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    ameyer81 reacted to Jus Cruisin's post in the thread Farewell 5.7 with Like Like.
    I have no ill will for Ram. Mine was a nice truck but I agree with the OP. The 5.7L was a gutless wonder. I swapped it for a Powerboost...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    Beauty of a lease is you know what your cost of ownership is for the next 24-36mo every time you sign the papers. No curveballs other...
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    ameyer81 reacted to Joemama88's post in the thread Farewell 5.7 with Like Like.
    Yeah kind of how I feel about it. New cars are so expensive to fix. They don’t make them like they use to. On my 4th car in 5 1/2 years...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    There is something to be said for not owning a depreciating asset. Renting/leasing a vehicle is beneficial in many ways if you never...
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    ameyer81 reacted to Joemama88's post in the thread Farewell 5.7 with Like Like.
    Mines a lease not my problem if it breaks.
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    Every OEM has bad engines. Godspeed. I wished the same thing but after 10, 20, 30k mi, nope. 6.2 technically says premium recommended...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    V8 half tons will soon be a thing of bygone years. OEMs are all going to V6 turbo engines, and for a reason. All I can compare is my...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    Also as a data point I had 3.21 gears on my truck... could get it to read low 20s in a situation like @silver billet describes, but that...
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    ameyer81 reacted to Darksteel165's post in the thread Farewell 5.7 with Like Like.
    There is a 0% chance you got 28mpg legit in a Ram unless it's an ED. You obviously were going downhill a mountain or something of the...
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    ameyer81 reacted to logboom's post in the thread Farewell 5.7 with Like Like.
    My 2 cents: Fuel economy was not my biggest concern when I purchased a full sized 4x4 1/2 ton, V8 truck. If I wanted fuel economy I...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    Correct, which is what I said.
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    ameyer81 reacted to Kaldir1934's post in the thread Farewell 5.7 with Like Like.
    I drive 82 miles round trip every day to and from work, and that's mostly highway at 60-65 MPH. If I'm just doing that all week, I will...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    No truck is perfect, but the 5.7 was the worst MPG and performance I've experienced on a full sized 1500 truck, which was especially...
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    ameyer81 replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.
    2500 ZR2
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    ameyer81 posted the thread Farewell 5.7 in 5.7 Hemi V8.
    After 2.5 years, I've gone back to GM. The 5.7 e torque had the worst MPGs I've seen from a modern V8 truck, and far less power and...
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