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re: Thinking of buying a new truck
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:14 am to carhartt
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:14 am to carhartt
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As usual the idiots on the OT think Rams are shitty. Then again they are idiots.
I have a 2014 Ram 1500 Limited with the 5.7. It rides great,looks good, has one of the best interiors that I've seen and gets plenty of compliments. I don't know much about the diesel. I did talk to a guy that has one. He was getting 32mpg on the highway.
What trim level are you looking at?
I worked at a place that has a fleet of 60 dodge trucks. I can pinpoint every weak spot on them
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Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:15 am to Croacka
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My brand truck is the best truck
Negative I bought a dodge due to price, but still think ford is the pinnacle
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:15 am to tankyank13
What about the V6 Ecoboost? More TQ than any other 1/2 ton motor except the GM 6.2.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:15 am to Croacka
Like anything, you judge it by the amount of torque and horses it has.
Bitch please.
Bitch please.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:16 am to doublecutter
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2015 GMC Canyon
Did you get that for your 16 year old son or wife?
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:16 am to Ice Cream Sammich
Why do specs matter? It's all about the cylinders baw
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:17 am to Croacka
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I'm only stating that a truck shouldn't be measured by its number of cylinders
Well in a smaller block engine of course you can
Semi engines use a straight six setup, and the heads on those engines weigh as much as a truck LoL
This post was edited on 5/23/15 at 8:20 am
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:18 am to tankyank13
Big block sing song, baw
Posted on 5/23/15 at 8:24 am to Croacka
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You do know the one ton dodge trucks use a cummins engine that's only 6 cylinders right?
I doubt it's a whopping 3.0 liter though
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:23 am to stout
Ford's Ecoboost and Mercedes diesel's say hi...
I wouldn't hesitate getting a v6 in a full size truck if it was the right deal for me. My 2005 GMC Z71 gets maybe 16mpg with a nice taile wind. Plus, I don't usually pull stuff over 3k lbs anyway.
To each their own I guess.
I wouldn't hesitate getting a v6 in a full size truck if it was the right deal for me. My 2005 GMC Z71 gets maybe 16mpg with a nice taile wind. Plus, I don't usually pull stuff over 3k lbs anyway.
To each their own I guess.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:37 am to Brguy33
My personal car is a 4 cl mazda. Just wanted to say this so you know I am not partial to any brand. I get a rental truck for work every week. The brand rotates. The GM trucks are by far the worst. The interior is very cheap, and there seems to be a lag in the motor. Fords are solid, but again, the interior seems meh. I have always had the same concerns about Ram, but they feel like they have the most power and pull of any brand. The interior is on par with GM and Ford. I have no idea on the reliability, but I would give the Ram a hard look if I was buying an American brand. I do know the Ford's are way too expensive. No way I would spend 45k+ on a 1500 pickup.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:54 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I worked at a place that has a fleet of 60 dodge trucks. I can pinpoint every weak spot on them
You work for my company? We build pipelines and switched from Chevy to Dodge 2 years ago due to the price......
They are the biggest piece of shites out there. How can I confirm this? We give our trucks to mostly Hispanics that give zero fricks about these trucks and they basically drive them like they stole them. The Dodge fleet is about to fall apart where the Chevy's eat the abuse like candy. Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:58 am to MWP
Luckily all 70 of our trucks are ford
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:08 am to yellowfin
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Luckily all 70 of our trucks are ford
We had Fords before Chevy's. I liked them the best for going through mud and basically fricking shite up offroad, but I like the Chevy's ride better on the highway.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:20 am to BRL79
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2015 GMC Canyon
Did you get that for your 16 year old son or wife?
Maybe his "partner" bought it for him.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:27 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I worked at a place that has a fleet of 60 dodge trucks
If I worked at a place that had 60 Dodge trucks, I'd get my resume out. Just a matter of time before they go belly up...
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:35 am to Brguy33
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I'm looking at the dodge 1500 diesel.anybody have one? Any positives or negatives?
I test drove a Ram diesel not long ago. Great vehicle with lots of power. My only issue was that the diesels only seem to come with the fully loaded models. The 3.0L engine has been on sale in the Grand Cherokees for a few years now. People seem to love them.
Ram makes a great truck now. They ride very smooth.
I am also very impressed with the new Chevy Colorado mid sized truck. It is probably more than adequate for most buyer's needs. Perfect sized for me.
This post was edited on 5/23/15 at 10:38 am
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:42 am to carhartt
I'm looking at the Laramie. I have a 2014 Sierra right now and I like it but don't love it like I thought I would
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:49 am to tigerdup07
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in comparison to my 05 F150 with 100k miles: I changed the brakes I changed the tires
On the flip side, my 2013 F-150 has a squeak in the tailgate that my service tech says 'they all do that- sorry' and it was in the shop THREE times because the A/C would just cut off at random times for random intervals. I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee that I drove for 160,000 miles that the only non-maintenance issue I had was the clock spring in the steering wheel went out. The damn brake pads lasted me 137,000 miles. The only reason I didn't look harder at the Ram is because it had a slightly smaller back seat and I didn't like some of the redesigns in the 2013's. If I had to do it all over again, I'd definitely look at RAM
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:55 am to stout
Only a 3.0L turbodiesel V6 with more torque than the 5.7 Hemi.
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