Just not digging it

[tomb]

that sounds like a sad story!!!

 

[DRkNESS]

Trust me it is and I’m still paying the price for it...

 

[hotrod45]

Ahh yes, the new sport hood that allows water to just puddle on plastic.

Keep your Armor-All handy before it is completely cracked and faded. At least they can be removed and replaced for a few hundred dollars.

I'm super jealous if you all couldn't tell!

What about the drains? No puddling on mine.

 

[DA Smith]

I JUST returned from a TAPS playing gig with my daughter at FCA world HQ in Auburn Hills MI. (part of an honors ceremony for Memorial Day that they do for the FCA veteran employees) and as we were walking back to my 2016 Ram in the main parking structure, there was one of the new 2019 RAMs, who also backed into his spot, parked right next to my truck, on the far side as we approached mine.
From a short distance (maybe 50'-75' away) I said to myself, "I hope whoever parked that Chevy next to my truck left us some room on the passenger side to allow my daughter to get into the cab easily". When I got right up to both of our trucks, I realized; Oh, that's a new Ram, not a Chevy...

I'm sorry, you 2019 guys have nice trucks, but to me, the new Ram styling SUCKS!
There's nothing to differentiate it from a Chevy or a Ford anymore. Same stupid/permanent chinsey looking badges in the hood like the Chevy. Same generic "round" to the front profile (both top to bottom and left to right) like the Ford. There's nothing that screams DODGE/RAM about it anymore.
All the big 3 US auto company's trucks look like they bought the same vehicle from the same Chinese company and just rebadged them differently to make it their own...
It'll be interesting to see the final figures on how the classic sells in comparison to the new design for 2019.

I know when it comes time to replace my 2016, I'll be looking for a 2019 "classic". Or, I'll possibly end up with another brand of truck, which will really suck for me, because my current 2016 is Dodge/RAM #6 for me!

FCA, are you listening????

I've had a 2010 Ram, 2013 Ram limited,2015 Ram Laramie and now my new 2019 Laramie Sport 4x4 off road. I have really liked each one and put an average of 130,000 on each of them with no issues at all. Now about the 2019 it is the most advanced best handling best ridding most comfortable truck I've ever driven. I thought my last truck the 2015 was a quite riding truck on the highway but the 2019 is way quieter and is just unbelievable. It also has the most interior room of any crew cab available and the rear seats recline, the floor is flat with no center hump and all the storage spaces I had become accustomed to are there. I have the new largest available navigation/control system on the market at 12" and it is great. I like the new telescope steering wheel also. I have always enjoyed the tilt steering wheels but now tilt and telescope is nice. Also the frame of the truck is all new and twice as strong as the previous Rams, larger brakes so now the Ram that I have is rated to 11,370. There are many other things about the 2019 than made capture Truck of the year. By the way you said you may change brands, well you certainly need to look and compare closely because GM is very crappy next to the Ram and the Ford with their beer can aiuminum body just don't cut it.

 

[Tim Garceau]

They have drains in low spots routed out?

Can you take pictures, curiosity killed the cat.

 

[Glenn54]

That bites. I hope no one was hurt too bad.

^^^. I would have,but that decision was taken away from me.

 

[hotrod45]

They have drains in low spots routed out?

Can you take pictures, curiosity killed the cat.

There's a drain hole in the forward outboard corner, which is the low point. Everything goes into the pan/bottom of that piece and then (I assume) through a tube that is routed between the hood and the cover, emptying forward of the radiator. The trim piece in the center of the hood and back near the windshield has a lot of drain holes in it, maybe ten, I think, since it sits on the high point of the hood and is relatively level. Pic taken from above, driver's side, so the drain hole is in the lower right corner.


EDIT: the center trim piece has 14 drain holes in it; and the piece doesn't feature the open grate, but instead has some diamond shapes above a solid bottom. As you can see, the drain simply dumps it on the otherwise nice trim piece over the grille and radiator, so I have found something that needs to be cleaned. The crud that's on there is pollen.

 

[MT Hillbilly]

Hopefully soon we can all be test driving and looking at the TRX !

 

[brian42]

must be alot of deep wallets on this site--mines a 2012 no more payments and I still refer to it as my "new truck" Does no one keep their trucks untill the end anymore?

^^^. I would have,but that decision was taken away from me.

I don't know his specific circumstance but I'm in the same boat as DRkNESS.

I had my last truck for 11 years with no end in sight (and pink slip in my pocket). Then one early day this past February some guy in a Jeep Rubicon decided to play freeway pinball and included me in his plans.

Unfortunately older trucks don't carry a lot of value and it didn't take much investigation by the body shop to determine that it was going to cost more than it was worth to repair it. I had 320K miles on it and was already making my 500K mile "refresh" plan for the truck. Unfortunately the damage was beyond my expertise (and wallet) to fix so I had to let it go.

Buying another older truck was not an option (pink slip or not) so I made the decision to go all-in and re-enter the world of payments and lien holders.

