First drive Ram 1500 diesel
1500 Ram diesel Nice review ,I think they like it and clears up some points on why Ram did not use the 5.0 Cummins
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Hybridhunter wrote:
Hmmm. Back to trucks for a second.....
A couple posters made the point that comparing 240 hp (boring), to 360 hp is not reasonable. Lets compare the base engines from the Ram, or F150 to the Eco diesel.... As always, the luddites will be scared of the rpms the gassers run, but the fact is, the eco-diesel is MINIMUM $4K more to buy, Diesel is ALWAYS 15% more expensive most places I go, and even the base engines have 300hp, and they are faster with a load or without. Mileage will be more comparable as well.
I'll take a sub 8 second 0-60, 6K+ tow rating, and a higher payload the F150 offers, for almost $5K less, and go hog wild with the pile of cash I saved.
Hate to rain on your parade but the Eco-Diesel is only a $2850 up charge over the Hemi your pile of cash just got a whole lot smaller. LMAO
don
