New Ram ordered

[travis73]

Hi all, this will be my last post on here, you all have been a great groupe, I have learned a lot on here and was always glad to have this resource of information available at my finger tips.Last week I ordered a new Ram, it will be a reg cab short box, like I have now, with the 3.6l v6, this will be the first time I have ever owned anything but a GM truck.I decided this time I would try everything and go with who ever gave me the best deal and Ram won by a long shot,now don't get me wrong all the trucks I tried out were verry similar and all seemed verry nice,Ram won price wise.I use my trucks for work and my work is hard on a truck as I am a meter reader so I generally get a new truck every three or four years as I wear them out that quick so getting the best deal I can is very important. I am excited to get my new truck but am also a bit weary because as I have stated I have never owned anything but GM. so long, Travis .

[RyanbabZ71]

No need to leave we aren't kicking you out

 

 

 

Ryan

[8.1HD/ALLISON]

+1 good luck with the new ride. Stick around and let us know what you think of it.

[mike94silverado]

Can't really beat the ram pricing right now... Congrats

 

 

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[Blue2500CC]

Congrats on the new ride! And yes, that is one tough job on vehicles!

 

Do you drive all day long, every day? Or do you have city routes as well?

 

Will you eventually be seeing smart meters in your area? Here in Mi, they have been rolling out the last couple years. We are suppose to be getting them in our area starting this next spring/summer.

[sahls01gmc]

Don't leave! Stick around to give us reviews of the truck. Comparisons are always good to have. You still have a truck, so you're still good in our book!

[sideoftheroad]

Yea you need to come back and give us a review on the ram. Thinking about trading my viberado in for one.

[MikeNH]

Can't blame you much, the new Rams are great trucks. I drove one while back in NH for thanksgiving and when I go to replace the truck this spring it'll be a Ram or a Wrangler. I want a regular cab pickup and the GM is severely lacking on space vs the Ram.

[00Silverado4x4]

Congrats, I just saw one of the Rams with the new small diesel. It was pretty darn quiet and really made that truck scoot right along.

[travis73]

Congrats on the new ride! And yes, that is one tough job on vehicles!

 

Do you drive all day long, every day? Or do you have city routes as well?

 

Will you eventually be seeing smart meters in your area? Here in Mi, they have been rolling out the last couple years. We are suppose to be getting them in our area starting this next spring/summer.

I do drive most days,right now my GMC has 150000 on it but has close to 6000 hours on the engine, thats a lot,the GMC has handled this very well and I hope my new Ram will be as tough. I do have city routes as well where I just park my truck and walk some or all of the route. Smart meters are out in this area cost to impliment is too high, we do have quite a few radio frequency meters though that allow me to read them from my truck as I drive by the house.

[travis73]

Yea you need to come back and give us a review on the ram. Thinking about trading my viberado in for one.

I will stay a member here and report back.

[gnet158]

Good luck, let's hope the new Ram will last you as long as your GM has.

[Blue2500CC]

I do drive most days,right now my GMC has 150000 on it but has close to 6000 hours on the engine, thats a lot,the GMC has handled this very well and I hope my new Ram will be as tough. I do have city routes as well where I just park my truck and walk some or all of the route. Smart meters are out in this area cost to impliment is too high, we do have quite a few radio frequency meters though that allow me to read them from my truck as I drive by the house.

Our company is going with a cell based system. No radio frequency meters in use at all.

 

That is crazy you have 150k on your truck already!

[99silveradoz71]

Keep up updated and post pics when you get her.

[travis73]

Hi all, I had quite a few folks wanting me to give a review of my new Ram, so here it goes.I took delivery Mar 5, and now have almost 4000km on it, the first thing I noticed right away was that the ride was much softer and the interior was much quieter than my previous GMC, the cab is far roomier, the fit and finish is perfect IE, no rattles,and all gaps on panels and bumpers are perfect.The Ram has much more traction in 2wd than the GMC, but not as much in 4wd, The Ram came stock with sway bars front and rear but with that being said the GMC did handle better when cornering and such.The 3.6l engine in the Ram is an amazing little engine, it actually has more get up and go than my 5.3l did and I am getting terrific gas milage with it, although I am sure when I hook my 4000lb camper up to it I will see a difference, but that is ok because I only haul my trailer twice a year to the campground and back home again in the fall.The 8spd transmission is hands down the best gearbox I have ever used, there is no funky shifting and shifting is seamless,and if you just touch the gas pedal she will drop a gear or two and go, it is very smooth and responsive.

All in all I was quite worried about how this truck was going to perform for me and I was quite pleasantly surprised overall with how it is working out so far.I have been a GM man ever since I was 16 and have owned nothing else till now,and quite honestly after owning the Ram I feel that GM really need to up their game if they want to stay, as the Ram clearly outshines my previous GMC in so many little ways.