First drive Ram 1500 diesel

mich800 wrote:

What is more silly is the know it all's killed another otherwise good tread. We all know who they are and they seem like they have zero self control. If you don't like Ford, Ram, or other it serves no purpose to attempt to cut them down in an effort to prop up your brand. That combined with some that claim to have some inside track on when, how, and where of a project before the general public is laughable. Just because you work somewhere does not mean you are privy to the business plans of the company and when they started or conceived of a project.

If this is directed at me Mich, I have NO inside track as to GM or Ford.

Fact, One of the first things Fiat did after they took over Chrysler was to set out to improve our EPA ratings. They looked at the power train divisions and decided a transmission upgrade was needed. So why do all the engineering in house when you have so much cra;p to fix from the Dame-Liar decade. So they went with an off the shelf tried and true ZF 8 speed. They also asked them to work with our engineers on the 9 speed. It was a year and half after Fiat/Chrysler announced the new transmissions that GM and Ford announced their partnership to build a 9 and 10 speed. Does not take a brain surgeon to figure out they got caught with their pants down around their knees now does it.

Don