Re: 2013 Eight Speed

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TheRudeDog

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Has anyone been able to order an eight speed recently? I have tried 3 different dealers and not one can order a 8 speed Laramie. Thanks!
 

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I've heard they are on short supply and Chrysler has asked dealers to substitute the 6 speed for now. Try again in April. There probably is a monthly allocation allowed determined by parts availability.
 

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That blows! First the air suspension and now this. Does RAM want to lead or follow?


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I've heard they are on short supply and Chrysler has asked dealers to substitute the 6 speed for now. Try again in April. There probably is a monthly allocation allowed determined by parts availability.

I order mine at the end of January. Its done just wait for it to get to the dealer now. But even then it was available one day then not the next.
 

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Drove one today in Fargo very nice it was hard to get used to Big Horn styling compared to my truck it was pretty basic. Great kick down power I drove a 3.21 I believe so I would think 3.55 or 3.92 would be really sweet.


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They are available, but few and far between. I found 2 dealers within about a 200 mile radius that have them on the lot. I drove one today at a dealer maybe 45 minutes from the house instead of the one 3 hours away! I had tested a Laramie with the 6 speed and was not overly impressed. But with the 8.... VERY nice. This one also had the air suspension so it was a rare combo for sure. The rotary shifter quickly became second nature. I thought I would not like it, but it works really well. The 6 speed I drove had the floor shift - absolutely no way in you-know-where I'd buy one of those, that was a royal pain.

One thing I've noticed though is websites are not updated yet. Stateline Dodge in South Carolina listed 10 Laramies (or so, what's important is the differences) and according to the Dodge website they had 6. Odd. I brought up the four "extra" ones. Each was listed as a 6 speed on the standard website all dealers use. But when I brought up the sticker each of the 4 was actually an 8 speed. So, until websites get updated the few that are out there are doubly difficult to find.

Hope that helps.
 
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I noticed this too. Mine is listed as "in transit" and a 6 speed but when I pull up the window sticker it shows the 8speed. Also, the price on the sticker is a little higher than when I ordered
 

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My local dealer has seven 8-speeds on the lot with 12 more in Transit. Its not a huge dealer, but they have about 100 ram 1500's on the lot.

I've also been told 8 speeds are on hold for dealer inventory, but can be ordered as "sold orders" which is simply an order placed for a customer rather dealer inventory. At any rate, it'll be a solid 10-14 weeks before any orders made now arrive at the lot. June/July can't come soon enough...
 

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I noticed this too. Mine is listed as "in transit" and a 6 speed but when I pull up the window sticker it shows the 8speed. Also, the price on the sticker is a little higher than when I ordered

Because the A8 is an option you added. My invoice shows it the same way.
 

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I hope they don't put the A8 in RCSB Express trucks. I don't want to be tempted to trade mine in, lol.
 
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The bottom line at the moment is I can't order one (with the options that I want) and the dealers don't have any idea if and when.....
 
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