Should you get this 2019 RAM 2500 6.4L HEMI truck?
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This guy does the best reviews of anyone on youtube. He hits all marks, just when you want to know about something he hones in on it and answers all questions you might have. Great review. That's a real nice truck, love the interior on the first truck so much. The Ram's are really best truck now, I've noticed the engineering is better than all other trucks.
Ram best in looks and convincing people with their high discounts. But, ram has never been known for reliability.
Call me crazy but I want this truck in a single cab package but with a bench seat. I pull trailers 3-4 sometimes 5 day's a week and I love the way I can see backing up in a single cab.
Wow, some pretty compelling reasons/opinions to give serious consideration to the RAM truck. I agree with you about the sunroof; nice, but, certainly not necessary. I'd be interested in hearing some towing mileage numbers, if/when you have them. Thanks for sharing, JD. Y'all Be Safe!
Great video and thank you for all the information
Just bought one love it!
I have a 2015 3500 Longhorn 6.4L and it has become my favorite truck ever. I have had diesel 3500s to gas 1500. The Ram Longhorn 6.4L is the best pulling/riding truck I have owned. I pull a 30 foot tow hauler that weighs over 11K when loaded. The Ram pulls and does not bog down when passing. The mileage is good too. I feel anyone shopping for a used or new truck to 'pull' will not be disappointed with a Ram 6.4L 2500 or 3500.
Sorry for you luck. Mine pulls great.
I just ordered a power wagon with this engine... a little nervous but every video and my test drive tells me good things. I got every option except safety ones including duel alternators for about 67000 canadian. I feel it is a great value in todays market... i hope to have this thing for a long time
I have been looking harder and a lot more at Ram next time I go looking for a new truck. I have pretty much always been a Chevy/GMC guy but, I do like the look and style of the Ram. Thanks for sharing JD.
Richard West me too considering the options you can get the value is definitely RAM a friend just bought a 19 1500 RAM I drove that and I was impressed. You can have the option of ordering exactly what you want and can still negotiate the price point GM on the other hand trying to order and option a truck is tricky because you have to get certain packages I looked into that and my local GM guy was very fussy about negotiating not my local RAM dealer just food for thought.
Just make sure your mechanics (the moving parts of the vehicle) you option for are reliable. It might be pretty, doesn't mean it won't break though.
Your right for the price I find the 3/4 ton trucks to be a better buy than the 1/2 ton due to what you said on the capabilities for the money. And it’s cool that I watch your videos and your so close by to where I’m from!
Javier Rodriguez correct or even buy more truck less features
You can change the background on the display to match the leather seat color on the Longhorns (and Limiteds). I'm actually on a 6,000 mile RV trip with mine right now, love it.
That would be a great second truck for you!
Just bought a 19 2500 CC with the 6.4 and 4.10 gears. Only have a couple hundred miles on it so no real towing report yet. I have a small toyhauler. This should pull it no problem
I was under the truck on my creeper looking underneath- wow, this truck is built like a tank under the body..
My brother in law just experienced his first long haul towing their 30’ travel trailer with their 2019 Ram 1500. He was white knuckling it when passing by big trucks on the freeway.
Old post but being a travel trailer/5th wheel guy myself, a 30' foot anything is 3/4 ton territory. I traded a 2019 1500 for a 2500 and never looked back.
I've said it before and I'll say it again the lone Star package equipped heavy duty trucks are a great bargain and I would totally drop the money for one of those and then spend 1002 1500 on aftermarket leather seats if I wanted that. They're so nicely equipped and the capability that 6.4 hemi brings with towing and the new 8spd transmission is unbelievable.
Love my 2005 SLT RAM 3500 long bed 4X4 diesel! just turned 60K miles...had it since new! Selling it on the street I can get ALMOST what I paid for it! :) Thanks for the videos and all the great info!
I have a 3500 with the 6.4hemi. I love it. It's no cummins. but for a gasser it's a beast!
Still going strong?
@@austinreed347 yes sir
I have a 2018 Ram 3500 with 6.4 and 4:10 rear. Pulls my 12,000# 5er fine. Not a Cummins but still does good.
EXCELLENT VIDEO AND COMMENTS, especially gas powered engines being overlooked.
Here in Canada diesel fuel is way more costly then gas!
I was earlier this year purchasing the ram 1500 rebel. Decided not to because the ram box option is not available in the crew cab with the six foot four inch bed.
