Unfortunate report on new Ram
From an earlier thread we ordered and got our brand new Ram 3500 6.4 on August 23. We were in the process of putting 500 miles on her so we could change the rear differential fluid to take her on our ...
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joshuajim wrote:
There’s a lot of shade tree mechanics whose best qualities are throwing shade and wanna be lawyers on this and most other sites. I owned and operated a transmission shop and had good mechanics (NOT technicians). When we rebuilt a transmission and it left the shop it was as good or better than OEM. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with repairing an engine if it is done properly.
I agree with all of that. That being said if I bought a new truck tomorrow, with a price that could be in excess 50K up to who knows what 70K?...80K?, I'll be damned if I would accept nothing short of an entire new off the transporter truck in the OPs situation. I would foot the bill to make it happen if required, and that would not be with an RV net attorney. I would not accept a major engine repair or rebuild on a truck with 500 miles on the ticker if was the late Smokey Yunick or Robert Yates doing the work. It's a matter of principle.
