Quality

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"I bought the extended warranty, the longest they offer, 10 years or 120,000 miles for $2,000. "

I am guessing NOT a Chrysler MaxCare warranty???

Yes, that is exactly what it was, but correction, it's for 8 years, 120K miles.

With Tier 4 final emissions, an extended warranty will pay for itself.

"I bought the extended warranty, the longest they offer, 10 years or 120,000 miles for $2,000. "

I am guessing NOT a Chrysler MaxCare warranty???

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.

FishOnOne wrote:

spoon059 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
So why not a 6.0 or a 7.3?

Give the fish a break... he bought a non-Ford and he is actually pleased with his purchase. This is but a step in a long recovery path fr his hatred of anything non "blue oval". Lets celebrate this step like an alcoholic would celebrate 1 week sober...;)

Are you saying I don't qualify for gold membership to the Ram Mafia!

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You're welcome anytime brotha, but it'll take more than one old 3rd gen to reach gold status!

I almost forgot about the rain.......after record breaking rains last winter and spending 2x as much to build roads as I should have plus being soaken wet every day, I definitely don't tout the weather as great here. And if I did, I must have been drunk posting!

travelnutz wrote:
Grit dog,

Interesting that you claim such great weather in the PNW USA and never mention they very high number of days of rain and altitude highway travel for so many mandating chains on in winter. Yes, we have been there many times so don't make stupid statements.

Putting it to a proper perspective: There ins't squat for the percentage of the USA population that live in the PNW. Maybe 20 million people out of the 330,000,000 that live in the USA and yet you think like so many out there that what works where you live will work with ~7% of the nation's population can speak for and tell the other 93% of the nation's population what's best. Some news for you: It ain't squat in actual reality! There's a reason and/or reasons why only ~7% of the USA population chooses to live in the PNW! The cropped tail trying to wag the dog!

Don't think I ever claimed great weather, actually it s ucks most of the year, snow is heavy wet and rotten, hence the chain laws all the time. I believe I said it is easier on vehicles than other climates. Just my opinion being kind of a car nut and observing cross country.
And we don't choose to live here, got transferred here a half dozen years ago and so happens we are still here, tied to my job ya know.
I grew up in the Midwest, and I'll take washing the moss off my trailer once a year over fenders flapping in the breeze, rusted up brakes and rusted out trailer hitches, as long as I have the choice. Maybe I wasn't clear but it was my off handed reccomendation that this is in general a good place for used cars and "quality" is subjective.

spoon059 wrote:
I'm not sure what is more surprising... Travelnutz apparently going nuts and losing his mind over a brand, or the fact that Fishie didn't comment until several pages deep and has only had a few tame comments at all.

The great thing about having my own brain and logic is that I can chose the vehicle that I want based upon the conditions that I view as relevant at the time. I don't need a magazine article of questionable integrity to justify the purchase that I made. I simply do my research, weigh the pro's and cons and make an educated decision based upon my needs.

When I bought my Ford F150, it was because that was the best vehicle at the best price that fit my needs at the time. I really liked that truck and miss it. I still think that the 94-96 F-series design was beautiful and I drool a little every time I see one out on the road still. Unfortunately the regular cab Ford wasn't appropriate for my new job, needed something with more interior space.

When I bought my Tundra, it was because it was the best vehicle at the best price that fit my needs at the time. I liked that truck too, it was great. Lots of power, great ride and comfortable for long trips. Unfortunately we bought a new trailer that was simply too heavy when we were loaded for our longer trips.

I bought my Ram 2500 because it was the best vehicle at the best price that fit my needs. The truck drives great, hauls our trailer like its nothing and gets great fuel economy with the Cummins. It is far from a perfect vehicle, but it met or exceed every need that I had.

And yet, despite my owning 3 different brands of truck in the last 15 years (4 if you count my SUV, but that's not relevant), some blowhards on this forum like to label me as "Ram Mafia" because of the truck that I currently own. Its hilarious.

Ok, back to bashing any brand that you don't own.... GO!

It's ignorant more than hilarious. I've bought one Ram in my life and may or may not ever buy another. I like it so far. My wife drives a Honda. We've also owned a VW, Toyota, Nissan and three Ford's in our "grown up" lives together. The next vehicle we buy will be whatever vehicle from whatever brand we feel best fits our needs at the time. Brand loyalty is senseless and stupid. But I've been called the "Ram mafia" too. :R

FishOnOne wrote:

spoon059 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
So why not a 6.0 or a 7.3?

Give the fish a break... he bought a non-Ford and he is actually pleased with his purchase. This is but a step in a long recovery path fr his hatred of anything non "blue oval". Lets celebrate this step like an alcoholic would celebrate 1 week sober...;)

Are you saying I don't qualify for gold membership to the Ram Mafia!

We welcome you with open arms, your plaque will have a LITTLE disclaimer. :B

spoon059 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:
So why not a 6.0 or a 7.3?

Give the fish a break... he bought a non-Ford and he is actually pleased with his purchase. This is but a step in a long recovery path fr his hatred of anything non "blue oval". Lets celebrate this step like an alcoholic would celebrate 1 week sober...;)

I have been saying he is a closet RAM guy. ;)