Dodge Ram with the v6
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RE: Dodge Ram with the v6
The 3.9 in Dakota is got alot of power my 98 short box standered cab pulled a 23 foot renkin speed boat with no trouble only trouble I had is it was stolen and the thief crashed and burned it that's why I bought the ram
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RE: Dodge Ram with the v6
I don't know about in the Dakota as both friends I have with Dakota's have V8's. One is a R/T with a 5.9L and it's pretty quick. The other is a V8 but I'm not sure which one. They do fine but I don't know about the V6. In the Ram I have not driven or ridden in one with a V6 but I wouldn't want any less than the 5.9L in mine. It's not very fast at all so I can't imagine it with a V6.
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RE: Dodge Ram with the v6
The V6 in the Ram will be slower and get worse MPG than the V6 in the Dakota.
Do not ignore re-sale value of the vehicle you buy.
The heavier weight, strength of frame and 'crush distance' of the Ram body might save your life in your first crash. What amount of $ is your life, leg, spine, brain, worth ?
If you don't think you are going to have to have
a high chance of a crash in a vehicle
particularly your first vehicle
you are not thinking realistically.
see this post about the doctor who drives the Ram:
https://dodgeforum.com/m_741031/tm.htm
sample quote:
I would also point out that I have been taking my 76 yr old mother
to a very well off Orthopedic Doctor for treatment the last few months.
I noticed this highly skilled and intelligent MD, who is in his fifties, drove a white 2nd Gen Cummins Ram 2500 from the late 1990s. I asked him why.
He told me, "I gave up my Mercedes SL and started driving a Cummins Ram several years ago after seeing terribly injured patients in the ER who had been hit by pickup trucks, and seeing lightly injured patients who had been in pickup trucks hit by cars. I know how hard it is for human bodies to heal, especially older ones like mine. This is my second diesel Ram with about 120,000 on it. My previous blue Cummins Ram that I still own has 290,000 miles on it."
Do not ignore re-sale value of the vehicle you buy.
The heavier weight, strength of frame and 'crush distance' of the Ram body might save your life in your first crash. What amount of $ is your life, leg, spine, brain, worth ?
If you don't think you are going to have to have
a high chance of a crash in a vehicle
particularly your first vehicle
you are not thinking realistically.
see this post about the doctor who drives the Ram:
https://dodgeforum.com/m_741031/tm.htm
sample quote:
I would also point out that I have been taking my 76 yr old mother
to a very well off Orthopedic Doctor for treatment the last few months.
I noticed this highly skilled and intelligent MD, who is in his fifties, drove a white 2nd Gen Cummins Ram 2500 from the late 1990s. I asked him why.
He told me, "I gave up my Mercedes SL and started driving a Cummins Ram several years ago after seeing terribly injured patients in the ER who had been hit by pickup trucks, and seeing lightly injured patients who had been in pickup trucks hit by cars. I know how hard it is for human bodies to heal, especially older ones like mine. This is my second diesel Ram with about 120,000 on it. My previous blue Cummins Ram that I still own has 290,000 miles on it."
Grand Champion
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RE: Dodge Ram with the v6
Then I guess I will sell my Ram and buy a Peterbilt for a daily driver. That would be even safer then my Ram. Plus, you can put some hellacious miles on one of those deisels. Should last me the rest of my life. Probably won't fit in the garage though. 
RE: Dodge Ram with the v6
RE: Dodge Ram with the v6
ORIGINAL: HankL
The V6 in the Ram will be slower and get worse MPG than the V6 in the Dakota.
Do not ignore re-sale value of the vehicle you buy.
The heavier weight, strength of frame and 'crush distance' of the Ram body might save your life in your first crash. What amount of $ is your life, leg, spine, brain, worth ?
If you don't think you are going to have to have
a high chance of a crash in a vehicle
particularly your first vehicle
you are not thinking realistically.
see this post about the doctor who drives the Ram:
https://dodgeforum.com/m_741031/tm.htm
sample quote:
I would also point out that I have been taking my 76 yr old mother
to a very well off Orthopedic Doctor for treatment the last few months.
I noticed this highly skilled and intelligent MD, who is in his fifties, drove a white 2nd Gen Cummins Ram 2500 from the late 1990s. I asked him why.
He told me, "I gave up my Mercedes SL and started driving a Cummins Ram several years ago after seeing terribly injured patients in the ER who had been hit by pickup trucks, and seeing lightly injured patients who had been in pickup trucks hit by cars. I know how hard it is for human bodies to heal, especially older ones like mine. This is my second diesel Ram with about 120,000 on it. My previous blue Cummins Ram that I still own has 290,000 miles on it."
The V6 in the Ram will be slower and get worse MPG than the V6 in the Dakota.
Do not ignore re-sale value of the vehicle you buy.
The heavier weight, strength of frame and 'crush distance' of the Ram body might save your life in your first crash. What amount of $ is your life, leg, spine, brain, worth ?
If you don't think you are going to have to have
a high chance of a crash in a vehicle
particularly your first vehicle
you are not thinking realistically.
see this post about the doctor who drives the Ram:
https://dodgeforum.com/m_741031/tm.htm
sample quote:
I would also point out that I have been taking my 76 yr old mother
to a very well off Orthopedic Doctor for treatment the last few months.
I noticed this highly skilled and intelligent MD, who is in his fifties, drove a white 2nd Gen Cummins Ram 2500 from the late 1990s. I asked him why.
He told me, "I gave up my Mercedes SL and started driving a Cummins Ram several years ago after seeing terribly injured patients in the ER who had been hit by pickup trucks, and seeing lightly injured patients who had been in pickup trucks hit by cars. I know how hard it is for human bodies to heal, especially older ones like mine. This is my second diesel Ram with about 120,000 on it. My previous blue Cummins Ram that I still own has 290,000 miles on it."