Post by rodge on Aug 14, 2021 22:05:31 GMT
Have a Ram 1500 for the weekend to drive the family to the airport.
I needed something that would carry 5 people, 2 dogs and 8 suitcases so ended up getting a pickup.
Now it’s not the largest of pickups there are over here but it’s big.
I drove behind an X5 like mine yesterday and it looked like a compact car in comparison.
The engine is a 5.7 L Hemi so there’s plenty of power and torque. It’s sounds decent too as you’d expect a V8 to sound.
The sound console and connection works but is less intuitive than CarPlay.
It also feels cheap inside. Considering you’d pay $50,000 for a new one, it doesn’t feel like a cabin that would cost that much, but then again, it’s a pickup.
It’s functional and will do the job.
I’ve a 200 mile drive to the airport tomorrow and am returning tomorrow evening too, so will have a better idea of what it’s like then.
The worst part of it is that my family is traveling back to Ireland.
I’ll be following them later in the year, but am not looking forward to the interim weeks.
I’ve a lot of stuff to sell and move on in that time and I’ll be using the pickup to run to the dump on Monday.
Will post some pictures then.
I needed something that would carry 5 people, 2 dogs and 8 suitcases so ended up getting a pickup.
Now it’s not the largest of pickups there are over here but it’s big.
I drove behind an X5 like mine yesterday and it looked like a compact car in comparison.
The engine is a 5.7 L Hemi so there’s plenty of power and torque. It’s sounds decent too as you’d expect a V8 to sound.
The sound console and connection works but is less intuitive than CarPlay.
It also feels cheap inside. Considering you’d pay $50,000 for a new one, it doesn’t feel like a cabin that would cost that much, but then again, it’s a pickup.
It’s functional and will do the job.
I’ve a 200 mile drive to the airport tomorrow and am returning tomorrow evening too, so will have a better idea of what it’s like then.
The worst part of it is that my family is traveling back to Ireland.
I’ll be following them later in the year, but am not looking forward to the interim weeks.
I’ve a lot of stuff to sell and move on in that time and I’ll be using the pickup to run to the dump on Monday.
Will post some pictures then.
