tonycamacho

Do you know what FIAT stands for "Fix- It-Again- Tony". Good bye to Chrysler as we knew it.

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Damage Controlman Chief, USN Retired --"I live to Fish"
1999 Dually 3500 with 2955RL Montana Fifth wheeler; Superchip; Airraid Air intake filter; Banks High rise intake; Pyro/Turbo Boost/Tranny Temp Gauges; 4 inch exhaust; Suncoast Torque converter, Valve Body and Flex Plate; ATS Co-Pilot; BD Boost Fooler and Fuel Pressure Light; Airdog 100 Pump/Filter

truckjunkie

slow2run - if you really are who you say you are....

How about ensuring the front end suspension components are designed, engineered, and built to ensure the ELIMINATION OF THE RISK OF 'DEATH WOBBLE'. If you really are a member of the Chrysler advisory board, I'd be very surprised if you haven't 'heard' of this little anomaly that seems to affect many of your finely engineered trucks whether stock or modified. If you're not aware of this phenomenon, click this link to review the over 500 threads just on this message board about this dreaded occurrence.

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The government cannot give you anything it hasn't taken from someone else.

2004.5 2500 4X4 QC SWB 600 NV5600 3.73 LSD - only added FP, Boost, and Pyro Gauges - and it's going to stay that way until 100,000.1 miles - well except for the Airdog FP100... Nitto Dura Grappler LT 285/75/17E

truckjunkie

And another thing - I think Chrysler's elimination of the lifetime powertrain warranty was a very bad idea. I think it should have been expanded to include some of the other items in your product line, such as diesels (non-commercial use) and the SRT models.

Squidward

three simple words: DIESEL POWER WAGON!

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Flame Red '04.5 2500QC Sport 4X4, 48RE, 315 BFG's on black powder coated H2's.

Peterbilt

The most important thing that can be done is honest service. I would buy a 2010, but with the dishonest service forget it. Otherwise, they are on the right track. I like rear fog lights.

Pete

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04 Laramie, 4x4, quad, 3.73 LSD, Multant red. 48RE, side SRS, liner, Frontier rear bumper, xfer & fuel skid plates, 5100 Bilsteins, Moog greasables, Cool Blue, AFE drop in, BFG 285s, Defiant sector plate, FASS2, Yaesu 2 meter and CB radios, NAV1.

Apache1

How bout' some technology from your Ferrai brand? Maybe a ground effects diffuser? Just kidding.

The best thing you can do for yourselves is keep the bullet proof Cummins powertrain focusing less on BHP and more on fuel economy at current torque levels. I use my 3500 Ram pulling 4 x 4 heavy loads in back country off road ranch conditions. The 08's powertrain is more than sufficient.

Maintaining better reliability over the competition scores higher for me than touting the latest electronic gizmo or, styling add on. Adding a European rear two stage red fog lamp is a good safety feature but, big picture, Fiat must continue build heavy duty trucks that focus more on being the best durable truck on the market in extreme conditions versus building town mall cruisers.

And, there is price. The current sale practice of marking them up and marking them down never made much sense to me. Given my remote location, I don't have time to dither with sales people when I buy/trade my trucks. Market the trucks at what you're really prepared to sell them for.

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2010 Silver 3500 Big Horn, SLT, 6.7 SRW 4x4 Crew Cab, 68 RFE, Auto T/C, L/S, Protect & Technology Groups, RollnLock, B/W Gooseneck

Sold 2008 Silver 3500, 6.7, SLT SRW Quad Cab, 4x4, 68 RFE Auto T/C, L/S, Protect Group, B/W Gooseneck

mikmaze

how bout a seat belt dinger that lets you get out, open a gate, and drive through the other side without naggin ya... should give ya a 40 foot buffer.......... maybe longer if you have a towing package as these rigs can get long, and plenty of pickemup drivers deal with gates all the time.

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04.5 Qcab shorty SRT hood H2 rims 2" level kit 4X4 325/600 Arson 3 flux2's ats 2 piece, HTT 64 71 13 ss, HTT intercooler, snow stage II arp's, GOERENDified 48RE, AFE Al intake, amsoil air filter, 5 " straight pipe !, Alpine HU Kenwoods all 4 doors, JL subs, JL 500/1 amp, Line-O-Fire, BD steering brace, 6" SS tip, Smarty S-06 TNT R/ quad race stack, 2 Viair 380C's, 8.5 gal tank, '51 diesel train Horn SAC#155 571hp 6/13/09 13.2 @108 10.2.09 ... NEW CELL # 201 247 5154

72dart

This is one of the many features I had disabled when my truck was new. The light comes on, but there is no more bells. I also had the dealer disable the lights-flash and the horn chirp when using my key fob to lock my doors. There are about eight other things I had addressed when I took it in for its 30 day maintenence check.

