First Impressions of the Ecodiesel
I'll start off by saying no I have not towed anything yet but am looking for a donner trailer to hook to and run down the highway for about 400 miles round trip. Just to see how she handles a trailer.
As for the truck all I can say is OMG this thing is awesome! I knew the 2004 was noisey as to wind noise around the doors. Just didn't know how noisey until I got this truck. At 80 MPH you hear nothing, no chirps or rattles in the inside, no wind noise or road noise and the sound system rocks! The sub-woofer could be a little louder IMO but this thing even has two speakers in the back roof!
Did have an opportunity to run a newer F-150 EB and toasted him off the line but that didn't last very long until he walked by me, but it was fun :B if only for a few seconds LOL!
The transmission shifts are quick and smooth, a little too smooth for my liking, may look into a shift kit of some kind this spring. Or maybe get the dealer to bump up the line pressures a tic.
The fuel mileage is still very disappointing only hitting 20.2 for the last tank hand cal.. It is improving with each tank so we will she what she ends up making. I ordered this truck with the 3.92 gears and I might regret it. But if we get a TT it will more then make up for the loss in fuel mileage with better towing performance and that was what I was looking for.
The 4X4 system works great in the snow, the tires are not so impressive however. May look into buying some 17" factory wheels to run dedicated snow tires on for the winter. There seem to be a lot of them for sale.
So all and all I can say Winner Winner Chicken Dinner for the new Ram Ecodiesel.
Don
As for the truck all I can say is OMG this thing is awesome! I knew the 2004 was noisey as to wind noise around the doors. Just didn't know how noisey until I got this truck. At 80 MPH you hear nothing, no chirps or rattles in the inside, no wind noise or road noise and the sound system rocks! The sub-woofer could be a little louder IMO but this thing even has two speakers in the back roof!
Did have an opportunity to run a newer F-150 EB and toasted him off the line but that didn't last very long until he walked by me, but it was fun :B if only for a few seconds LOL!
The transmission shifts are quick and smooth, a little too smooth for my liking, may look into a shift kit of some kind this spring. Or maybe get the dealer to bump up the line pressures a tic.
The fuel mileage is still very disappointing only hitting 20.2 for the last tank hand cal.. It is improving with each tank so we will she what she ends up making. I ordered this truck with the 3.92 gears and I might regret it. But if we get a TT it will more then make up for the loss in fuel mileage with better towing performance and that was what I was looking for.
The 4X4 system works great in the snow, the tires are not so impressive however. May look into buying some 17" factory wheels to run dedicated snow tires on for the winter. There seem to be a lot of them for sale.
So all and all I can say Winner Winner Chicken Dinner for the new Ram Ecodiesel.
Don
