MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

jerem0621 wrote:
I had an experience today that kind of reminded me of this thread. I was getting my Town & Country serviced at our local dealership and they told me it would be about an hour. I said no problem...I'll go check out the Rams.

As I'm checking out all these shiny trucks I see an EcoDiesel badge and say "EcoDiesel" outloud... I hear someone respond and say "EcoDiesl POS"... I look up to see another customer who claimed that he has a friend that owns one and it's been in the shop for a month because the fuel pressure sensor is on back order...

He then points to his truck.... A Cummins Megacab 2500...then it all became clear to me.... The EcoDiesel isn't a Cummins therefore it's a "POS".

So I replied, "I have a Pentastar in my Van and if I were to buy a Ram it would probably have a Pentastar"... Fella didn't want to talk anymore, lol.

This thread has been entertaining for sure.... But I'm not sure anyone spends $35-50k on a truck purely for MPG.... EVERY SINGLE diesel owner I have known appreciated the extra MPG that a diesel Nets, but that wasn't THE reason they bought a diesel... They needed or wanted power that diesel provides.... Yes, the EcoDiesel isn't as fast as the pentastar, I don't think that's in dispute. But when you drive this Ram the power always seems to be right where you need it.. No crazy shifting and 5,000 RPM wind up to get to the power... It's just there... Depress the pedal slightly and 420 lb/ft of tq are right there low in the powerband...

For Half ton loads the EcoDiesel is a great choice, it gets great MPG towing and the torque is down low in the rpm band and remains fairly constant to 3000 RPM's where the TQ starts to fall off...

Interestingly at 3000 rpm the EcoDiesel is pulling about 400 lb ft and 215 HP....

Thanks!

Jeremiah

A fair assessment, Jeremiah. Thanx. Interesting encounter at the dealership. As an Ed owner, I would be remiss in not admitting to some trepidation over the various maintenance issues that are occurring. I take a bit of resolve in the fact that reports of problems are prevelant on any brand specific forum. Only time will tell if my concerns are founded or not. What is even more alarming, however, are the many instances of non available repair parts. I've actually seen factory buy backs & lemon law settlements simply because of delays in repair parts.