Ram 2500 CTD in Africa

RobertRyan wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
Pretty interesting.

Owner Review: I Drove a Ram HD 2500 Nearly 100,000 Miles in Africa

Interesting thread;

Owners says;
""After all these years it gave me zero issues. It was a concern as the closest dealership is thousands of miles away by ship.

Currently, my Ram is on its way back to Canada. After these years in Africa, it’s coming back for some maintenance and then heading to South America for some more expeditions.”" eoq


Thats amazing.....but not surprising for any 3/4 ton HD Dodge/Ram....Ford super duties or the GM twins. Especially out here in farm and ranch country where some of these trucks don't see many highway miles other than farm to market.
Many spend most of their lives in 4wd mode pulling some type of equipment off pavement on dirt trails or county roads or pastures/etc especially flat bed trucks with a feeder/bale spear in the bed.

It would be interesting if the owner had posted his maintenance schedule....number of tires used/fuel usage/etc.

Really not that amazing and it should not be. You get cars that easily turn 100,000miles without major issues. Also Pickup manufacturers give warranties that are 5yrs now. Isuzu DMax said you should get 350,000km or 220,000 miles before a major overhaul. 95% sold have met that target
Some of the cars in Africa including the Peugot 404 Ute in Africa received substantial abuse

It actually is considering it is a full US Tier 3 emissions equipped vehicle with a NOx limit much lower than Euro 6. Also, the B50 life on the Cummins ISB is 350,000 miles(560,000 km).