I have decided to place order for the ram power wagon for the reason mentioned earlier, also i need greater off road capacity then the rebel.
I am of the old school prefer the floor shift knob for four wheel drive over the knob shift.
The only towing is for a atv and small boat.
Defensive, that's a great word to explain the gas guys who tow.
I've got a tree business and needed a new truck a few years ago. Coming from a dirty max,I couldn't think to spend what a new diesel cost, so I got a 2500 6.4 LB CC 4.30. It's great for towing up to like 8000 pounds day in day out. It really struggles on anything over 10k. I'm in Florida with flat land, I couldn't even imagine towing a travel trailer north of 10k on a 2000 mile trip.
I just towed my dump trailer from Tampa to Orlando, 5500 pounds. Total pig on the way out, picked up mini loader adding another 3000. Truck was towing like I had a boat anchor behind me.
I had enough! Bit the bullet for a 2021 3500 LB CC with HO Cummins/Aisin. Now we're towing like a boss, one week in and I've completely forgot about the price.
I would have liked at lest an estimate of mpg. Does sound like a nice truck.
Love sunroofs. Feels more open and can get fresh air in without it blowing you all around. Never had one leak or give problems whatsoever.
Gauge pod looks exactly like the 68 Mustang I used to have.
Q> You've often made comments about better turning radius, F250/350 vs F450. Can you start or maybe make a show referencing which trucks have a better turning radius between manufacturers?
This is a review not a request line
Hey nice tutorial. I’ve been looking for one with similar options. Haven’t seen a Tradesman with the better screen with NAV. It’s a sport package must be in certain area dealers getting them. I would rather have the chrome package.
Hemi sounded good goin up the on-ramp, but I’ll keep my 6.7
Hello Big Truck! Yes if I were to buy a HD Ram, chances are very high if I found one on a lot kitted out like this one I would go for it, still though, if have to drive a new Chevy 2500 and Ford F-250, all for under the 48-50 K price point. To see which one I’d be comfortable with!
Ram seems to really have steped it up for the last couple years, good pricing too
I have been looking at the ram 2500 6.4 hemi as a tow vehicle.. I only tow out travel trailer (31.5 feet) for 6 or 7 family trips a year. The model is a 27 footer and I learned the hard way that was only the cabin length. Wish I found you sooner! Anyway, long and short I can see I am in the 3/4 range now for trucks. I like the 2019 Ram 2500 with the 6.4 hemi. The dry weight is 6500 lbs. I can see the family doing at least one long haul family vacation per year in addition to weekend trips. Do you feel the torque and HP can easily accommodate towing the new family beast of a trailer, and/or do you think I should be angling for a different tow vehicle. Any thoughts would be great.
I saw a guy going the other way on I-90 in South Dakota towing a light'ish 30-32 foot fifth wheel with an F-150 today... I cringed, the crosswinds were pretty rough.
V8 is music to ears. When your paying big bucks, you want big V8.
What was the fuel mileage on that truck while you were driving it?
How do you like the gaser vs Diesel, does it serve your every need?
Could you give a mpg assessment?? I've heard they are pretty bad??
I wish they had the new cab that the 5th gens have
I know this video is old. B4 I hit the road I was creeping past 14mpg empty. The last 4k miles towing I'm at 8.4mpg...this 6.4 hemi is a beast. And yes I've owned a few diesels
I have to agree, I don’t like a sunroof, it took me forever to find a truck that does not come with the sunroof living in Texas it seems like everybody wants one, but it’s counterintuitive but it’s so bloody hot here you go enjoy it, and this is just another thing to break and leak. Another thing my 2018 that I’ve mentioned before has the sport appearance package on it and mine came with the factory fender flares the plastic pieces you’re talking about around the wheel wells and it was only a few short months ago that you couldn’t even get the 12 inch screen and less you went to a 1500 ram, the 8.4 Uconnect which I have in my truck is awesome. I don’t think that the $750 price tag to have navigation put in your vehicle is worth that money could be spent better elsewhere, because you can use CarPlay and use your phone as navigation to project it onto the 8.4 Uconnect screen so for my money The navigation is not worth it great video
I don't actually use my navigate for general navigation. I use it to show my a reference point of where I am in conjunction to the larger map. So I use my phone for actual navigation, but then have the map up on my vehicle to show specifically in a city where I'm at. That helps immensely when traveling.
