mtofell1 wrote:
This is great to see. There's been talk of these baby diesels back 10+ years so it's nice to see them actually come to fruition.
In a single word, the make or break will be payload. Ram's Ecodiesel was a great idea and seems like a great truck but the ridiculous payload rating makes it virtually useless for anyone who tows and has friends/family. You can have a trailer or people... just not both at the same time.
If Ford can get a good HD 1/2 ton chassis with payload up around 2K they'll sell like hotcakes. Of course, MPGs are important but I have to think it will good news.
I've never been much of a Ford guy but would definitely give one these a look if it fit my needs.
I agree 100% on the HD 1/2 ton thing. It would sell like hotcakes if it were put in something that can handle more weight than a common 1/2 ton.
This is the major problem with the Ecodiesel. It doesn't have enough truck under it to do both as you said. I know Ram's stance is to just get a 3/4 ton if you need that much capability, but the problem with that is that a 3/4 has different engines that get worse fuel economy than the Ecodiesel. So if you you are looking for fuel economy and hauling capability, then you have to choose one or the other. Hopefully Ram will finally break away from this stance with the new 1500's and put a truck beneath the Ecodiesel that can haul more than the current 1,260 lbs(before options) in a crew cab long bed 4x4.
