blackbetty14
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- Oct 23, 2014
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- Location
- CT
- Ram Year
- 2024
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7 VVT/Etorque
That sucks! Glad your good tho. I had this happen on my 18 laramie about 5 months ago. Kid pulled out into traffic and took out the pass front corner pulling through it to the front pass door. Destroyed the wheel and insurance totaled it as the front frame was tweaked from the lower control arm. I was shocked as I thought it looked fine and I had no air bags or anything (plus I was only doing 23mph). That 18 only had 60k miles but the insurance capped repair around 26k and once it was over its totaled. They frame alone was 28k replacement plus the rest put me around 35k. Insurance paid out 33k for the truck based on value and I owed 20k so I got something like 13k for a new vehicle. Getting into a new truck hurts bc of price... I was way ahead as my 18 laramie was like $43k out the door after rebates back in 2018... my new 24 big horn built to serve was $63k for less options but I got the hemi with etorque. I didn't want the hurricane and I didn't really want the etorque either but all 1500s with the hemi starting in 23 come with them. I put down 5k and my lease payments are double what the 18 laramie was for less truck. A used truck would have been more than what I got after the total but since yours was paid off your payout will be better than mine. It sucks bc I got stuck with a new higher payment for a longer period of time and the kid got nothing.
Good luck in your search, the new 5th gens are nice not gona lie compared to my 18 its a completely diff ride (suspension is great but it could be my HD factory shocks on the BTS). Love the inside 1000x better and the outside is growing on me. Etorque is fine I guess, I disable stop start and MDS almost everytime I'm in the truck but its nice to know if your coming to a long light that you can quickly go from manual 8 to Drive before coming to a stop and have the stop start kill the engine to save gas. I also think it could help with the oiling issues and cam/lifter failure. I do feel like my MPG has taken a hit tho... no real increase over my 18 and maybe even worse. 330mile round trip on Saturday and my average MPG was 18.5-18.9 and 90% highway. My 18 would do 19-20mpg similar driving.
Good luck in your search, the new 5th gens are nice not gona lie compared to my 18 its a completely diff ride (suspension is great but it could be my HD factory shocks on the BTS). Love the inside 1000x better and the outside is growing on me. Etorque is fine I guess, I disable stop start and MDS almost everytime I'm in the truck but its nice to know if your coming to a long light that you can quickly go from manual 8 to Drive before coming to a stop and have the stop start kill the engine to save gas. I also think it could help with the oiling issues and cam/lifter failure. I do feel like my MPG has taken a hit tho... no real increase over my 18 and maybe even worse. 330mile round trip on Saturday and my average MPG was 18.5-18.9 and 90% highway. My 18 would do 19-20mpg similar driving.