My dad switched from a lt Chevy to a tradesman ram and prefers the tradesman over the lt
Have a quick question, I just got a 32ft travel trailer and looking to get a use truck to pull it as of know I found a Duramax 6.6l diesel 2011 with 137k miles and a 2015 f350 6.2l flex fuel, just need some advice
why get a ram 1500 when you can get a ram 2500 for the same price haha
Ikr. Doesn't make much sense
Exactly. Not to mention today's 2500s ride extremely well. Been my reasoning for years. When I figured that out and switched to HD trucks I never went back.....
Exactly, I don’t get why 1/2 tons are so expensive, that’s why I’m getting a 2500
Unless it's the diesel option, 1500 gets better fuel economy
Hi Can I have a little advice please , Looking at a ford 450 DRW like the smaller turning & the detachable DRW wings if i clout them , Question is the new 2020 model worth waiting for or dive in now Now the important bit which states are cheaper for sales tax & by how much also what other charges am I going to be stung for before i can drive it away apart from insurance. looked at Gary Yeomans online Florida area, so before i approach them they have 5 x 450 in stock what kind of discount can i look for & what discount can i ask if i order factory to my spec. Will be pulling 5th rv at approx 20000lbs loaded . As a UK resident brands mean nothing to me but i seem to have narrowed it down to Ram 3500 or Ford 450 both DRW this is based on internet chatter good & bad . plus both can do the job, intending to tour for two years then import truck back to the UK .
Don’t want a dash shift, don’t need a sunroof ( wish my F450 didn’t have it ), still have the 70’s dodge interiors stuck in my head, yuck. The new ones are much more appealing and better styled.
Yes, I love mine and I got the HEMI because I am not doing a lot of towing but the power is there if I need too. I special ordered mine with 4.10 gears. I posted a video of my truck if your curios.
Still missing that sign for chubby’s by staples st
Navigation - I know I plug my phone in and use CarPlay or Android Auto for navigation. When there’s a supported radio in a vehicle (Sync 3, UConnect, & GM’s radio). Much better than any car manufacturer GPS. Especially with Waze. I have a separate GPS for when I’m hauling my fifth wheel - for height and weight restrictions. Personal opinion and preference.
What kind of GPS gives you height and weight restrictions?
Przemek Sledziewski it’s a Garmin Dezel trucker gps. I’d have to get you the model number when I get off.
@@GaryTolbertJr
If you could that would be great. That kind of gps would be a good thing to have at work when I'm driving a log truck.
Przemek Sledziewski
Garmin Dezl 580LMT-S is the model I have. You can pair it with your phone for traffic updates and other features. Got mine for around $380-400. Can’t recall exact price.
@@GaryTolbertJr
Thanks!
The 2500 gas 6.4 has lots of power but makes a noise that sounds like a belt but isn’t darn dealership tried to fix but can not figure it out any one got any ideas?
That's cute! Nice tiny bed too! :)
Sounds to me like your new truck might be a Ram.
Coming from a Chevy owner and Chevy family I'll get a Ram truck over a Silverado next. I feel like with the dodge ram line up you get more bang for your buck 3-9k easily. Tho, I cant stand the dial shifter, I prefer the behind the steering wheel shift anyday feels more "truck" also, air suspension is a MUST HAVE for me no matter what
No longer dodge ram, Fiat ram.
The company is Fiat Chrysler and the trucks are now just ram. No dodge no fiat just ram and the model is 1500/2500/3500
You get over that dial shifter quick man and it's just a cleaner looking dash.
@@jshapiro34 I had in in my 2016 Durango. I agree it's a luxury look. But NOT a truck feel.
@@imathreat209 truck feel is not a thing anymore unless you buy a plain Jane work truck single cab diesel so you can complain about cost room and the sound and tell the kids nope no room we have to take mom's suv........my trucks ride with the coils is almost the same as a Toyota highlanders truck feel is gone out the window till your towing 8500lbs 1000 miles and your standing by the fuel pump watching ur bank account drop 100$
I like sunroofs on everything. The two-tone trim is getting outdated (same with chrome) and doesn't belong on a sport package, they should be monochrome. And built-in navigation is getting redundant, everyone just uses their phones or a standalone GPS.
Navigation should be free... LOL! As a software developer this makes me chuckle. The amount of work and complexity in being able to provide you satellite navigation, knowing every street and every address in the world is orders of magnitude more difficult to achieve than say.... a Cummins Diesel engine. But you want it for free. Go build your own GPS system complete with every inch of the earth mapped out and all the algorithms involved in routing.... tell me how much it costs .
