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Very true, but it's all relative for those of us who don't really care about resale value. We buy a new truck and drive it for 15 years, then sell it to Bubba down the road for a couple grand and buy another new one. This is my 3rd new truck since 1987. The first one I had for ~13 years , the last one for 23+. All of them were/are my daily driver.The diesel option holds it value better than the rest of the truck. You'll get a lot more of that $10K back, probably near 100% of it, at sale/trade time.
I usually keep my trucks for a long time too. And if/when I go to sell my 22, I know the Cummins will still bring me a lot more money than the gas motor, even 15-20 years down the road.Very true, but it's all relative for those of us who don't really care about resale value. We buy a new truck and drive it for 15 years, then sell it to Bubba down the road for a couple grand and buy another new one. This is my 3rd new truck since 1987. The first one I had for ~13 years , the last one for 23+. All of them were/are my daily driver.
It doesn't really bug me*, but does surprise me. Most cars I've owned since the '90s SAABs to my wife's 2023 Telluride does that.I've had my Ram for about a year and two minor things bug me way more than they should. 1) You can't roll down the windows from the outside using the fob.
While it seems logical that the factory would do some sort of rust preventative, I suppose that in many markets it would be an extra cost for no reason.I have heard, for years now, about the rust and rot that plagues Dodges/Rams in the wheel wells later on in life...
Are you sure? That is really strange. And I searched to find what your dash might look like and didn't find a single layout that does not have a physical button/knob to adjust temp.I guess the only minor annoyance is there's no way to control the temp of the HVAC system unless to turn the infotainment screen. Where's my dang buttons to turn the ac/heat up and down.
That does bug me - manually changing the fan takes it out of Auto mode. But I find that Auto works really good - at least as good as any other vehicles I've owned, including premium brands such as SAAB and Mercedes.Mine is the 8.4 screen, and it appears the only thing I can do is turn the fan down taking the system out of auto at the same time.
It's really pretty good. We only get about 10 in our '55 Dodge with a 175 (at best!) HP 305 in it, and it weighs less than 4000#. My 5500# RAM with a 400 HP 345 gets 16 in the same situation.The gas mileage sucks...they suck in all trucks...
Yeah, the door handle lock/unlock button is handy, and what I use most of the time. My 22 Ltd Longhorn and my 18 Laramie have/had that. I didn't realize the Bighorn's don't have that feature.The one thing I'm missing form the last 3 vehicles I've owned is being unable to lock, unlock via door handle. I can count on one hand how many times I've used a fob to lock, unlock my car in a year. On the ram I have to use the fob Half a dozen times a day, which is inconvenient when your carrying an arm full of stuff.
Ill get used to using the fob, but these days those features are pretty standard, same for the lack of blind spot monitoring, pretty standard but none of the trucks in my area had it (bighorn).
I just ordered mine without power locks or windows. The fob needed for the push-button start is a pain, though. I got tired of carrying a golfball in my pocket so I got a key ring with a brass snap closure like on a leash. Now I hang it from my belt loop, which is also a pain but at least it's not in my pocket anymore. I didn't know it did not have a key start when I ordered it.The one thing I'm missing form the last 3 vehicles I've owned is being unable to lock, unlock via door handle. I can count on one hand how many times I've used a fob to lock, unlock my car in a year. On the ram I have to use the fob Half a dozen times a day, which is inconvenient when your carrying an arm full of stuff.
Ill get used to using the fob, but these days those features are pretty standard, same for the lack of blind spot monitoring, pretty standard but none of the trucks in my area had it (bighorn).
Not a bad idea. I used to do that back when I was a Bosun, had a nice brass one for duty and another for personal.I just ordered mine without power locks or windows. The fob needed for the push-button start is a pain, though. I got tired of carrying a golfball in my pocket so I got a key ring with a brass snap closure like on a leash. Now I hang it from my belt loop, which is also a pain but at least it's not in my pocket anymore. I didn't know it did not have a key start when I ordered it.
Yeah, this is a brass one left over from my Fish & Wildlife days when I had a ton of keys I had to carry to open and close gates out in the back country. It's still kind of a pain because I have the fob, my truck door key, my house key, my truck bed tool box key, and my receiver lock key on it - but at least all of that isn't in my pocket anymore.Not a bad idea. I used to do that back when I was a Bosun, had a nice brass one for duty and another for personal.