Breakdown of truck sales 2016

blofgren wrote:

Wild Card wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

blofgren wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

Wild Card wrote:
At least you dont have to yank the cab on a Ram for major work...if needed

I like being able to change my oil filter without having to remove my front right tire or the air box housing and tube. Come to think of it, changing the fuel filters is pretty easy too on the Fords and I don't have to worry about the transmission until 150K miles.

Great reasons to not buy a truck! Wow with all that and great mirror i'm bout ready to jump ship!

Well there's more reasons than that but I don't want to spend hours typing them out. You'd be here all day reading and then you'd spend the next few days haggling with dealers trying to trade your Ram in on a good Ford. I'd rather you drive in ignorance and not know what your missing.

Between owning Fords and driving several Super Duties at work I know there's very little that current generation Ram owners are missing. And playing Russian roulette with the "delicate" CP4 HPFP is something I'll gladly miss out on! ;)

You're right...its way better to play Russian roulette with your entire truck. When's the last time Ford was ordered to conduct a mass buyback?

Should have been ordered a buyback with the 6.0 and 6.4 abortions of an engine.

Exactly. When's the last time Ram spent over $1 billion in warranty repairs on a single engine? Face it, Ford's diesel reputation has been pretty dismal since the 6.0L. It's getting better but even the 6.7L has had some pretty serious issues for an engine that was supposedly tested and abused to the moon and back before it's release according to Ford. And the real icing on the cake is the number of CP4 failures that Ford refuses to warranty, unlike GM. Also, the massive buyback you are referring to is for the last generation Ram, not the current one.

And lastly, I'm not a Ford hater. I owned 3 of them over the course of 20 years with the last one being a 6.0L. I also drive a F-150 for work every day and it's a great truck. I would buy one without hesitation if I were in the market for a 1/2 ton.

So Ford's problems with previous outsourced diesel engines are fair game but not the previous generations of Ram trucks? :R

Ford dumped International's engines and it's in-house 6.7 has proven to be a good engine. The CP4 is blown out of proportion here because its all you've got. I know dozens of 6.7 owners and none of us have had any issues. Every brand has its issues even your beloved Ram. There's a poster on here now claiming his Ram is a "turd".

Lastly, I'm not a Ram hater since I've owned numerous but I have had issues with their quality. My father has had issues with Ram. My Uncles have had problems with Ram. It's a common theme in my family and we've all moved on. From our experience, Ford and GM make better more reliable trucks. I'm glad you like your F-150, I like mine too and its 14 years old! :B