WaterBoy, I agree with your summary and come from much the same place. I have always been a die hard GM guy and have had great luck with my Chevy trucks. I haven't owned a Chrysler/Dodge product since I was young. The build quality and reliability issues kept me away for decades! My wife talked me into buying this 2015 Ram 2500 Laramie and I went with the 6.4 Hemi and 4:10 gears because I just didn't see the need for a Cummins and the $8,000 bump didn't seem necessary. I tow a 7500 lb boat and trailer and have absolutely no complaints about how the 6.4 handels the load. Chassis wise it is rock solid with the trailer on behind and the 700 lb tongue weight is just enough to soften the, already nice ride, to perfection. I've never needed more power than the 6.4 has and have never even used what's on tap now.
Interior wise I love the Ram. We custom ordered the truck and checked most all the boxes except sun roof and love all of the creature comforts! I think the Ram has the nicest interior of any truck on the market, especially in the heavy duty line.
I have about 5,000 miles on mine now and so far it has been mechanically perfect with the exception of a high pitched squeel coming from the trans when I first start up and put it in reverse. Not quite sure what that is yet but if it gets any worse it will go to the shop for evaluation. All in all I love the truck and couldn't be happier. Sure it's thursty, but its a 6.4 liter gas engine. It's gonna use lots of gas, especially when towing a load, but I never expected it to get Prius level fuel economy! It's a 7,000 + lb work horse...what would you expect!
If the long term reliability is on par with the inital build quality, I'll be a happy guy for years to come! Besides, mama likes it and you know what they say...happy wife happy life!!