Ram 1500 Sport Hemi vs Range Rover L322 TDV8

[ChemicalChaos]

Ah,sorry I meant to also add: post 08 face-lift with the much updated drivetrain and much improved interior

[ChemicalChaos]

Ah, fk it.

There's now a very nice 06/07 Laramie on ebay for a much lower price, again with prins lpg and still "only" 80k miles (so nothing for a yank truck). Compared with the hassle of finding, importing and converting my own 09+ truck, maybe I could live with the tacky plastic for a year or two whilst waiting for another uk based new shape truck to come up.

Anyone know if the difference of 350/400bhp pre/post facelift is a simple remap, or it is an engine hardware update? I gather they both have the cylinder deactivation tech as standard.

[Far Eastender]

I've just driven a 2013 Dodge Ram Laramie Longhorn from London to Marbella via Portugal. An absolute pleasure to drive, no problems at all and tons of space.

I've never been a RR owner, but I would strongly recommend the Ram.

[ChemicalChaos]

What was it like interns of size? Did it look or feel much/any larger than a modern Chelsea tank?

[TIS]

In terms of size on the road it makes no difference to me. It is a lot wider and longer than my wifes Grand Cherokee but nothing dramatic, everyone is different however so the best way would be to go test one out.

[ChemicalChaos]

Thanks for the help everyone.

I ended up having a quite large argument with the parents who told me I was being utterly stupid wanting something that long and tall (the bit about it being 2" wider than an RR seemingly not registering with them), and that I could find somewhere else to park it if I went and got one.

Sadly (he says, in a relative fashion), I have instead pulled the trigger tonight on a very nice 4.4 V8 L322 after noticing they were half the price year for year of a TDV8 and cost less per mile to run on gas....

[Pagey]

ChemicalChaos said:

What was it like interns of size? Did it look or feel much/any larger than a modern Chelsea tank?

Much bigger than a RR!

I had the pleasure of car sitting a colleagues 2006 5.7hemi for 10 months while he was stateside - RR Sport owner myself and regular FFRR user at work.

The Ram is huge, bloody good fun to drive though.
Parking is a bind, the smaller older multistory car parks can be a no go area, I got the Ram into the Multistory at Gatwick - getting it back out without scraping it was a challenge and parking at the Supermarket was interesting - it didn't fit between the white lines and was longer than a standard space.

[hadenough!]

Are you still a student Matt... living at home?

[ChemicalChaos]

Yes, although I live away during term time but the cars stay at home. Why?

[hadenough!]

Enviable position being able to consider spending £20k on a car as a student and actual buying a v8 diesel ffrr. Well done.

[ChemicalChaos]

I see your point and have no doubt I do appreciate my position. However, that 4.4 petrol RR cost the princely sum of £9k in the end - not bad for something with a £70k price tag when new this time 10 years ago! Plus, I should get £3.5k back from my D2 when that goes

[hadenough!]

Still, most students come out with £10,000s of debt, to be able to spend the thick end of £10k on a car as a student, especially having incurred cost in your first aborted attempt at a degree is good going.

[Roo]

If I was that age with that money to spend on a car a Range Rover would be well down the list.

Hell, a Ram wouldn't be particularly high.

[AlmostUseful]

World would be a boring place if we all liked the same things. I had a 4.0 Cherokee when I was a 22yr old so I can relate to him wanting an RR.

[Roo]

AlmostUseful said:

I had a 4.0 Cherokee when I was a 22yr old.

Which is interesting and different from the norm.

[AlmostUseful]

Really?

I'd rather a Range really, but it was all I could afford back then!

[Roo]

I'd buy a good nick XJ Orvis straight away if one came up for sale.

Lovely things.

[powerstroke]

Roo said:

AlmostUseful said:

I had a 4.0 Cherokee when I was a 22yr old.

Which is interesting and different from the norm.

Yes when most of my mates were lusting over an escort rs or a manta GTE I was loving my Datsun pick up then it was a Chevy blazer with a small block and dual exhausts a v8 before 20!!
Good to see a young un wanting something different to a corsa or punto

[ChemicalChaos]

Roo said:

I'd buy a good nick XJ Orvis straight away if one came up for sale.

Lovely things.

I looked at one 3 years ago before buying my Discovery. It looked nice, was well-appointed and drove well but compared to the Disco it was absolutely tiny inside!