TORQ29

Had an 07 1500 ram for 3 months and bought new within that time packed on 4000 miles and transmission was slipping and right front tie rod was bad so there fore I will never own a Dodge again l'll stick with my f150 anyday had 5 no problems

SAND_MAN1

My dad has a Ram 1500. The interior looks and feels pretty cheap. The only reason he went with the Ram over the F150 (he bought it new) was the 7yr-100k warranty and he ended up needing it. The engine blew out while in Mexico and he then had to have it towed back to the states. He did get the engine replaced under warranty though.

Prior to that most of his trucks have been F150s. Driving his truck after driving mine it just doesn't feel as good to me.

lockhart52

thanks for the replays. I drove the F150 today and really enjoyed the drive.

jwanck11

I had an '06 with the 5.4. It's a good engine, but underpowered. The transmission is overkill, so few worries there. A magnaflow cat back and a rousch CAI woke the truck up a bit and an Edge tune also helped. Not sure of the weight of your boat, the length of the towing drive or the terrain, but some or all of those may be needed. Check to see if the plugs have been replaced. If not and they foul, it is potentially very expensive to get them replaced - they break rather easily. Overall it was a very nice truck.

The ram (if same year?) had significant rear diff and transmission issues and you will also want to check the gas mileage. Make sure you get not the carfax, but the maintenance records of the truck to see about the drive-train.

Good Luck!

Wanted33

Have you seen the news story that reported on the Dodge employees out smoking dope on their lunch break???????

21RRF150

iTrader: (1)

I say, its best to just drive both trucks and decide for yourself.

Posting this type of question here, you are going to have people saying "Ford!" because its a Ford forum.

Judging by the title of this thread, i guarantee you put "stop me from buying a f150" on some ram forum. And will have them saying "ram!"

lockhart52

you are right!! I feel current customers are the best people to speak hear from.

21RRF150

iTrader: (1)

Haha, i figured. Just beware, you'll most likely get horror stories about f150's over there, and horror stories about rams here, haha!

PondJumper

I guess in a way you're right, but make no mistake. First I got the truck, then joined the forum, not the other way around. I did my due diligence before I bought this thing. My membership to this forum is a result of buying the better truck and not the other way around.

To the OP. Man you can try the Ram forums if you are looking for inaccurate information. I won't even say 'I toldya so.'

21RRF150

iTrader: (1)

I never accused anyone of that. Don't know how you got that out of my post. These threads pop up all the time, just pointing out they usually end the same.