Would you rather..?

Would you rather get a new engine on a 3rd gen tundra and hope you don’t have any new rattling or take a little financial hit and get a tradesman power wagon?

I may kick myself later, but I am strongly considering the simplicity of the tradesmen power wagon.

 

I’ve lusted over power wagons for years. The 6.4l is supposed to be a good motor but not without its own issues, but they seem rare.
Truth is tho, if you aren’t actually going to use the lockers and winch, save a lot of money and get a regular 2500.
But then you’re driving a 2500 gasser, gonna get terrible gas mileage, if that’s important to you.

 

The 6.4 can still have lifter issues like the 5.7.

I had to get the top end of my 2010 Ram rebuilt at 80k due to collapsed lifters. (I switched to Toyota after that.)

All vehicles have issues seme makes just have less than others. I have had some issues with my toyotas too...

I do like the way the 2500 6.4 drives / rides. I drive one Monday through Friday (work vehicle). We have had to replace 2 transmissions out of 8 Ram 2500s in our crew so far. One had less than 100k and the other had a little over 100k on it.

 

It looks like they're giving hella diacounts on RAM right now... who am I kidding, that kind of failure I'd be trading for something else, even if it's just another of the same brand. Done it before. Once I lose faith in a specific vehicle it's gone. Doesn't apply for "toy" or "project" vehicles, but 100% applies to our primaries.

 

I'll take a 48 Power wagon any day over a 3rd gen Tundra. Those were real power wagons.......

 

I test drove a powerwagon 2500 when I was hunting to get back to a V8 a few weeks ago. Honestly, I was not impressed. It was sluggish and rode awful over bumpy (not even broken) pavement. I only drove it a few miles and took it back. It'd beat by kidneys to death if I were to drive it down my washboard and potholed road. The 1500 rode much better so, unless you need the towing/hauling of a 3/4 ton, I would pass.

 

*Dodges are absolute garbage.

*only my opinion, individual results may vary, some assembly required, batteries not included

 

Dodge doesn't make trucks anymore.

 

Dad gumit, I even had a disclaimer

 

I'm not a mechanic as you know, so I'm just asking questions here because of my recent purchase. I know that you are far more capable under the hood than the average owner.

I know that GM has had issues with theirs and I heard something about Dodge having some struggles, but nothing specific. Now, from what I can find on the Ferd 5.0 it's apparently done a bit differently? I guess it's a different engine design from the others (not a push rod V8 or something?) and I can't find any reports of issues with the cylinder deactivation in the Coyote. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen, but I didn't look super hard because my salesperson thought they removed cylinder deactivation for 2024 because it's no longer listed in the engine description on the Ferd sales info.

This is how the Coyote works. Is it similar, better, worse, etc. to GM and Dodge?

The guy in the video is a Ford tech and offers good info from the few vids I've watched.

https://youtu.be/KugdzsevKkU

 

Yep. Had a durango. 3rd Gen. After several sensors went out, 3 transmissions and a cracked block, I was absolutely done. Started paying more attention to dodge reviews for some reason and I couldn't believe how bad they really are. I think I'd rather have a Kia than a dodge.