Not taking delivery

[JS59]

The only thing that scares me (built a month still not shipped) to take delivery is all this talk about TRX and hemi coming back. If this is true what would the 26 27 etc RHO have? Would it be a lesser V8 Hemi than future TRX or would it stick to I6? Would feel dumb to have a first random year I6 RHO if 26 and on was V8. Just thinking down the road for trade in...who would want our I6 25' if all after ours went back to V8?
I'm not an engine guy so am I way off on this or do you think future RHO would stay I6 while TRX would be V8 SCHC again?

There is another thread talking about this. While it's all speculation, I can't imagine they will replace the 3.0 with a non-boosted Hemi. Unless it's the 392 version (485 hp +/-), it would be a dog compared to the RHO. And even if it is that engine, the current RHO will still be quicker by a decent margin. The regular Hemi is a non-starter IMO - that would be an absolute dog with a 0-60 time of 7 or 8 seconds. While exhaust sound is great, I can't see them spending the time/money to effectively downgrade the performance from the current platform. I think RAM will wind up exactly where Ford is - a world-beating truck with a supercharged Hemi and a much tamer, much less expensive but still quick and badass looking truck for those that don't want/need that extreme of a vehicle.

 

[SATX]

The only thing that scares me (built a month still not shipped) to take delivery is all this talk about TRX and hemi coming back. If this is true what would the 26 27 etc RHO have? Would it be a lesser V8 Hemi than future TRX or would it stick to I6? Would feel dumb to have a first random year I6 RHO if 26 and on was V8. Just thinking down the road for trade in...who would want our I6 25' if all after ours went back to V8?
I'm not an engine guy so am I way off on this or do you think future RHO would stay I6 while TRX would be V8 SCHC again?

100%. They brought the hemi back for a reason. It's marketing gold. My opinion only - there will still be a niche for the RHO - great looks, great performance, tremendous value when purchased from a discount dealer like Mark or Glover. My fear, however, is that it truly will become known as "a pretend TRX." There is a reason we are seeing more and more dealers discounting their stock orders. Let's hope the RHO doesn’t become a Harvard Business School case study in 10 years.

 

[Chainsaw]

Agree with JS59.

Additionally, while the car companies are enjoying relief from the CAFE standards under the current administration, that relief could be very temporary depending on what happens four years from now.

Point being - the manufacturers cannot be short-sighted and go full ham with a bunch of thirsty, clunky V8s everywhere. I think the era of efficient and powerful 6s is here to stay.

 

[JS59]

Agree with JS59.

Additionally, while the car companies are enjoying relief from the CAFE standards under the current administration, that relief could be very temporary depending on what happens four years from now.

Point being - the manufacturers cannot be short-sighted and go full ham with a bunch of thirsty, clunky V8s everywhere. I think the era of efficient and powerful 6s is here to stay.

I agree on the boosted 6s. People don't like slower vehicles that get the same or worse mileage - and agree on the long-term as well. I know a lot of auto makers were going all in on electric - but are reeling a bit b/c of the pullback in "green" spending. And they were pulling back a lot even before the change in administration.

 

[Gogoflight18]

Im paying roughly $13k off sticker and these are super sought after trucks. IF i have issues and hit 6 months of ownership, i would have no issue selling it private party for close to sticker or more, therefore turning a "profit" . I highly doubt in 6 months of ownership the truck would only be worth what i paid for it ($13k off). It would be the least i could do after waiting a year and dealing with a gremlin truck for 6 months. i only say 6 months because most dealers make you sign a contract to not sell the truck within 6 months of delivery to avoid flippers.

Don’t get your hopes high these trucks aren’t rare

 

[MattH89]

Imagine having a truck this much fun to drive and worrying about theoretical resale value or if someday it'll have two more cylinders - which is important for..reasons?

You guys do you, I'm over here grinning ear to ear and finding reasons to drive anywhere.

 

[DOG4DUX]

Imagine having a truck this much fun to drive and worrying about theoretical resale value or if someday it'll have two more cylinders - which is important for..reasons?

