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That truck looks totaled.
However, if you want to help the decision by the insurer: if you don't have a rental car already, get one trough the insurance. The cost of the rental while they repair the truck figures in their decision to total or not.
Hurricane or Hemi, truck prices are now at a level where I have a hard time justifying getting any new truck. Mine's only 4 years old, but would cost me at least $15,000 more to buy today than in 2019. Also, buying a whole new engine design in it's first few years is not for me.
It was 28F on during my commute this morning. For a while, I saw this truck a few cars ahead of me with a dog in the bed. Speeds up to 60mph with the dog's coat and ears flapping in the wind.
Am I overreacting when I consider this animal cruelty? Windchill, even if you take into account some...
I love the air ride on my Limited, and the ability to raise the truck when on unpaved roads or off-road. Having said that, the Limiteds are so expensive now that I would not buy one again. I did drive a non-air Big Horn as a loaner vehicle for a few days and it was fine as well. IMO, only...
Just of the top of my head (we have a 2014 with abt. 235,000 miles and a 2020 with 130,000):
- Carfax to spot accidents etc.
- Make sure previous owner did required maintenance (dealer records?)
- listen for excessive ticking of engine (possible lifter issue or possibly exhaust header cracks)
-...
While our 2020 Limited is no slouch, our 2014 still feels faster when I drive it occasionally. They are very close in weight, have the same engine, same 3.92 rear, same transmission.
The only difference is that the 2020 has all of the stuff that was supposed to make it more fuel efficient...
This would be the one Ram to stay away from for the first model year!
Interesting concept, but overall mpg is 20? That's probably close to the new inline-6? I still don't see a rational business case for the all-electric or hybrid (sorry, range-extending) variants of (Ram) trucks.
I'm on my third Ram, a 2020 Limited. We still own our 2014 Big Horn as well.
2020 is almost at 130,000 miles now. While it hasn't been flawless, it's been pretty good. I have to say I don't understand the dislike for the E-torque and the Start-Stop. To me, they work very well and are a...
Well, in my opinion and experience (we also own a 2014 4th gen), the dirty little secret of the 5th gen Rams is that fuel economy is worse than 4th gen, even with all the fuel saving measures. Our 2020 Limited has all of the supposedly fuel saving options (E-torque, grill shutters, active air...
Lifter failed on our 2014 and ate into the camshaft. They replaced camshaft and all lifters. That was at 130,000 miles I believe. It's now at 220,000 miles and running strong. Noise of failed lifters and camshaft can be similar to Hemi tick.
I live in North GA.
Dealerships I tried and didn't like (for service):
- Palmer Dodge in Roswell
- Mall of Georgia Dodge in Buford
- Shottenkirk in Canton
- Tutton in Jasper
The better dealership was Troncalli in Cumming , GA
I now take my trucks to Christian Brothers in Alpharetta. They...
I have tried all of the dealerships around me over the years (5 or 6). The service departments all suck. I picked the best of the worst and took our vehicles there. At one point we owned three Mopars, so I used them a lot. Things were OK for a few years. We spent a boatload of money on...
We have an unlimited (mileage and time) extended warranty on our 2014 truck. Just received this promotion from Mopar.
Interesting offer, but:
- new trucks are still too expensive (after insane price increases over last 4 years)
- we like our 2014, and have just invested good money into...
One thing to keep in mind is that a lot of aftermarket accessories don't work with the multi-function tailgate and/or ramboxes (tonneau covers and racks mainly).
I own a basic 2014 Big Horn and a 2020 Limited. The one thing I'd say that surprised me is how much I like the retracting sidesteps...
I did this, but got the distinct impression they didn't look very hard, probably because warranty repairs just don't pay as much as regular ones. Next time I'll probably invest a little money and have it done at an independent shop and then take the evidence to the dealer.
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