pickuptrucks.com diesel 1 ton shootout results

[Rotax_Kid]

It was a good test and was pretty much what I expected. I am a Dodge guy, but I know the transmission's could be calibrated differently. For some reason the Dodge Engineers will not let the Cummins scream around redline when pulling a hill. The tranny will always upshift too early and when the truck loses speed, It can not get it back.
I know the Ford and the GM will hold high rpm on a hill which makes a huge diff.

If the Dodge is shifted manually with the gear select, then it is a totally different deal and it will easily run with the other two. We have seen it over and over.

Completely agree. I always thought it was because of the 4sp 48RFE tranny..that is just didn't have the gear range. Bought a 2010 3500 Mega a few months ago with 10K on it and the 68 RFE. It will wants to lug and doesn't want to kick down as much as I would like it to. Mileage sucks compared to me 04 5.9L. Hoping that the H&S Mini Maxx I have sitting here will help that out.

On a side note..truck has 11K, been in the shop for almost 2 weeks..needs a new valve body and a few solenoids in the tranny. Parts backordered for 3 weeks minimum. Absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Mafesto]

Not true. Something I dug up.

The Canadian government likewise gave GM $1.4 billion as a pure loan, and another $8.1 billion for an 11.7 percent equity stake. The U.S. and Canadian government together own 72.5 percent of the company.

Totally different subject, but since there are GM haters out there. GM has paid back their initial loans. They still have some unsettled debt, but this was a successful government loan. Several jobs saved (and unemployment avoided) and the government actually got 7% interest on the loan. In a time when the government is losing money in just about every avenue, this seems like it worked very well.

As a stockholder who was horsef#(ked by GM & Obamasama I beg to differ.

 

[AndrettiDog]

As a stockholder who was horsef#(ked by GM & Obamasama I beg to differ.

Sorry to hear, but the argument was about the government loan. Lot's of people including me have been screwed on stock investments. If the US and Canadian governments did not give that loan to help bail out GM you still would have been screwed on your stock investment.

 

[Mafesto]

Sorry to hear, but the argument was about the government loan. Lot's of people including me have been screwed on stock investments. If the US and Canadian governments did not give that loan to help bail out GM you still would have been screwed on your stock investment.

My arguement is that no company should receive a "bailout" along with bankruptcy.
Should be one or the other.

Then when they weny public, you & I were not even allowed to purchase the new GM to try to recoupe some losses. (but China could if that makes sense?)

It would be smart business for GM to offer $ towards new vehicle purchase based on stock losses, that's the only way I will consider a new GM vehicle again.