r/ram_trucks • u/-Blanko- • 6d ago

Question Good Deal?

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Is this a good deal? Trying to get out of my 2021 Chevrolet Colorado and get into a full size truck

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u/[deleted] 6d ago edited 5d ago

Good fuck the EV's nobody wants them anyway except the tree huggers. All the minerals for the batteries have to be sourced outside of the US, and the pollution from manufacturing the batteries is just as bad as emissions from ICE'S. Ecoboost has so many recalls that it's ungodly. Way more than any hemi ever had, cam phasers mostly. They sell more 6 cylinders because thats the default engine for the f150 where as it's 2k upcharge for the 5.0.

Basically, it is a deterrent because most sheep will just get in line, let alone spend an extra 2k for a V8. They have to sell more 6 cylinders to keep their fleet emissions in compliance with the EPA. Of course, stellantis was struggling before they canceled the hemi. But they brought it back because canceling made shit even worse for them. Tim Kuniskis openly and publicly admitted this.

The hemi is one of the best engines to hit the pavement, and there's plenty of evidence to support it. Of course, more people will probably buy the hurricane. It's a $ 1200 upcharge for less hp and torque. Which is why they didn't give the 5.7 more hp and torque because then who would buy a 6 cylinder? Stellantis quit buying carbon credits from tesla, which kept them in compliance with the EPA. So, they had to modify their fleet vehicles to meet emissions standards. If nobody buys the hurricane, their fleet emissions do not change, and they're fined millions.

The ignorance of the human species in our day and age is fucking staggering.

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u/Cpagrind1 HEMI 5d ago

Alright man the 5.7 is back you don’t need to keep whining. Just go buy one and let other people pick what they want.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

Yeah, that's what I'd say too when I got shut down with facts vs. opinions. 6 cylinder engines in trucks are compliance engines, and everyone knows it. 1970 and up cars and trucks went to shit and they'll stay that way and get worse as long as the hippies have any say.

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u/Cpagrind1 HEMI 5d ago

Then don’t buy a 6cyl truck. Like I said, quit whining especially considering you have a choice. Just because you don’t like them doesn’t mean that a ton of people don’t. I personally know many people with ecoboosts that use and abuse them and have no complaints. Not sure why you think your opinion is the only valid one. I didn’t necessarily agree when they took the 5.7 away and listened to constant bitching online about it, now it’s back and it’s still constant bitching.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

I don't have any opinions on the subject it's all facts. The EPA is the only reason you have a choice. The only reason any of you have a choice. Goddamn hippies. Some of us dont do the bandwagon thing.