Old: '94 dodge 2500 4x4 reg. cab 360 V8 5 sp man. New: '04.5 dodge 3500 qc drw 4x4 auto CTD No comparison. I pull my skidloader and materials for my fencing business, close to 10-12000 lbs. My old truck could hardly keep it at 65 mph on the flat.:doah:The brakes were hardly good enough to stop the truck itself, and worst of all it didn't get better than 10 mpg empty. The new truck can stop the trailer better without trailer brakes than the od one could with trailer brakes. As for power, we won't even start on that.rotfl Enough said. I like my new truck.