Ram 1500 diesel review

wilber1 wrote:

I would call that dumbshiftaphobia. Put it in D with the cruise on, not knowing what it is doing or why.

I know full well what it's doing and why. Is it your nature to be unnecessarily rude?

wilber1 wrote:

Sure cruise in 7th or 6th instead of 8th with a higher noise level and fuel consumption.

Only when and if I need to.

wilber1 wrote:

Put up with frequent shifting and the wear and tear that goes along with it just so you can get up a hill faster.

I always have the option of slowing down, in which case I don't need the extra power or the downshift. I just assumed that was obvious.

wilber1 wrote:

At 1900 RPM the Hemi isn't putting out any more power than the diesel at 1500 RPM. From the graph it looks like slightly less.

OK, so they're about the same. Whatever. The point is that if I need that power, and only if I need it, I can get it with a pretty minimal increase in RPM. That's a far cry from "revving the snot out of it" (to use your words).

-- Rob