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- Mar 16, 2012
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- 2012, 2021
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- 5.7, 6.4
After driving all the Rams I've had and usually putting 100k on them before getting another one adds up to about 900,000 k miles. Never had any mechanical issues so I guess when you drive a Ram you really don't have to be too sensitive or in tune with your Truck because they just keep on going. I think the problem with these people saying how they feel the MDF is mainly a mental issue because they don't like the thought of running on four cylinders when eight is not needed.
Human perception is funny, hence placebos in studies and the fact telling someone to not think about elephants makes them immediately think about elephants. Also why stickers add at least 5 hp each.
Some years ago I hit a snow plow caster that had fallen off a plow with my Charger. This, predictably, damaged the subframe. I was back in a Crown Vic for a bit. I found myself routinely driving 10-15mph slower because the Crown Vic was just so much more visercal in feedback. Clapped out suspension meant more motion, more wind noise and less cabin insulation meant more auditory feedback, etc. The CVPI *felt* faster at the same speed than the Charger due that feedback, despite objective reality differing from my perceptions. So, while I don't doubt people's perceptions I do doubt their version of reality without objective proof. Except stickers. Common knowledge those work.