bigoldthor
Well-Known Member
The 5th gen Ram has won a lot of awards since its launch, and rightfully so. It's an impressive automobile, let alone truck...well thought-out, designed, and assembled (for the most part). Notwithstanding some of the recurring complaints we have seen on here, it seems overall to have good build quality and reasonable reliability as compared to the other domestics (at least according to seemingly objective and reputable 3rd party reviewers.) BTW, check out Ford, Chevy, GMC, Nissan, and even Toyota message boards if you don't think they have their own recurring problems, too.
My question is this: do you think there is (still) an overall market perception that Ram is lower quality or less reliable than Ford and Chevy/GMC? If so, is it fair? Why or why not? Remember, this is about your opinion of market perception, not your personal feelings. I am not looking for confirmation bias or anything like that. Stuff like this just really interests me.
(Disclaimer: I *love* my Ram so far and am thrilled with my switch from F150s...not so much because of dissatisfaction with the Fords as much as how impressed I was with the new Ram. It was essentially a pull vs. a push, if you will.)
My question is this: do you think there is (still) an overall market perception that Ram is lower quality or less reliable than Ford and Chevy/GMC? If so, is it fair? Why or why not? Remember, this is about your opinion of market perception, not your personal feelings. I am not looking for confirmation bias or anything like that. Stuff like this just really interests me.
(Disclaimer: I *love* my Ram so far and am thrilled with my switch from F150s...not so much because of dissatisfaction with the Fords as much as how impressed I was with the new Ram. It was essentially a pull vs. a push, if you will.)