2015 SRW Ram 3500 Cummins (First year review)
Ok, so not quite a year (will be October 27th). But I wanted to do this and give a true, honest opinion to anyone possibly looking at something similar to mine as there wasn't a great deal out there ...
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I can be added to the list of owners who love their Ram 3500. I have owned my 2013 3500 Megacab DRW 4x4 Laramie with the Cummins and G56 manual transmission since April, 2014 and it has been a fantastic truck. It pulls our 16k lbs triple slide four season fiver with ease; it has tons of low end pulling power and the exhaust brake is awesome. In fact I usually end up having to give the truck some throttle on downgrades on all but the steepest mountain grades because it slows so much. It nets 10-11 mpg towing and 17-18 mpg solo which I'm very happy with. I have noticed that the truck is consistently getting more powerful as more miles are put on it.
We also love the Laramie package with all of it's cool features including heated and ventilated leather seats, heated steering wheel, bluetooth, USB ports, touch screen controls, integrated brake controller with several adjustments for 4 different trailers, backup camera, cargo camera, instrument panel that can be customized to your liking, LED lighting, etc.
I did have a "grabby" feeling from the rear differential that was especially noticeable when taking off when towing. I changed the fluid in the differential with Amsoil Severe Gear 75W90 and I noticed right away when towing on the weekend that the feeling was gone so the fluid was definitely breaking down. Be sure to follow the service intervals on this one.
I was a die hard Ford man until this truck and have absolutely no regrets on my choice!
We also love the Laramie package with all of it's cool features including heated and ventilated leather seats, heated steering wheel, bluetooth, USB ports, touch screen controls, integrated brake controller with several adjustments for 4 different trailers, backup camera, cargo camera, instrument panel that can be customized to your liking, LED lighting, etc.
I did have a "grabby" feeling from the rear differential that was especially noticeable when taking off when towing. I changed the fluid in the differential with Amsoil Severe Gear 75W90 and I noticed right away when towing on the weekend that the feeling was gone so the fluid was definitely breaking down. Be sure to follow the service intervals on this one.
I was a die hard Ford man until this truck and have absolutely no regrets on my choice!
