CamperMike
Senior Member
With a 4x4 this becomes cost prohibitive.And no matter which rear end gears you get, they are change-able.
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With a 4x4 this becomes cost prohibitive.And no matter which rear end gears you get, they are change-able.
New question....how does the v6 do in hilly terrain?? With the 8 speed does it shift itself to death going up and down hills??
We travel to the Ozark mountains in southern Missouri which is very hilly.
I have the v8 but your asked about the transmission. Ozarks should not be an issue. I go down that way every summer and tow a decent size TT there. We camp near Piedmont mo. Trans does a good job keeping the truck in the power zone without excessive gear changes with and without the trailer in tow.New question....how does the v6 do in hilly terrain?? With the 8 speed does it shift itself to death going up and down hills??
We travel to the Ozark mountains in southern Missouri which is very hilly.
New question....how does the v6 do in hilly terrain?? With the 8 speed does it shift itself to death going up and down hills??
We travel to the Ozark mountains in southern Missouri which is very hilly.
I think there are actually some trucks equipped with a different form of hill assist and not "hill start assist". If I'm remembering correctly it's an actual button down by the tow-haul that allows the truck to engine brake...I could be misremembering but it would be a nice feature to have.Actually hill assist holds brake pressure on the brakes so the truck does not roll backwards on a hill when moving your foot from the brake to the gas pedal
it has nothing to do with the transmission
It is a tough time to buy, from other comments in the forum and my own knowledge, used and new inventories are low.
Man if that isn't a fact. I've probably mentioned it in other threads, but the 2019 classic I bought as an ex-rental from Enterprise car sales in July 2020 for just under $28K, is now $34K+ People are still buying them up almost as fast as they prep them. To me, once you get into the mid $30K range, you may as well get a brand-new one.
Like I say, having owned both the pentastar and now the hemi, the pentastar is ideal for probably 80% of Ram 1500 owners.
For 2 mpg difference get the V8. Much more valuable down the road as things change.
Just got a 2020 Classic Tradesman with the V6. If you have a strict budget, the V6 is the way to go. The Hemi's are like a $6000 upgrade. That's a pretty big difference for a sub-$30,000 truck. I'm new here also, but from what I have read the Pentastar is bulletproof. Of course it's no Hemi in power and acceleration, but if you aren't towing super heavy loads and aren't a stoplight racer, I think you will be perfectly satisfied with the V6. It's got 305 HP...not exactly underpowered by any means. Not sure what the 0-60 times are for the V6 vs the Hemi, but it's probably insignificant (like around 1 second). My wife has a 2018 Grand Cherokee with the PEntastar and it's plenty.