Lots of new Ram trucks rotting on dealer lots it seems

[gfh77665]

I hate these "brand bashing" threads. Whatever the brand. They hurt this forum.

 

[Kurtatron]

I hate these "brand bashing" threads. Whatever the brand. They hurt this forum.

Sometimes it’s warranted if the data backs it up. But a lot of times there’s not any data backing up opinions. Who cares about empirical evidence anyways?

 

[PWMDMD]

I hate these "brand bashing" threads. Whatever the brand. They hurt this forum.

In what way? Like everything else on here, it's a matter of opinion, and there may be value in someone reading various opinions.

 

[cb_13]

In my area only one dealership has a thinned out truck section and it’s 100% due to the quality of the dealership and their service department not the vehicles themselves.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I hate these "brand bashing" threads. Whatever the brand. They hurt this forum.

Well, everyone's an expert, right? Gotta love the "fact", "they will", "I know" and "my brand is great and yours is garbage" stuff.

 

[gfh77665]

In what way? Like everything else on here, it's a matter of opinion, and there may be value in someone reading various opinions.

They always devolve into a spitting contest. Haters gonna hate, fan boys will be fan boys regardless.

The fact that they are inherently negative to begin with turns me off. Using the term "rotting" in the title alone was clearly meant to provolk, and it worked. Does BITOG really need stuff like this?

 

[PWMDMD]

They always devolve into a spitting contest. Haters gonna hate, fan boys will be fan boys regardless.

The fact that they are inherently negative to begin with turns me off. Using the term "rotting" in the title alone was clearly meant to provolk, and it worked. Does BITOG really need stuff like this?

Like all things interweb, it just needs to be filtered through the lens of what is or isn't useful information. Even the brand-bashing posts usually have something valuable in them if you sift through the detritus of hate. However, I get what you are saying.

 

[4WD]

Some of the bolder vehicles are selling and the mundane maybe not - expect these to keep coming

 

[SC Maintenance]

I hate these "brand bashing" threads. Whatever the brand. They hurt this forum.

It always confuses me when people click on a thread they clearly aren't interested in, then bash everyone's else's opinion by saying how its a bad thread.

Its an internet forum. You can read, or not read, post or not post.

I personally enjoy hearing everyone's opinion. Even if I don't agree with it.

 

[Fahrvergnügen]

I still would take a Ram over a Ford, they seem alot more dependable over the long term of ownership.

Not true

 

[gfh77665]

It always confuses me when people click on a thread they clearly aren't interested in, then bash everyone's else's opinion by saying how its a bad thread.

Its an internet forum. You can read, or not read, post or not post.

I personally enjoy hearing everyone's opinion. Even if I don't agree with it.

You can do the exact same with my comments. If you don't like MY opinion, feel free to ignore it. But instead you chose to call me out and bash it. Its an internet forum. You can read, or not read, post or not post.

BTW, "bad threads" get shut down all the time here. A bashing thread meant to provolk is not a good one.

 

[Zee09]

I wonder what rotting RAM flesh smells like

 

[George7941]

With Ram, the emphasis was on style and not on substance.

 

[SC Maintenance]

I wonder what rotting RAM flesh smells like

Smells like money going up in smoke. So I am told.

 

[carviewsonic]

The company I worked at for 34 years runs 35 to 40 pickups, a mix of 1/2 and 3/4 tons, all V8 4x4s. Tenders are sent out every spring for 5 - 6 new trucks to Ram, GM, and Ford dealers. So a real mix of all three brands and model years. After 300k to 400k km’s of mostly gravel and some off road use they’re sold at auction.
The repairs needed had more to do with how kind or abusive the truck’s operator was more than anything else. Some model years had specific issues; I remember several instrument clusters being replaced on mid 2000’s GMs, and a few model years Rams developed the HEMI lifter tick at high mileage.
The newest Rams, GMs and Fords have all been pretty good, a few random issues fixed under warranty, not specific to any make.

 

[PF52]

Using the term "rotting" in the title alone was clearly meant to provolk, and it worked. Does BITOG really need stuff like this?

It's just an expression; no one really thinks he actually meant they are rotting, for example, like banana peels in a compost pile.

Just like if I said I spent my baseball career rotting on the bench.

 

[Allaneddie]

The company I worked at for 34 years runs 35 to 40 pickups, a mix of 1/2 and 3/4 tons, all V8 4x4s. Tenders are sent out every spring for 5 - 6 new trucks to Ram, GM, and Ford dealers. So a real mix of all three brands and model years. After 300k to 400k km’s of mostly gravel and some off road use they’re sold at auction.
The repairs needed had more to do with how kind or abusive the truck’s operator was more than anything else. Some model years had specific issues; I remember several instrument clusters being replaced on mid 2000’s GMs, and a few model years Rams developed the HEMI lifter tick at high mileage.
The newest Rams, GMs and Fords have all been pretty good, a few random issues fixed under warranty, not specific to any make.

Thanks to you, someone who has real world experience with all 3 of the brands when used as they are intended: for work on gravel no less.

 

[loneryder]

Some of the bolder vehicles are selling and the mundane maybe not - expect these to keep coming

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For areas with large insect populations!

 

[loneryder]

I drove by a Nissan dealership yesterday (small city). I couldn't believe the number of trucks they had on the lot. I don't know what manufacturers can do since interest rates remain high. Hard to offer great financing these days.

 

[4WD]

For areas with large insect populations!

Love bugs meet love boat