I do not like the donut spare.
thank goodness I got the full size.
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I do not like the donut spare.
BIG TIME!!! lolThat’s a lotta money right there.
TBH it seems like a lame thing to be pissed about, but the donut is low rent as ****. We're talking lower rent than homeless folks low rent. It's absurd in a full size truck and if this is the manufacturer's attitude towards the buyers I almost regret going back to "Dodge" after my 13 year break.
I have only needed a spare on one of my 10ish pull over to the side of the road for tire issues incidents. but when I needed a spare, I was glad I had a real spare tire and not some bike tire FCA stuck up under the bed hoping someone wouldn't notice. I had to run on that spare for a couple weeks until my new tires came in. The remainder of the tire issues, I was able to fix on the side of the road with a plug kit and a compressor. I would have been happier if they just supplied me a compressor--somewhat off topic, but with only one 12V socket and a ton of 110 socket's I may have to rethink my current compressors.
I like a lot of things about this truck-my fourth Dodge flavor truck, but this is a pretty big annoyance for me. I talked a ton of **** about my Tacoma's plastic bed-I guess I'll have to talk **** about the stupid Ram donut that I'm tossing in the trash this summer.
if we're still talking about what we dont like about our ram trucks, I would say I wish mine had the step bumper like the '17 gmc sierra of mine had. now I step up on top of the back tire to reach stuff in the bed and as a senior citizen...getting harder to do.
I don't like the fact that mine is a 4th gen Sport 4X4 rcsb and not a 5th gen TRX!
You probably have the Big Horn trim which is the equivalent to the Lone Star trim in Texas. It is available in both crew and quad cab.
That said, if I were planning a trip on the AlCan I would have an in-kind spare. Then again, would have a whole buncha other stuff that no OEM includes in even a "fully loaded" model.
Additionally, FCA should offer a full-sized spare on any build. And it should be included on any tow related package (it should go without saying that it would increase the cost of those packages).
I personally have the Laramie, and there was no back seat storage available of any sort. Under floor is not available on any QCs as far as I know. All I wanted was what was on my 5 years older, one trim level lower truck - underseat storage and a fold-flat floor.
I had a '14 GMC with what I assume was the same feature you are referring to.
Yes, it's nice. But I greatly prefer the deployable bed step available on the Ram. MUCH larger step, and a bit lower to the ground.
Thing is, 99.93% of pickup drivers use them as commuter vehicles. I understand FCA's decision to cheap out on the spare.
That said, if I were planning a trip on the AlCan I would have an in-kind spare. Then again, would have a whole buncha other stuff that no OEM includes in even a "fully loaded" model.
Additionally, FCA should offer a full-sized spare on any build. And it should be included on any tow related package (it should go without saying that it would increase the cost of those packages).
*****I don't get it. Did you order and pay for a 5G TRX and got a 4G Sport? Sounds like a perfect case for RamCares.
I did order the Du-Ha storage bin which seems well made. I haven't installed it yet as I'm waiting on my floorboards.
but an extra 250-300$ maybe..the built-in steps were included for no upcharge.
mine was part of the off road group..795$ can you not get that on other trim levels?
For car play to wireless requires additional hardware that would be expensive to include. Bluetooth just doesn't have the capability to carry the amount of data needed. There are a couple aftermarket head units that support it, but the ones I have seen don't fit Ram trucks, but my search was never exhaustive so someone may know more on that. Also, there are dongles out there to plug in, but again limited research in the past found that an unstable version of the software was used to engineer the units, so I stayed away.I personally have the Laramie, and there was no back seat storage available of any sort. Under floor is not available on any QCs as far as I know. All I wanted was what was on my 5 years older, one trim level lower truck - underseat storage and a fold-flat floor. I would give up the higher resolution B/U camera for it. Or...... let me think - not a whole lot else that's a real improvement. Well, Car-Play is one, but why isn't it wireless?!!
my laramie has under seat and those two in the floor storage compartments..
I feel like the wireless charger could be in another area to make it easier to use. I have a small case on my phone and it’s difficult to get it into the charging port and lined up to charge. I’ve seen more blinking red lights then I ever want to see. Lol other then that I love my 2019 Ram Crew 4x4 limited.