Duel in the Desert VIDEO; RamRunner vs. Ford Raptor

[Dkyacht]

I totally agree on the front perch mod. It's already on the raptor, not a add on. A fair comparison of the two trucks should have had the raptor running at least mid perch if not top!

Dave.

 

[BigJ]

Excelent epilogue by Mark Williams

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Regards.

Agreed right up until the end where he quotes prices. He ignores the warranty issue and there's zero chance he's included labor in those numbers.

 

[Mjolnir]

Agreed right up until the end where he quotes prices. He ignores the warranty issue and there's zero chance he's included labor in those numbers.

that last statement was just stupid. Might as well have said, you could take the extra $15,000 the ram runner costs and dump it into the Raptor, take it to stage 4, add the bumpers, lights and bed rack, bingo you have a much better system than the ram runner.

 

[WHYUMAD]

This would be like comparing a Supersnake to a ZL1. Aftermarket vs. factory.

 

[WarSurfer]

I'd like to take a tire iron to the ****** in the bowling shirt. This does nothing for the debate.

Ford changed the game - rather than stepping up and playing fair, Mopar offers aftermarket suspension through it's catalog - Mopar doesn't build ANY of those components.


I did the math awhile back and it added up to 23k in parts to make a Ram Runner - unless you get a Ram for 27k, you are over budget.

The cheapest screw Ram with the 390hp 'hemi' is 35k with no other options - 35k + 23k = 58k without the labor for installing the suspension and body...

News flash - you can take any truck and install aftermarket suspension, great job Dodge. "Hey, we at dodge are so tuned into the car culture that we are offering a new challenger model to compete with Corvette's. You buy the Challenger and tell us what upgrades you want and we will order them from the vendor across the street and only charge 10% markup. It's called the redneck cousin ****** package."

 

[Humvee21]

Poop.

 

[RaptorAddict.com]

Nothing will ever beat a Raptor! They've all tried. It ain't happenin'! It's all about our trucks and will always be about our trucks! We're No. 1! Hahahaha!!!!!! Best damn production truck in history no doubt! Sorry guys. Little hyped right now.

 

[Fozzy]

I have yet to see a ram runner cruising around or one on the lot. Looks like a big seller. I don't think Ram could get that truck to pass the D.O.T. Requirements in that form. Remember why the Raptors bumper is so low. The last few years Ford has stepped the game up on everything. Everyone else is playing catch up.