What kind of gas mileage did you get
Chevy is advertising the 2500 hd 4x4 for 40k 6.6L
I think if people get stressed out by towing closer to the manufacturer's maximum recommended limit, maybe they should rethink towing in general.
You can identify them by their 5-10 attempts to back the RV in the campsite space.
Watching in May 2023 and hearing you say, 64,500 for a limited longhorn and a $45,000 (MSRP 51K) price range on the Big Horn and choking on my breakfast... Try low to mid 60'sK MSRP for the equivalent Big Horn and try 85K on the limited Longhorn essentially same trucks... I paid 63,600 MSRP on a Laramie in March 2022 with the sport, 4WD, snow chief packages...and NOW my Laramie in 2023 is 73K MSRP new...
Wow, those were the days. This time was the window just before Covid and people who purchased at that point got likely the best deals ever on these trucks... Lower, often much lower MSRP's AND there was a short window when they had amazing incentives, low interest rates or even zero...and drum roll, once Covid hit and chip shortages etc., around Mid 2021, this truck you are driving? A dealer would have given you MORE than you paid for it in trade or even outright purchase with 20K miles on it... They were marking new ones up by five to eight thousand above MSRP in some places on just a standard regular unit. Boy the world has changed.
Getting the 8 speed with 6.4L is so nice. The previous 6 speed isn’t nearly as good.
The previous 6 speed was eventually the reason I got rid of my 2014 2500.
Greezy_Chef Yea that trans makes the 6.4L feel quite inadequate really.
Would this type of truck be one that you would feel comfortable towing your BTBRV Work Trailer with or would that combination still be susceptible to white knuckle experiences.
This would do just fine assuming you didn't overload the trailer.
What are the biggest differences between a keystone and a grand design? I tend to gravitate towards these two brands. Are there any major concerns with these brands that I might have missed?
I have a GD and build is superior as well as having amazing customer service.
I highly recommend the 4.10 gear ratio for the Ram 6.4 Hemi. I own the 2017 Ram 6.4 2500 with 3.73 gears. Pulling about 10k lbs RV, it struggles a little bit.
I knew someone who had the 6.4 Hemi with 4.10 rearend and he got rid of the truck because the fuel mileage was absolutely atrocious.
@@jeffreyrogers8151 I stand firm. Dodge should've placed the 4.10 gears as standard equipment. The 3/4 ton and 1 ton trucks weren't made for fantastic MPG. The GM 2500/3500 with the 6.0 running with 4.10 gears get about 12 MPG pulling or not. That's good enough for me.
@@johnbutler4542 The 2019s have the 8speed with WAY better gear ratio spread. 4.10s might not be necessary.
@@ArnoTrek The way I look at is, since they are having/getting more gears and ratio have gotten lower in todays transmissions. They can afford to have a higher differential gearing such as 410 or 430. My truck with a final transmission gear is 0.65 with a differential of 373, running at 80 mph my engine rpm's are at ~1950. It even down shifts going up a slight hill.
@@ArnoTrek Well....unfortunately I am stuck with my 2017 Ram 2500 6.4 hemi for a while. Eventually I will be buying a 3500 Cummins. But don't get me wrong, I do like my truck. It's just that I should have looked more into it prior of buying it.
Hello new to towing a travel trailer. Trailer is a 26ft mini light, tow vehicle is a 2019 RAM Rebel 12. I have tow hitch weight distributer with anti sway bar. Do I need to use the anti sway bar?
Anything over 5,000 lbs your suppose to use one on conventional pulling,which is non-goose neck or 5th wheel
I really like cloth seats and i dont care for sunroofs my self
Randy Bryant Sunroofs don’t belong on trucks.
I have one in my truck and i always have to blind over it. It is totally usless and takes up head room space. All its good for is bragging to your friends thats it.
@@dam4274 i agree they always leak
Randy Bryant they break in a hail storm and put you at risk.
@@jamespenner1412 I have one important use for mine. When traveling with the dog in her crate (on the awesome fold-flat back seat), cracking open the sunroof and opening the rear slider keeps the dog smell and the dog hair flowing out the back window.
I have a Ram 1500, 5.7 hemi. If I was going to go to a 2500, I'd buy the diesel with an 8' bed.
If you're gonna buy a diesel just get a 1 ton, there's no point in a 3/4 ton diesel it's too limited in payload.
