Ram 1500 Diesel Towing Capacity?
5000, 7660, 4300. Those are tow ratings I've seen for this vehicle. What is the correct number? I'm in the market for a light pickup and prefer a diesel. Nissan hasn't released much info on their ab...
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itguy08 wrote:jus2shy wrote:
For the 3.0 Ecodiesel with 159 vehicles, 2,873 fuel ups and 1,288,000 miles they note a fleet average of 22.81 mpg. So about a 5 mpg difference between the two. Depending upon perspective, and increase of 28% more mpg over the Ford, or a decrease of 22% from the RAM. Take it for what it's worth.
You also have to account for the increased costs of fuel for Diesel. It's not the same everywhere so you should do your own calculations for your area.
We can use this as an example: http://www.gasbuddy.com/Station/28991
Regular : $2.25
Diesel: $2.59
Diesel is about 15% more expensive than gas. So the MPG increase is not that great and a wash wen you add in the increased cost to acquire and increased maintenance costs of the Diesel.
This is the most over-discussed topic on this board. In the end when you look at the total cost of ownership, the difference between diesel and gas is pretty much a wash. For some reason people obsess about it but don't think twice about buying $20k worth of luxury options that will mean very little on resale.
As far as Chrysler products go, I bought my first one last June and couldn't be happier so far. Time will tell how it works out but the Cummins has the best track record of the big diesels and that was a big part of my decision.
I didn't spend much time looking at the half ton options cause we already had a Pilot so we didn't need a second crossover. :B
