Dodge Ram series

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $50000.00 from Don Miller dodge

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 ram 2500

Summary:
My dad has a 2005 dodge ram cummins diesel we just put teh edge juice chip on it lot of power on level 5 400 horsepower and 860 foot pounds of torqe best truck in the world. Its fully loaded with a sun roof heated seats it has remote start its loaded.

Strengths:
on level 1 gets around 25 miles per gallon no lie. Its a very big truck

Weaknesses:
none at all

Similar Products Used:
2003 Dakota just a little to small and a 2004 dodge ram hemi truck ate too much gas but had a lot of power both wer loaded.

Price Paid:  $23195.00 from Kings Dodge/Mason OH

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Rumble Bee

Summary:
I bought my Rumble Bee in August 2005 and it has been a GREAT truck. Looks awesome, very few quality issues to speak of, and responds very well to cosmetic/performance modifications. Truck hauls tail with HEMI V8 combined with AeroTurbine exhaust, K&N and Superchips Flashpaq tuner.

Strengths:
Huge Power and Torque for a pickup - surprises people!, lots of interior room, auto-dimming mirror nice, sporty white-faced gauges, looks great with ground effects/billet grille/fog lights, 20" wheels are a nice feature

Weaknesses:
Stereo doesn't sound that great for being an Infinity system, Steering wheel leather started peeling at 23000 miles and was replaced under warranty, wish it had better seating surfaces, dash looks kinda plain, even with yellow center stack. All in all, not too much to complain about

Similar Products Used:
1996 Ford Explorer XLT (slow but reliable), 1st time with a pickup

Price Paid:  $35000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Ram 2500 4x4 cummins HO

Summary:
Problems, problems, problems. The truck is a lemon. Been in the shop 6 times. Fuel rails twice, blown motor once, trans problems once, leaking axle seals once, injectors went bad once. The truck and dodge employees have been a nightmare. The truck payment is 469 a month, plus an extra 100-200 per mo to take it in and get it fixed. I could have bought alot nicer truck for that!

Strengths:
It does pull my trailer much better than the ford and chevy did. Also gets good gas milage.

Weaknesses:
Everything else.

Similar Products Used:
Ford F250 (powerstroke)
Chevy 2500 (diesel)

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $28000.00 from Tom Edwards Dodge

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Ram 1500 SLT Reg Cab

Summary:
AWESOME!!! The ride, styling, and power of this truck is just awesome. People diffently see you comming down the road, and know to get out of the way.

Strengths:
The power of the Hemi motor. This engione is quite powerful just stock. The versatility of the interior is good. A good truck to put a bass system in. I cranked 133 db in a reg cab truck!!!! Extremly light weight, which is good for the weight to power ratio. In the 1/8 mile stock I ran a 9.9 consistently. The potential power that can be released in this motor is what makes it really attractive. If you know the right people or know the right stuff you can blow the competition away. With the right combination of components and parts and you will have boss machine.

Weaknesses:
I quetion the necessity of the electronic throttle control and some of the other limitors on the motor. But if you have the patience to wait for the parts to become available, it will be worth it.

Similar Products Used:
Nothing else in the truck market can compare to this truck!!! The HEMI motor is the lost powerful gas motor available, without going to a V10, both Ford and GM can't match this power. Nissan boasts more horsepower, but they lack sorely in the torque to even move the wheels or come close to the quicknes of the Dodge. Nissan's Titan is also not a true full size truck it is in the middle not small enough to be a mid size but not big enough to really be considered a full size. Toyota and Honda are a joke among the truck community.

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $19000.00 from LITHIA DODGE OF CONC

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 DODGE RAM REG CAB 4 X 2

Summary:
WITH ALL THE ADVERTISING ON THE TUBE FOR THE HEMI AND NEEDING A TRUCK, NEVER OWNED ONE BEFORE, SINCE WAS PLANNING ON PURCHASING TWO UTILITY ATVS. LOOKED AT CHEVY AND FORD, BUT AFTER INITIALLY DRIVING THE DODGE WITH HEMI, I WAS SOLD. I LIKED THE POWER AS WELL AS HAVING EXTRA ROOM BEHIND THE SEATS THAT THE CHEVY REG CAB DID NOT OFFER. THE BRAKES ARE ALSO VERY STRONG AND HAVE EXCELLENT STOPPING POWER. AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ABOUT 14K ON IT I HAVE NO REGRETS AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE TOWED UHAULS ACROSS SEVERAL STATES ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND WAS PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE. GAS MILEAGE IS WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT. DRIVEN HARD AND IT WILL SUCK UP GAS LIKE NO TOMORROW, BUT DRIVEN REASONABLE AND I CAN LIVE WITH THE RESULTS. WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS THE COMBINATION OF THE ENGINE WITH 5 SP AUTO TRANNY. BAD COMBINATION, ALSO WITHOUT ACCESS TO A 3RD GEAR. I WOULD DEFINETLY TRY AND FIND A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. OTHERWISE I AM HAPPY WITH THE LEASE AND PLAN ON PURCHASING IT AT THE END OF MY LEASE TERM.

Strengths:
POWER AND TORQUE, ROOM BEHIND SEATS IN REG CAB

Weaknesses:
5 SPEED AUTO TRANNY

Similar Products Used:
NONE