Ford F150 Ecoboost vs Ram 1500 Ecodiesel

[MI wood guy]

True and if u really dont need a diesel please dont buy 1!!
guys that dont work a diesel the way they are designed too are causing us technicians added grief.check engine lights and soot problems with egr & exhaust aftertreatment componants are ridiculous with grocery getter trucks,or the retired guy who pulls a 5th wheel twice a yr then drives to coffee shop every morning needs a gas truck !!
if your not hauling alot or driving alot of highway miles your not working a diesel the way they need to be.
amazing the looks people give u when u tell them get it out on the highway and run it hard!
common customer responce "i dont want to beat on my truck".then let me drive it lol

 

[Chimney Smoke]

time will tell,and ive seen it on both of those dash displays,doesnt make it gospel but what i have to go off of at this time.

Those dash displays can be deceiving unless it shows gallons used, time and mileage. I can reset mine coasting down a hill on the highway and let off the gas and it shows 99 MPG.

 

[NE WOOD BURNER]

"Actual Mileage will Vary"-Ha Ha Ha

just heard the ram commercial on the radio- "based on the 2wd Eco diesel" at the end of commercial

 

[Chimney Smoke]

"Actual Mileage will Vary"-Ha Ha Ha

just heard the ram commercial on the radio- "based on the 2wd Eco diesel" at the end of commercial

Exactly - like I said earlier, the stated MPG's are basically only achievable with trucks nobody would buy.

 

[kennyp2339]

True and if u really dont need a diesel please dont buy 1!!
guys that dont work a diesel the way they are designed too are causing us technicians added grief.check engine lights and soot problems with egr & exhaust aftertreatment componants are ridiculous with grocery getter trucks,or the retired guy who pulls a 5th wheel twice a yr then drives to coffee shop every morning needs a gas truck !!
if your not hauling alot or driving alot of highway miles your not working a diesel the way they need to be.
amazing the looks people give u when u tell them get it out on the highway and run it hard!
common customer responce "i dont want to beat on my truck".then let me drive it lol

Totally get your comment for trucks like mine, (2011 gmc duramax) I put almost 100 miles a day on her Mon - Fri, plow snow, pull a trailor *fire wood, and I have had problems with my emission's (dealer replaced the def tank, heater pad, reprogrammed the computer) I still get rouge check engine lights every once in a while and I equate that to the truck not working hard enough, but what about the new jeep grand Cherokee diesels, those are specifically made to just drive in, not work right? They also have a def tank. Or did the technology improve?

 

[Bigg_Redd]

Those dash displays can be deceiving unless it shows gallons used, time and mileage. I can reset mine coasting down a hill on the highway and let off the gas and it shows 99 MPG.

You think you're not getting 99MPG at an idle going highway speed down a hill?

 

[CombatChris]

I had a curious thought. I think to myself...

'Self, what was the legendary 7.3L rated at?' followed by 'And how much was it rated to tow?'

So I looked it up!

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This is not to take away from the Ecoboost's impressive numbers. Not at all. What this does is gives us a little bit of historic perspective. The 1995 F250 with a 235hp 425tq can tow 10k. The new 1500 ecodiesel @ 240hp 420twq is only so slightly behind with ~9700 iirc. Again, this does not take away from the impressive +11k from the Ecoboost, but it gives it the perspective of how much that really is and how far all the manufacturers have come.

 

[Big papa]

I would love to go for a ride with the guy that straps 9700lbs to the back of that new doge looking at the sky with about 850lbs of tonge weight and trying to pull a hill with 240 horses at the speed limit it would be fun to watch

 

[Bigg_Redd]

I would love to go for a ride with the guy that straps 9700lbs to the back of that new doge looking at the sky with about 850lbs of tonge weight and trying to pull a hill with 240 horses at the speed limit it would be fun to watch

I'm guessing the real fun would start on the return trip down hill. . .