaper to run and to mention a lot more miles to go, I bet if you find one with 150k miles, it will go another 100k with no problems. The automatics in the gas and diesel dodge trucks from 95-01 usually have some kind of problem, that's why I'd rather have a manual transmission in the heavy-duty rams. If I want an automatic, I would buy a Chevy gas or diesel pickup, the Allison for the diesel are tough and the 4L80E is a tough one for the gas engines. As far as the Fords go, I would go for automatics in the gas or diesel engines, I run a standard transmission because I like to control my shifting whether I pull or not.
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