I sold my company at the end of 2019, with the intention of retiring. As part of the sale agreement I had to commit to remain involved for a year, and transition new management into the operation. Under that agreement I am permitted to continue to drive one of the company trucks. But, once my employment contract comes to an end and I retire, then I will have to return that truck to the company. So, back in January I factory ordered a new truck for myself. I've been looking into this for some time, as I was hoping to still be able to get a truck with a standard transmission. Much to my dismay I discovered that none of the manufacturers offer a standard transmsision, so I was forced to order a truck with an automatic. This will be the first automatic I have owned since the late 1980's and I know I'll miss the stick and the clutch. Last week the new truck arrived and I went down to the dealership to pick it up. It is a 2020 Ram 3500 with a Cummins Diesel engine. Long box, four wheel drive, reasonably well equipped... with that dreaded automatic. Though I still have the use of the company truck, I've found myself driving this new one more and more. I have to say that heated seats and heated steering wheel are options that I never considered all that important... until I had them. I still have my old 2004 Ram 2500... with a standard transmission. This is the one that stranded my friend Brad and I down in Butte, Montana a few years back. I can't decide if I should sell that old truck, or considering that it now has a new clutch and transmission, keep it for a junk truck to use around the cottage and down in East Coulee....? A decision to be made in the coming weeks and months I suppose....
I suspect it won't stay white and shiny for long, what with all that backroad exploring.
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