The transmission in the 2500 for the diesel is garbage. Avoid at all costs.
@@dedalliance1 LMAO you guys crack me up......2500 isn't enough.,.you guy's soon will be buying peterbilts and kw with a truck bed every body's driving big hds .....and half the people can get by with a Honda Ridgeline to go to Starbucks or haul your lunch box to work....👴🤪
I’ve herd you say get a bigger truck than you think you need for towing.
I think you secretly want a RAM. !
@Rob Basque hahaha so true
Sunroof...aka future leaking roof.
This truck has carplay and android auto which is better than having Navi.
Matt Reese that’s one thing I’m really looking forward to whenever I get a new truck. I haven’t brought myself to pay for the $150 update CD for the GPS on my 2012 which doesn’t do traffic, etc anyway.
Navi is better when you have no cellular connection.
How big a 5th wheel would you consider pulling with it if you added air bags and say a B&W slider hitch ?
Lots of people towing 13-14K 5ers with the 4th gen 6.4. The transmission spacing is horrible, yet they're getting along fine.
James Little I’m pondering over doing a gear swap from 4:10 to 4:88. It’ll give me a little less the 500 rpm more and that may help with the 34” tires and towing. I think the truck would like the swap in general, right now it’s turning 1,600 rpm at 60mph but the slightest hill will kick it out of 6th gear and the swap should correct that
@@leadchuncker I'm considering the same swap, just looking for a shop that will go with the AAM gears. Everyone around here seems to want to do it as a package with the noisy Nitro gears. Our highway speed limits are in the 70-85 range, so I don't have that problem you mention. My best mileage with the 4.10s comes if I set the cruise control at 67, and leave it. MDS can stay active quite a bit, and it's just fast enough to stay out of the way.
I love my Hemi, but the MPG are atrocious.
Relative to my F150 ecoboost, I have about a. 40% deterioration in fuel efficiency.
But I have a 12000 pound trailer, so....
I’m curious what the MPGs are on the 6.4 with the 8 speed?
I also was curious mine is a 6 speed and driving the speed limit around my area probably at 30% city and 70% highway I've been averaging 16.5 mpg
@@st3v3npwnzmy 2019 2500 with the hemi and 37"s is getting 11 mpg
2 yrs ago these where 38-40k, 2021 now 50k
How long is the 6.4 supposed to last? I know it depends on maintenance but realistically
ed j It’s designed to be a 300K mile motor with a forged crank & piston squirters for each piston . Supposedly the exhaust manifolds are beefed up with their respective gaskets and hardware too.
There is a guy over at ramforum.com that has a write up on his, last i checked it had 450,000 on it.
@@rvfeel-n-free6562 Yes he was Hotshoting with it. Now it’s retired and is his personal truck .
👍🏻
I don’t care about a sun roof either. However, I would not buy a truck that doesn’t have an eight foot bed.
Absolutely, I wouldn't have a short bed.
Same here, i currently have a 2018 Ram CC long bed cummins, its a pain to park for the wife though. Im seriously thinking about ordering a new ram reg. cab long bed with the hemi now that the last kid is driving, and soon to be out of the house.
Your comment about missing navigation is in a way no longer needed. Android Auto (not an iPhone person) allows you to use Google Maps and it's navigation. Most people use this because it's already loaded with contact locations and such, plus it includes Traffic information that is usually a subscription add-on in Auto Navigation systems.
Another plus about not having in-car navigation, if stolen they don't know where you live :-)
If it can tow, carry rocks and take the kids to school then you made a good choice
I'm debating a DRW Super Duty or this (DRW 3500 trim obviously), hauling a truck camper full time. Unless the Ram is $5k++ cheaper than the Ford, I can't see buying it. Fiat-built brand new transmission (scary), and it's an 8 speed vs Ford's 10 speed. I just can't see the Ford being anything less than dramatically better in every aspect.
Bucko Media Ram is typically cheaper, not sure if 5k tho. It depends on the trim package you want in either
No gear shift.
6.4l hemi is a beast. Now with 8 speed what's the milage?
Yes, 6.4 Hemi is a beast. However when it's in a 8000 lb truck... not so much
They say around 16mpg now... i took a power wagon for a test drive and theirs read 13.4 mpg with 50 miles on it... despite my driving it didnt get any better. I believe they had regular grade fuel in it and this vehicle needs 91 octane as i couldn't notice any cylinder deactivation
@@ggqbc you won't know when it deactivates the cylinders 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I'm getting around 16mpg on the highway. Around 9 City
Wow, although there aren’t many comments, I haven’t seen this “I don’t like the new trucks. A truck is a ford from 1977” or whatever year you want to say.
