Ecodiesel orders

otrfun wrote:

hone eagle wrote:
Would dealers order that many if they didn't have confidence in the product ?
Even if its never more then a nich product only Ram can do this, nobody else would bother.
That a win for people that want a light duty pick up eh?

Totally agree! These automotive dealers are business owners first, Ram dealers, second. Competition is absolutely a win for consumers.

The payload on the popular, nicely equipped, SLT Quad Cab version of the Ram Ecodiesel is about 1,300 lbs. Hardly lacking for the AVERAGE, non RV.NET, buyer. Yes, I totally get it: 859 - 1,300 lbs. of payload will NOT suffice for many here on RV.NET. I understand why and totally empathize with their position.

However, one has to chuckle and respect all the various aspects of human nature, even when folks say this truck is DOA just because THEY, personally, don't have a use for it.

I guess one could say that about the Edsel or Vega or the Yugo too. Auto manufactures make mistakes. So do dealers and frankly, so do consumers.

Hell, I even picked Denver to win. :R Only time will tell if this truck is going to be Denver or Seattle, a Yugo or a Toyota Corolla. :B