Originally Posted By: NDL
Between Ford, Chevy, and Ram, are any worth buying?
More specifically, I'm the kind of guy who will buy a base model truck, and drive her into the ground. Right now my sixteen year old Ford has 195k on the clock, and at some point I will be looking for a replacement.
My concern is that, with the exception of Chevy/GMC, the low(er) end powertrains are often car based. And the new diesel options (e.g. Colorado), and those in the upcoming Ram (3.0), and Silverado (rumored 4.5), were designed by companies that are not well known in the U.S.
Can the new, sophisticated, car based, 4's and V6's hold their water against the traditional truck based counterparts? What about the new diesels that are coming from Europe? I know that Europeans drive diesel powered vehicles, but I know nothing of their long term durability.
Those diesels were developed by a joint venture between the Italian company that now supplies them and GM. The 2008 crisis forced GM to divest it's interest, but the motors were basically well in development at that time. So, RAM is using what was supposed to be GM's light diesel.
Not sure about the light diesels GM will be using but if the Europeans are good at anything, it's light diesels. I don't see an issue.
Between Ford, Chevy, and Ram, are any worth buying?
More specifically, I'm the kind of guy who will buy a base model truck, and drive her into the ground. Right now my sixteen year old Ford has 195k on the clock, and at some point I will be looking for a replacement.
My concern is that, with the exception of Chevy/GMC, the low(er) end powertrains are often car based. And the new diesel options (e.g. Colorado), and those in the upcoming Ram (3.0), and Silverado (rumored 4.5), were designed by companies that are not well known in the U.S.
Can the new, sophisticated, car based, 4's and V6's hold their water against the traditional truck based counterparts? What about the new diesels that are coming from Europe? I know that Europeans drive diesel powered vehicles, but I know nothing of their long term durability.
Those diesels were developed by a joint venture between the Italian company that now supplies them and GM. The 2008 crisis forced GM to divest it's interest, but the motors were basically well in development at that time. So, RAM is using what was supposed to be GM's light diesel.
Not sure about the light diesels GM will be using but if the Europeans are good at anything, it's light diesels. I don't see an issue.