Might be time to change: Ram 2500

[JaysZJeep]

Was into the local Dodge dealer today to pick up a couple of filters and my favourite salesman was bending my ear on the latest Ram 2500 with the gas engine. By the time the ink dries it's the same payment for 2 extra years and when I need a truck it's a truck. same mileage going down the highway.
I don't do any off-road work with the gladiator, have quads for that.

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[Gvsukids]

Was into the local Dodge dealer today to pick up a couple of filters and my favourite salesman was bending my ear on the latest Ram 2500 with the gas engine. By the time the ink dries it's the same payment for 2 extra years and when I need a truck it's a truck. same mileage going down the highway.
I don't do any off-road work with the gladiator, have quads for that.

Guess Jeep wasn't your thing.

 

[PBCounty]

Ram 2500....a very nice, very capable, very versatile asset of a vehicle...and completely boring : (

 

[jsturges18]

I wanna go the same route 🫣 absolutely no need for a 2500 but a regular cab long bed with some options sounds pretty nice for me.

Hoping to go through the summer at least with the Jeep and go from there. Some issues have turned me away from the Jeep. Should’ve never lifted it or gone 37s

 

[Gvsukids]

Should’ve never lifted it or gone 37

You can always go back. I have a friend who would probably agree with you.

 

[Guns_N_Rosaries]

My FIL has a 2500 with a Cummins from exactly one year model before they added all the DEF and whatever else modern emissions stuff they have. Half the time when he goes to home depot, tractor supply, or whatever other similar place, he gets someone asking if he wants to sell it.

 

[4-Low]

Somebody lied to you.

My father had a 2025 Ram 2500 6.4L. It averaged 10-13 MPG. It was so bad he ended up ditching it already and went back to a diesel truck.

Then recently TFL on YouTube has been testing a brand new Ram 2500 6.4L truck. They saw a hand calculated 14 MPG on a purely interstate trip(!).

The fuel economy on the Hemi is atrocious....which is sad when you consider they saddled it with cylinder deactivation.

But yes, if you need to haul 3,000 lbs. in the bed or tow 15,000 lbs. down the road, the Ram 2500 will certainly do the job better than the Gladiator.

 

[Gvsukids]

Somebody lied to you.

Who?

 

[KevinC]

Who?

The ghost of gas mileage past.

 

[Free2roam]

 

[Janster]

Too big….. If I ever needed to tow anything upwards of 5,000lbs+ on a regular basis, I’d get a fullsize. And even then….not sure I’d get a Dodge versus a Sierra or Tundra.

I had a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 back in the early days….. when we were towing our built YJ around to the trails. As soon as we sold the YJ, I traded the Ram in for a 2007 Tacoma.

Obviously, the gas mileage isn’t a concern….. I have a JT.

 

[4-Low]

Who?

Well if I was Perry Mason and I read the OP's first post, I'd guess the dealership is the culprit. That's how it sounds.

 

[biplaneguy]

I had a quad cab Ram 1500 for some years before the Gladiator. It's a good truck if that's what you need; I bought it because I needed to tow a large trailer. When not towing, it was a pleasure on the highway, boring around town, and a PITA to manage in a parking lot. Gas mileage a LOT worse than the Gladiator, and a lot slower to boot. After I got rid of the trailer I traded it for a Cherokee, even swap, before eventually getting the JT.

 

[629]

I won’t judge. I own an old 5.9 Cummins and will never sell it. The gladiator is way more fun and actually more useful unless a need to tow a huge trailer. I find that I rarely need to tow big…so it makes more sense for me to have an old 2500 and a newer (very reliable) small pickup for 90% of my use. But that’s just me.

 

[46flattie]

I have both trucks...2021 Ram 2500 hemi 4dr cab for work and 2022 JT Max tow for wife and personal use. Bought both used w/about 50K on them. Both have been great trucks.

The Ram 2500 is quieter, will haul loads better and possibly more comfortable. 10-14 MPG (my truck is always loaded w/equipment) but I did see 17 MPG on the trip home (200 miles) when 1st purchased and it was empty on OEM tires. I think the hard nearly bald hwy tires make a big difference. Soft AT tires on trips is only 14 MPG.

The JT is more fun, lifestyle statement, and endless options for modifications, etc. Fits on trails better and is more capable offroad. Slightly better fuel economy (dropped to 15-16MPG after lift and 35's), still hauls OK, but not anything to party about.

It all boils down to what you want and how you are going to use it. I'm a Jeep guy and have been driving Jeeps for over 40 yrs. First Jeep was and still is a CJ-2A and between me and our family have had almost one of every model they made with exception of some of the modern non-Jeep, jeeps.

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