I hate dodges

[Texasgordo]

I have a 2006 Ram 2500 with a Cummins and auto trans. Bought it in 2012 with 54k miles and have 116k right now.

Runs great but the rest of the truck is a turd. I regret selling my 2 old Fords for this thing.

 

[msharley]

Hey Tex,


Just got off the line with the lead eNgiNeeR from Dodge/FoMoCo/Chevy...

He needs two more double fistfuls of MICRODOT, couple rocks of CRACK & a big AZZ jug of Shine.....

He'll fix it fer ya in a jiffy!

He answers to both, sToNeD & sTuPiD!

Later, Mark

 

[E6InTexas]

Larry the Laramie was my favorite vehicle of all time - Until he hit about 40k miles.

Left me stranded twice - Multiple trips for many repairs. Switched dealers - Zero improvement in reliability.

Traded him and the fifth wheel in for a Class A and went back to Wranglers.

Been thinking about another truck - But I'll probably go pre-1970ish again. Sold my last "old" truck about five years ago.

Bertha was really slow - But at least she was uncomfortable and a pain in the back to drive...

 

[Coiled]

I turned wrenches on Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler vehicles in the 70’s for 20 years. . . .

Help me understand . . you are awesome and did twice the work of others during the 70's

OR

you were so slow that you didn't finish until the 80's?

 

[Coiled]

Been thinking about another truck - But I'll probably go pre-1970ish again. Sold my last "old" truck about five years ago.

Bertha was really slow - But at least she was uncomfortable and a pain in the back to drive...

 

[Vaquero]

Sigh.

 

[Coiled]

Proof that newer ain’t better.

A co-worker has a Buick SUV with a fob that does everything but tickle her lady parts, until she locked inside, in the back near the lift gate. Fortunately the windows were cracked but it took a herd of men probably 20 man hours to fish it out.

I drive a '13 Highlander and it's cruise control sucks nadz compared to my '09 Beemer bike and the '00 Silverado I sold a couple months ago.

 

[c.tiberius]

 

[Coiled]

^^ Ram tough?

 

[mongoose]

^^^
I’d say that is a staged photo.

 

[Davetex]

one of those fancy new tailgates??

 

[bigtex10mm]

Hey Tex,


Just got off the line with the lead eNgiNeeR from Dodge/FoMoCo/Chevy...

He needs two more double fistfuls of MICRODOT, couple rocks of CRACK & a big AZZ jug of Shine.....

He'll fix it fer ya in a jiffy!

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He answers to both, sToNeD & sTuPiD!

Later, Mark

No can do! In 2018 Dodge offered a lifetime warranty just like the original factory warranty and I bought into it. I drove my last RAM 338k before trading it in on my current 2018. Planning on seeing if I can get half a million out of this one!!

Agreed on the staged picture, but that being said I dare ANY make to try to handle that load on just the bumper. That looks like a 1/2 ton truck and it should at least be a 3/4 ton, or better yet a 1 ton.
I took a look in the owner's manual for my 2018 Ram 1500 and it states that the towing capacity with the bumper hitch is 5,000 lbs. I guarantee you he is exceeding that easily, especially since it looks like that is a single axle trailer putting most of the load on the tongue.

 

[Brains]

A co-worker has a Buick SUV with a fob that does everything but tickle her lady parts, until she locked inside, in the back near the lift gate. Fortunately the windows were cracked but it took a herd of men probably 20 man hours to fish it out.

I'm surprised it allowed the doors to lock. My wife's Buick SUV won't lock the doors if the fob is anywhere in the vehicle, and blasts the horn quickly 3x when you close the door to let you know.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Nothing like a diesel but my 08 Tacoma has 20036,000 with very minimal repair cost.

 

[Texasgordo]

Nothing like a diesel but my 08 Tacoma has 20036,000 with very minimal repair cost.

20036000 miles? Yeah right......

 

[dsgrey]

Fun is changing the plugs on a 77 Camaro where they molded the car around the engine. Gotta love those sharp tin heat shrouds they put around the plugs.

 

[Coop45]

Change the injectors on a Ford lately? You don’t hate Dodges, you hate idiot engineers.

Engineers don't work on them. Can you tell?

 

[Daley_G]

I'm surprised it allowed the doors to lock. My wife's Buick SUV won't lock the doors if the fob is anywhere in the vehicle, and blasts the horn quickly 3x when you close the door to let you know.

tl;dr: Wife's 2017 Acadia locks the doors with the fob inside, whether there's a human in there or not.

Obligatory TGT thread hijack: One night we were on our way to Stephenville with the MIL and stopped for gas and bio-break. Wife and MIL go inside for restroom and snacks while I fuel up. Fob is in the cupholder, and not thinking I just hopped out and stuck my card in the pump. *CLICK* - all doors lock and the horn beeps. 10:00pm in a small town with wife and MIL, and keys are locked in the car. Dammit, not only is this embarrassing but it's about to get expensive.

As the girls are coming out of the gas station, I ask if the wife has her keys. THANK GOD they're in her purse, which is on her arm. I *HATE* that feature, but I assure you I'll never forget it's there! I suspect it's a programmable option, but given that it's her car and she likes the feature, it stays. Cost to her: she hears me bitch about it every chance I get.

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled tangents.

 

[Brains]

Sounds like a model year change in behavior. If you ever feel like sticking a wireless module on the CAN bus to offer yourself some options, let me know - I have a few extras

 

[Sam7sf]

A dodge In it’s natural habitat