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Are you happy with your Ram??
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My wife has a 2024 Lincoln Navigator L with all the bells and whistles.
The seats have 32 different ways to adjust them.
Me, I schlep around in my 2022 RAM 1500 Limited.
About eight times per year we do a seven hour road trip (one way) and given the choice I would take my RAM any day of the week over the Navigator.
My truck with air ride is far superior in ride quality, the center console has a better layout for mugs & cups, the seats are a 1000 times more comfortable.
We bought the Navigator specifically for these long haul road trips and I’m extremely disappointed in the car.
After the holidays I’m going to look at the GMC Denali and the Jeep Grand Wagoner.
Sure I’ll take a huge hit on deprecation if I trade in the new car but the seats are just that bad.
I would much rather have a big comfortable seat with memory foam and a mere six ways to adjust the seats.
The seats have 32 different ways to adjust them.
Me, I schlep around in my 2022 RAM 1500 Limited.
About eight times per year we do a seven hour road trip (one way) and given the choice I would take my RAM any day of the week over the Navigator.
My truck with air ride is far superior in ride quality, the center console has a better layout for mugs & cups, the seats are a 1000 times more comfortable.
We bought the Navigator specifically for these long haul road trips and I’m extremely disappointed in the car.
After the holidays I’m going to look at the GMC Denali and the Jeep Grand Wagoner.
Sure I’ll take a huge hit on deprecation if I trade in the new car but the seats are just that bad.
I would much rather have a big comfortable seat with memory foam and a mere six ways to adjust the seats.
msnyder1112
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I’m extremely happy with it.
2019 Bighorn, 5.7 non etorque. Bought brand new. Only issues besides recalls were:
Power mirror gears went bad. They told me the old design were plastic.
Clock spring was making a weird noise. They replaced it.
Radio screen got weird. I thougut it was because I cleaned it with some “electronic la screen cleaner” but they said its common.
Any other issues werent directly related to the build of the truck but rather my customizations. Even still, nothing expensive or life threatening.
2019 Bighorn, 5.7 non etorque. Bought brand new. Only issues besides recalls were:
Power mirror gears went bad. They told me the old design were plastic.
Clock spring was making a weird noise. They replaced it.
Radio screen got weird. I thougut it was because I cleaned it with some “electronic la screen cleaner” but they said its common.
Any other issues werent directly related to the build of the truck but rather my customizations. Even still, nothing expensive or life threatening.
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Broken manifolds happen on the other engines as well, including tundra and titan.
Keep in mind that FCA has sold like 10+ million hemis over the decades. Even a 1 to 2 percent flaw means 100,000 to 200,000 affected engines. The shear scale is in a completely different world than the peasly numbers the tundra 5.7 sells at.
As far as "not ever making improvements", that's BS as well. Back in 2016 or so they switched manufacturers of the lifters and failures do appear to have gone down since then. But lifters affect other engines as well, because it's not a design flaw, it's a manufacturing flaw.
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I purchased my Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi with e-torque, Lone Star edition, 4X4, brand new back in July 2023. It has been a fantastic truck, the fourth half-ton I've owned, the others were all F-150's, one with the 5.0 and the other two with the 2.7 ecoboost. Granted, being retired at the young age of 55, I don't really go anywhere and after almost 2.5 years of ownership, I only have 22,600 miles as of today, so not many miles. But it has been flawless in terms of reliability. This Ram is better than my F-150's in terms of quality, driveability, etc. Granted, this one was more expensive, maybe you get what you pay for, but my F-150's were not that far off. It is not the fastest, as my 2.7's both had custom tunes and even if I tuned my 5.7, the 2.7's would walk it. But I didn't buy my Ram for the 1/4 mile. I bought it to haul my service dog around, tow things here and there, carry stuff when needed, etc.
I don't know if this will be my forever truck, or a short term truck (to me, short term is 4-5 years of ownership). I did drive a 2026 Ram Warlock with the Hurricane and boy, I liked that motor!!! The low and mid range torque was just as good as my tuned 2.7's. But I also really like naturally aspirated V8's, so I'm keeping my 5.7 for now. Of course, if Ram puts the 6.4 into the 1500, I'm buying that. If not that, maybe the Ram HD Power Wagon, big fan of that truck. But this Ram truck has made me a fan and for now, brand loyal.
I don't know if this will be my forever truck, or a short term truck (to me, short term is 4-5 years of ownership). I did drive a 2026 Ram Warlock with the Hurricane and boy, I liked that motor!!! The low and mid range torque was just as good as my tuned 2.7's. But I also really like naturally aspirated V8's, so I'm keeping my 5.7 for now. Of course, if Ram puts the 6.4 into the 1500, I'm buying that. If not that, maybe the Ram HD Power Wagon, big fan of that truck. But this Ram truck has made me a fan and for now, brand loyal.
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