Looks like I'm never buying RAM again...

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That's why I bought a 2024 Limited! I am old enough to remember the muscle cars, and since 2024 is the last of the V-8's for Ram, I figured I might as well leave my carbon footprint somewhere! BOSEG!

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"Carbon footprint" What a bogus con. We humans ARE carbon-based. Uh, "Carbohydrates"? Wow!
 

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I agree that we need to be conscious of mankinds effect on the world around us, and we should try to pollute as little as possible, but the USA has made great progress in that regard.

However, until countries like China, India, etc., who pollute at a rate much greater than the USA, are brought in line, it is like peeing in a windstorm.

Do I believe China, India, etc. will ever do this? No, absolutely not.

I hope the v8 makes a comeback, time will tell.

Mother nature was here long before us, and will be here long after us, and in spite of us.
 

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There are a total of 3,092 operating coal-fired power plant units in China. As of January 2023, the province of Shandong, which lies to the south of Beijing, houses the highest number of coal power plants, at over 400 units.

But deleting your diesel is the problem... lol..
 

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That's why I bought a 2024 Limited! I am old enough to remember the muscle cars, and since 2024 is the last of the V-8's for Ram, I figured I might as well leave my carbon footprint somewhere! BOSEG!

JT
Yours has etorque, it's a hybrid. 2022 was the last year you could have a v8 without a hybrid system.
So I guess you can leave your carbon footprint behind your backseat with your lithium battery.
 
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There are a total of 3,092 operating coal-fired power plant units in China. As of January 2023, the province of Shandong, which lies to the south of Beijing, houses the highest number of coal power plants, at over 400 units.

But deleting your diesel is the problem... lol..
And literally growing by the week..... but we ignore that fact to worry about a diesel truck polluting the air. This is a place where I feel like we as Americans think we have more leverage than we do. We do a lot of great things.... but solving a world problem of pollution isn't one of them. We may try to reduce the impact, but wherever we leave a gap a country trying to overtake ours steps in and fills it. If they know they can produce something we need/want that we can't because of emissions... they do it. World be darned.
 

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It’s not much of a hybrid. A second or so on take off from a dead stop, a split second on shifts/downshifts.
 

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It’s not much of a hybrid. A second or so on take off from a dead stop, a split second on shifts/downshifts.
A mild hybrid is still a hybrid. It still has a propulsion motor and a battery.
 

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And literally growing by the week..... but we ignore that fact to worry about a diesel truck polluting the air. This is a place where I feel like we as Americans think we have more leverage than we do. We do a lot of great things.... but solving a world problem of pollution isn't one of them. We may try to reduce the impact, but wherever we leave a gap a country trying to overtake ours steps in and fills it. If they know they can produce something we need/want that we can't because of emissions... they do it. World be darned.

You should try living up here with the supreme climate alarmist natsi trudeau. We have an escalating carbon tax on most fuels and they've been caught pyssing that tax money away and yet it continues.

He's threatening to start pressuring China but already has one foot out the door. He should be gone after the next election, I doubt anyone else will get after china.

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Funny that despite all of that.... all of the delete kits come from your neck of the woods now.

I noticed that after installing mine, the exhaust note right when you start it very briefly sounds eerily similar to O Canada. :Big Laugh:
 

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Funny that despite all of that.... all of the delete kits come from your neck of the woods now.

I noticed that after installing mine, the exhaust note right when you start it very briefly sounds eerily similar to O Canada. :Big Laugh:

Is there an excess of please and thank yous all over the instructions? :cool:

Made in Canadastan labels?

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I finally got to drive a 2025 that came in I will gladly say Il never own a non hemi ram I dont think this new 6 cylinder will tow my car trailer lmfaooo hate the way it feels to not my cup of tea.
 

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I hope the v8 makes a comeback, time will tell.

That's not going to happen. Stellantis didn't change to the I6 Turbo because they wanted to. The EPA made it happen with fines. So going back to a V8 isn't really an option. That's also why all the truck mfg's are headed in that direction. The only one left where you can find a V8 is Chevy/GMC. Last I checked with the F150, they do exist, but are hard to find. If you a picky about options, you would have to order one.
 

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I finally got to drive a 2025 that came in I will gladly say Il never own a non hemi ram I dont think this new 6 cylinder will tow my car trailer lmfaooo hate the way it feels to not my cup of tea.
Dang, that is the first I have heard of that. I have only heard great things about it other than the sound.
 

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That's not going to happen. Stellantis didn't change to the I6 Turbo because they wanted to. The EPA made it happen with fines. So going back to a V8 isn't really an option. That's also why all the truck mfg's are headed in that direction. The only one left where you can find a V8 is Chevy/GMC. Last I checked with the F150, they do exist, but are hard to find. If you a picky about options, you would have to order one.

Chevy offers 2 V8s in half tons, 5.3 and 6.2. Ford does offer the 5.0 (not counting the Raptor R, which is technically a truck but more of a toy), but like you said it's tough to find on lots. Take rate is higher for EBs (counting both 2.7 and 3.5) by roughly 3:1 most years so dealers stock more of them.
 

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Never attempt to drive in Toronto if you want to continue to believe that. :D

During my last trip through Toronto on the 401 (last month), only 1 driver in a truck tried to push me out of the lane. My Warlock horn functioned well, and not braking whatsoever sent the A-hole back to his lane.

Toronto is just a bit fast, close and personal, unlike Montreal that's just plain frightening.

No offence intended for residents of either of those busy cities. :cool:

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During my last trip through Toronto on the 401 (last month), only 1 driver in a truck tried to push me out of the lane. My Warlock horn functioned well, and not braking whatsoever sent the A-hole back to his lane.

Toronto is just a bit fast, close and personal, unlike Montreal that's just plain frightening.

No offence intended for residents of either of those busy cities. :cool:

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I'll be in Montreal next June, but don't intend to try and drive there. Flying in to Montreal and out of Quebec City.
 

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"Mother nature was here long before us, and will be here long after us, and in spite of us".

Dude, man ... "Mother Nature" has " healed" itself quadrupley dooplity times since the time of the dinosaurs ... it's all about $$$ and control.

And who can easily manipulate the inept ...
 

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So, on a whim, I headed over to RAM's website to check out trucks (I like to "window shop" occasionally) - and I was sorely disappointed to discover that they're no longer going to produce any V8 trucks... I hate anything that is 6- or 4- cylinder and refuse to buy anything with those type of engines. So, needless to say, unless I go with something used, or they decide to start producing V8s again, I'll never be buying a RAM truck again. That sucks, because they HAD (IMHO) the best trucks on the market. The 2024 TRX is way overpriced as well - and it's going to be the last model with a V8.

That being said, what are your thoughts on this?
I wouldn't be so sure we won't see another V8 Ram. CAFE restrictions are changing and EV mandates are going away, so demand may bring back a Ram V8. Let's hope.
 
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