Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

N-Trouble wrote:

BillyW wrote:

N-Trouble wrote:
THe lack of any real payload is why a 1/2 ton diesel just doesn't make sense to me. The current top of the line gas offerings can all easily handle whatever you can "safely" tow with these trucks. You buy a diesel because you need/want the pulling power but when the severly lacking 1/2 ton chassis becomes the weak link I can see why not everybody is jumping onboard with offering 1/2 ton diesels. Maybe Dodge knows something we dont, but I doubt it. Still trying to understand the logic behind a 1/2 ton diesel...

I could see myself as a typical 1/2 ton diesel driver. I commute about 50 miles a day and don't have room for a separate commuter car and tow vehicle. It's all about the MPGs. I would like to see more payload, but could make 1500 lbs work.

But the mileage increase will never pay for itself when you figure in the additional upfront cost, maintenance costs and recent price of diesel vs gas. Here in Cali diesel has been running the same as mid-grade for some time now. Not to mention how much are you going to loose on your gasser when you trade it in. STill doesn't make sense.

I'm pretty sure it would easily pay for itself in my case. Trade in value is useless to a guy like me. At this moment my newest vehicle is 16 years old with well over 200,000 miles on it. In 10 years or so when/if I'm ready to upgrade it, I'm sure the diesel will have paid for itself. I drive and tow in the mountains a lot too, which should also improve the equation.