I am a Ford owner, yet I share the same frustration as MeAgain (Chris) with respect to FishOnOne (Troy) trolling Ram related threads for no other reason but to make derisive comments and talk about Fords... leading to the Ram threads closure, while FishOnOne's Ford marketing threads live on, indefinitely, and even redundantly.
I used to tolerate the brand bashing as a sort of benign reversion to childhood that all of us experience at some point after we retire from the adult pressures in the world of work, and succumb to the loss of faculties when we age.
But this is getting ridiculous. Case in point: A few months ago, I, as a current Ford owner with 4 Ford trucks for as many decades, started a thread on the 2019 Ram/Cummins heavy duty redo that will coincide with two key anniversaries for both Ram and Cummins. I thought it would be fun to have a place to gather both facts and rumors about this iconic tow vehicle for readers of this forum with similar interests. However, FishOnOne joined the discussion, and the thread only lasted seven pages before it was closed. So what did FishOnOne say?
FishOnOne wrote:
- In 1988 I drove the first Dodge Ram 5.9 cummins... The one thing I do recall was when you would shut down the engine the belt squeal pretty loud...
- BTW... If the 5.0 cummins engineers have anything to do with the upcoming 2019 cummins, I sure wouldn't pull the trigger on one.
- I seriously doubt Ford designed a all new diesel engine and transmission along with designing a all new truck platform and moving the F650/F750 from Mexico to the USA to let that market go. I'm seeing quite a few of these trucks on the road so I suspect they're selling well enough. Once the new drivetrain/truck chassis' proves to be cost effective, I'm sure these trucks will gain market share. The Power Stroke that rated for 500k miles and a gas V10 that's backed by a bullet proof transmission give the buyer some nice cost effective options.
- Who cares what was in the F650/F750 2015 trucks. What's important is they're now built in the USA with the best medium duty engine/transmission to date.
- You know you used to be more diplomatic when you drove a Toyota... I can't help wonder why you allow the Ram mafia to continue to get a free pass, but anyone says anything factual about a ram and your all over them!
- When you start addressing the ram mafia directly then I'll take your comments serious, but your little snarking comment shows your position so I doubt we'll get positive results.
Other than the two derisive comments about Cummins engines that are not even in the current Ram truck, never mind the new 2019, what relevance did any of the above posts have with 2019 Ram trucks? None.
I don't own a Ram. Never have. But I certainly share MeAgain's frustration at FishOnOne's perpetual interference in Ram related discussions. It certainly dampens my participation in this forum. Not that I'm missed, but one has to wonder just how many other people are driven away by it?
BTW, the hypocrisy of my post is not lost on me, as these comments have nothing to do with the 2017 Superduty that FishOnOne is very effectively marketing for Ford. However, the immediately preceding dialog between MeAgain, spud1957, and FishOnOne provided the context which organically gave rise to this spontaneous response.
The more I use the internet, the more I learn about how clever forum sponsors are in the less than transparent ways products are now being marketed.
