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Originally Posted by underscore
The Ram diesel gets 4-5.5l/100km better in the city and 3-4l/100km better on the highway. It doesn't sound like much but if you drive 20k a year that's a grand a year in fuel. Diesel is also cheaper than gas so there's another ~$300/yr difference. The towing capacity is only 1000lbs lower (up to 9k for a 4x4 depending on which you get).
Considering that most people never tow anything it's a big savings, and for those that only tow big loads on occasion I doubt they'll chew through an extra $1300/yr in fuel doing so.
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the fuel economy of the ecodiesel is directly related to how much of a dog it is. i havent really seen anyone say they are impressed with how they drive short of the fuel economy of it. plus they're apparently blowing up before they hit 50k regularly enough for there to be several topics on it on the ram forums. and chrysler is painfully slow at authorizing warranty on them.
i didnt realize just how bad the payload on them is until reading the post above ^. did a bit of reading and a lot of guys are saying their payload limit is 950-960 on mid range trucks. to think a modern half ton truck is exceeding its payload with 4 people and some luggage in it.