2014 Ram Ecodiesel

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Bluhorn wrote:

parkersdad wrote:
The bottom line is this ram is geared towards people who use their truck as a car but occasionally want to haul a piece of plywood. If you are wanting to pull a camper stop being a damn tightwad and buy a real truck 2500 or 3500 vehicle. So many people here are looking for eco-this eco-that. When you pull a big wind sock behind you nothing is Eco about it.

Now here is an intelligent answer.:B

I have been saying that for years! Ram lists on our web site what each truck should be used for as to towing. Clicky Here

The 1500 is for "Light duty towing. Don't let the term "light duty" fool you – a Ram 1500 can handle quite a bit. It offers the perfect combination of power and efficiency. If you'll be towing boats, ATVs or trailers, this is the truck for you.".

The 2500 and 3500 is for "Heavy duty towing. Generally speaking, a heavy-duty truck is best suited for towing construction equipment and other heavy commercial loads. But if your recreational towing needs include a horse trailer or an RV, you too may need the extra capability of a Ram 2500 or 3500".

Unlike our competitors that take a wantabe 2500 and slap 150/1500 badges on it and say "we have best in class 150/1500 towing and payload". Again buy the right tool for the job and then you won't need to add bandages to get it to preform. Hint, reading a bunch of posts about how the E-Boost boys are having to swap out their P rated tires that come on the max tow/max payload for E rated tires. Buy a 250 and you won't need to add this and change that to get your truck to preform safely!

I'm getting an E-diesel as we have no need for the 2500 anymore. We will look at small RV's or large pop-up's for the times we want to camp. Otherwise it will be my daily driver and haul stone, dirt, mulch and other items for the lumber yards. Right tool the the job at this time for us.

Don

Well said. My son is the perfect example of a potential Ecodiesel buyer. They have a 12 Ram 1500 5.7 right now. It's their family vehicle. Wife drives it to work, son take company car. They have a 17' ski/fish boat they need to tow. Can't be more than 3000-3500lbs. He borrows my utility trailer for yard stuff. They aren't big people. I'm guessing total passenger weight around 400-450lbs. A Ram EcoDiesel with a payload around 11-1200lbs would serve them well. Spread the camping gear out between the boat and truck plus the 350lbs for the boats TW and they'd easily be under the Rams CCC. Plus they could easily pull 18-20mpg towing. They used to tow and camp with a Pathfinder so any truck is a step up for convenience.

Not everyone buys a 1/2 ton to tow 7000lbs.