2024 RAM 2500 quick review

Highlander 1459 said:
I'm the proud owner of a 16 Ram 3500 Tradesman.. some people turn up their noses at these sort of trucks but I prefer them.
mine is Cummins powered, rubber floored cloth seated, 4wd DRW version Tradesman, hasits got tilt, cruise,AC the chrome package cloth seats and a plain old radio... what else does a person really need?

funny thing is I didn't pay much more for it that a aquaintence paid for a Toyota Tundra SR5 edition...
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My good friend ordered a 2023 Tundra, crewcab, 2wd, fairly basic with the cloth seats and finishes that he wanted. Granted, the market looked different 15 months ago, but he paid mid 50's for it.
 
dja4260 said:
My good friend ordered a 2023 Tundra, crewcab, 2wd, fairly basic with the cloth seats and finishes that he wanted. Granted, the market looked different 15 months ago, but he paid mid 50's for it.
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in my case we're talking 2016.. bought the truck brand new for $44.1k, out the door tax tag etc was $48750 or so. Aquaintence buys a 2017 Tundra brand new... more or less an 2017 SR5 4 door 4wd 5.7V8 ... he paid $41k plus tax tag title... I don't know exactly the price difference but it wasn't a heckuva lot considering the difference in the trucks options packages were about the same... 4wd, 4 door, cloth seats, nothing fancy but I think he does have carpet. LOL. ...
 
fantastic said:
Right, Which is not entirely accurate for sizing a camper (hence my comment). Often those weights don't include additional options that can add weight to the truck. Recommend anyone that wants to tow to go down with all occupants for travel to get an actual weight of the vehicle to then size an RV for those weights. Example: My truck shows a 5,200 lbs payload sticker but it's actually only 4700 lbs left for towing after occupants, airbags, extra towing equipment, & extra options are added.
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Well you wrote:

Taking the truck with a full load of Gasoline to a Cat scale would tell the correct weight for payload.
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I'm just saying there is no need to do this since the payload sticker already accounts for a full tank of fuel. This is a common misunderstanding and to me it seems like you're suggesting the payload doesn't include full tank of gas, which it does.

But yes a cat scale is the only way to know after you load up with cargo (and other features like bed liner if your truck did not include the feature when leaving the factory).
 
hemioiler said:
Well you wrote:

I'm just saying there is no need to do this since the payload sticker already accounts for a full tank of fuel. This is a common misunderstanding and to me it seems like you're suggesting the payload doesn't include full tank of gas, which it does.

But yes a cat scale is the only way to know after you load up with cargo (and other features like bed liner if your truck did not include the feature when leaving the factory).
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Understood, you're right that I was not completely clear of my position at the time of writing. 😃
 
Congrats on new truck. My father just bought the same from a dealer in new york. Same story about the vouchers, I thought it was a bs story but apparently not. Dealers locally wanted 5-8k higher with no wiggle room. Ford was just like you said 10K higher. We were concerned about the 7.3L godzilla maybe having lifter / cam failures, in addition to the 10spd tranny issues. I figure with the Ram, the cam and lifters can still fail, but we know the ZF 8spd is tried and true. When we spoke to an electrical specialty shop, they see the most electrical issues with GM. Apparently the ABS unit is mounted on the frame rail under the drivers door so it corrodes in a few years and takes down the entire communication bus.

Body rot does concern me about the ram. We are going to do fluid film this month, and another dose of wool wax right before winter.

We only get 16.7 ~ 17.2 MPG at 72MPH empty on the highway. Would love to know how you got 19.
 
Fordiesel69 said:
Congrats on new truck. My father just bought the same from a dealer in new york. Same story about the vouchers, I thought it was a bs story but apparently not. Dealers locally wanted 5-8k higher with no wiggle room. Ford was just like you said 10K higher. We were concerned about the 7.3L godzilla maybe having lifter / cam failures, in addition to the 10spd tranny issues. I figure with the Ram, the cam and lifters can still fail, but we know the ZF 8spd is tried and true. When we spoke to an electrical specialty shop, they see the most electrical issues with GM. Apparently the ABS unit is mounted on the frame rail under the drivers door so it corrodes in a few years and takes down the entire communication bus.

Body rot does concern me about the ram. We are going to do fluid film this month, and another dose of wool wax right before winter.

We only get 16.7 ~ 17.2 MPG at 72MPH empty on the highway. Would love to know how you got 19.
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Having lived 31 years in Chicago, I have experienced body rot & rust. Thankfully, that's not of concern anymore...

I achieved that mileage per the dash, on it's 200 mile trek home from the dealer, cruise control @ 65 mph.
 
Nice truck, I been eyeing up getting a new RAM 2500 for the same purpose - bigger RV. I was all for the Diesel but now I am going to go 6.4 gas as well. It is the better engine for my needs and I don't want to pay the huge diesel option costs for so much complexity and emissions crap. I currently have a Ram 1500 in Limited trim so I couldn't go down to tradesman as I am spoiled and like the luxury but I have considered the Laramie trim or Power Wagon trims and I would be happy. I have to have 4x4 as well.
 
GMBoy said:
Nice truck, I been eyeing up getting a new RAM 2500 for the same purpose - bigger RV. I was all for the Diesel but now I am going to go 6.4 gas as well. It is the better engine for my needs and I don't want to pay the huge diesel option costs for so much complexity and emissions crap. I currently have a Ram 1500 in Limited trim so I couldn't go down to tradesman as I am spoiled and like the luxury but I have considered the Laramie trim or Power Wagon trims and I would be happy. I have to have 4x4 as well.
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most people are better off with gasoline power, assuming a few things.. like they aren't trying to pull a 15000 lbs trailer up Wolf Creek Pass or as I usually say, nobody ever saved anymoney driving a diesel.. :) also worht pointing out some Tradesmans have fairly nice optionpackages that come in lower than the premium lines.. now if you just have to have leather and the TV set in the dash,tradesmans aren't for you.
 
Can you post a picture of the payload sticker in the door? 3500lbs seems very high for 3/4 ton but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. Most of the marketing literature gives the maximum possible payload for that model (often a single cab short box stripper), not the true payload of a double cab. Most seem to be between 1900 and 2500lbs and when you add occupants and the 25% tongue weight of a 5th wheel, limits your choices in trailers.

https://hdrams.com/forum/index.php?threads/please-post-payload-sticker-from-drivers-door-jamb.218/
 
tcp71 said:
Can you post a picture of the payload sticker in the door? 3500lbs seems very high for 3/4 ton but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. /[/URL]
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From Ram website: 2024 Ram Specs You have to click 4x4 and bed length. Looks like it's 3,340 which should be close as this truck had few options. Now minus the accessories the OP added.
 
tcp71 said:
Can you post a picture of the payload sticker in the door? 3500lbs seems very high for 3/4 ton but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. Most of the marketing literature gives the maximum possible payload for that model (often a single cab short box stripper), not the true payload of a double cab. Most seem to be between 1900 and 2500lbs and when you add occupants and the 25% tongue weight of a 5th wheel, limits your choices in trailers.

https://hdrams.com/forum/index.php?threads/please-post-payload-sticker-from-drivers-door-jamb.218/
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most Ram 2500's have a payload less than 2500lbs... and Mega Cabs dont come in much higher than some 1500 series pickups..
even a 3500 Ram with SRW only has a payload of about 3500 lbs.. generally the only 2500's that show up having more than 3000 lbs payload are regular cab 2 wd... but I dont have a chart with me
 
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