45Ricochet wrote:
wintersun wrote:
For towing the GM and Ford have been the best in terms of exhaust brake performance (corrected with 2013 and later Ram trucks) and transmission durability. So tell me exactly when Ford and GM offered a exhaust brake? Ram offered it in 2006, a Jacobs, who also offered it in OTR rigs although a totally different concept. Ford EB has been a joke and that is why they are changing it in 2015, finally.
I have used both Consumer Reports Now that there explains everything about your opinion. Ask the washer and toaster expert's their opinions. which does an annual survey of 100% of their members vehicles and industry repair shop numbers to evaluate different year and model trucks.
Engines are also only a piece of the equation. If the cooling system or AC or electricals or brakes or transmission are not reliable it also costs for the repairs and may entail a breakdown while towing which is the last thing you want.
Buy a diesel for the greater torque and the exhaust brake capability but don't but one for greater reliability. Pretty sure the Cummin's guy's will disagree with that statement. We have several member's still pulling strong with over 250K miles on the ticker. And don't compare the engines used in semi's to those put in pickups. Even the Cummins engines used in pickups are very different. Not really other than size, still a little slant six!
Sorry if my statements conflict with your prejudiced opinions. Consumer Reports surveys tens of thousands of truck owners each and every year and get information as to the repairs that were done during the prior year. Their reports mirror the complaints by owners on the forums as to the type and frequency of repairs and the kind of after market fixes that are sold to fix problems with OEM equipment. The same applies to the industry surveys of diesel repair shops that are done and of fleet operators that tally the type of repairs and cost of repairs by engine type and model year. But you do have to seek out the information and have an OPEN mind which is difficult if not impossible for some folks.
Cummins knows what they put in the different trucks and only a fool would think that they put the same engine in a $40,000 pickup truck as they do for a $130,000 Freightliner. It would be foolish to do so as it would be overkill. Why put the same engine into a pickup that is going to experience at most 200,000 miles over a 10 year period as for a semi that will be driven more than 100,000 miles each year and is expected to last for at least 400,00 miles. Use your head, it's never too late to start.