No. A truck is anything with a bed.
There are a lot of people who claim they hate trucks "with all this fancy tech that belongs in caddys, not trucks". But its just a vocal minority in CZcams comments
Austin P my bedroom has a bed, it’s not a truck 😁
So the brat? Baja? El Camino? Don’t think so haha
@@Chad-wb7du Yep, those are all trucks, even the Honda Ridgeline and the new Jeep Gladiator. They're just smaller trucks you can't do as much with, but still a truck.
I like how they put that fancy tag with the leather string on the headrest like it’s some woman’s designer handbag. I’m sure the ladies and girly mean will love this truck 😆
I will be in the market for another 2500HD soon. I've always bought Chevys but looked at the Rams a while back. The cost savings up front on a gas motor is appealing but this is a daily driver and tow vehicle. I'm just worried Ill be getting 10mpg driving around town and 14 on the hiway. I get 17 & 20 now not towing and 10 to 13 towing travel trailer or tractor. Anyone have any real world mpg numbers?
The maintenance and repair costs on a diesel will waaay outweigh the fuel savings. Go to a diesel repair shop and ask about price on Turbo, Injectors, DPF, EGR, High Pressure Fuel Pump.
No you should get the 6.7L cummins so it last you longer. OYu can tow more and better MPG
He has an F450, why would he care about towing, and a second, low cost truck, the price difference between, hemi and cummins like 10k, the mpg difference unloaded is likw 2 mpg, that 10k will buy a hell of a lot of extra gas.
@@Dexter_Solid I know nothing of his F450 and this video was over the 6.4 hemi. So i was vsing a Cummins not his F450.
I’ll never buy a new ram. My old man has a 2016 ram 2500 with the 6.4 Hemi. I love the motor and that truck. I went to dealer the other day and looked at the new rams but once I saw they had the dial for putting it in gear it was a 100% absolutely no for me. A 3/4 and 1 ton trucks need to have the colum shifter. I currently have 2 Ford F-350 7.3’s but a new ram is not the route I am going to go. What are you thoughts on the ford 6.2 gas
It was weird for me at first, but in a couple of weeks I grew to be "ok" with it. now a couple of years in, I love it. You get a much-nicer center console without the gear shifter there. I put my iPad Pro, MacBook, DSLR camera, and my trailer rear-view screen in the bin when I'm not using them. The out-the-door price of a Limited or Longhorn is basically a cloth-seat XLT or LT work truck from the other guys. I'm not into work-trucks.. I know a lot of people on here like them, I have no issue against them, but I'm also an executive, I don't want a work-truck in my parking space in the parking lot.
Man if you tow I think you'll hate the gas. I did. Went back to diesel, don't make the same mistake I did.
Does the column shifter make you feel like a "real" man? 😂😂😂😂
I would never tow more than 70% of the 1/2 ton rating.
I tow about 7,000 with my 11,000 lb rating. I definitely wouldn't go any higher then that, but it does very well for the several trips I do a year. The only time it feels even slightly unstable is with crosswinds if I have the water tanks filled (which is very rare). I live in the west though, we don't have inclement weather, tornadoes, thunderstorms, or hurricanes, so I think the perspective is different. I only have to climb mountains.
I’ve towed at max capacity with my 08’ Dodge Ram 1500 for years! 7,800 lbs. every day on a 16ft dual axle utility trailer with brakes. Never had a problem with the 4.7L V8 having enough power, only thing is I wish my tires had higher ply sidewalls, because it tends to sway a bit due to the amount of tire flex. Truck has also pulled 12,000 lbs. worth of anhydrous tank behind it a few times (of course that was in 4 low, and at about 20 mph maximum).
Depends on WHAT I'm towing. Car trailer, etc is fine. A long box trailer… no way.
I wont buy a vehicle with a sunroof, period. Sadly they are becoming standard on more and more vehicles
They all leak eventually
Mine leaked, and now I have electrical issues big time.. water coming down the dashboard on my GM.
Check the sticker by the door for actual gvwr. Don't ever listen to the salesman
I can't get past no key and no gear shift, that's not electronic
yeah that part is not tough like a truck should be it will break for sure at the worst time!!!!!!!!!!!
