2015 SRW Ram 3500 Cummins (First year review)
Ok, so not quite a year (will be October 27th). But I wanted to do this and give a true, honest opinion to anyone possibly looking at something similar to mine as there wasn't a great deal out there ...
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Our 2015 3500 SRW Laramie SB is now a year old and has 17K miles on it. Love it love it. It is our third RAM 1993 and 2001.5 were the earlier ones.
We towed a 12.4K 5th to Arizona and back last winter and Sunday head out to Arizona with a 16K 5th wheel which we have towed three times so far in the NW. It seems to handle it just fine at almost 25K combined. The Aisin's low first gear gets it off the line just fine. This thing with the 3.42 is a freeway cruiser. We bought it in Colorado and drove it home to Washington in 48 hours with two nights of motel receipts. At 80 it is steady as a rock. Drove it of hours at that speed and even DW took the wheel driving 80. 18 MPG at 80 and 21 at 65, and brand new. Note: Went shower the first few hundred miles. No issues to date. Did two oil changes myself and one fuel filters change, again myself. Only down side has been the quick tire wear on the FS Transforce AT's. DEF usage not towing is almost non existent. Takes a couple 2.5 gal boxes to get to Arizona towing.
Will give you another update next week. Chris
We towed a 12.4K 5th to Arizona and back last winter and Sunday head out to Arizona with a 16K 5th wheel which we have towed three times so far in the NW. It seems to handle it just fine at almost 25K combined. The Aisin's low first gear gets it off the line just fine. This thing with the 3.42 is a freeway cruiser. We bought it in Colorado and drove it home to Washington in 48 hours with two nights of motel receipts. At 80 it is steady as a rock. Drove it of hours at that speed and even DW took the wheel driving 80. 18 MPG at 80 and 21 at 65, and brand new. Note: Went shower the first few hundred miles. No issues to date. Did two oil changes myself and one fuel filters change, again myself. Only down side has been the quick tire wear on the FS Transforce AT's. DEF usage not towing is almost non existent. Takes a couple 2.5 gal boxes to get to Arizona towing.
Will give you another update next week. Chris
