RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

larry barnhart wrote:
I never thought fast was always the better way but the drivers of today seem to want fast.

chevman

I was thinking the same thing. When I went to buy a diesel truck I bought the truck that had the best reputation for long jevity and their motor. I could care less how fast it is. To me that was a Cummins turbo diesel. I also laugh at guys that think towing 10 and 12,000 pound campers with a half ton truck is okay. It simply is not as the brakes and everything else on that truck are not made to handle that situation. I think the ecoboost started this craze and now the eco-diesel is following suit. Just because that motor which is mainly run by turbos can handle the weight doesn't mean the rest of the vehicle can