Breakdown of truck sales 2016

"What about those who bought the gold standard Cummins and got burned? My uncle hasn't had a single ram mafia member offer to reimburse the bill for his new engine at 130K miles on his 2006. I'm pretty sure he's not holding his breath. So much for those who said "buy the cummins, it will never let you down."

Maybe you should explain why the engine failed. My Dad smoked #6 in his 94 RAM because he kept pulling on the Syskious pass in northern Ca, his fan clutch was not working. NOT the Cummins fault!

There is always more to the story, please do tell.

Fordlover wrote:
Sooo... It's just a great conspiracy when you google dodge cracked dash and get photo after photo?? I'm sure they are all photoshopped.:W

My buddies old 99 and his 01 had massive holes in the middle of the dash, we used to joke with him that the rams were factory equipped with the hole.

And yes, that is Texas registration/inspection stickers in the corner of this windshield.

On the plus side, his 2006 dash is still crack free last I saw.

Looks to me like someone slammed a fist down on the dash and broke it. He was probably out working in his Ram when the mechanic called him and told him how much the next repair would cost on his 6.oh no and he got mad and smashed the dash.;) I dunno, but seems to me that either a light tint on the front windshield or some UV protectant spray would go a long way to mitigate the problem of a cracking dash. Not sure there is an easy fix for the 6.0 engine problems.

blofgren wrote:

Fordlover wrote:

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
You could virtually copy this whole thread when someone links pickup sales for any given month.

Same for trailer tires thread. That's why we are down to ten pages of topics.

Same old garbage.

But how else do we justify our life choices and criticize others for not buying what we bought? :h

Patriot... Perhaps you can post that article again that shows the percent of market by diesel engine brand. :B

There's no doubt it's stunning how so many people were burned in the 6.0L, 6.4L and to some degree the 6.7L Ford fiascos and still come back for more. When reading the Dieselstop yesterday I was amazed how many were trading off 2011-2014 6.7L trucks for new models to avoid the disasters that they have been known to cause. One has to give it to Ford, they have incredible marketing. I got burnt on my 6.0L in repairs and resale and wasn't going in for Round 2! And this is coming from what was a die hard Ford man! :B

What about those who bought the gold standard Cummins and got burned? My uncle hasn't had a single ram mafia member offer to reimburse the bill for his new engine at 130K miles on his 2006. I'm pretty sure he's not holding his breath. So much for those who said "buy the cummins, it will never let you down."

Do you really want to compare the 2006 Cummins reliability record to a 2006 Ford 6.0L?

Deflecting isn't the same as answering the question. The Cummins reliability record doesn't mean squat when you are the one holding the 12,000 dollar bill for a new engine just out of warranty period. Would you really want to lecture my Uncle on the reliability record of his engine? That is ice cold man.
I also never said he was considering the 6.0 back in 2006. He traded in a Land Cruiser and went for the Cummins over the Duramax, and paid dearly.

Flashman wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
"The Best Never Rests" :B

Made a quick run to the deer camp this morning and saw several new F350 DRW trucks. Man are they a jewel.

Dually in deer camp? You must be a flat lander hunter.

Yep... Pretty much flat land full of Live Oaks, Post Oaks, and Pin Oaks.

No wonder that F-350 has been trouble free. You need to come out West to the mountain passes where they have to work hard no matter which direction is chosen! ;) :B

Nice! I was thinking the same.

I'll pass... While you guys freeze your balz off I'm enjoying 85F temps fpr the last few days. BTW...those Dodge dashboards don't stand a chance in this Texas heat. Crack... Crack... Crack... Next thing you know it the whole top of the dash is gone. :W

Oh Fishy

My 11 year old Dodge lives in a harsher heat than your Texas - try Tucson - parked outside all year - Dash is in great shape - no cracks, and no flat land cruising either

Sooo... It's just a great conspiracy when you google dodge cracked dash and get photo after photo?? I'm sure they are all photoshopped.:W

My buddies old 99 and his 01 had massive holes in the middle of the dash, we used to joke with him that the rams were factory equipped with the hole.

