mich800 wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
You keep insinuating that I do not want the trucks to improve which is false as I have stated multiple times. You guys are just getting mad because I feel that if a company is having so many quality issues ,which Ram clearly is with so many recalls, more money and time should go into fixing that and improving reliability of new models before trying to win a pissing match tow battle especially when their current ratings of 31k covers 99.999999999999999999999% of their customers.
There is fine line between Ram(and other makes) improving these trucks and their ratings to meet customer demand versus doing so just to win "best in class". One actually benefits customers, the other just adds unnecessary cost to every truck with no real ROI since very few customers will actually buy these truck configurations. I can see if there was a big market for these ratings, but there isn't so the rest of us have to bear the cost of these pissing matches with a higher cost truck that you have to take back to the dealer every other month due to recalls.
It is senseless for any manufacturer of any product to spend so much time and money on something that less that .1% of their customers will actually buy and will increase the cost of their product when they are having reliability issues with excising product. That is how companies go bankrupt and need bailouts.
I agree they (all manufactures) need to do both. Allowing poor quality will ultimately reduce innovation and new performance/options as the money that could be spend on R&D will get diverted to recalls and repairs. Ram has two recalls out right now that do not inspire confidence. Failing steering adjusters on the HD's and the adjustable pedals on the 1500's. I think back on how many times I have adjusted the pedals while driving (not recommended by the mfg). That would sure be a pucker moment if the brake pedal fell off doing that.
Yeah, and sadly there is already reported to be one injury and eight accidents due to the steering recall. What makes maters worse for me is my dealer says they don't even have the parts to fix it and probably won't for a while. That doesn't instill confidence in a truck that I purchased for its reliability. I will dump an unreliable brand even if it has the highest tow rating or higher power ratings.
