The Right Choice for Full Loads - 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Long-Term Road Test
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The Right Choice for Full Loads - 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Long-Term Road Test
Of the three trucks in our long-term fleet, the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is still the best choice when you need to weigh it down with a full cab, a full bed and a load on the trailer.
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I would get 2015+ to get past the drama of the first build year.
My parents who've owned a couple Ram 2500s with the Cummins just bought an EcoDiesel 1500 and it's been a great truck so far with *way* better mileage and a nice useable power band. While I like to be an informed consumer and I've read of teething issues, I wouldn't hesitate to buy one for myself. Diesel isn't going to be for everyone and the Edmunds truck hasn't been perfect but it's been far from a lemon you make it out to be.
As for the diesel issue we had something like 20,000 miles ago, it was a fluke. And the component involved -- the in-tank transfer fuel pump -- is not a diesel-specific part. It's a pretty routine element of just about every vehicle these days, especially those with direct injection. And the supplier of that part supplies many other automakers, too. Ram engineering didn't know any of that until they had finished their investigation, which involved the retrieval of most of the fuel delivery system parts for analysis.
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