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Agreed. The features we use the most are what sold us on the F150.
That and I felt the low end torque of the EcoBoost would make towing our RV a breeze.
How ever, two features the BigHorn level 2 offers that the XLT 302a does not is auto 4WD and a heated steering wheel... Those both would have been nice for winter.
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This.
I sold my 2019 RAM with the 12" touch screen because of the features on the F150 Powerboost. But the RAM was/is a great truck.
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Ford was the only that offered an HDPP option. I wouldnt touch a ram or Tundra for low payload.
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Agreed. It is. That was high on my list really actually and the one thing I'm bummed I didn't end up with.... Being in Canda there's inclement weather like 8 months out of the year...
I couldn't justify going from a 302a to a 501a to the tune of an extra $8,000. If Ford offered the 500a Lariat in Canda... maybe the difference wouldn't be so large?
I was also trying to keep options down to keep payload up. Ended up at 1,777.
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I agree with you Todd I just sold a 2022 Ram 1500 Limited. Only 2 things I liked about it were the stereo system and the interior. Other than that the air ride suspension sucked and i had the 3.92 gear and my best mpg over 8K miles was 16.9
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I looked at the Ram and the Tundra before deciding to buy an available F-150. The problems with the Tundra include its terrible access to the bed of the truck which was marginal on the old trucks but made worse with the body work of the new model. The F-150 has by far the best tailgate arrangement if one wants to get into the bed of the truck without a step ladder.
The Toyota does not have any option for a limited slip differential but provide an anti-spin rear where the rear brake is applied to the faster spinning wheel. It also has only the one V-6 engine.
With Ram it is nearly impossible to find one that has the large factdory gas tank. Even the dealers that order the tow package on a 4WD truck omit this option and the standard tank only holds 26 gallons. With the current federal regulations the factory gas tank cannot be replaced with an aftermarket one and companies like Titan no longer make them.
Ram does have the option for a true locking rear differential and they do have an excellent 4WD package that is better than that from Ford. The tailgate that is a $2,000 Ram option is no better than the one provided on the Ford and in some ways not as good. The Ford tailgate is very well designed and often overlooked by truck review people.
The key difference though with Ram is that there is only the single etorque V-6 engine. The e-torque adds complexity and is very expensive to replaced the unit when it does fail. The Ram 1500 trucks also have coil springs at the rear axle and I much prefer standard leaf springs. Ram does provide the option of the air suspension but I never have wanted more complexity and stuff to break when I am exploring far off the main highways. It is also a concern when towing a boat or camper trailer.
The Toyota does not have any option for a limited slip differential but provide an anti-spin rear where the rear brake is applied to the faster spinning wheel. It also has only the one V-6 engine.
With Ram it is nearly impossible to find one that has the large factdory gas tank. Even the dealers that order the tow package on a 4WD truck omit this option and the standard tank only holds 26 gallons. With the current federal regulations the factory gas tank cannot be replaced with an aftermarket one and companies like Titan no longer make them.
Ram does have the option for a true locking rear differential and they do have an excellent 4WD package that is better than that from Ford. The tailgate that is a $2,000 Ram option is no better than the one provided on the Ford and in some ways not as good. The Ford tailgate is very well designed and often overlooked by truck review people.
The key difference though with Ram is that there is only the single etorque V-6 engine. The e-torque adds complexity and is very expensive to replaced the unit when it does fail. The Ram 1500 trucks also have coil springs at the rear axle and I much prefer standard leaf springs. Ram does provide the option of the air suspension but I never have wanted more complexity and stuff to break when I am exploring far off the main highways. It is also a concern when towing a boat or camper trailer.
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