You guys do you, I'm over here grinning ear to ear and finding reasons to drive anywhere.

MattH89,
You are spot on! I took delivery of a Level 1 a week ago and look forward everyday to driving the truck. Coming from a diesel, “the grass is greener”. Only 400 miles so far and one minor issue, a misaligned tailgate that will be fixed today. Otherwise, this truck is a blast to drive and the look on Raptor owners faces is priceless.

 

[Mpjhockey27]

Imagine having a truck this much fun to drive and worrying about theoretical resale value or if someday it'll have two more cylinders - which is important for..reasons?

You guys do you, I'm over here grinning ear to ear and finding reasons to drive anywhere.

I'm totally with you! I'm just a little sour over here on the waiting game. Going from a 2014 sport and looking forward to this huge jump even though mine is great and no issues in 11 years! That's why I stayed Ram. I've never spent this much on a vehicle before and am excited. My 14 was 40k and that was a lot back then.
My only problem now is the wife wants to get something new now. Lol.

 

[moparfiend]

Went from a 2017 Ram 2500 Tradesmen (with the 6.4 Hemi) to a 2025 Rebel, regretted not going with the HO motor, ended up trading in that 2025 Rebel for the RHO as it would have been too much to swap the motor/exhaust/rear end/misc parts to get to RHO levels. In time, when tunes are all sorted out I'll get TRX level's for way less. Turbo's rock to bump up the HP.

HUGE difference going from the 2500 HD to the Rebel, then another Leap to the RHO, way nicer interior, lots of silly features, bigger screen (that's still kinda small for cameras), audio is crazy good. And all the good things with the HO for the future (all forged motor, dual fuel pumps, no egr).

The battery's on my Wagonner failed (Dealer replaced, it's now been fine for last 5 months), then the Rebel was replaced when i got it (was fine at trade in in Feb, so ~6 months), and now the RHO aux battery failed and have been replaced. These are most of the issues, cheap garbage battery's. Seem fine after replacement.

The next TRX will have Direct Connect motor, they are not going to reinvent the wheel. This could be Cat X (1000 hp i6), a different i6 with 800hp, or the 6.2 supercharged one at various levels. And it's going to be stupid expensive, likely 50k or more then the RHO.

RHO + tune later made sense to me, to each there own. I'm just glad we will have options.

Now if they do release the 2500 Diesel Powerwagon (or Rebel) without any Diesel emmissions junk on it, that's another story I'd buy that.

 

[Chainsaw]

Went from a 2017 Ram 2500 Tradesmen (with the 6.4 Hemi) to a 2025 Rebel, regretted not going with the HO motor, ended up trading in that 2025 Rebel for the RHO as it would have been too much to swap the motor/exhaust/rear end/misc parts to get to RHO levels. In time, when tunes are all sorted out I'll get TRX level's for way less. Turbo's rock to bump up the HP.

HUGE difference going from the 2500 HD to the Rebel, then another Leap to the RHO, way nicer interior, lots of silly features, bigger screen (that's still kinda small for cameras), audio is crazy good. And all the good things with the HO for the future (all forged motor, dual fuel pumps, no egr).

The battery's on my Wagonner failed (Dealer replaced, it's now been fine for last 5 months), then the Rebel was replaced when i got it (was fine at trade in in Feb, so ~6 months), and now the RHO aux battery failed and have been replaced. These are most of the issues, cheap garbage battery's. Seem fine after replacement.

The next TRX will have Direct Connect motor, they are not going to reinvent the wheel. This could be Cat X (1000 hp i6), a different i6 with 800hp, or the 6.2 supercharged one at various levels. And it's going to be stupid expensive, likely 50k or more then the RHO.

RHO + tune later made sense to me, to each there own. I'm just glad we will have options.

Now if they do release the 2500 Diesel Powerwagon (or Rebel) without any Diesel emmissions junk on it, that's another story I'd buy that.

Thanks and good post.

For all those batteries that you've had replaced - were they replaced with OEM, or did dealer use something different? I'm almost wondering if it's worth just having the aux battery preemptively replaced as soon as I take delivery to avoid issues in the future.

