Ram 3.0 diesel cheaper to own
Not a very informative article but it is interesting that a the diesel version is cheaper to own than the gasser. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2016/12/ram-1500-dominates-cost-of-ownership-diesel-anal...
Forum Discussion
ChooChooMan74 wrote:GordonThree wrote:
Have they fixed the Eco Diesel payload yet? How can you tow anything but a grocery cart with 800-900lbs total payload?
That is on the Highest end models. Yes, mine has less payload than my Jeep Liberty, but would you honestly tell me that my Liberty is safer to tow with??SouthpawHD wrote:
Who actually makes the ED, Ram/FCA or Cummins?
VM Motori. Recently they bought GM's 1/2 of the company. The 2.8l in the Colorado is basically a VM Motori designed motor.1320Fastback wrote:
I had read there is a new design cam bolt in the 2016 models but no word on if the cam gear is actually now keyed or splined as it should be.
No real issue with any cam bolt. This has been done in numerous applications from Europe.
The issue was the cam gears were slipping or falling off at higher (150K) mileages.
I would not buy one until they have fixed that problem (and added payload). Hopefully this new design does that.
