spoon059 wrote:
Sorry to hear about your Ford, I would agree that sounds like a lemon truck rather than known or widespread issues. Word of caution, research the heck out of either truck before you drop the money. My friend bought a 6.4 Hemi with the old 6 speed and only the 3.73 gears. He was not happy with it towing because it had a odd gear spacing and would drop from 4th straight into 2nd when pulling mountains in central PA, completely skipping 3rd gear. He was well within the weights, but it didn't like pulling up hills with that rear end and trans ratio. I'm sure Ram has fixed that with the new 8 speed, but read reviews just to be safe and make sure you get the right rear axle ratio.
The issues that Ford fixed when my truck was only a few thousand miles was a known issue with their emissions system (they call it TSB 16-0041). I am doing research and am trying to be thorough but at the end of the day, it is always a crapshoot, isn't it? :)
