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tanked_darren Senior Enthusiast

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I didn't use racial slurs. I suggest you edit your post.

 

Fine just because I don't want to get banned.

 

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'01LS1 Senior Enthusiast

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Am sure there are similar sites for every brand.

But interesting to read none the less....

 

http://www.dodgeramhell.com/

 

...& would not want to be the guinea pig for this thing.

Cummins sells trucks for those guys, not just ANY diesel under the hood.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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Nothing wrong with a little power smoke, what's stupid is people with dirty tunes that drive around in 4th gear in town to make smoke on purpose. That being said, the new diesels probably run as clean as a gasser.

music Senior Enthusiast

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I'm not sure what "rolling coal" means, but if it concerns folks tuning their diesel trucks rich, and blowing unburned diesel out the stack... then yeah, that's dumb. I can't stand getting behind one of those, and have probably said a few choice words...

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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I'm not sure what "rolling coal" means, but if it concerns folks tuning their diesel trucks rich, and blowing unburned diesel out the stack... then yeah, that's dumb. I can't stand getting behind one of those, and have probably said a few choice words...

 

Exactly what it is

 

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TheTrueMoron Enthusiast

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Aaaaaaaannnnddd going back to the original topic...

 

Besides the better gas mileage, aren't diesels actually less polluting? As in, they put out fewer overall emissions per unit of power produced?

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Lets get back on topic. Also please mind the site rules as this has gotten way off topic and out of hand

 

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truckofwinandawesome Senior Enthusiast

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this is my theory behind the RAM 1500 diesel: its for those who want the torque and fuel efficiency of a diesel, but not the size, weight, and cost of a Heavy Duty Cummins powered Ram. essentially, this is catering to frugal minded Fleet users.

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I would have bought a 1/2 ton diesel as I do not need a 3/4 ton for what I use my truck for. I tow a 7500# trailer about 500-1000 miles a year on a couple different trips, I wanted a diesel cause the 5.3L was killing me on the fuel and really didn't have the torque I wanted. That being said I bought a 3/4 ton cummins and I love it, but I would have bought the 1/2 ton in the blink of an eye instead seeing as the 3/4 ton is more than I need.. There are plenty of guys that like me that will be interested in these trucks. The reason the 1/2 ton gm diesels didn't work out was because they had the worst diesel ever put in a truck, the 6.5L and before that the 6.2L, I would rather have a 6.0L powerjoke. If gm put the durmax in the 1/2 tons in 2001 when they came out with them, they would have sold.

MikeNH Senior Enthusiast

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this is my theory behind the RAM 1500 diesel: its for those who want the torque and fuel efficiency of a diesel, but not the size, weight, and cost of a Heavy Duty Cummins powered Ram. essentially, this is catering to frugal minded Fleet users.

 

 

Except it won't be frugal. I figure the upgrade will be at least $2000-$3000 if not more then you're faced with fuel that costs more per gallon than premium in many places and then you have the added maintenance expenses. It might work if you run trucks into the ground but most large fleets don't keep trucks that long. Who knows for sure though. I'm probably overly skeptical because fuel efficiency is not something I care about in any way whatsoever. As long as it has an acceptable highway range, the efficiency isn't of great importance so unless the diesel was a real hot rod, I'd skip it.

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Except it won't be frugal. I figure the upgrade will be at least $2000-$3000 if not more then you're faced with fuel that costs more per gallon than premium in many places and then you have the added maintenance expenses. It might work if you run trucks into the ground but most large fleets don't keep trucks that long. Who knows for sure though. I'm probably overly skeptical because fuel efficiency is not something I care about in any way whatsoever. As long as it has an acceptable highway range, the efficiency isn't of great importance so unless the diesel was a real hot rod, I'd skip it.

 

The price here in south jersey is +/- $.10 diesel to premium, but when you tow, a gas engine will suck down fuel like no ones business. The diesel will see minimal difference, if you avg. 15 you would see 12 maybe 10 towing. I got 7.5-8.5 in my '10 Sierra w/ 5.3L. Obviously you like the 6.2L, I was gonna get one but when I added up the cost vs the diesel it was minimal, then when you added in the fact it is far less capable compared to a 3/4 ton it was a no brainer. I walked otd with my Ram for $46,000, about $6,000 more than a 1/2 ton with the 6.2L similarly equipped. The new ram 1500 has air ride suspension on all 4 corners, I would expect this to carry more weight than the coil springs. I think for the vast majority of the market they will feel the way you do, but there are a lot of people that drive a lot of mile and use there trucks for hauling and towing occasionally, so this is a nice mix of the 3/4 ton world and the 1/2 ton world.

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