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You talking about the 96 in your sig? I guarantee you that GM didn't have anything any better in the 90's and trust me I know. I owned a new 97 GM sierra SLE with the 350 and it wasn't particularly fast but it was a great looking truck. The new Silverado is ugly as HELL and I doubt reliable either since GM's quality has been suspect since the GMT 900's debuted in 2007.
I was a Ford guy for 23+ years. Test drove a Dodge Dakota 2001 model and now I’m on my 4th Dodge-each time trading up one size. None have ever left me sitting on the side of the road. Performed all my own maintenance. Worst issue, I had on my Monster 05’ 1500 was the duct work quit opening, had to remove the entire dash to repair. My 2500 had transmission shift problem caused by defective valve body, repaired under warranty. My Mew 21’ Ram 3500 is a beast. Rides like a luxury SUV OR Large car. What awesome quality and craftsmanship. I test drove GMC, Chevy, and Ford and couldn’t compare a single truck to this beast. Of course we spent our life savings, but can’t take it to the grave. Every person has their opinion and ideas of the greatest truck. When it comes down to it, they’re all awesome and the greatest truck on the road until they break—then it’s the biggest POS on the road, lol. Pop loved every truck, from every manufacturer, until something needed repair —his solution Trade it in—which he did every time the factory warranty run out. Have fun and love truckin.
My experience for the past 45 years also, don't care who likes a Dodge or not. NEVER been a fad follower! If you don't like them don't buy them, if you made a mistake and bought one sell it and never buy another one! We have choices!
I don’t think Ram is a low-end brand. Sure, I’ve had to had my headliner replaced under warranty because I’m guessing it’s because how they make the headliners for trucks that come equipped with the sunroof and someday here in the future I’m gonna have to take mine back to get a new radio because of delimitation of the screen but since all brands have their own manufacturer defects on other parts, why focus on one brand like they’re the only ones guilty of it? At least in Ram’s defense, they’ve had a ****** last 20 years due to merging with Daimler, getting ****** on that deal then getting sold to Cerebrus which wasn’t any better which in my opinion was no wonder why they needed the bailout and why they were pretty much forced to be bought by fiat but uh, what’s GM’s excuse? What’s Ford’s excuse? I always thought Chrysler’s quality was indeed coming up since I hate to say it, being owned by major company like fiat that maybe they can start working on reputation and quality and getting a name back for themselves.
Maybe just yours? I dunno, maybe your expectations are higher than others?
That’s funny, the majority of what I’ve heard from people is quite the opposite. Sure, there are some who’ve had some duds but who isn’t going to have a dud no matter what it says on the grille or tailgate?
I am a firm believer in getting what you pay for on most things but, I always looked at the opposite which was how can Ford sell an almost equally-equipped f150 Limited for 74,000 dollars but a fully loaded Ram is on average, 10 grand less than that? What, because of a ridiculously over-powered little V6? A 10-speed transmission when in my opinion my 8-speed trans behind a 400-horse V8 is plenty? An overly large 15” laptop screen?....lol.
Why did you buy the lifetime warranty? I only bought mine for the air suspension and that 8-speed transmission and more for what I really care to admit, was because since I was able to get exactly the truck I wanted without having to settle for less, I’d sure like to keep this truck for as long as I can.
So. A lot of brands do this- and it wasn’t 6 inches, it was 5 inches, so I don’t know where you got that from because that’s what the majority of consumers want is a shorter bed crew cab trucks but hey, who cares if they shortened the bed to increase profits which is what all the other brands do as well? You can still get a bed that’s 4 inches longer than a traditional 6-foot shortbed if that short 5’-7” bed just isn’t gonna work.
I didn’t say they didn’t. I just said that it sounded to me like you were just forwarding what you heard but ok, so you’ve had some problems. Tell people whatever you want because it’s up to them to figure out if they want to heed your “warning” or not. Doesn’t matter to me what people buy.
That’s fine. What you consider as dealbreakers is not what I consider as a dealbreaker but I respect your opinion.
What, because of a fuel sensor thing? A short bed that all brands have and manifolds that have an issue with broken bolts? Ok. Whatever floats your boat.
