Planned on F150... till the 2019 Rams came out... now rethinking doing the F150..
05-15-2018, 11:10 PM
#21
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My boss has a brand new 2018 ram with the hemi and it definitely has a loud tick. Every single one of his ram trucks has the tick and it drives me crazy listening to it. I understand the ride quality is nice and the 5.7 is fast but I'd take an f-150 5.0 or the 2.7 any day.
05-15-2018, 11:53 PM
#22
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[QUOTE=Joe Friday;5776281]
LOL.... wait a second; you say, 'every rental Jeep wrangler I have driven was like getting beat in the kidneys with a baseball bat'...... so, you hated the Wrangler but you chose to pay a premium and kept renting them anyway? Why would you go out of your way to abuse yourself again, and again?! Ok.... I see how this works.
Yeah..the first time my interest peaked. The second time was to confirm my first bad experience was not a fluke. Both in Hawaii. Subsequent times, it is one of those situations where the rental agency says we are out of cars, but you can take this Jeep Wrangler or wait 1-2 hours for a return. Once in Boston and once in Florida. The next time I will sit my butt on their bench and wait.
LOL.... wait a second; you say, 'every rental Jeep wrangler I have driven was like getting beat in the kidneys with a baseball bat'...... so, you hated the Wrangler but you chose to pay a premium and kept renting them anyway? Why would you go out of your way to abuse yourself again, and again?! Ok.... I see how this works.
05-16-2018, 01:25 AM
#23
Hold my beer
Dude, it's simple. Get what makes you happy. I switched to Ford (from a life of GM) because I wasn't impressed with the quality of my 16' Silverado. And you know what, my F-150 has some weird annoying quirks too that sometimes has me wondering about the build quality of certain components. Every manufacturer is going to have quirks and some frustrating quality issues that you will experience. I'm far from a fan boy of any specific brand, I drive what I like and what works. Your problem is that you are on an F-150 forum asking opinions about Ram. There are definitely diehards on here and anything close to bagging on Ford will get you flogged. You'd get the same business if you were on Ram forums.
I think the new Ram interior blows the competition so far out of the water. but the exteriors leave a little to be desired IMO. FCA gets somewhat of a bad rap, but my 14' Charger RT was the best driving and least problematic vehicle I ever had. Only thing that would have me on hold for the Ram is that it's the first model year. Sometimes that doesn't work out so well. Get what you want and enjoy it!
I think the new Ram interior blows the competition so far out of the water. but the exteriors leave a little to be desired IMO. FCA gets somewhat of a bad rap, but my 14' Charger RT was the best driving and least problematic vehicle I ever had. Only thing that would have me on hold for the Ram is that it's the first model year. Sometimes that doesn't work out so well. Get what you want and enjoy it!
Last edited by jbone36; 05-16-2018 at 01:27 AM.
05-16-2018, 03:28 AM
#24
You have to wonder how many guests come on a forum like this and read about all the F150 woes and then go buy a GM or RAM. I have to admit, some of the negative stuff here makes me nervous about my trucks.
05-16-2018, 07:21 AM
#25
The real question is whether you can stomach the shifting ****. (I’m rather *tall and the 2019 Ram has it positioned touching my right knee).
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Last edited by obivolkenobi; 05-16-2018 at 09:28 AM.
05-16-2018, 08:13 AM
#26
Step 1) Test drive
Step 2) Buy what makes you happy
Step 2) Buy what makes you happy
05-16-2018, 08:13 AM
#27
Yeah, and reading WebMD for too long convinced me that I have 27 different types of cancers
05-16-2018, 03:56 PM
#29
Well, there are more 2015+ Rams in my area than there are 2015+ f150s. And there are 10x more Silverados than f150s here so maybe youre right lol. Ford is getting absolutely DESTROYED by Chevrolet in sales here, and always has. Its not even close. (and im not even counting Sierras, which also outnumber f150s here all by themselves).
I wouldnt even want a newest gen F150, and Im a Ford fan. So to the OP I say get the 19 Ram, or better yet, wait a few model years for them to iron out the first-year kinks and get a 2021 Ram. Unless you haul big loads. If you do, avoid the Ram.
Last edited by johndog82; 05-16-2018 at 05:07 PM.
05-16-2018, 07:30 PM
#30
