SD Rebel
Spends too much time on here
And that's fine, you can remain unconvinced. It's not my problem
Or course not, it never was, I may still join you one day.
And that's fine, you can remain unconvinced. It's not my problem
@SD Rebel and @silver billet while I also enjoy a discussion/banter about who is right. Put it to bed, you hijacked a thread and made it about oil.
The OP is excited to drive this version of the truck.
RAM aka Stellantis is pricing themselves out of the market. The RAM was the blue collar and affordable truck... now they think they own the road and can price however they want to. I feel bad for anyone who puts themselves in debt to buy the newer versions. I concur with a statement that was made, lease the dam thing, run it into the ground and flip the keys right back. Once these engines have proven themselves long-term durability, at that time, maybe consider purchasing one that is used and reasonably priced.Yet another interesting-math on the Longhorn pricing "The Limited Longhorn sees the biggest increase, jumping by $13,460 over 2024 prices to $77,150."
2025 Longhorn starts at $77,606
2024 Longhorn started (beginning of model year June 2023) $68,785
2024 Longhorn ended (end of model year November 2023) $70,285
Gap $8,821... not shy by any means, but also not $13,460
Yes they have made some significant errors in pricing, as we can see by Stellantis having to re-invoice ALL HD RAMS this month.RAM aka Stellantis is pricing themselves out of the market. The RAM was the blue collar and affordable truck... now they think they own the road and can price however they want to. I feel bad for anyone who puts themselves in debt to buy the newer versions. I concur with a statement that was made, lease the dam thing, run it into the ground and flip the keys right back. Once these engines have proven themselves long-term durability, at that time, maybe consider purchasing one that is used and reasonably priced.
@SD Rebel and @silver billet while I also enjoy a discussion/banter about who is right. Put it to bed, you hijacked a thread and made it about oil.
OKTo bad, if you're not the OP or a mod I'm not going to lose any sleep over a discussion that morphs as they always tend to do over time.
Yet you won't stop. My oil is better than your oil because it is slippery.My man, you're 100% hopeless. You run whatever you want, I'm not discussing this any further as it's waste of time.
I will not let her get the last word in.I see we have a last word war going on
Thought only women do that.
I remember when people would complain about power door locks and power windows, as just another thing that will fail and cost more money to fix.
I won't be getting a 3.0 because it's a 1st run of a newer tech put out by Ram. I see all their failures first hand. Hurricanes eating their catalytic converters, cylinder walls scoring, are just a few issues. I think no oil dip stick is one of the dumbest things yet. On a positive note, I think they finally fixed the manifold issues on this engine .
You might be right. It's just unfortunately, a trend that seems to be unstoppable.I think this is a Euro centric view on the brand and those in charge of the brand in the US weren't strong enough to convince them that a V8 was necessary. I guess we'll find out.
Your engine could be overfilled by 3 quarts and you wouldn't know.I'm only 40 but I'm one of those guys now who doesn't trust "brand new shiny tech." Let others deal with the headache until they figure it out.
Your engine could be overfilled by 3 quarts and you wouldn't know.
You might be right. It's just unfortunately, a trend that seems to be unstoppable.
I, probably like you, come from the generation of not even being able to conceive of not offering a V8 option in a half-ton. When the NA V6 options came out, I could understand that. Maybe someone who just does some light-hauling, minimal towing, and basically needs a means of transport while throwing tools in the back? OK.
But trying to fill the V8 hole with a turbocharged I-6 in a half-ton? Eeesh.
There is a oil level gauge in the cluster.Humor me here....how do you even check your oil then? You just fill to spec and pray?
There is a oil level gauge in the cluster.
Yup, get them while you can. However, we still hae GM and Ford options likely in the future for quite a bit, GM has recently invested almost 1 billion into brining their small block V8s into compliance, likely to see first use starting in 2028, first in the C8 Corvette and then their truck line. I think the 5.0L is good until the Mustang stops using it, which the last ICE generation just came out, so 7-8 years more.
The oil level is one thing but being able to see the oil with your own eyes to examine it's condition is another.There is a oil level gauge in the cluster.
The oil level is one thing but being able to see the oil with your own eyes to examine it's condition is another.
For most average vehicle owners, about 20 years ago because people just don't check their own oil anymore.When was the oil dipstick delete? 2022?