 

[cbacarisse]

must be alot of deep wallets on this site--mines a 2012 no more payments and I still refer to it as my "new truck" Does no one keep their trucks untill the end anymore?

I’ve had mine for almost 6 years, but we generally trade out every 5 years. We own our business and it helps with taxes.


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[Drew Cardella]

I JUST returned from a TAPS playing gig with my daughter at FCA world HQ in Auburn Hills MI. (part of an honors ceremony for Memorial Day that they do for the FCA veteran employees) and as we were walking back to my 2016 Ram in the main parking structure, there was one of the new 2019 RAMs, who also backed into his spot, parked right next to my truck, on the far side as we approached mine.
From a short distance (maybe 50'-75' away) I said to myself, "I hope whoever parked that Chevy next to my truck left us some room on the passenger side to allow my daughter to get into the cab easily". When I got right up to both of our trucks, I realized; Oh, that's a new Ram, not a Chevy...

I'm sorry, you 2019 guys have nice trucks, but to me, the new Ram styling SUCKS!
There's nothing to differentiate it from a Chevy or a Ford anymore. Same stupid/permanent chinsey looking badges in the hood like the Chevy. Same generic "round" to the front profile (both top to bottom and left to right) like the Ford. There's nothing that screams DODGE/RAM about it anymore.
All the big 3 US auto company's trucks look like they bought the same vehicle from the same Chinese company and just rebadged them differently to make it their own...
It'll be interesting to see the final figures on how the classic sells in comparison to the new design for 2019.

I know when it comes time to replace my 2016, I'll be looking for a 2019 "classic". Or, I'll possibly end up with another brand of truck, which will really suck for me, because my current 2016 is Dodge/RAM #6 for me!

FCA, are you listening????

RAM, classic and DT, are easily identifiable from Ford and Chevy and from each other. Definitely can't be mistaken for a Toy or Nissan either. I f you can't tell the difference between the big three then I just don't know what to tell you.

 

[Drew Cardella]

I don't know his specific circumstance but I'm in the same boat as DRkNESS.

I had my last truck for 11 years with no end in sight (and pink slip in my pocket). Then one early day this past February some guy in a Jeep Rubicon decided to play freeway pinball and included me in his plans.

Unfortunately older trucks don't carry a lot of value and it didn't take much investigation by the body shop to determine that it was going to cost more than it was worth to repair it. I had 320K miles on it and was already making my 500K mile "refresh" plan for the truck. Unfortunately the damage was beyond my expertise (and wallet) to fix so I had to let it go.

Buying another older truck was not an option (pink slip or not) so I made the decision to go all-in and re-enter the world of payments and lien holders.

I spent the last 5 years driving two different brand new Chevy's. GM repurchased both of them because of issues they couldn't fix. I got every penny back. If it wasn't for all that money I got back I wouldn't have been in a position to purchase my RAM. Before the Chevy's I spent 22 years driving Nissan Titans and Frontiers. I have two cousins with brand new F150s and my brother has a RAM 2500 HD Mega cab. All good trucks. I would still be in my Chevy if they could have fixed the issues i had because other than the issues the truck was pretty nice to drive and definitely punched above it's class (it was a Z71 Colorado). I had no vehicle for over two months while my RAM was on order and really enjoyed it. When I finally got my truck the first thing he said was that my back seat was larger than his Mega. He drove it and he said his next ram will be the HD version of the DT. The thing really is amazing, regardless of how you feel about the styling.

If this truck continues to be as good as it's been so far my next truck will be a RAM also.

 

[Lucy Girl]

Absolutely. It is gorgeous and I might be jealous if I didn’t like my 2018 HD. Lucky Devil.

I have to say it again. That color is Beautiful.

 

[H1Chester]

I love my 2015, the 2019's do look good, but only the ones with no chrome, and the rebels!

 

[barr0208]

I have to say it again. That color is Beautiful.

thanks the Delmonico red is so eye catching and of course the black out badges and black 4 inch tips.

 

[Drew Cardella]

What about the drains? No puddling on mine.View attachment 166777

That color on the Rebel is bad ass. Gorgeous truck!

 

[Drew Cardella]

I like the Delmonico red truck that was posted here also. I was really looking at that color but didn't see one in a sport trim. Looks really sharp. How is that bug shield working out? I am thinking of getting one but am worried it would be hard to clean between it and the hood.

 

[Chicken smasher]

One of the last sports that came through work. I like the old school body style so I decided to get it.

 

[Lucy Girl]

thanks the Delmonico red is so eye catching and of course the black out badges and black 4 inch tips.

It makes me want to paint mine or trade it in. Lol

 

[Jrod]

I feel ya, my 16 has max care till 2023. So, as long as everything holds up I won’t be in the market for a while. Hopefully something will pop by then. In the meantime, the only ones that grab my attention are lifted a couple of inches with more aggressive tires like the Rebel. IMHO the worst looking ones are the limited with low profile tires and squinty headlights...