Opinions on Ecodiesels?

[kball4]

I know dodge eco-diesels have very low payload ratings. Like 900 lbs for a crew cab. 4 dudes and a cup of coffee and your all out of payload.

[cem3434]

According to this article by Car and Driver, the Silverado 1500 ecodiesel has 9,300 lbs of towing capacity, the Ford F150 ecodiesel has 11,500 lbs of towing capacity and the Dodge Ram 1500 has 12,560 lbs of towing capacity. Sounds like your not a Dodge fan, but let's stick to the facts as we are trying to get honest feedback since most of us are intrigued and not completely sold on the ecodiesels. I personally have both Chevy and Dodge ecodiesels and I can tell you the Dodge will out tow the Chevy any day of the week. I don't know anything about the Ford ecodiesels, so I won't comment on their capabilities.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a28148602/2020-chevrolet-silverado-3-0l-diesel-drive/

[jackelope]

Payload and tow capacity are 2 different things.

[Magnum_Willys]

I know dodge eco-diesels have very low payload ratings. Like 900 lbs for a crew cab. 4 dudes and a cup of coffee and your all out of payload.

This is true for pre-2020.  Soft springs and passenger rated tires = great ride and mileage.  Need more?  Different tires and throw bags inside the coils gets you up to normal. 

As for magazine articles ref 12000 lb tow for ecodiesel those are wrong.  In fact you can’t combine some options like power steps and sunroof as they exceed load capacity with 4 people. 

[Sandberm]

Do not get the gen 1 or 2 ecodiesel.   2020 or newer only.   I’m on 2nd one, great rigs but I wouldn’t  keep past warranty.

Fyi With diesels any fuel pump issues dealer may blame on bad fuel which voids warranty coverage.  Happened to me twice!   First time ate $13k next time won with out of court settlement.   Usually not bad fuel but he said she said you end up fighting service techs opinion and have to force them for proof.

Your thread about your troubles alone would keep me from buying an ecodiesel unless I had money to burn.

[jackelope]

Fuel contamination(or not) is a thing for any diesel. It’s not something limited to any of the ecodiesels. People fill their 6.7 powerstrokes with gas or dump DEF into their fuel tanks all the time. That’s an automatic death sentence. The whole high pressure fuel system gets replaced and it runs about $12k. You can flush it out and replace fuel filters if you want, and it will run for a week or a month or ...? but it will eventually fail and break down on you. Always.

[kball4]

According to this article by Car and Driver, the Silverado 1500 ecodiesel has 9,300 lbs of towing capacity, the Ford F150 ecodiesel has 11,500 lbs of towing capacity and the Dodge Ram 1500 has 12,560 lbs of towing capacity. Sounds like your not a Dodge fan, but let's stick to the facts as we are trying to get honest feedback since most of us are intrigued and not completely sold on the ecodiesels. I personally have both Chevy and Dodge ecodiesels and I can tell you the Dodge will out tow the Chevy any day of the week. I don't know anything about the Ford ecodiesels, so I won't comment on their capabilities.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a28148602/2020-chevrolet-silverado-3-0l-diesel-drive/

Personally I think Ford, Dodge and Chevy are all about the same.  I am a Ford person but looked hard at dodge 3500 before I bought a F-450.  I was just giving known information from first hand experience about the payload of the dodge 1500's with the rear coils pre 2020 apparently.   

[kball4]

Oh and please refer to Dodge as the new Stellantis auto group