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invstr55
Explorer
Mar 05, 2013

The continuing Saga waiting for my new Ram 3500

I am not sure what is happening with one ton Ram production but I know that my estimated ship date is today, the problem is that they have not started building it yet. Like so many others mine has gon...
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john_bet
Explorer II
Mar 06, 2013
ib516 wrote:
I don't know where anyone would get that the RAM gets 12 mpg. It got 8.5 mpg pulling a 19,000# trailer (~28,000# GCW) up and down mountain grades in the last test. For the record, the Ford diesel got 9.5 mpg for the same test, the GMC, 9.1 mpg.
Let me tell you that I get 12 mpg towing regularly, but I don't tow in the same parts that you do. My gcvw is 19k+/-, because it varies with the trip we are on, but no more than the max of 20k rating of my truck. JMHO.

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