Most Fun for $25,000 List... http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...ature+t-2004–06_dodge_ram_srt10+page-6.html "Is it safe to assume that car owners who lend auto writers their personal vehicles to hammer mercilessly on a track probably don’t coddle their cars themselves? While swapping stories one night at dinner, we asked Daniel Palacino, owner of the Ram SRT10 shown here, how far he’d seen the needle on his speedometer go. “About a buck and a quarter,†he deadpanned, quickly adding, “I’ve got plenty of other cars to screw around in—this is my work truck.†We laughed, but Palacino was serious. He’s a carpenter. A year ago, he walked into a Dodge dealership planning to buy a four-door four-wheel-drive Hemi-powered Ram to haul lumber and tow his trailer but left driving an SRT10 pickup with 13,000 miles on it, for which he’d paid $27,700. He’s put on another 30,000 miles since then, most while hauling tools and lumber, many pulling a trailer (though Dodge says not to tow with the SRT10), and more than a few with the throttle mashed flat and an opponent screaming to redline in the adjacent lane. Despite its working life, this 2005 truck feels remarkably solid. The interior is clean and well preserved, and the heavily bolstered XXL Viper seats are still firm and supportive. The bed is a mess from the truck’s daily labors, but the sheetmetal is unblemished. Palacino’s only problem was a failed clutch slave cylinder at 20,000 miles that was covered under warranty. No one writing on Internet forums reported this problem, and none of the three dealers we spoke with had encountered it before. As much as a lumberyard may not be the natural habitat of this 500-hp exotic Ram, neither is a racetrack. It’s fast in a straight line—we recorded 0 to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and the quarter-mile in 13.6 at 105 mph in our original test—but the clutch travels more than LeBron, and the shifts are weeks long. The shifter and knob could stand in for the bat and ball at a Thursday night softball league. The brakes were grabby at first but went soft on us after about 15 laps, likely due to the Ram’s 5100-pound curb weight. The steering is twitchy, but the SRT10 moves surprisingly well for its size. It defaults to mild understeer in hard cornering, but poke the gas a little and the Ram sashays into nicely controllable oversteer. From such a high throne, it feels like you’re riding a slightly sedated rodeo bull. Our first encounter with the Viper-hearted Ram polarized our office the way only something this utterly bizarre could, but this time the logbook was filled with nothing but praise. Despite being so out of place on a road course, the SRT10 won us over with its sheer ridiculousness, straight-line prowess, and the glorious trumpet of the big V-10. It’s the automotive equivalent of being at your hillbilly cousin’s wedding when you give a hearty rebel yell and join in the square dance. You know it’s ridiculous and you feel a bit foolish, but it’s shameless, giddy fun all the same. In our original road test, John Phillips wrote: “I’m willing to accept the concept of a 153-mph hot-rod truck the day I see it carrying a load of drywall to a job site, you know?†The time has come, John. —Jared Gall" ..
The above is False. lol This problem is very well known throughout the SRT10 guys. I wonder what forum he looked at? haha Maureen's Slave Cylinder went bad at 8K miles.
Yes it is well known around the Ram SRT10 forums...infact, I have the Viper slave on mine..made a tremendous difference..........He probably checked with Viper Alley for internet info......as far as the dealers he is correct with that..
That surprises me then that my dealer wouldnt know...he is considered a truck store as he sales more trucks than cars......if he has 10 vehicles in his services bays 8 will be trucks....the service mgr had not encountered this problem (not as a major one) and certainly never heard of using the Viper slave..
Getting technical info from Viper Alley is like asking Jenna Haze for abstinence advice. 99% of the clowns there think that 9/16" is sometime in the middle of September. I still have my original MSC after 33K miles of daily driving. When the new clutch goes in, so does the Viper MSC.
That is true..Most of those guys think the only reason they can drive a Viper is because they are gods.....and they dont like it one bit that Dodge dared to make a Viper truck....:getlost:
And more news... http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...rains_in_2010_srt_variant_not_likely_car_news "Dodge Ram to Get Diesel and Hybrid Powertrains in 2010; SRT Variant Not Likely - Car News"
Yes, the Ram goes thru some major upgrades for 2009....I doubt there will ever be another SRT10...they didnt sell well when gas $2.00 cheaper (only 7XX sold in 2006)......but the 5.7 is going to put out more power and with the help of our vendors..
