Laramie Longhorn?

[bearfan]

Hi everyone. I need some help. I'm looking at either a 13 Laramie Longhorn or a 13 Raptor. Both fully loaded. I REALLY want a Raptor but I have a few humps to get over. First, I'm 34. Am I too old to drive one of these? Is this a young mans truck? Second, the Raptor is a good $7k more than the longhorn ($51 v $58). The Longhorn interior is SUPER nice and the truck itself has a lot of features that the Raptor just doesn't have. So basically I'd be paying $7k more for a truck w a lesser interior just because its BADASS looking. Essentially, my heart wants the Raptor but my head wants the Longhorn. Help me rationalize buying a Raptor!

 

[ISFast]

One word... Resale! That dodge won't hold shit compared to a Raptor.

 

[Captain Awesome]

and what features does the Ram have over the Raptor.

 

[bearfan]

and what features does the Ram have over the Raptor.

Push button start
Rambox
Included spray in bedliner
Air suspension
Nicest leather seats I've ever seen in a truck, and I have an 11 King Ranch.
Wifi in the truck.
Really nice real wood trim inside.

 

[Chris's FX4]

I don't even see how there's a comparison between the two. One is actually a truck, and the other is just a big car.

 

[HoldenTX]

Hi everyone. I need some help. I'm looking at either a 13 Laramie Longhorn or a 13 Raptor. Both fully loaded. I REALLY want a Raptor but I have a few humps to get over. First, I'm 34. Am I too old to drive one of these? Is this a young mans truck? Second, the Raptor is a good $7k more than the longhorn ($51 v $58). The Longhorn interior is SUPER nice and the truck itself has a lot of features that the Raptor just doesn't have. So basically I'd be paying $7k more for a truck w a lesser interior just because its BADASS looking. Essentially, my heart wants the Raptor but my head wants the Longhorn. Help me rationalize buying a Raptor!

It's a good question, but probably not a great place to expect a fair and balanced answer

 

[keatonskidmore]

Push button start
Rambox
Included spray in bedliner
Air suspension
Nicest leather seats I've ever seen in a truck, and I have an 11 King Ranch.
Wifi in the truck.
Really nice real wood trim inside.

push button..really? Not that big of a deal.
Spray in liner you could get your dealer to add in cheap or free
Fox>Air suspension thats a no brainer
the dodge has really nice interior I'll admit but the raptors is very nice as well
I'm sure the wifi is pricy to run and now days I get 4g in a lot of places and my phone is a free hotspot (foxfi app)
fake wood trim looks worse then the raptors time I think

and hell no you're not too old. My dad just turned 50 and is about to order a '13

 

[Captain Awesome]

Raptor has wifi.
fox suspension is way better than the Ram coil over car suspension that need air bag to over come the ridiculous sag when towing

 

[Madcowranch]

Couple of things that drove me to get the Raptor was having something parked in my garage (1) that I would look forward to driving every day for a long time and (2) that was functional.

One concern I had, like you, was that my neighbors and friends would think "he's too old for that", "what a poser", "what a doushebag", and "what a waste of money". Then I thought to myself, "**** em, I know my automobiles, and this one kicks ass".

 

[bearfan]

Thanks everyone this is really helpful. How does the leather hold up over time? My King Ranch leather has already worn out a good deal after just 2 years.