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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: max_maniac]
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08/10/15 02:32 PM
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Sounds to me like you changed from a diesel and went gas but want diesel performance. Not going to happen so either live with your decision or trade it for another diesel  Yep. He's all upset that a gas engine doesn't have the low end torque of a diesel. Whadda surprise.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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08/12/15 11:29 AM
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Firstly, I think you're seeing the old magnum trucks through rose colored glasses. We brought a ~2500lb boat/trailer combo up from Alabama, and on the gentle rolling hills heading north, my buddy's 97 ram 1500 5.2 was a total dog, either constantly downshifting or we had to let it lose 10mph on each uphill to prevent it from dropping 1-2 gears. And it was a fuel hog while doing it.
Also runcharger, this year I visited Surrey for the first time. Very hilly area, especially compared to the flat lands I'm used to. I will say I was thankful my wife's Mazda 3 we were driving is a stick shift. I imagine an auto trans anything would feel like a constantly shifting gutless wonder when dealing with those hills. I've never been to Kelowna, but if your area is much the same, I would expect you're accustomed to your diesel which would have had the torq to do the job without all the shifting.
Also, FWIW, a co-worker of mine was recently telling me of how he "upgraded" from his 03 Chevy 2500 6.0 gas truck to a 13 Chevy 2500 6.0 gas truck. He said he's dissapointed in the new truck. He says it has more road noise than the old one, rides rougher and is constantly downshifting compared to the old one. My guess is the chevy trucks just got fatter like the dodges have.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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08/12/15 11:36 PM
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I have 1600 miles on my 2015 2500 5.7 and towed my 32' LQ trailer with a new Hellcat in it to the Nats last weekend a total of 600 miles and was very pleased with the performance.  Fuel mileage was just around 9MPG, which is pretty close to what my 04 Cummins truck got.  I am towing the same package to Moparfest this weekend and will see what the mileage is this time. The low end grunt is not the same as the diesel for sure, and you have to run it high in the RPM's to get there but once it is moving it cruises along nicely. 
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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08/13/15 06:44 PM
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To be honest Feets no. I am frustrated and I am taking it out on this forum. When we took the truck in we were very respectful although we haven't been respected. Leaving 3 and 4 messages a day to call me back over a few days and not hearing anything is disrespectful in anyone's book. Even a callback to let me know there is NO news is showing respect. When I finally got a hold of the person that didn't call me back on Saturday I let her know that was the wrong thing to do (obviously she didn't know this). Not telling her would have enabled her to keep on with this behavior don't you think?
8 days in my wife went in to check on the truck and at that time the Service Advisor told my wife we should call Fiat to apply pressure to get things moving. We did this. Yesterday Fiat called me at work to say the dealer was calling me that day to arrange a loaner for us, the dealer never called. So I called Fiat again last night. Still no word from the dealer today and it's 4 PM so they still have a chance but...
If you think this is acceptable customer treatment I would be surprised.
So I am without my one month old vehicle 11 days at this point, with no feedback from the dealer since 6 days ago. So what's acceptable, 2 months, 3 months, just let it ride and have a beer? BTW I did the Service Advisor thing for about 6 months a few years ago. It didn't go perfect but I enjoyed it and my customers enjoyed the experience as well. But then I believe giving the best service available and treating people as I like to be treated. But I will not tolerate bad treatment from anyone. If they want to start it, I'll finish it.
Sheldon Its funny to see this posted by you. I was treated anything but respectful by you. But hey, at that moment it was as you said "more convenient" to sell the parts to the other guy. Even though i didnt haggle and was going full asking price, and said i was interested in your other parts for sale. When i attempted to send you the money after we had talked and i should've been considered a serious buyer, my messages went unreturned. Now you are on here leaving a trail of tears over such. Those tears are delicious, thanks.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: SomeCarGuy]
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08/13/15 11:02 PM
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Ha, ha. Yup, I'm still losing sleep over not selling you those parts. Oh wait, here's where some of them are now. How do you like your rust free sheetmetal?
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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08/13/15 11:04 PM
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Retiring tomorrow too, oh yeah I paid cash for my truck and the 7 year warranty. Think I'm going to loose sleep over that too?
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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08/14/15 08:01 PM
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Retiring tomorrow too, oh yeah I paid cash for my truck and the 7 year warranty. Think I'm going to loose sleep over that too?
