Ram 1500 with a V6 penstar

[S-3 Ranch]

I am thinking about a new daily driver ram 1500 but with a penstar not a hemi
I will drive it till my nephew is old enough to drive and give him the truck as his 1st . Who has owned a V6 ram ? Hear the good, bad ,ugly of one
I don’t plan on towing Heavy as we are also in the market for a 2500 Cummins or F 250 7.3 gas for personal truck Or will just keep the Chevy After wife retires
His dad is from Nevada and has a razor that Eli will probably be using out where they live
So just brainstorming about the penstar

[captainsling]

I had a 2008 Ram crew cab V6. Not sure which engine it was, but it was pretty much gutless. Only kept it 2 years. Never had any issues with it.

[Bayouboy]

Drove a four door half ton Ram with one in it last year for about a month. It had plenty of pep. Not sure how it would tow. But, the drivability was good.

[scjeeptx]

We had one several years ago. Pretty anemic. Around town was ok, but highway speeds or trying to haul ANYTHING was a no-go, in the bed or a trailer.

[scott123456789]

My first truck was a quad cab with the3.7 and 5 spd. The penstar has was more HP so I’m sure it would be better. The 3.7 was terribly underpowered in the truck.

[hogslayer78]

My dad has had one a few years. He seems to like it alot. He tows a small trailer with lawn mower and his pontoon boat with it occasionally.

[dirtybay]

I dont think you will be disappointed. Had one a few yrs back and it ran well. Try to get the limited slip if possible.

[CabezaBlanca]

That's what's in my wife's Jeep. I couldn't imagine it in a truck.

[Abu_dude]

I drive a 2016 Ram with the V6 and the 8 speed trans. Never owned a Dodge before this truck. Have to say I've been pretty impressed. Only thing I've towed is our double jet ski trailer with the skis and it pulls that thing like a dream. I'm running 275/60/20 all terrains and i'm currently getting 18.5 MPG.

[S-3 Ranch]

I drive a 2016 Ram with the V6 and the 8 speed trans. Never owned a Dodge before this truck. Have to say I've been pretty impressed. Only thing I've towed is our double jet ski trailer with the skis and it pulls that thing like a dream. I'm running 275/60/20 all terrains and i'm currently getting 18.5 MPG.

Do you ever get used to the dial shifter?
And do all 1500’s have a dial shift

[Abu_dude]

Ram 1500 with a V6 penstar

Do you ever get used to the dial shifter?
And do all 1500’s have a dial shift

Mine does...it was different at first. I had a Jeep that was standard 6 speed before so I was always reaching for the shifter for a while. My only problem is sometimes I get “quick on the trigger” and shift to park before I’m fully stopped so the truck yells at me. Now, I get in the wife’s car and reach for the dial on her dash. She drives a Chevy Traverse that has a central console shift[emoji23]


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[DUKFVR]

Before I retired I was shipping mgr & got to talk to lots of people about lots of trucks. Several of the hotshot drivers were driving dodges with the 6 banger. These were personal trucks ,not fleet. Everyone of them swore by them. Great gas mileage & plenty of power for their purpose.