Could the next Ram be built by GM?
I agree with you. Seems like Jason.W and a few others (sorry Jason, he said it first) tend to have the "never broken" Rams.
My father in law has 1999 7.3L PowerStroke F-250 and its a puller. It used to get 20mpg HW or better, but since some shop drilled through his computer trying to install the wiring harness for his plow.... the new program/chip has him at 17-18mpg and he was livid. Anyhow, I used to drive that truck all the time when I just had my VW and building my house. I used to load his trailer up and once it got rolling you could hardly tell you were towing anything. I have yet to tow that much with the Ram, but I know when it comes to stopping I could kill someone. Dodge and Chevy from 94-2000 (or so) have the same brakes, and I found that they were all BAD. Anyhow, back to the orginal thought. I don't like the Fords interior compared to my Dodge. His seats feel like a commercial vehicle, and my Ram is like my living room couch. Granted it handles like a heavier diesel when compared to my 1500 gaser. He has had next to zero issues with anything else in the truck aside excluding the motor. Just balljoints and brakes. Typical of a truck. But no bearings, axle seals, AC parts, heater cores, transmission (had routine oil change), and what ever... He has had however 2 deer side swipe him, one just happen recently $4800 worth of damage. ouch.
So, I drive a dodge, I love/hate my dodge. Yes, we have had this discussion a million times, its old, its big, its heavy and it brakes like some other trucks, but in all honestly, lets not kid ourselves.... it breaks a lot more often than others.
I said that I will replace this with a Hemi... unless I see a sweeter deal on a Ford or Titan. Certainly never a chebby.
phew...
My father in law has 1999 7.3L PowerStroke F-250 and its a puller. It used to get 20mpg HW or better, but since some shop drilled through his computer trying to install the wiring harness for his plow.... the new program/chip has him at 17-18mpg and he was livid. Anyhow, I used to drive that truck all the time when I just had my VW and building my house. I used to load his trailer up and once it got rolling you could hardly tell you were towing anything. I have yet to tow that much with the Ram, but I know when it comes to stopping I could kill someone. Dodge and Chevy from 94-2000 (or so) have the same brakes, and I found that they were all BAD. Anyhow, back to the orginal thought. I don't like the Fords interior compared to my Dodge. His seats feel like a commercial vehicle, and my Ram is like my living room couch. Granted it handles like a heavier diesel when compared to my 1500 gaser. He has had next to zero issues with anything else in the truck aside excluding the motor. Just balljoints and brakes. Typical of a truck. But no bearings, axle seals, AC parts, heater cores, transmission (had routine oil change), and what ever... He has had however 2 deer side swipe him, one just happen recently $4800 worth of damage. ouch.
So, I drive a dodge, I love/hate my dodge. Yes, we have had this discussion a million times, its old, its big, its heavy and it brakes like some other trucks, but in all honestly, lets not kid ourselves.... it breaks a lot more often than others.
I said that I will replace this with a Hemi... unless I see a sweeter deal on a Ford or Titan. Certainly never a chebby.
phew...
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Wait so you are saying you needed a new transmission, u-joints, and wheel bearings but that it hasn't broken any? Lol. U joints are something you expect to go but wheel bearings Dodges seem to wear out way faster than others although maybe that's just how it seems who knows and the transmissions wear out faster than the other brands as do the cats which were defective and had a recall but most were already over that mileage.
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Speaking of "never breaking" vehicles, my 2002 Cavalier was one of the best, reliable cars I ever owned. I bought the car with 2 miles on the odometer (more or less) and she logged over 140,000 miles until some woman pulled in front of me. One trip to the dealer was for an update to the PCM (car was running rich and threw a code), but was otherwise a great car. 5-speed plain-Jane model that handled great in the snow and ice. People were always guffawing at what a POS the "Crapalier" was, but I maintained the car with synthetic oil and changed the oil filter, air filter,fuel filter, and serpentine belt on a regular schedule. I didn't even have to put brakes on it until 124K miles and the battery lasted 5 years (unheard of).
Was it the best built car in the world? Hell no. The seats were lousy on trips over 2 hours and the car developed some rattles in the dash, but other than that she was dependable and fuel efficient. On one road trip I pulled almost 37mpg.
Was it the best built car in the world? Hell no. The seats were lousy on trips over 2 hours and the car developed some rattles in the dash, but other than that she was dependable and fuel efficient. On one road trip I pulled almost 37mpg.
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Add my 93 accord to the list. the one thing that had to get replaced was a ditributor bearing. Aside from timing belts, brakes and tires, and a couple of exhausts (cat back), it never broke down. I consider those items routine maint. We finally traded it in when it with over 275K on it. It never needed anything, and never burned a drop of oil.
Speaking of "never breaking" vehicles, my 2002 Cavalier was one of the best, reliable cars I ever owned. I bought the car with 2 miles on the odometer (more or less) and she logged over 140,000 miles until some woman pulled in front of me. One trip to the dealer was for an update to the PCM (car was running rich and threw a code), but was otherwise a great car. 5-speed plain-Jane model that handled great in the snow and ice. People were always guffawing at what a POS the "Crapalier" was, but I maintained the car with synthetic oil and changed the oil filter, air filter,fuel filter, and serpentine belt on a regular schedule. I didn't even have to put brakes on it until 124K miles and the battery lasted 5 years (unheard of).
Was it the best built car in the world? Hell no. The seats were lousy on trips over 2 hours and the car developed some rattles in the dash, but other than that she was dependable and fuel efficient. On one road trip I pulled almost 37mpg.
Was it the best built car in the world? Hell no. The seats were lousy on trips over 2 hours and the car developed some rattles in the dash, but other than that she was dependable and fuel efficient. On one road trip I pulled almost 37mpg.
Speaking of "never breaking" vehicles, my 2002 Cavalier was one of the best, reliable cars I ever owned. I bought the car with 2 miles on the odometer (more or less) and she logged over 140,000 miles until some woman pulled in front of me. One trip to the dealer was for an update to the PCM (car was running rich and threw a code), but was otherwise a great car. 5-speed plain-Jane model that handled great in the snow and ice. People were always guffawing at what a POS the "Crapalier" was, but I maintained the car with synthetic oil and changed the oil filter, air filter,fuel filter, and serpentine belt on a regular schedule. I didn't even have to put brakes on it until 124K miles and the battery lasted 5 years (unheard of).
Was it the best built car in the world? Hell no. The seats were lousy on trips over 2 hours and the car developed some rattles in the dash, but other than that she was dependable and fuel efficient. On one road trip I pulled almost 37mpg.
Was it the best built car in the world? Hell no. The seats were lousy on trips over 2 hours and the car developed some rattles in the dash, but other than that she was dependable and fuel efficient. On one road trip I pulled almost 37mpg.
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You talking about the Accord? If so vtec? our 96 Accord has a F22 which is a 2.2L vtec motor. Not fast but about like the truck although it's a lot lighter of a car.
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I will say the older Honda's I've seen and dealt with that were made overseas in Japan are a lot better quality than these ones made in the USA now. However, the ones made in the USA are still better quality than the so called "American Car companies" that seem to have most stuff made in Mexico.
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It wasn't Lamo fast, but for a car with 200K, original clutch... it did very well. Any yes, they were VERY light, bad in snow and in the rain.