Fulltilt
Junior Member
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2019
- Posts
- 9
- Reaction score
- 5
- Location
- North Cowichan British Columbia
- Ram Year
- 2018
- Engine
- 6.7 HO Cummins
Guys
A month ago I purchased a brand new [2018] Limited 3500 with HO Cummins…we love the truck, but are still very apprehensive, as we have owned only Fords & GM’s our whole driving life ! The reason we bought the Ram was value for the money, the Cummins engine [fewer parts], absence of Exhaust Regeneration, more flexibility in equipping the truck, quality of finishing, etc. I have concluded that each of the “Big Three” manufacturers has it’s strengths & weaknesses.
I have purchased several vehicles in the US, & as a Canadian, it is difficult to purchase a late model used truck at a fair market price in Canada as they all disappear to the US. When I was in Phoenix, I nearly signed the deal for a 3500 Ram, but at that time, the dealer wasn’t giving me enough for my Ford F350, I decided to step back, I did some more research, & found out that Dodge Canada would not provide any warranty of any kind on a US bought truck, once registered in Canada. There was also a condition that my Canadian Ford would have to have the speedo changed [800.00 USD] to MPH & certified with the correct mileage before trading it in, I was fine with that, but I would like to point out that it is not a requirement to do so in Canada, daytime running lights only !
If I purchased a Ford, they didn’t care which side of the border it would be registered on, warranty would honored.. If I wanted a brand new Ford it would have to be purchased from a Dealer whom possessed a “International Licence”. The only Ford Dealer that I knew of with that licence ,was Kirkland Ford in Washington State. Very few of the US Ford Discounts would apply to the purchase, & that was fair enough.
Now our last truck was a GMC Denali HD Duramax. It was 8 months old, had 6,700 miles on it, & I purchased it over the internet from a Texas GM Dealer whom was a BBB member & of highest rating ! Remember this last statement !! My wife, my dog & I flew down to Austin Texas, the dealer picked us up the next morning. While we were waiting, I asked the “service writer” whom had been looking after the installation of the tow mirrors, the 5th wheel hitch, etc. to look up & print any previous service on the truck. I have been a car guy/hot rodder since before I could drive, so this was of interest to me. He did so…that is when I found out the Duramax had been torn down twice for water in the oil, & yet the “Carfax” only showed a HVAC issue & lumpy Michelin tires ! Without embellishing the next several conversations, it was provided to me in writing that the warranty satisfied GM Canada’s requirements for them to assume responsibility. This included truck had to be previously registered, [not brand new] had to have a minimum of 7,500 miles on it, before GM would warranty it in Canada. We accepted the deal, I had several thousand already invested, but after arriving home, a few months later we got a phone call from the Texas Dealership that a document had to be signed from GM USA that it had been fully disclosed that the truck had been returned to the dealership under the “Lemon Law”. It had not been disclosed, nor was the Carfax worth the paper it was written on…I concluded that Carfax’s are only good if the person doing the repairs is honest in his reporting. Will GM Canada did take care of the truck during the remaining warranty period, they did tell me though that for them it was a loss on their balance sheet, as they did not benefit from any profit from the initial sale of the truck. Something to think about.
When we purchased our Ram, it was from Alberta, we live on Vancouver Island in BC, I sent the Ram dealer a dozen pictures of the Denali, I had a service folder 2” thick…the truck was put out to bid to several US Brokers, I accepted $34,500. When we arrived at the dealer in Innisfail Alberta at 2:15 PM, at 3PM the US Broker picked up the truck & was gone !??
A month ago I purchased a brand new [2018] Limited 3500 with HO Cummins…we love the truck, but are still very apprehensive, as we have owned only Fords & GM’s our whole driving life ! The reason we bought the Ram was value for the money, the Cummins engine [fewer parts], absence of Exhaust Regeneration, more flexibility in equipping the truck, quality of finishing, etc. I have concluded that each of the “Big Three” manufacturers has it’s strengths & weaknesses.
I have purchased several vehicles in the US, & as a Canadian, it is difficult to purchase a late model used truck at a fair market price in Canada as they all disappear to the US. When I was in Phoenix, I nearly signed the deal for a 3500 Ram, but at that time, the dealer wasn’t giving me enough for my Ford F350, I decided to step back, I did some more research, & found out that Dodge Canada would not provide any warranty of any kind on a US bought truck, once registered in Canada. There was also a condition that my Canadian Ford would have to have the speedo changed [800.00 USD] to MPH & certified with the correct mileage before trading it in, I was fine with that, but I would like to point out that it is not a requirement to do so in Canada, daytime running lights only !
If I purchased a Ford, they didn’t care which side of the border it would be registered on, warranty would honored.. If I wanted a brand new Ford it would have to be purchased from a Dealer whom possessed a “International Licence”. The only Ford Dealer that I knew of with that licence ,was Kirkland Ford in Washington State. Very few of the US Ford Discounts would apply to the purchase, & that was fair enough.
Now our last truck was a GMC Denali HD Duramax. It was 8 months old, had 6,700 miles on it, & I purchased it over the internet from a Texas GM Dealer whom was a BBB member & of highest rating ! Remember this last statement !! My wife, my dog & I flew down to Austin Texas, the dealer picked us up the next morning. While we were waiting, I asked the “service writer” whom had been looking after the installation of the tow mirrors, the 5th wheel hitch, etc. to look up & print any previous service on the truck. I have been a car guy/hot rodder since before I could drive, so this was of interest to me. He did so…that is when I found out the Duramax had been torn down twice for water in the oil, & yet the “Carfax” only showed a HVAC issue & lumpy Michelin tires ! Without embellishing the next several conversations, it was provided to me in writing that the warranty satisfied GM Canada’s requirements for them to assume responsibility. This included truck had to be previously registered, [not brand new] had to have a minimum of 7,500 miles on it, before GM would warranty it in Canada. We accepted the deal, I had several thousand already invested, but after arriving home, a few months later we got a phone call from the Texas Dealership that a document had to be signed from GM USA that it had been fully disclosed that the truck had been returned to the dealership under the “Lemon Law”. It had not been disclosed, nor was the Carfax worth the paper it was written on…I concluded that Carfax’s are only good if the person doing the repairs is honest in his reporting. Will GM Canada did take care of the truck during the remaining warranty period, they did tell me though that for them it was a loss on their balance sheet, as they did not benefit from any profit from the initial sale of the truck. Something to think about.
When we purchased our Ram, it was from Alberta, we live on Vancouver Island in BC, I sent the Ram dealer a dozen pictures of the Denali, I had a service folder 2” thick…the truck was put out to bid to several US Brokers, I accepted $34,500. When we arrived at the dealer in Innisfail Alberta at 2:15 PM, at 3PM the US Broker picked up the truck & was gone !??