Sheldon Enjoy the retirement Sheldon. Hopefully they will get the truck resolved. To me you may be able to go after the Lemon Law. You spend that much for a truck and have issues is not good. The dealer did not make the truck they only sold it. They do however owe you respect and communications. I would be equally upset. One can only hope they get it figured out. As far as the negative comments from mister Deutschbag pay no mind. Nuf said.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: NITROUSN]
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08/14/15 09:55 PM
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Thanks Nitrousn: The dealer did their best and documented the issues very well. If I have problems later it's all noted which will make a second go-round easier to deal with. Their communications were not up to par but they apologized for that.
What disturbs me with the performance is the ex-company Ford ecoboost is WAY more driveable and torquey than this Hemi in the same configuration of truck. I never would compare this truck to my diesel for engine performance but it should bury an Ecoboost however it's the other way around.
Sheldon
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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08/15/15 01:14 PM
08/15/15 01:14 PM
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This is terrific! Not only has Sheldon been treated like he treats others, only to learn his way is the wrong way, the nitrous guy has AGAIN identified with rogue behavior as a way to spite me. Two truly sad individuals deserving of each other indeed.
His unending 5+ year quest to follow me around the board and make snarky comments has put him in support of a deadbeat that whined about a bad mark on his credit after a debt settlement with a lender. That was some trivial amount of money and the guy posts frequent pics of his 150k+ cars, high dollar house, etc. Nitrous guy thought that was worthy of going after me because i dared to say the guy should pay his debts or expect to get dinged.
Now he posts in support of a guy that is dismayed somebody wouldn't return his daily tantrum calls, even though he behaves as he pleases when it's "convenient" as he says.
All because i posted years ago that Ford made a good truck.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: SomeCarGuy]
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08/15/15 07:07 PM
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Dude: You're making a fool of yourself. For anyone wondering:
Five years ago I promised Somecarguy I would sell him like $150 of truck parts. Another guy bought the whole bunch of truck parts I had for sale for like $250 or something like that. I never took any money from SomeCarGuy. I felt bad at the time but I sure don't now. He keeps slagging me for his enjoyment. I mean really five years of being upset and getting twisted out of shape that someone didn't sell you $150 of truck parts?
I won't post on this again but that's what happened. Make your own conclusions. Nitrousn is an excellent Mopartsr as well. We made a deal like 10 years ago no problems, he's a stand-up guy who says what he thinks.
Feel free to call me what you may I won't respond so your last word can be whatever you like.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: stumpy]
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08/15/15 08:51 PM
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Nope I sold more parts to a different guy for more money. I got the same amount for the parts in question. I could have found those same parts 5 times over since then and sold them to him for the same money but that will never happen. I got sucked into the second buyer's sob story. Like I say I felt bad then but now I'm happy I didn't sell them to this guy.
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Re: So are all the FIAT "Hemis" crap?
[Re: RUNCHARGER]
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08/17/15 05:47 PM
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SomeCarGuy
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Dude: You're making a fool of yourself. For anyone wondering:
Five years ago I promised Somecarguy I would sell him like $150 of truck parts. Another guy bought the whole bunch of truck parts I had for sale for like $250 or something like that. I never took any money from SomeCarGuy. I felt bad at the time but I sure don't now. He keeps slagging me for his enjoyment. I mean really five years of being upset and getting twisted out of shape that someone didn't sell you $150 of truck parts?
I won't post on this again but that's what happened. Make your own conclusions. Nitrousn is an excellent Mopartsr as well. We made a deal like 10 years ago no problems, he's a stand-up guy who says what he thinks.
Feel free to call me what you may I won't respond so your last word can be whatever you like.
Sheldon You're a welcher and i let it go after you publicly admitted to being one back when it happened. I only mentioned it here because you were bitchin about a dealer not contacting you back- the very crap you pulled with me when you reneged. Being proud of welching is weird and seems to be a coping mechanism to get you through it  Your posting what an awesome customer service guy you were at some job was icing on the cake. Dont break your arm patting yourself on the back. It's all just funny to see. The nitirous guy is just a nut. I dont know what he's like to deal with, but i do know i hadnt heard of him until the day i posted ford made a good truck. He lost it about that and has ever since just popped up to call me names and be contrary about any number of things. Good thing nobody has been outed as a child molester on here or he would attack me for condemning that. I find it odd as hell anybody would carry that nonsense on for years.
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