2025 RAM 3500 Window Sticker MSRP Base hiding higher engine costs

[dkingvb]

Hello. I very new to the forum. If I posted this in the wrong thread, please let me know but I could not find a thread mentioning this particular.

Hoping someone can confirm what I am seeing as a significant hidden price increase on Ram 3500 2025 Longhorn and Limited trucks. Or help me understand what is going on.

In researching deals on a 2025 Ram 3500 Diesel, I am finding some Monroney window stickers have much higher Base MSRP (ie truck without options) than typical stickers. Typically, the base MSRP is $77750 on the Ram 3500 Longhorn or Limited But I am finding some with either $91860 or $92075 as the base MSRP. A quick scan comparison of the Monroney stickers and you see the higher BASE MSRP do not show the Diesel engine as a costed option. On the lower BASE MSRP the diesel engine is always listed as an option $12595.

In order to make the various Monroney stickers have an "equivalent" MSRP Base amount for comparison, I subtract the $12595 engine cost from the higher BASE MSRP with the expectation to arrive at the typical BASE MSRP of $77750. But the math does not work out. I end up with a value higher than $77750 in all cases. Which to me indicates the Engine Cost has increased between $1515 and $1730

For example,
on VINs with Base MSRP of $91860 but don't have the diesel engine listed as an option: 91860-12595 = equivalent MSRP Base of $79265. The typical MSRP Base is 77750. So $79265-77750=$1515 higher engine cost
on VINs with Base MSRP of $92075 but don't have the diesel engine listed as an option: 92075-12595 = equivalent MSRP Base of $79480. The typical MSRP Base is 77750. So $79480-77750=$1730 higher engine cost

If you were to calculate a new Base MSRP for VIN's with Base MSRP of $77750 and an Engine Option cost of $12595, you would expect the new MSRP Base to be 77750+12595 = $90345. But they are much higher.

So I have concluded that Ram has buried a significant engine price increase in the same model year. Has this been mentioned anywhere on the forum as to why this is happening in the same 2025 model year?

 

[sstoner911]

Do they all have the same options - not all Limited will have the same options - some could have more or less depending on how it was ordered. Some can come with or without a sun roof...$1200.00

Some could have MAX tow - some may not $2300.00

Some can have AUX witches - some not $255.00

I have seen Limited trucks with a 2K difference in options.

I have never seen a window sticker never list the Diesel -

 

[sstoner911]

 

[sstoner911]

 

[sstoner911]

I would say if the Diesel is not listed under options...its the Hemi engine on the left side top.

 

[dkingvb]

Well, I am such a dunce. I just realized that the difference in BASE MSRP is the mega cab vs crew cab. Duhhh. I have many VINs on my spreadsheet and I had mis-labeled the cab size on a few of them. I had it "filtered" for crew cabs and but there were some Mega cabs in the mix (but mislabeled as crew). When I was looking at the BASE MSRP on these mis-filtered vins, I saw the discrepancy in the Base MSRP (and assumed the worse). I have been looking at numbers so long, its all a blur. I just saw my error when I was pulling up some sheets to post back as examples.

But it is correct that the MEGA cabs DO NOT break out the diesel engine as an option in 2025. But the crew cabs do list the diesel as a costed option. See examples below. But there is no price difference based on Engine, only the cab size. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[dkingvb]

Thank you all for the quick responses and help. I will be more careful before I post the next time. I do appreciate the help.