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End of the Line - 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Long-Term Road Test


Bike towing all over Los Angeles is easy in the Edmunds 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
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I will agree that I think the Ram does well for towing. My company has a 2500 with the "big" diesel that's performed as expected. I'm still not convinced that the Ford's Ecoboost F-150 is the way to go. I have a 2013 F-150 with the steel body and the 5.0 V8 that gets better fuel economy than the 2015 that y'all have with the Aluminum Body & Ecoboost V6.
Right now, if I were buying a truck, I'd look seriously at the Colorado/Canyon twins, with a second look at the Silverado/Sierra possibly being a better value.
It happened with 25.5k miles on the truck, which had been trouble free, and since then it has another 20k miles, also trouble free. I haven't seen any reports of this happening to other Ram Diesels, so it seems like a one-off event that everyone really should let go of in terms of commenting on overall reliability.
If I were looking to replace my current vehicle The Ram EcoDiesel would #1 and the Diesel Colorado/Canyon twins would be a close 2nd and it would probably come down to price and driving dynamics to decide.
I have a 2015 RAM EcoD in almost the exact config as Edmunds long termer and get almost exactly their mpg results (overall Fuelly numbers are 22.4 mpg). I've had 1,000 lbs of demolished dock in the bed, 500-600 lbs of tongue weight from my boat trailer and the RAM rides nearly the same as empty I'm just surprised the other mfrs haven't taken the next step in suspension like RAM has.
I wanted to like this truck & engine (small diesel) combination, but the trouble people have with them seems not worth it.