Getting a new truck, compare RAM EcoDiesel vs F150 Platnum??

I am pretty sure we are beating an infant Ram...A dead horse might be an older King Ranch??

 

They all have a keyhole on a door, but I've yet to see a keyhole on any door but the driver door, and sometimes the hatch on some cars.

 

And there it is. Hole-y schnikeys!

 

Yep looks exactly like that. I never knew that! !!

Did not get it at a dealership. I pick my new trucks up at a motor pool/vehicle depot. Those people don't know anything about anything that assign your truck to you. Trucks arrive at motor pools from a transport.

 

What's a fob...I have a Ford XL, KEYHOLES Everywhere!

 

I could ask a question. But I'm sure I would get a blank stare. I guess I could call a dealer but I never thought about what do I do if the fob conks out? I could of asked when I took it back for a warrenty alignment. It pulled left bad when I got it. And yes all tires were same pressure. They realigned it , saying it was out and it still had a pull. I said did you swap tires front to back to make sure it wasent a tire pull, which they acknowledged it possibly was. They said no. I said well will you do it. They said were on the next vehicle now. I said I don't have any more time to wait and it really won't matter cause the first time i go in deep mud and the rims are filled they get out of wack anyway and get out of balance and they it drives like crap anyway. Wasent impressed. New dealer time when it needs warrenty work for me.....oh wait we were talking about key fobs and questions.

The folks that work there just do an inspection of the one I turn in, and mark all the dents and scratches in the paint.

 

Those vehicle pool people are generally pretty useless.
" Do you have your vehicle?"

"Yes, I do"

"Ok then. Next!"


I think the best bet would be to read the manual. RTFM as it's known on forums.

 

Yep. Good to know. Getting crushed would be a possibility also just a dead battery! Ha

Most of the time the key never leaves the truck.

 

If it's like all the fobs I've seen and used over the years, hell get a replacement work vehicle before the fob battery dies.

 

yep your probably correct! The last truck was a 2012 Colorado. Still had the original battery, original wipers, 2 key fobs with original batteries, original brakes.

 

What do you know, if you look I do have one

I guess I just assumed I didn't have a key so I didn't notice it?

And that's what that little switch is for on the fob...to release the key!

 

Well, my key is a bit different, it has the remote start and "Sit Down" button to lower the truck all the way down for entry/exit and easy loading (tailgate is lower).

And I do have the key hole in the driver door as well as Ramboxes and tailgate. BUT, there is no keyhole inside the truck to start the truck. So if the keyfob went completely dead, you could not start the truck. However, the keyfob is designed so that when the battery gets very low, it stops outputting a strong signal, so you have to hold it up to the dash to get it to start. It will work this way for a long time apparently since you are not using much energy. This gives you plenty of time to change the battery.

In addition, Ram can unlock and start the car remotely from a satellite via their "Assist" system (similar to "OnStar"). Pretty soon, you will just get in the car, and call an 800 # and they will start it up and drive you home remotely!!!

 

I was only getting 21mpg after my fill up today driving around in my 3.8 v6.

Thas about tops for my truck.

 

Thanks, she sure is music to my ears every time I start her up. That small 6 cyl diesel sound just never gets old. She's not hard to look at either! I was looking around under the hood today to see how/where I'm going to install my jumper cable power plug, and I'm amazed how small that motor really is yet delivers a lot of power.

I've only put 100 miles on it so far, all around town and the average which I Reset at the dealership is 23.9. I would have filled up twice already in my old ford....