TL;DR Reviews: Ram 1500 - "Blaaaaack"

"Ross Kraz" (ropstafer) 05/27/2016 at 15:56 • Filed to: TL;DR Reviews, TL;DR, Ram, Ram 1500, Trucks

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Welcome to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ! Here, I tell you what you need to know about a car in about the same time it (apparently) takes to get a Prius up to 60 MPH. I have not seen real world evidence to suggest otherwise.

What is it? 2015 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Black Express Edition, meaning that it has dual exhaust, black wheels, black badges, black grill, black headlights, black bumpers, and gets dirty within 10 miles of driving anywhere. It has the 8 speed auto that receives 395 horsepower and 410 foot-pounds from a 5.7L HEMI V8 and then sends it to the optional 3.92 rear end, or to all the wheels when 4WD is engaged. The 5'7" bed has been coated with a black spray-in liner and then covered with a black roll-up tonneau. The hitch is also black. It does not know the meaning of the word overkill .

Pros: tows boats and cars with ease; incredibly confident in snow; huge interior space that seats six and has ample rear legroom; best exhaust note among production trucks; comfortable ride and seats; aggressive exterior styling that the competition still can’t beat —although that awful new !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for 2016 may be ending that

Cons: despite having more power, the Ram is slower and has lower towing capacity than the Ford or Chevy; it also !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ; the blower fan couldn’t put out a candle; oil changes are a mess thanks to poor filter location; the 5" touchscreen isn’t user friendly and the steering wheel lacks radio controls other than voice recognition; annoyingly intrusive stability control

Recommendation: It is astonishing how far trucks have come in the past couple decades to become more convenient and comfortable as passenger vehicles. This Ram is no exception. The front end snarls at you and the rumble gives that !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in your gut. The power is immense. The Black package allows you to have a nice, custom look without being an aftermarket douche-bro. But every day, when I get into it, one word most frequently comes to mind: unnecessary.

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BigBlock440 > Ross Kraz 05/27/2016 at 16:10

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and stability control won’t help on the job site.

No, but it is federally mandated, so there’s that.

BigBlock440 > Ross Kraz 05/27/2016 at 16:11

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Chrome exhaust tips, not black enough.

Ross Kraz > BigBlock440 05/27/2016 at 17:28

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Mandated?! I ain’t never dated no man, no matter what the fed’ral gov’nant says I gotta go!

But really, I’m saying that I see a lot of brand new trucks on construction sites, which baffles me.

Over the River > Ross Kraz 05/27/2016 at 18:08

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This is one of the compartments in the floor viewed from under the truck. On second thought, maybe don’t put anything valuable in there. It’s just felt-y plastic.

Wow thank you for getting under the truck to show this. It seems to me it is missing a cover or it is a bad design. A big truck like this spends its time in the mud and rocks. The hole left in the floor when it tears off will splash mud on the fancy seats.

Ross Kraz > Over the River 05/28/2016 at 16:53

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I had no idea until I was doing an oil change and I couldn’t believe it. Everything is exposed and would be an easy target for thieves.

Over the River > Ross Kraz 05/28/2016 at 18:45

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Oh my goodness I hadn’t even though about thieves. You are right, they tell you to hide the good stuff and here you are providing an easy carrying case for them.