StuartV
Ram Guru
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It's an exaggeration to say that 5,000-9,000lb would go completely unnoticed, but having towed with N/A Gas trucks all my life, I know how much power and acceleration is going to be robbed as with the trailer attached. I also know that I'm mostly dependent on my brakes. Personally, I was shocked how much the Hemi and my Fontier's VQ40 felt nearly identical, despite having more power and more truck with the Hemi. The biggest disappointment was that I thought the 1500 was going to be a big step up from the Frontier.There is no way I would say "I couldn't even tell it was there." I could definitely tell it was there when I went to pull away from a stop or to accelerate any other time. However, it did just fine. Not complaining. Just saying.
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Well, that sucks for guys who are keeping them long-term. The gen3 had roughly 5 years of production for us and wrangler guys, and at least 2 of them were in this covid shortage period. So there will be parts scarcity, not just now, but when people need something like a dpf, egr, longblock, etc., in 10 years. There me, maybe some junkyard parts and NOS parts, but it will be nothing like the pre-Covid years. There’s going to be a bunch of people not willing to just get rid of a truck that will end up having to do a conversion. What a mess. Kind of makes me glad I’ll be out of mine soon.
No idea and probably not. I forgot they had paired with GM for a bit.But did Nikola really have the tech? There was some heavy speculation and nothing to show.
Personally, I was shocked how much the Hemi and my Fontier's VQ40 felt nearly identical, despite having more power and more truck with the Hemi.
I wouldn't put much stock in the Ram site. It still shows that you can order an Ignition Edition TRX. First off, you were never able to order one (they were allocated to dealers), and second, that was a limited edition that finished out in January 2022.So is the ecodiesel going away or not? It’s still on the site as a 2023 option as of a few minutes ago. I was expecting to see the ecodiesel gone and the hurricane as an option.
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I wouldn't put much stock in the Ram site. It still shows that you can order an Ignition Edition TRX. First off, you were never able to order one (they were allocated to dealers), and second, that was a limited edition that finished out in January 2022.
Actually, the press release says that production will end in January.Diesel was never supposed to go away before 23 model year. They said orders will be taken until January.
.So is the ecodiesel going away or not? It’s still on the site as a 2023 option as of a few minutes ago. I was expecting to see the ecodiesel gone and the hurricane as an option.
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I’d put my money on not being able to order one. Articles stated the production would end in January. I’m sure not to long after the 2023 order banks opened the ED was gone. Either tons of people jumped on them or dealers went crazy to get some on their lots. The people at the auto shows are basically sales reps, they likely don’t have a clue what’s really going on. Best bet would be keep an eye on cars.com and other sites like that once the 23s start showing up and maybe you will find one thats similar to what you wanted to order..
I keep getting conflicting info on this topic. The option shows on Ram's Build & Price website, but a friend tried to order one at the dealer a month ago and the dealer's ordering app wouldn't let him order one. One person I know who has connections high up at Ram said that EcoDiesel orders had already been shut off in order to meet demand for the January 2023 production shutdown, but another friend quizzed the Ram reps at the Los Angeles Auto Show a few weeks ago, the Ram folks said that one definitely COULD still order an EcoDiesel in a 1500. So I don't know what to think.
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