Apr-19-2016 03:57 PM
Apr-25-2016 07:48 PM
Apr-25-2016 06:20 PM
blofgren wrote:
x2. For the price of the Nissan you may as well buy a Ram 2500/3500 with a Cummins 6.7L I-6 and have a real truck. And a good reliable high pressure fuel pump too! :B
The Ecodiesel is really in a field of it's own. It is a great little 1/2 ton with a nice little economical diesel. I think if they can get the payload up on a lot of these models they will have a true winner, because that has been the biggest issue with them IMHO.
Apr-25-2016 08:40 AM
blofgren wrote:Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
That's the part people on here don't get. I have been saying for years that Ram does not play the in-between game that Ford and GM play. Unfortunately for Ram there are people that don't understand that they are buying a half ton on steroids but paying for a 250/2500 weakling.
If you have to add HD payload and HD tow packages to get you wannabe 250/2500 then buy the correct tool for the job. You will be a lot happier in the long run trust me.
Don
x2. For the price of the Nissan you may as well buy a Ram 2500/3500 with a Cummins 6.7L I-6 and have a real truck. And a good reliable high pressure fuel pump too! :B
The Ecodiesel is really in a field of it's own. It is a great little 1/2 ton with a nice little economical diesel. I think if they can get the payload up on a lot of these models they will have a true winner, because that has been the biggest issue with them IMHO.
Apr-25-2016 08:13 AM
Frostbitte wrote:
If anything, I'd love to see 8 to 10 speed auto in the 2500/3500's. If any power train can use more gears at this point, I'd say it's be the heavy duty diesels. Love the 68RFE in my 3500 now but I'd love 8 to 10 gears even more. 🙂
Apr-24-2016 08:32 PM
Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
That's the part people on here don't get. I have been saying for years that Ram does not play the in-between game that Ford and GM play. Unfortunately for Ram there are people that don't understand that they are buying a half ton on steroids but paying for a 250/2500 weakling.
If you have to add HD payload and HD tow packages to get you wannabe 250/2500 then buy the correct tool for the job. You will be a lot happier in the long run trust me.
Don
Apr-24-2016 07:16 PM
Apr-23-2016 08:35 PM
Apr-23-2016 08:04 PM
jus2shy wrote:Fordlover wrote:
I think it would also depend on agility. I would be OK with the bumper step, but I wouldn't want my father trying it. Looks like a broken ankle or a fall waiting to happen for a guy in his 70's. He would be far more secure and comfortable using the tailgate step.
Doesn't Ford have a patent on the tailgate step?, and I doubt GM or Fiat want to pay for license, which means they'll have to change it enough to avoid patent infringement. Does ram offer any type of tailgate step today?
I loved the tailgate step I had in my 2010 F-150. The newer one is the bee's knees, since the pole is hidden with the actual step.
As for RAM, no. But I just went out and bought an amp step for the back which works pretty well and I like over GM's solution (which still has the step fairly high.
Apr-23-2016 10:39 AM
Fordlover wrote:
I think it would also depend on agility. I would be OK with the bumper step, but I wouldn't want my father trying it. Looks like a broken ankle or a fall waiting to happen for a guy in his 70's. He would be far more secure and comfortable using the tailgate step.
Doesn't Ford have a patent on the tailgate step?, and I doubt GM or Fiat want to pay for license, which means they'll have to change it enough to avoid patent infringement. Does ram offer any type of tailgate step today?
Apr-23-2016 07:32 AM
spoon059 wrote:ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
Having a tailgate step like Ford is a good thing; I like mine.
Personally I prefer the step incorporated in the bumper of the GM trucks. I think it looks GREAT and its very helpful to climb up when the tailgate is down.
Apr-22-2016 08:04 PM
Apr-22-2016 09:21 AM
wilber1 wrote:GordonThree wrote:
Is this all because the little diesel weighs a lot more than the 5.7, or are other heavier components involved too? If it's so heavy, how is the fuel economy improved, seems like magic math gets involved.
You could ask the same question of just about any diesel and yet it is so.
Apr-22-2016 09:19 AM
Apr-22-2016 08:37 AM
spoon059 wrote:ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
Having a tailgate step like Ford is a good thing; I like mine.
Personally I prefer the step incorporated in the bumper of the GM trucks. I think it looks GREAT and its very helpful to climb up when the tailgate is down.
Apr-22-2016 08:02 AM
ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
Having a tailgate step like Ford is a good thing; I like mine.