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With the mileage you drive, I would get the diesel. Also, air suspension is useful to level the truck if you regularly tow heavy loads (I define heavy as at around 70% of maximum rating for the truck in question). If you do not regularly tow heavy loads, it is mostly a toy that will require...

Oil threads always end the same. Use what the manufacturer recommends. Don’t overthink it. If the manufacturer is too incompetent to identify the correct motor oil, then you will need to find a new brand of vehicle anyways. Our Ram lists 5w20. That is what we use. Keep it clean, keep it...

Mine is 4x4 but 4x2 is lighter, less expensive to buy, better fuel economy, and there is less to go wrong. I drove a RWD BMW in snow season for many years by mounting up winter wheels and tires and it could handle pretty much anything you would want to be out in. Plus, I don’t consider any...

Just wanted to say thank you to forum members who alerted people like me that Zeigler has best extended warranty price. I was able to get 8/85 coverage for significantly less than my dealer quote. I was also able to buy my lease out with no dealer involvement, sparked by some of the discussion...

I agree. Air and cabin filters are less than $50 in parts and about five minutes to change. Brake fluid flush today will be north of $100 but $175 too much. Driveline fluids should be done at 60k. I recently stopped going to my selling dealer because they tried to upsell a similar package...

I find that the wait is not a big deal once you expect it. I will use it on occasion to start the truck when I am walking a fair distance out of an event and the truck has been sitting in the sun. Very nice not to have the truck be 1000 degrees when you get in. And the auto locate feature is...

So this means they won’t change the engine unless they are pretty sure they need to do so.

Very interesting. They must be losing alot of money on the program as the vehicles age - not because the trucks are bad but because of the simple reality that aging trucks require more repairs - and someone in finance is looking to buyout that open ended liability. I would keep your truck...

Yes but not relevant for how I use the truck. Makes the bed overall more like a Ridgeline or Taco midsize. Fine feature if you have need of it, just not for me.

Didn’t get multifunction tailgate because I mostly use the bed for large items and did not see the utility for how I load and unload. Also not crazy about the look but that was secondary. Did not get the Ram box because it makes the bed more like a midsize and again I don’t use the truck for...

I watched the video. All of the distortions in pay and benefits are a result of the US automakers having to avoid the old union strictures that contributed significantly to the problems experienced by the U.S. automakers and that led to two of the three seeking reorganization in bankruptcy. If...

The line workers who view the union as savior are part of the problem. So they bear some responsibility as well.

i am not anti worker, I am pro American worker. Stated differently, do not conflate pro worker with pro UAW or pro union. Non union employees working for other majors have not concluded the UAW is beneficial or they would have organized. The threat to move to Mexico is real, and everyone...

I don’t think having UAW employees adds anything from a quality perspective. BMW, Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, and other foreign makes I am probably forgetting are non-union w/r/t their US facilities, and the cars are all generally well received in the market. That being said, I strongly prefer to...

Your best path is goodwill for full or partial contribution through your dealer. Hopefully you have a relationship with them as a customer. Throwing out words like “negligence” and “liability” will ensure you pay for the repair yourself. I am not saying you are wrong per se, but the better...

I am not going to justify the CEO’s salary but it is irrelevant economically relative to the cost and competitive pressures faced by all companies, including automakers. Many years ago, Rick Wagoneer, the CEO of GM commented that he was really the CEO of a healthcare and retirement benefits...

I think you are being too harsh, with all respect. I think you are correct in terms of the “physics” so to speak, but if it is not something they have experienced or dealt with before, it is unpleasant to discover. My truck has all chrome in the front because I am a traditionalist but the...

After reading this whole saga, one takeaway for me is that the manufacturers should probably provide some disclosure to the customers about the vulnerability of painted bumpers to rock chips. As someone who used to professionally detail cars while I was in school the idea of an unprotected...

I remember GM cars where you had to push the throttle down once, etc. I am going back to the 80s. In today’s climate, it is just different - there is no way it would be the same. You are going to be on your own if the truck has an issue and they see that thing hooked up to it. Too much of a...

Get that in writing from FCA. Until then, call me dubious.