 

[ForceofWill]

The only thing that scares me (built a month still not shipped) to take delivery is all this talk about TRX and hemi coming back. If this is true what would the 26 27 etc RHO have? Would it be a lesser V8 Hemi than future TRX or would it stick to I6? Would feel dumb to have a first random year I6 RHO if 26 and on was V8. Just thinking down the road for trade in...who would want our I6 25' if all after ours went back to V8?
I'm not an engine guy so am I way off on this or do you think future RHO would stay I6 while TRX would be V8 SCHC again?

I wouldn't be too worried about it. Look how long Ford has been making raptors with turbo v6s. They have the raptor R and still make the regular one and they sell well. The 5.7 would never go in the RHO, it makes no power. The SRT 392 engine would be a little more competitive but still slower and heavier and probably wouldn't get better mileage. I don't see them switching engines in the RHO, probably just following fords model and keeping turbo 6s for the regular trucks and also offering a v8 option.

With all the talk about everyone wanting a v8 in their truck, Ford sells a crap ton of turbo 6 trucks.

 

[Dan G]

The only thing that scares me (built a month still not shipped) to take delivery is all this talk about TRX and hemi coming back. If this is true what would the 26 27 etc RHO have? Would it be a lesser V8 Hemi than future TRX or would it stick to I6? Would feel dumb to have a first random year I6 RHO if 26 and on was V8. Just thinking down the road for trade in...who would want our I6 25' if all after ours went back to V8?
I'm not an engine guy so am I way off on this or do you think future RHO would stay I6 while TRX would be V8 SCHC again?

That’s something you definitely don’t have to worry about. It’s going to be the same as the raptors. V6 raptor and v8 raptor R both exist and exist because they are 2 different price points. The RHO is made to compete with raptor and TRX will have the Hemi and will be more powerful than before and made to compete with raptor R. It’s going to be about $130k. You are looking at about $60k price difference between the 2. There’s a place for the RHO with the I6.

 

[Chainsaw]

Ideally, the RHO and TRX forums should merge and start forming one community. If we present as one community, then there is no more talk of "baby TRX".

Like the Raptor/R, any new TRX will almost certainly share most/all components with the RHO aside from engine.

The Raptors are united on FRF. We are divided.

ADMINS - let's open talks on this, please.

 

[NWI_Truck]

The only thing that scares me (built a month still not shipped) to take delivery is all this talk about TRX and hemi coming back. If this is true what would the 26 27 etc RHO have? Would it be a lesser V8 Hemi than future TRX or would it stick to I6? Would feel dumb to have a first random year I6 RHO if 26 and on was V8. Just thinking down the road for trade in...who would want our I6 25' if all after ours went back to V8?
I'm not an engine guy so am I way off on this or do you think future RHO would stay I6 while TRX would be V8 SCHC again?

I don't think they are going to scrap the V6 if they want to continue to compete in the majority of the offorad vehicle market the with the V6 raptor and tundra trd pros, they will need to have it in their line-up. There's a ton more buyers in the 75-85k market than when you start to get well into 6 figures. Also looking at ford they have the ecoboost in their explorers which compete with the grand cherokee, that's a major segment of the market. Looking at RAM's line-up they need the 5.7 for people who want the V-8 to compete with the GM 5.3 and 6.2 as well as Fords 5.0, which is a major market they are missing out on right now. If they were to scrap the V6 they would have to introduce a 2026 TRX 6.2 supercharged at $85-$90k, but given MSRP on a 2024 TRX was over $120K, I doubt it. People think it's 2021 and they are going to buy a base TRX for $75k again. As a previous TRX owner it was a great truck and as much as I loved the 6.2 what is that price jump going to be to get back into a supercharged V-8?

 

[moparfiend]

Thanks and good post.

For all those batteries that you've had replaced - were they replaced with OEM, or did dealer use something different? I'm almost wondering if it's worth just having the aux battery preemptively replaced as soon as I take delivery to avoid issues in the future.

Still mopar branded ones from the dealership, OEM spec.

