Ram outsells Chevrolet.
:) Hi, I read somewhere that Ram outsold Chevrolet half tons and GM is pissed. Is this fiction, or why haven't I seen any posts about this?
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rhagfo wrote:Acdii wrote:
I compared the 19 Limited to an 18 Platinum. RAM has stepped up the game tremendously, that interior is just fantastic from materials, to stitching to the electronics. I went with the Platinum though for several reasons.
Ram, not known for reliability
Dealerships not known for decent care
Unknown crash ratings (which recently have been done and RAM matches Ford with 5 stars)
Unknown if the rust issues have been solved
poor engine choices
lack of available payload.
No tailgate step
known for having electrical issues
Aside from the Ford having a dated interior, it is still a rather good truck and I can see why it is still #1.
6 engine choices
Highest payload and towing
over 6 million combinations that can be built (mind blowing too when one is built every 53 seconds)
very nice styling.
GM will continue to stay at the bottom unless they fire all their engineers and hire some with talent and imagination instead of coming out with the same old same old style year after year. And please, that complicated tailgate? A disaster in the making.
About the only thing I did like that GM had over both Ford and Ram was the camera system. Doesn't say much does it.
Lets not forget Ford still has a dated frame in the SD line.
Payload, Ford F350 SRW max GVWR, is 11,500# Max GVWR Ram 3500 SRW is 12,300#, the only reason Ford can advertise Max payload is their stripper model is lighter than the Ram stripper.
You don't need six engine choices, if you have three great engine choices.
The frame design in the SD is two years old, new for 2017 - how could that be considered dated?
Also the payload on the F350 srw is comparable to the ram 3500 when equipped similarly as the aluminum body weighs less. I checked out what I could find online and it seems like matching optioned trucks the ram has a slight edge in payload but it’s not the 800# you make it sound like, it’s more like 200-350#.
Congrats to Ram on outselling the GM offering, I have felt for years that the GM product was a few notches down from Ford and Ram, more peoples must be noticing this too.
