Ram 6.4 reviews
O.K. all you new RAM 6.4 owners out there---what do ya think of your rig? No hype, just the truth!! We're thinking about buying one and would like real world knowledge on them. That guy from Canada ...
Forum Discussion
katoom400 wrote:
this thread is very interesting to me as I've been considering "upgrading" from my 2010 5.7 Tundra to a Ford or Ram 3/4 ton gasser, been doing lots of comparing on the 6.2 ford and the 6.4 Ram, also checking prices around the country. I'm looking at the Tradesman w/chrome package level in the ram and the xlt level in the ford.
my local dealers want 36k for the ram and around 38k for the f250. I've seen the ram as low as 32k on auto trader. I've owned a ram/dodge 2500 back in 96, and a f250 7.3 oil burner in 01, both trucks served me well and I have no real brand loyalty. I personally think the Ford is a better looking truck, but that's just me and not to say that the new Ram is bad looking...is definitely has a "tough" looking stance.
I test drove a 2014 ram 2500 and thought it did drive nice for a 3/4 ton truck, it's been years since I drove a HD FORD, so I really can't remember how stiff the ride was.
on the reliability side, I have friends who have had bad experiences with previous years dodges, so I'm a little gun shy, but I've also heard that Ram has recently stepped up their game.
I'm only towing my outback 250rs (7600 gvwr) ~10 times a year, so comfort when empty is a consideration for me as well.
any advice anyone can give me on both is greatly appreciated.
Near me is a 3500 Tradesman 6.4 for $35,054. Dang good deal IMO.
FWIW I'm going on 2 years and 3 months @22,700 miles and with the exception of the TBC (replaced under warranty) it's been flawless. Still tight, no squeaks or rattles. I have no regrets on buying my 1st Ram truck ever. I was a Ford guy always with the exception of an 06 Frontier I owned for 4 years. Would've bought a Ranger but I wanted the little bit of extra room and more powerful V6 that either a Tacoma or Frontier had.
