Why did you buy a Ford over a Dodge?
Why did you purchase a Ford? The wife and I have been looking at new 2017 Ford, Dodge and GMC dually diesels. It seems that a lot of people on the forums and others in general say, get the Dodge. I ...
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ACZL wrote:
Boils down to what others have said mostly as personal preference. All 3 have their pluses and minuses. GM will probly give you the plushest ride due to having a IFS front end. GM has their DEF fill under the hood and DEF tank sticking/hanging off right frame rail below right front seat passenger/rt steer tire. The D-max and Allison is a very stout set up. Ram's fuel filter is a PITA to change. Good looking truck. Cummins is a great motor and Dodge/Ram has used them from day 1. Asion tranny is relatively new, but has gotten very favorable reviews. Ford, yes the body has to come off to work on engine, but can be done in short amount of time. Some complaints about the Bosh inj pump, but IMO hear more from those who've had issues than those who haven't and the naysayers are probly a handful of trucks that Ford has sold overall. Ford's PSD is an all in house designed motor. Torqueshift tranny has been out since '03 and has been pretty much bulletproof. Ford has the "toughest" appearance of the 3. Solid front axle if 4x4 which aids greatly if you want to add a snowplow.
So the choice isn't all that simple. Some mfr's are offering great deals to move trucks, others may not. I know I will get blasted for this, but Ford did not take a gov't bailout years ago so in a sense, don't offer the incentives GM/Ram do. So perhaps that's why you see more GM/Rams than Fords in certain parts of the country.
The problem with the CP4-2 on the Ford is that Ford was blaming the failures of the users, while GM was quietly just warrantying them. GM got tired of that and switched to a Japanese injection pump.
RAMs oil filter is the one that is hard to change for some. I have charged mine from the top four tires now, by removing the tube between the air filter box and turbo. I did that on my 2001.5 RAM for years. This one is just a little more difficult to remove. I have changed the two fuel filters twice now and that is not that hard to do. They are serviced a 15k intervals. We bought ours in Sept 2015 and have 31K on the clock.
The Aisin optional HD tranny is very good and available in the 3500's. It allows the SRW trucks to perform great with 3:42 gears. The lower 1st and 2nd gear get a load moving and empty 80 MPH is quiet and smooth 1750 RPM. I have to keep it on speed control or I am speeding without knowing it.
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