xrsman
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- Ontario
- Ram Year
- 2016
- Engine
- 3.0 Ecodiesel
Having owned 3 4th gen Rams all with different engines, here's my input.
You won't have a lot of fun with the 3.6L. If if you like going fast it's not the truck for you. You're also limited with towing capacity. If you don't care about those things than its a cheaper solution that gets okay gas mileage.
The Hemi is fun. It's fast, you can light up the tires, and you can tow a good bit of weight. The mileage isn't great, but not terrible.
The Ecodiesel (my current truck) is phenomenal. The only thing I miss about the Hemi is how quick it is. The problem I see is that some commenting in this thread who haven't ever used one are bashing it. Will it light up the tires at an intersection? Oh yes it will. Will it haul head to head with a Hemi? Absolutely it will. I had 9000 lbs behind me the other day and it felt like 4000 lbs, the truck didn't skip a beat or struggle at all.
Mileage is amazing too. Before I put larger A/T tires on my truck I AVERAGED 9.7L/100 KMS (24 mpg) over 10,000 kms. That was a Fuelly tracked average. There was towing in that, city driving, freeway driving, and work commute. I'm not bashing the other engines, but when someone with a gasser says they can get 24, 25 mpg, that's a best case scenario on a flat road being easy with the throttle. that was my overall average. Best mileage I ever saw was 6.7 L/100 KMS. That's 35 mpg. I just did 50 mph home from work. There are a few stops and big hills. I also had to wait at bridge construction for a few minutes, so we'll as traffic lights. Another day I averaged 6.9 on a longer trip. That's 34 mpg.
My point is, don't discredit an engine until you've put it to work. The Ecodiesel is certainly not a "Toy". It also will have a higher resale than both gas engines, so that will close the cost gap up.
The other thing is people think because in their town diesel is more than gas, that it must be that way all over the world..lol. That is very untrue. I don't know what it's like for you OP, but in the summer diesel is on average 10 cents per litre (40 cents per gallon) cheaper than regular gas. In the winter it's closer, but still cheaper. In Ontario anyway.
If you can afford the Cummins, than get it. It's a great engine. Don't be afraid of the DEF freezing up. Just don't fill it completely up in the winter. Most times freezing will happen at the top of the tank, near the filler neck. Someone complained about plugging in. Well plugging the truck in heats the block up, putting less stress on the starter, and eliminating some warm up time. It also will get hot air blowing faster into the cab. It's a win win in my book.
Lastly, here are Fuelly.Com mileage averages for all 4 engines. Expect to get this mileage from whatever you buy.
3.6L
Hemi
Ecodiesel
Cummins
All of these engines are good, don't get my wrong I'm not blasting any of them. Just don't believe the people that say diesel trucks are money burners and you won't get your money back out of them. History has proven that to be false with resale values.
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You won't have a lot of fun with the 3.6L. If if you like going fast it's not the truck for you. You're also limited with towing capacity. If you don't care about those things than its a cheaper solution that gets okay gas mileage.
The Hemi is fun. It's fast, you can light up the tires, and you can tow a good bit of weight. The mileage isn't great, but not terrible.
The Ecodiesel (my current truck) is phenomenal. The only thing I miss about the Hemi is how quick it is. The problem I see is that some commenting in this thread who haven't ever used one are bashing it. Will it light up the tires at an intersection? Oh yes it will. Will it haul head to head with a Hemi? Absolutely it will. I had 9000 lbs behind me the other day and it felt like 4000 lbs, the truck didn't skip a beat or struggle at all.
Mileage is amazing too. Before I put larger A/T tires on my truck I AVERAGED 9.7L/100 KMS (24 mpg) over 10,000 kms. That was a Fuelly tracked average. There was towing in that, city driving, freeway driving, and work commute. I'm not bashing the other engines, but when someone with a gasser says they can get 24, 25 mpg, that's a best case scenario on a flat road being easy with the throttle. that was my overall average. Best mileage I ever saw was 6.7 L/100 KMS. That's 35 mpg. I just did 50 mph home from work. There are a few stops and big hills. I also had to wait at bridge construction for a few minutes, so we'll as traffic lights. Another day I averaged 6.9 on a longer trip. That's 34 mpg.
My point is, don't discredit an engine until you've put it to work. The Ecodiesel is certainly not a "Toy". It also will have a higher resale than both gas engines, so that will close the cost gap up.
The other thing is people think because in their town diesel is more than gas, that it must be that way all over the world..lol. That is very untrue. I don't know what it's like for you OP, but in the summer diesel is on average 10 cents per litre (40 cents per gallon) cheaper than regular gas. In the winter it's closer, but still cheaper. In Ontario anyway.
If you can afford the Cummins, than get it. It's a great engine. Don't be afraid of the DEF freezing up. Just don't fill it completely up in the winter. Most times freezing will happen at the top of the tank, near the filler neck. Someone complained about plugging in. Well plugging the truck in heats the block up, putting less stress on the starter, and eliminating some warm up time. It also will get hot air blowing faster into the cab. It's a win win in my book.
Lastly, here are Fuelly.Com mileage averages for all 4 engines. Expect to get this mileage from whatever you buy.
3.6L
Hemi
Ecodiesel
Cummins
All of these engines are good, don't get my wrong I'm not blasting any of them. Just don't believe the people that say diesel trucks are money burners and you won't get your money back out of them. History has proven that to be false with resale values.
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