Basically all Auto gearshifts go through a computer. Unless you mean manual then its the same thing
@@Thirty-OughtSick the trans may have electronic parts, but I have to have a handle to put it in gear, and not a knob on the dash.
steve coleman zero difference.
That's a nice truck. I bought a 2018 last year with the Cummins engine and MSRP was right about the same. I didn't pay 45k though. You can definitely do a better deal than 45k. I hope to keep it 10 years due to the price.
Darrell Trammel which trim level was it?
JonathonDesign The Tradesman with a couple of upgrades: Uconnect 3, cloth seats, electronic 4wd, parking sensors
Yeah, I bought a 2018 2500 HD Silverado, crew Cab standard bed (6-1/2') work truck model with the 6.0l gas and 4.10 gears for 35,500 out the door. The only upgrades were the tow mirrors, a better tire, and an engine block heater. Didn't come with a key fob though, but for another 1k or 1.5k it's part of the convenience package. MSRP was 43,000 though. Definitely a lot of truck and capability for the money.
I got around $18,000 off the sticker on my Longhorn.
You guys are full of garbage, no way got 18k off msrp lmao. Prove me wrong
Navigation should just go away all together. Android Auto or Apple Carplay is so much better. All of our vehicles have both and we never use on board navigation.
I used to think that... until you drive across Nevada, Utah, South Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, etc... as soon as your service fades, your ability to deviate or avoid traffic drops to zero. A cool feature of the U-Connect on my Ram is that it will intelligently route differently if I have a trailer connected. If I'm driving truck-only, it will do some shortcuts that are usually fine. If I have the RV on, it skips that and sticks to freeways. With my previous Chevy, both Apple Maps and Google Maps have routed me over 1-lane "trails" that were literally over the top of hillsides to save 30 seconds of travel time.
U Connect also warns of speed limits (when exceeding) and it gets the traffic updates like everything else does. You just have to buy the map updates every couple of years, it's cheap, $99 or something like that.
I also love the simplicity of bargaining on the Rams. For Ram, it's easy: Go to Dennis Dillon's website and check prices. If your dealer can get close, buy it. If they can't, make a trip to Boise. Simple.
lol, Or go to the Worlds Largest Dodge Dealer since 1972 in Kellog Idaho, if they can't get you the best price, no one can. They're also the North West's Largest GM dealer since the 90's, if they can't get you the best price on either, no one can. All they pretty much sell is trucks lol, I think they ahve 3 to 4k vehicles currently listed for sale, and that's not counting used.
If you are a vet and a USAA member, try the USAA Car-Buyer service. They got me $18k off the sticker on the trim level I wanted and USAA also does an automatic $1,000 grant for buying a Ram versus the Chevy or Ford (USAA prefers to finance and insure the Rams over the others). All I did was show up and sign the paperwork. USAA pulled my down payment from my bank account there.
Yep, and Dillon also has a GM dealership, so I'm vacillating between the 2, but I'll be driving my leased truck up to Boise late summer and then continue on to OR and WA for a much needed vacation!
Ram interior is best in it's class, no one comes even close. But, reliability, is another question.
Height needs increased trucks shouldn’t be low riders
You missed one huge con...teeny weeny gas tank for a terrible mpg heavy trailer tow vehicle. I won't even look at a truck that won't get over 300 miles towing on a tank of gas as that is the distance I typically like to tow in a single day. This truck would have to get roughly 10 mpg with a 8,000-10,000 lb trailer for that to happen and I think that is an optimistic number. The gas F250 has a 48 gallon fuel tank.
48 gal in a long bed.....so your point is????????
Are you more worried about towing or how the truck looks. Overpriced and unnecessary to buy
BTBRV you can’t roll coal with a hemi 😆
#Cummins!!!
I'm guessing you're around 16 years old?
You can't roll coal with a DPF anyway...So?
jeffrey rogers yes you are correct 🤨
SorryIfYou BelieveAnyOfThem so you get rid of all that garbage.
I tried that with mine. Got biiiig fine, then had to put everything back.
Cummins or nothing - no more hemi for me.
Miss
I'm beginning to think FCA stands for Feminine Cars in America. Having a gear shift that looks like a washing machine controller is just going too far. At least the diesel still has a column shift.
I love mine. Why have a shift on the column or tie up console space when all you are controlling is an electronic transmission.
Nah
I need leather and a sunroof. That’s just me.
64,000, LOL
plastic trim around the wheel wells is ugly!!!!!