And yes, that is Texas registration/inspection stickers in the corner of this windshield.

On the plus side, his 2006 dash is still crack free last I saw.

FishOnOne wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Me Again wrote:

Bedlam wrote:

spud1957 wrote:

I'm nursing a strained back and had some time today to wander over to the Dieselstop which I frequented often when I owned my Ford diesels. Let's just say after a few minutes reading the 6.7L forum (with my jaw on the floor I'm sure) I was very happy with my decision to buy a Cummins. I read of several complete engine failures at low mileages. As much as the 6.0L had a lot of nasty problems complete engine failure was rare. Not so much with the 6.7L. Say what you might about the Ram but the latest generation is much better than previous generations and the Ram forums are COMPLETELY different than the Ford diesel forums. Yes there are a few people with some issues (most relatively minor) but nothing like I read today. I'm very happy I got off the Blue Koolaid.

Based on CR surveys some Ram owners may dissagree.

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2016/10/ram-ranks-last-in-consumer-reports-reliability-survey.html

I must be lucky. I had a great experience with my 6.0 PSD for 10 years in a F250 and am now into the third year with my 6.7 CTD with no problems or recalls on my chassis cab 5500 (did have software updates every dealer visit).

Ford is still selling class 5 chassis cabs 3 to 1 compared to Ram. Around my area, you rarely see a chassis cab Ram and I wouldn't be surprised if the ratio is closer to 12 to 1 here.

Watch for new Armored Cars, Wreckers, and Ambulances. Lots of RAMs, and less and less Fords.

Looks like there headed for the junk yard

Being they are from L.A., they are already past their life expectancy.
The fact they are still in one piece speaks of their durability.

patriotgrunt wrote:

spud1957 wrote:

Looks like there headed for the junk yard

:B

Likely they've been bought back by FCA due to steering issues that can't be fixed.

FCA Buyback

:B

spud1957 wrote:

Looks like there headed for the junk yard

:B

This comment wouldn't be that funny if it wasn't for the misuse of the word "there"! ;)

Fordlover wrote:

blofgren wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:

patriotgrunt wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
You could virtually copy this whole thread when someone links pickup sales for any given month.

Same for trailer tires thread. That's why we are down to ten pages of topics.

Same old garbage.

But how else do we justify our life choices and criticize others for not buying what we bought? :h

Patriot... Perhaps you can post that article again that shows the percent of market by diesel engine brand. :B

There's no doubt it's stunning how so many people were burned in the 6.0L, 6.4L and to some degree the 6.7L Ford fiascos and still come back for more. When reading the Dieselstop yesterday I was amazed how many were trading off 2011-2014 6.7L trucks for new models to avoid the disasters that they have been known to cause. One has to give it to Ford, they have incredible marketing. I got burnt on my 6.0L in repairs and resale and wasn't going in for Round 2! And this is coming from what was a die hard Ford man! :B

What about those who bought the gold standard Cummins and got burned? My uncle hasn't had a single ram mafia member offer to reimburse the bill for his new engine at 130K miles on his 2006. I'm pretty sure he's not holding his breath. So much for those who said "buy the cummins, it will never let you down."

Do you really want to compare the 2006 Cummins reliability record to a 2006 Ford 6.0L?

spoon059 wrote:

RamGuy2500 wrote:
The resale value on my current Ram is killing me. I'm going to take a blood bath trading it in.

Just curious, if you think Ram is so terrible and GM and Ford are so vastly superior... why did you buy a Ram in the first place?

Furthermore, where are you looking to sell that you can't get a decent trade in price on a 3 year old diesel? Around my parts, the used diesels cost darn near as much as brand new ones... including the "horrible" Rams...

There is very high demand and resale value for them in my area too. That was one of the reasons I ended up buying new even though I was looking for lightly used.

spud1957 wrote:

Looks like there headed for the junk yard

:B

Likely they've been bought back by FCA due to steering issues that can't be fixed.

FCA Buyback