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2016 Laramie quad cab 3.0 L Motori V6 diesel
Chris, 11/23/2015
updated 11/25/2016
2016 Ram 1500 Express HFE 4dr Quad Cab SB (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
148 of 153 people found this review helpful
On 9 September 2015 I ordered a 2016 DS1P41 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x2 140" WB, 6'4" box... 28H customer preferred package, a Laramie.. EXF 3.0L VM Motori V-6 diesel, DMD 3.55 Rear end, DSA Anti spin rear end, WFJ 17" wheels, AHC Trailer tow, XHC Trailer brake control, and a few other options... MSRP 46,860 / Invoice 42,670 / Net, Net, (less Holdback $1,370) $41,300... purchased for $41,900 less $2000 rebates, $39,900...( I personally feel the manufacturers have gone nuts on their pricing... their excuse is that they are competitive, bad argument on their part.) Ok, in my 63 years of life, about 20 of those years, I sold rolling stock to Federal, State, county, and municipal political entities and large and small commercial accounts. These vehicles included Chrysler, Ford, cars and trucks, and Sterling class 4 through 8 trucks... So as writer of this review, I am no nut case... I have driven them all... As for the dealer, they came in on the weak side... little or no product knowledge, customer satisfaction rating will get hit with an average rating, maybe... but, after saving a ton of money, I acquired my new ride on the 3rd of November 2015...had the dealer not had screwed up, I might have had the truck a week or two earlier... As of this writing Sunday 22 November 2015, the truck now has 1587 miles... My first 100 miles, at 65 mph, she clocked in at 33.1 MPG. way better than advertised... The following weekend of 6 Nov. 2015, I logged a good 580 miles at 80 mph, a lot of low rolling hills, some flat plains, good weather, a bit of wind, low humidity, normal temps, and she got a whopping 28.9 MPG... the majority of this ride consisted of more road miles with probably 50 miles of urban driving, this is way better than advertised... as for performance, if you lay that foot on the accelerator, you will be bounced into the back seat... for an itty bitty V-6, she's got some guts and power... As for the power source, the VM Motori diesel, she's not like any diesel that is out on the road... Most power sources that you find in domestically built trucks, ie, cummins, cat., detroit, powerstroke, and GM's Isuzu motor all have or have had an excessive valve knock... this was always standard issue with diesel motors... The Motori, it's so quiet, you can hear yourself think... this little power box is actually quieter than some gas engines... If you are into quiet engine operations, this is a good choice... In the cabin, you can actually hold a normal conversation with other occupants. Fuel expense, even though the price of diesel is a bit higher than gas, with this truck and power source you can expect at least a 30% improvement in miles per gallon compared to gas... My first 1500 miles, I have spent less money on diesel fuel than my old gas truck... substantially less... As for handling and ride, this truck is nothing compared to what Chrysler or Ford built back in the 80's or 90's... An option was available for an air ride suspension, I couldn't justify the added expense, or future maintenance costs 80,000 miles down the rode... but, she is smooth, little or no road noise, no road harmonics... Power steering, it's electric, no more steering juice to feed to it, no more steering gear leaks... and as for precise handling, it's up there... handles like some low profile road cars.. without the stiff rides... As high as the truck stands, you would think that in the curves the G forces would be against you, they are not... you would think that you might have some pitch and awe to contend with when attacking curves, she stays straight and goes where you point her... little or no over or under steer...as for wind noise, Nada... none... The Sterling Acttera, a class 6 truck had a 65 degree cut in her cornering, it could out corner any F-350 to 550 on the road... the Ram 1500, she's there, I do not need a football field to turn her around... but, historically, Dodge trucks were always known to out maneuver Chevy's or Fords... If you are still reading this review, and you're and ole guy like myself, something of note, the back up camera, make sure you get it... the Uconnect radio system has this huge interior screen, when you turn the knob selector to reverse, that camera lights up everything behind you... I ordered the front and rear sensors, it's well worth the expense... Parallel parking is a breeze, and backing up to a trailer, is so much easier now. I am not having to get in and out a half dozen times to see where the trailer tongue and hitch is... One other thing that you will need to get used to, transmission selector, it's a knob, electrically controlled, no more column shift. It seems and feels weird at first, but you'll get used to it...
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Check engine light not fixed
Mark, 03/07/2016
updated 09/20/2016
2016 Ram 1500 Tradesman HFE 4dr Quad Cab SB (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
9 of 15 people found this review helpful
Dealer and fca couldn't find the problem with check engine light, just guessing on changing parts, they had the truck for 4.5 months, finally got them to buy it back, had a very hard time with them for 9 months 100's of papers and a thousand of phn calls. Never dodge again even if they gave me the best dodge for free I'll not take it. Bad vehicles in anyway u look at. Don't recommend. ..end
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cash for clunker?
Richard Dunkel, 05/09/2016
updated 11/15/2019
2016 Ram 1500 Tradesman HFE 4dr Quad Cab SB (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
14 of 25 people found this review helpful
the resale value PLUMMETS dealers wanting over $13000 to trade after only 33000 miles. be prepared to take a beating when its trade time. also the knob shifter really stupid design, located next of fan control. its a dumb idea to begin with. have bought dodge brand for over 14 years (new every 2 years with miles left on warranty) now the mileage is OK but don't buy if you are looking at any resale value, it just isn't there. also the seat material is very thin and wears through quickly, Im retired so it doesn't get hard use!! my advice is buy from a competitor, they will hold their value! also you will get a tailgate that is half plastic !! really?? it gets hard and-cracks resulting in parts missing. OH and I mention the rust factor?
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Ram ecodiesel
Dean, 04/02/2021
2016 Ram 1500 Tradesman HFE 4dr Quad Cab SB (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 8A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
This truck is great, but I wish that it didn't have all of the emissions on it because this truck has so much more potential.
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