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2007 SRW Laramie Quad 3500 long box-4x4, 6-speed manual and one of the last 5.9's made!

leonesm

I want a truck with gauges that actually function. Idiot lights don't do any good. I also think that an EGT gauge is a necessity for any diesel engine, stock or not.

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2003 3500 H0 2WD, SRW, SB, 6-Speed, SBC Con OFE, BD Short Throw Kit, Bully Dog Power Pup, Quad X2 Race, Isspro Gauges, 75hp Injectors, GFS 392, Electric Fans, 2 1/2" Leveling Kit, S&B Intake, MBRP 4" Exhaust, 315/70/17 BFGs, Power Wagon Flares, Firestone Ride Rites & Compressor, 12" Center Console Sub

JThiessen

youtube vid's are kinda tough to see features (like the rear fog lights). You must have something with better information that you can point us towards?!?!?!

Ok - bluntly - ugly. Old school Land Rover looking SUV's. Great for the style of off roading that is done over there, and in some US locale's. Seems that the front tires are placed a good foot forward of what we are used to on this side of the pond.

Bed heights look impractical for ag/industrial use, not to mention the low bed side heights.

I want to be able to order my truck with heavy duty upgrades like a tranny that is capable of double the stock power. I want to be able to get top of the line A/T tires on it. And heavy duty suspension components....I'd like to see a line that is NOT aimed at mall cruisers (like someone else mentioned) and more at the guy that works with his truck (not in the cab with a laptop).

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2006 3500 QC LB 4x4 Laramie. Inferno Red
Smarty
Quad X2Race
Quadzilla Commander
AFE Stage II ProDry-S
APT built 48RE
Roll n' Lock
Stuhl Stainless running boards
Brakesmart
Silverline 4" Exhaust, no kitty
Husky 18K 5'er Hitch
2005 Keystone Laredo 29RL

ironbrew

boxes must not be part of the cab... replaceable/removeable only... Avalanch and Ridgeline are NOT trucks... Would be too scared something would dent that affected the cab...

patdaly

How about a truck that gets 30 MPG?

A real truck, 1/2 ton, full sized with a CR 4cyl?

Build one, we will come.........in droves.

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"Brownie"
1997 2500 Ext.cab SLT, 4X4 auto, 3.54 gears, posilock, 98/99 steering conversion. New TC, lovin her again! Sold 3/13/2010, gone but not forgotten.

"Greenie"
1997 2500 Ext. cab SLT, 4X4, NV4500, 3.54 gears, Ready to install SB DD3250, built just 216 trucks after Brownie!

haulin-rv

My opinion is Chrysler should have died a quite death in BK. Then the mighty Cummins could have went into "another brand". I know I won't buy another new one.

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2007 Dodge Mega Cab Dually SLT, 5.9 Cummins, G56 6 Speed Manual, Recon LED's, RAM Mount holding a Dell Latitude E6400, Verizon Mobile Internet, CB, 76 Gallon Aux Tank, 24k Husky 5th Wheel, Geno's Muffler Delete, Clutch Upgraded to Single Mass Flywheel, Amsoil, and the overpriced Infiniti sound system. 223,720 miles as 0f 1-24-10!

sillyf

Glanced down in the shower today and saw the name on the drain is FIAT. I hope this is not a foreshadow of this truck going down the drain!

boostjunkie1

I would LOVE to see a Cummins Powered 1500.... I do not have the need for a Heavy Duty Truck BUT would like to be able to Tow my Boat to the Beach and get 14 to 16 MPG..... Truck needs to get 23+ on Highway with no Load/trailer...... Choice of Tires when purchasing NEW..... Better LSD, and front end Man-Hubs.... Larger / SOLID Rear and Front axle on the 1500 Diesel for strength and durability..... Main thing is you better keep the Cummins Engines or your repeat customers that come back for the Cummins reliability will be gone down that drain with the lable FIAT....... Sales will cease to exist!

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NOW: 2008 Dodge Ram HEMI...1500 BIG HORN White 4X4. Loaded! ARE Z-Series Topper, 2" HBS Leveling Kit, 17" Mickey Thompson Classic II's, Bushwacker Pocket Flares....
2006 G56 Traded
2006 48re Broke/Traded
2003 S.O. SOLD...
2001 H.O. SOLD... :(