 

[eltaco]

This surprises me. Were these trucks on the lot - or for an order?

I found a couple on a lot at a very good discount and ended up having two dealers compete on a new order since those ones didn’t match exactly what I was looking for. I ended up custom ordering mine.

I probably reached out to 15 different dealers before selecting one to purchase from. Not a lot of time spent, but gave me some clarity for which would compete on pricing at the time.

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

Ideally, the RHO and TRX forums should merge and start forming one community. If we present as one community, then there is no more talk of "baby TRX".

Like the Raptor/R, any new TRX will almost certainly share most/all components with the RHO aside from engine.

The Raptors are united on FRF. We are divided.

ADMINS - let's open talks on this, please.

Yeah i never understood this. It would make sense since the raptor forum is all one. Not to mention RHO are nearly identical so everything in those forums is useful for RHO as well and vise versa. I am a member there as well from the past and go on there to search for things for RHO now. May be something in the future. Lets build up the ram offroad community, not shit on half of it for literally zero reason.

Like ive said in another post:

"Half the TRX forum ended up here with an RHO and the other half are still back there crying due to there dwindling manhood and self worth being attached to owning a V8 ."

TBH i think part of the problem is most TRX owners did not buy the truck to offroad at all, they bought it cuz it had a hellcat and they wanted to go fast on the streets and had previous hellcats. Now that the hellcat is gone, the main reason they bought the truck is gone and they dont want the "lesser" truck in there forum even tho its a better overall truck for most. yeah the hurricane is nearly as fast but not a hellcat (the main reason they bought it). So now there is some gatekeeping and insecurity with the RHO out since it looks the same. grow up guys. we all can afford TRX, RHo etc, you aren't proving anything.

On the other hand, raptor owners are much more into the offroad aspect of the truck and use them offroad alot, not street racing. i was one of them, i did not care about winning street races or 700 hp, 450 hp was excellent for offroad and my uses in the truck. Once the RHO came out and you got TRX 0-60 and raptor fuel range, i was in.

Everyone has there uses and opinions but at the end of the day i think it makes the most sense to merge the forums like the raptor forum.

 

[Steadi]

Yeah i never understood this. It would make sense since the raptor forum is all one. Not to mention RHO are nearly identical so everything in those forums is useful for RHO as well and vise versa. I am a member there as well from the past and go on there to search for things for RHO now. May be something in the future. Lets build up the ram offroad community, not shit on half of it for literally zero reason.

Like ive said in another post:

"Half the TRX forum ended up here with an RHO and the other half are still back there crying due to there dwindling manhood and self worth being attached to owning a V8 ."

TBH i think part of the problem is most TRX owners did not buy the truck to offroad at all, they bought it cuz it had a hellcat and they wanted to go fast on the streets and had previous hellcats. Now that the hellcat is gone, the main reason they bought the truck is gone and they dont want the "lesser" truck in there forum even tho its a better overall truck for most. yeah the hurricane is nearly as fast but not a hellcat (the main reason they bought it). So now there is some gatekeeping and insecurity with the RHO out since it looks the same. grow up guys. we all can afford TRX, RHo etc, you aren't proving anything.

On the other hand, raptor owners are much more into the offroad aspect of the truck and use them offroad alot, not street racing. i was one of them, i did not care about winning street races or 700 hp, 450 hp was excellent for offroad and my uses in the truck. Once the RHO came out and you got TRX 0-60 and raptor fuel range, i was in.

Everyone has there uses and opinions but at the end of the day i think it makes the most sense to merge the forums like the raptor forum.

Having owned raptors in the past and being on that forum, and having an account on the TRX forum, I wholeheartedly agree.
@Eighty how feasible is this?

 

[RHOfan]

Wow. The title of this thread is “Not taking delivery”. What are we all talking about?

I get it…things go off the rails…I’ve been guilty, too.

 

[RAM-Ranch-MT]

Wow. The title of this thread is “Not taking delivery”. What are we all talking about?

I get it…things go off the rails…I’ve been guilty, too.

I dont think one thread has ever stayed on course. LOL