Quality

Threebigfords wrote:

Ron3rd wrote:
Zero issues on my 2016 Ram CTD 2500 after 12,000 miles and 10 months. I know it's a small sample size but the quality, fit and finish, reliability has been outstanding. Not only have I never had to take it back to the dealer, or had a problem of any kind, I never even thought about having a problem with this truck. It's the only diesel I recommend, for 2 reasons; 1. It is rock sold reliable. 2. It is about $10,000 less than Ford and Chevy (both good trucks BTW).

This is coming from a 2-time Tundra owner.

You're right, that is a pretty small sample size...12k in 10 months is barely driving it. Not sure that's indicative of rock solid reliability.

I've had my 2015 F450 for 14 months and have 41,500 hard miles on it, with nothing but scheduled maintenance to date. Even at that, I wouldn't claim 'rock solid reliability'.... it's just too soon. Let's see how our rigs are acting at 100, 150, and 200k. That's what matters to me. The Fords before this served me reliably for over 300k, 175k, and 190k respectively. I looking forward to this new truck doing the same. Hopefully your new Ram will treat you just as well, only time will tell.

I agree 100% too early to tell what the reliability will be. So far, so good.

This is the first Ram truck I've owned and the first diesel, so I bought the extended warranty, the longest they offer, 10 years or 120,000 miles for $2,000. Maybe that was a good move, maybe not, but it's bumper to bumper and I know one repair on these trucks can easily be over 2 Grand.