The next time my CEL comes on I'm going with the lemon law and getting a '09.
My '07 has been in the shop 12 times for the CEL. Several flashes, recalls, new egr, cleaned turbo, new turbo and now new o2 sensors. With only 20k on the clock I find this a bit much. In the last 12yrs my dak has only had 2 CEL's. One was a missfire and the other was o2's. The goverment really did a number on the cummins with all the emmisions BS. It doesnt smoke which is great but, they dropped the mileage 5-7 mpg to get it that way. Sad part about the whole thing is that I'll prolly have to have the turbo, egr and o2's replaced again in 20k. And $6k for a turbo when its out of warranty is going to suck.
--Hop
'97 Dak CC 4x4 318
'07 Ram 2500 4x4 6.7CTD
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> From: SilverEightynine@aol.com
> Subject: DML: New 09 Dodge Ram Review
> Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 23:09:51 +0000
>
>
> My local stealership has a new 09 Ram quad cab, red, 4x4, big horn - on the
> lot. It was dark when I was on the lot but I gotta say I really like it. I
> was holding judgment on the trucks looks until I got to see it in person. The
> front end is a big improvement over the outgoing body style. The front end is
> nosed forward slightly - and its not as bad as some photos made it look. I'm
> going to take one for a test drive soon, so I'll be sure to give me feedback on
> that.
>
> The ground clearance on the front end is much better than I was expecting.
> Like its GMC and Chevy competitors, the front end is lowered. The air dam on
> the front is the lowest hanging part of the body of the truck. The IFS is
> neatly tucked up and as for overall ground clearance, the rear differential is
> actually the lowest protruding part of the undercarriage. Removal of the lower
> air dam would be recommended if you planned on doing any offroading. Another
> exterior style element the Ram has used, is the mammoth sized emblem in the
> center of the tail gate. As the major truck brands have pushed styles more and
> more "in your face bold" - each trying to out-do eachother after the origial
> 1994 Ram started setting the trend... each manufacturer seems to now want to
> have the biggest emblem on the rear of the truck, to make sure you know what
> truck just passed you.
>
> I don't much care for that bigass emblem. And upon close inspection - I saw
> that debadging the new Ram would leave the tailgate with an embossed Ram-logo
> shaped spot on the tailgate. The emblem is actually recessed and set INTO the
> tailgate sheetmetal. Tail lights are a big improvement from the "afterburner"
> style Dodge started using on its trucks and SUV's The afterburner looked good
> at first, but then Chevys started using them, Toyota used something that
> resembled that style - and it was looking quite overdone.
>
> The box sides are much thicker than the previous models. The new "ram box"
> option is the obvious reason for this. However the models that do not have
> this feature look a little weird at first if you are used to the older designs.
>
> The interior really is as awesome as the photos suggest. This could quite
> possibly be the best dodge truck interior ever designed. Again I cant wait to
> get in one and test it out.
>
> Rumors have it a diesel will be available in the 1500 Ram for 2010, and the
> 2500 and 3500 trucks are allegedly supposed to have a different body style than
> the 1500 trucks. Similar to what ford started doing in 1998 when they
> redesigned the F-series trucks. This would be a first for the Ram, as the
> 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks have always shared the same body styles. I hope
> the HD truck designs are good! While I love the new 1500 Ram, the IFS is still
> something that would keep me from buying one. I'm still oldschool and prefer a
> solid axle under the front of my 4x4's.
>
> Kudos to Dodge for this redesign. This is the first truck in years they have
> produced that I actually am excited about. I'll letcha know how my test drive
> goes when I get behind the wheel of one.
>
>
> TerribleTom
>
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