Bionic Man
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I have to say I’m sad to hear this. If I could get away with a 1500, that is the engine I would want. Unlike the horror stories you hear online, my EcoDiesel Grand Cherokee was great. Clicky
2012 RAM 3500 Laramie Longhorn DRW CC 4x4 Max Tow, Cummins HO, 60 gallon RDS aux fuel tank, Reese 18k Elite hitch
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 QC SB 4x4 Cummins HO NV5600 with Smarty JR, Jacobs EB (sold)
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mkirsch
Rochester, NY
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They are apparently not good sellers. Otherwise they would find a way to keep them coming.
Same as this whole thing about them getting rid of the Challenger and Charger. They're not selling well or they would find a way to keep making them.
Putting 10-ply tires on half ton trucks since aught-four.
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Turtle n Peeps
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mkirsch wrote:They are apparently not good sellers. Otherwise they would find a way to keep them coming.
Same as this whole thing about them getting rid of the Challenger and Charger. They're not selling well or they would find a way to keep making them.
I'm old enough to remember way back when on RV.net a lot of people said if they would just make a 1/2 ton diesel I would buy it. Well, they made it and I guess a lot of those people were not telling the truth. Or not enough of them anyway.
Does Nissan still even make that Cummins thing? That thing cost as much as a 3/4 ton and got the fuel mileage of a 3/4 ton and had a payload of a Dodge Colt.
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Grit dog
Black Diamond, WA
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mkirsch wrote:They are apparently not good sellers. Otherwise they would find a way to keep them coming.
Same as this whole thing about them getting rid of the Challenger and Charger. They're not selling well or they would find a way to keep making them.
While I believe that to be the case with the Eco Diesel, it is certainly not the case with the LX platform vehicles.
It's the goobermint regs that made it too expensive for Stellantis to keep offset fuel economy and emissions standards.
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5” turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
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BB_TX
McKinney, Texas
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Locally diesel is 50% higher than reg gas. That takes the shine off owning a diesel unless one really is needed for towing. And most trucks are not used for towing.
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Fisherman
Angus, Ontario, Canada
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:mkirsch wrote:They are apparently not good sellers. Otherwise they would find a way to keep them coming.
Same as this whole thing about them getting rid of the Challenger and Charger. They're not selling well or they would find a way to keep making them.
I'm old enough to remember way back when on RV.net a lot of people said if they would just make a 1/2 ton diesel I would buy it. Well, they made it and I guess a lot of those people were not telling the truth. Or not enough of them anyway.
Does Nissan still even make that Cummins thing? That thing cost as much as a 3/4 ton and got the fuel mileage of a 3/4 ton and had a payload of a Dodge Colt.
Nope the Titan/Cummins is looong gone.
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MARKW8
Akron OH
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I did my part. Bought a new 2020 Silverado 3.0 diesel.I currently pull a 2022 Grand Design Imagine.
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FishOnOne
The Great State of Texas
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I predicted this a while back and ever since Ram got scolded by the EPA for their emissions violation and had to stop production and sales, the EcoDiesel never really got back to mainstream and never seen a commercial on them again.
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2112
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Quote:I'm old enough to remember way back when on RV.net a lot of people said if they would just make a 1/2 ton diesel I would buy it. I was holding out for a Ford F150 diesel but they brought out the EB instead.
2011 Ford F-150 EcoBoost SuperCab Max Tow, 2084# Payload, 11,300# Tow,
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1995brave
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Well it's all water under the bridge now. They want us to all go electric. I wonder what the EPA would say if I built a propane powered steam engine car or truck that could pull a trailer?
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