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re: What y'all know about the Ram EcoDiesel?
Posted on 10/18/16 at 4:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 10/18/16 at 4:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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It's $38k. Shop hard enough and you can find a 3/4 ton 4x4 ram diesel for that price.
don't need anything that big, just looking at 1/2 ton and midsize pickups that'll pull at least 7k lbs, but I don't wanna pay the same price for less truck.
what do you think is a good price for the truck I described?
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Posted on 10/18/16 at 5:02 pm to Masterag
quote:Just get a gasser then. The headache of a diesel isn't worth it if you don't need it.
don't need anything that big, just looking at 1/2 ton and midsize pickups that'll pull at least 7k lbs,
Posted on 10/18/16 at 6:38 pm to Masterag
According to the market $35 would be a good price for the truck you are looking at.
If you like it (and can afford it) than get it. They're supposedly good vehicles. Dodge/Ram/Chrysler traditionally are less reliable than Ford/Chevy but I personally don't believe it's that big of an issue. The new HD rams that I've looked at appear to be very well built from a quick overview.
Be sure you educate yourself on scheduled maintenance and the costs associated before buying. Those are hidden costs that can be extremely high on diesels in some cases and absolutely cannot be cheaped out on. I'm not familiar with the fiat diesel but it's undoubtably more expensive to operate than a gasser. If it's belt-timed than it will need a timing belt probably around 100k miles and that can be an expensive service. Don't write it off just based on this post, but do your homework and know full well what those costs are before final negotiations.
If you like it (and can afford it) than get it. They're supposedly good vehicles. Dodge/Ram/Chrysler traditionally are less reliable than Ford/Chevy but I personally don't believe it's that big of an issue. The new HD rams that I've looked at appear to be very well built from a quick overview.
Be sure you educate yourself on scheduled maintenance and the costs associated before buying. Those are hidden costs that can be extremely high on diesels in some cases and absolutely cannot be cheaped out on. I'm not familiar with the fiat diesel but it's undoubtably more expensive to operate than a gasser. If it's belt-timed than it will need a timing belt probably around 100k miles and that can be an expensive service. Don't write it off just based on this post, but do your homework and know full well what those costs are before final negotiations.
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