Ram 1500 Hemi or Ecodiesel?
We’re in the market for a Ram 1500. A friend owns a Hemi and loves it. He recommends against the diesel, citing lots of problems, lack of towing capacity and poor fuel mileage. I’ve read about so...
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Lotsa good feedback and food for thought! Thx All!
Response to an earlier post: No problems with diesel pumps. Our local, usual, fuel stop has clean nozzles at all pumps, no trucks. We’re over 4000 miles into our summer road trip. Some truck fuel stops are very nice and clean with DEF at the pumps. Some are trash dumps. Sadly Flying J and Pilot are among the worst we’ve seen. Surprised when I couldn’t get my credit cards to work on truck diesel pumps at Indiana toll road I-80 plazas. Was told that if I didn’t have a fleet commercial card I would have to go to the front pumps. Took some maneuvering to get there but got fuel. Lesson learned.
Wife is a Wyoming truck lady, no problems pumping diesel ;)
Here’s a response I got on another forum. ID edited:
“...I own and tow a 6000# trailer with a 2017 Eco Diesel and I couldn't be happier. Just got back from a trip to Colorado and averaged 16.1 mpg. Went up Raton Pass, 7300', at 55-60 mph and never got above 2500 rpm. Not towing I get 27 mpg city and 32 mpg highway. There were some problems with the 2014-2016 models and FCA is settling those through a lawsuit and extended factory warranty. FCA didn't issue any 2019's as they were working on the problems which they claim are all fixed for the 2020 model year. My 2017 has been flawless. I have the Tradesman model 2WD quad cab and the cargo capacity is near 1700#. The more options you add the lower the cargo capacity. Here in Phoenix diesel runs about 3%-4% more than gas but my mileage is more than 60% better than my 2012 Silverado w/5.3 gasser. You can see all of the pros and cons at ram1500diesel.com forum. Take a test drive and see/feel the difference for yourself...”
Response to an earlier post: No problems with diesel pumps. Our local, usual, fuel stop has clean nozzles at all pumps, no trucks. We’re over 4000 miles into our summer road trip. Some truck fuel stops are very nice and clean with DEF at the pumps. Some are trash dumps. Sadly Flying J and Pilot are among the worst we’ve seen. Surprised when I couldn’t get my credit cards to work on truck diesel pumps at Indiana toll road I-80 plazas. Was told that if I didn’t have a fleet commercial card I would have to go to the front pumps. Took some maneuvering to get there but got fuel. Lesson learned.
Wife is a Wyoming truck lady, no problems pumping diesel ;)
Here’s a response I got on another forum. ID edited:
“...I own and tow a 6000# trailer with a 2017 Eco Diesel and I couldn't be happier. Just got back from a trip to Colorado and averaged 16.1 mpg. Went up Raton Pass, 7300', at 55-60 mph and never got above 2500 rpm. Not towing I get 27 mpg city and 32 mpg highway. There were some problems with the 2014-2016 models and FCA is settling those through a lawsuit and extended factory warranty. FCA didn't issue any 2019's as they were working on the problems which they claim are all fixed for the 2020 model year. My 2017 has been flawless. I have the Tradesman model 2WD quad cab and the cargo capacity is near 1700#. The more options you add the lower the cargo capacity. Here in Phoenix diesel runs about 3%-4% more than gas but my mileage is more than 60% better than my 2012 Silverado w/5.3 gasser. You can see all of the pros and cons at ram1500diesel.com forum. Take a test drive and see/feel the difference for yourself...”
