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You’ve already had a 3 year trial of that truck although low mileage. If it’s been really good to you and only required maintenance that... -
silver billet reacted to Ram1500OwnerMaybe's post in the thread Trade up or buy out lease dilemma with
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I prefer the known rather than the unknown. Sounds like the truck is a keeper. -
silver billet replied to the thread What would you prefer?.Nothing in these trucks gets cheaper to build OR maintain, that is the simple truth. They all get more complicated, more regulated, and...
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silver billet replied to the thread What would you prefer?.That's pretty naive. Manufacturers aren't swallowing the cost of making an engine, they pass it directly onto the dude buying it. Not...
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silver billet replied to the thread What would you prefer?.Cheaper to build, who cares. I'm sure it's in between the 3.6 pentastar and the 5.7 hemi, so ... negligible. Cheaper to maintain, as...
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silver billet replied to the thread What would you prefer?.It's about emissions, not mpg. The hemi was designed 20 years ago and it simply cannot meet the new emissions standards. In day to day...
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Don't waste your time arguing with this troll - he has an agenda and doesn't care for facts of any kind. My RAM has a 3.92 diff and I...
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This statement couldn't be any stupider. Horrible, baseless advice as usual.
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silver billet replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.It's really not that hard to break into 20 mpg with all highway. I'm sitting at 17 to 18 for the entire winter, this is mixed driving...
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silver billet replied to the thread Hurricane towing.Max tow has actually gone down vs the tried and true hemi, but you'll still be able to tow > 8000 pounds which is pretty much maxed out...
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Have not, but having gained a little wisdom in the last few years, I would be willing to bet your payload will be your limiting factor.
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silver billet replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.You go right ahead and continue arguing with facts my friend, makes no difference to me. Cheers.
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28 mpg is not possible with a Hemi in a Ram, not legit anyways. Anyone can post pictures of going down a mountain, I think i saw 34 mpg...
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silver billet replied to the thread Farewell 5.7.I told you already how it was achieved but apparently you can't read. 3 hour freeway trip in ideal weather/traffic conditions. Edit: I...
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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...