CAPTNDAVIE

Why was there no crewcab? Ford & Chevy had them, but I think Dodge had the superior engine. So I would tend to think that they could have sold a lot of trucks that Chevy & Ford ended up getting the sale on due to no crewcab.

Why was there no HD versions(4500, 5500 or 6500)? Seems that Mexico had them. Why not here. Again, I think if Dodge would have offered these they would have taken a large share from Ford & Chevy(especially Ford since the Chevys are big trucks unlike the 450 & 550).

So what are the reasons for this? Ford and/or Chevy pay them not to compete or what?

CAPTNDAVIE

Here is a link to a forum with some Mexican HDs. http://dodgeforum.com/forum/brand-ne...avy-dutys.html

infidel

The questions you ask can all be reconstructed to read,
"How come Chrysler went bankrupt?"
The answer is a poor upper management that paid little attention to what the public wanted.

CAPTNDAVIE

True Bill, true. I just wondered if there was any logical reason. Seems to me like poor decisions also.

I mean you already have the hd trucks in Mexico and we know there was/is a market for them.

blackcloud

speaking of mexican Dodges have any of you seen the Ram/suburban? Its a second gen truck front end but the rest has a passenger compartment like a suburban or excursion. I heard they wernt sold in the US because they didnt meet DOT safty standards. I would like to atleast see a pic of one

CAPTNDAVIE

I did a google search for "mexico ramcharger" or something like that, but the pics I saw were all just two door(not long like a suburban)

blackcloud

I tried looking it up too, and found nothing. I think it was this site that I heard about it. Maybe someone will chime in with a name for it

Nick02Ram

Yeah, i'm almost sure it was this site that there was a thread on this about it.

EDIT: found it...
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...t=ram+suburban