For me it came down to one thing. MPG.
Had a silverado that I loved. Drove it 35,000 miles per year all over the great Northwest (which means a lot of gravel, mountain roads, dirt, etc.) But mainly only tow a fishing raft (light) so towing capacity is not important to me.
But the gas usage and guilt I was feeling by driving that many miles a year with just me and my dog averaging 13 MPG was too much. Sold the truck and bought a AWD Volvo that I have pretty much hated since day one. But got my MPG up to 25.
Now I can have my cake (truck) and eat it too. (MPG)
I never thought I would ever purchase a Ram truck. I looked at Silverado and Toyota and quickly realized that although Toyota's have a very strong loyality and resale in the NW, they haven't been redesigned significantly for 12 years. If they had issued a US version of their Hilux Diesel I would have bought that for sure. And while the new Silverado is close in MPG, I got more and more excited about the RAM truck as a whole as I did my research.
I am fully expecting to be a converted RAM guy for life.
Fingers Crossed
Had a silverado that I loved. Drove it 35,000 miles per year all over the great Northwest (which means a lot of gravel, mountain roads, dirt, etc.) But mainly only tow a fishing raft (light) so towing capacity is not important to me.
But the gas usage and guilt I was feeling by driving that many miles a year with just me and my dog averaging 13 MPG was too much. Sold the truck and bought a AWD Volvo that I have pretty much hated since day one. But got my MPG up to 25.
Now I can have my cake (truck) and eat it too. (MPG)
I never thought I would ever purchase a Ram truck. I looked at Silverado and Toyota and quickly realized that although Toyota's have a very strong loyality and resale in the NW, they haven't been redesigned significantly for 12 years. If they had issued a US version of their Hilux Diesel I would have bought that for sure. And while the new Silverado is close in MPG, I got more and more excited about the RAM truck as a whole as I did my research.
I am fully expecting to be a converted RAM guy for life.
Fingers Crossed
