buying new truck
 

Looking at buying a 2014 dodge ram 1500 Eco diesel. Anyone has one ? My 2003 GMC sierra 1500 is in need of a upgrade. Having trouble with pulling my offshore boat up tall bridge.

I've been looking hard at that truck. I'm really trying to wait till the 2016 tundras with the cummins in them

Waiting for dealer to get one in to to drive.

The dealer in Opelousas has one

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Houston seem Like the best internet quote so far 31990 for slt. Hopefully a shop in Louisiana can price match or do better.

Probably a good towing truck, but I personally won't buy anyone's first year new technology...

Just curious as to why yall all so interested in this truck instead of just buying a Ram 2500 with diesel

Price wise...If i had the money I would get one..

Who is making the ECO diesel for Dodge?

Ram's new EcoDiesel is shared with the Jeep Grand Cherokee and built in Italy by Fiat subsidiary VM Motori. The 3.0-liter DOHC turbodiesel V-6 produces 240 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque.

Thanks

New diesel
 

Brother-n- law bought the new jeep with one, it has more miles back and forth to the shop than on personal use.

Do you know rough estimate of a price difference?

Because not everyone wants a 3/4 ton truck. These new 1/2 ton trucks are giant sized as it is.

Its between this and the ford f150 eco

Go 5.7 gas ram way before Eco, that Eco is a turns pulling a boat like you got. The ram will out tow an Eco, and gets better mileage

Have several friends that bought the ford Eco boost. Getting about 16 mpg.

buying new truck
 

Your friends must be logging differently. Towing ain't close to that, especially not with an Offshore boat.

Really? Your saying that a V8 hemi will get better mileage than a V6 diesel? By the way diesel has more btu's than gas hence more power. You have a ford Eco boost right?

I think he was saying the hemi will be better than the ford ecoboost

Also see a lot of posts bashing dodge. Although I don't care for there gas trucks, I own an 08 cummins and get 17 to 18 mpg towin a 20 ft bass rig. Some of the numbers others are getting with other brands sucks!

Ah ok. I'm not a fan of either.

What?

MEAUX.
Ah ok. I'm not a fan of either.

My bad. I def miss read what you stated

Is that the 6.7? you have 4wd? standard or auto?

Dodge 2500 5.7l. Driven round trip Cottonport, La to Marshall, Tx. with just 2 ice chests in the bed = 12.3 mpg. Same truck pulling a UNLOADED 14 ft enclosed trailer round trip to Lafayette = 8.7 mpg

My company truck is a laramie 1500 4x4, and wasn't a fan of dodge at all. Still not sure, but I am impressed with the truck. Definitely impressed with the mileage and how it toes my boat compared to Eco boosts

This is probably irrelevant to this conversation, but I drove a '13 Dodge 5.7 hemi 2wd without a towing package for 2 weeks while mine was in the body shop. I averaged 21-22 mpg with the cruise set on 84 on I-49. That truck had more power than any other gas truck I've driven. Just wish it had a towing package so I could have seen what it did with the boat.


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08. 6.7 liter. EGR unplugged. Before I unplugged the EGR was gettin round 13 or 14 drivin like a paw paw. 4wd 3500 single wheel base mega cab. I know there will be haters but frankly y would I care? Lol waiting on a 5 inch TB exhaust and EFI live to come in and will only get bettr

Auto BTW

did you beef up your transmission at all or you still running stock?

Negative. That will be down the road as these trans are weak. Any other mods would require a beefed up tranny

What year? That's a lot heavier truck than the 1500,. My '13 will get 22mpg at 74, it's a crew 1500 4x4.

Towing my 24' bay boat is 10-12mpg if the wind is blowing at my back and I'm slightly down hill!

I have 2011 durango with the hemi and i get 14mpg pulling my 2104 cruising 65. Now if I go 70. That's another story 9-10mpg. You won't get good Gas mileage pulling at 70 anyway

I get 23 on the highway going 70-73
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Not towing
 

That was their mpg not towing.

2012 crew 4x

Yow!

My 4x4 Eco (4 door) gets overall mpg is 16.3. Towing my 22' bay boat at 65-70 I get 12-13.

I know a guy with a 2 wheel drive Eco (4 door) and he gets just over 20. He does not have a boat so he does not tow enough to get a estimated mpg.

Personally if a truck gets 15-17 on Highway, 13-15 in town and 10-12 towing I am more then satisfied because it is a truck after all..... of course this would be any full size, 4 door, 4x4 set up to tow with a low gear ratio.

Courtesy dodge in Breaux Bridge has the 1/2 ton diesel in stock.

Not sure if I should wait till Sept when the 2015 one come out, price might drop on the 14 ..

Reset the milage. 2011 Dodge Durango hemi towing my 2104 Boat loaded Down 50 gallons cruising 65. 13.8 mpg this is now. I'm headed to big lake fro Lafayette Attachment 67798

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Drop my speed from 65 to 63. now getting 14.4 mpgAttachment 67799

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I have a 2013 RAM 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 with the 5.7 and get the same mileage as my buddy that has a F150 EcoBoost 4x4 and another buddy that has a F150 5.0 FX4 when we pull the same trailer with a Polaris Ranger and all our hunting stuff, ice chests, etc. We all get between 10.5-11.

Driving back and forth to work from Delcambre to Lafayette on Hwy 90 and through Lafayette, I average 14.5

On the Interstate with nothing loaded in my truck I'll get 18-19+ if I don't drive stupid.