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Are you seeing more Ram trucks on the road?

Crusty old shellback said:
Seen alot of all of them around here. But seems to be a few more Rams. Or maybe it's because o own one now. But very few Power Wagons.
Drove down to San Diego recently and it's mostly Fords down in that area. I think it may be because Ford supports off road racing and the others dont.
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I live in SD its a bit of everything down here. Good mix of Rams, Chevys, and Fords. Hell on my Street there are 2 F250s and 2 Ram 2500s
 
just got rid of a 2021 Yukon, was in the shop over 17x in 11 months, finally just quit taking it in and sold it a couple weeks ago...42k miles, yes we drove it but
Firebird said:
In my area, the F150 is the high school boy truck of choice. The “look at me” contractors drive Ford HD’s, and most anybody who actually works their truck and tows heavy, seem to drive Ram. In the campgrounds, more Ram’s than anything else, and most of the equestrian farms here use Ram when pulling heavy.
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definitely a different base demographic for the HDs....from the "horse" perspective, Rams are usually the choice of the rodeo crowd and Fords/GMs for the horse show and cutting groups...been like that for years...same reason you see so many tradesman hot shot trucks going up and down the road - initial up front cost is cheaper and it doesn't hurt that they have a pretty good track record of a reliable engine

then again its like that in every sector...who do you think will be driving a 4Runner vs a Traverse?
 
MtnRider said:
Depends on what part of the country you are in. I see Way more Fords and Chevy's then Rams. But when I lived in Colorado I saw my fair share of Rams, more so then here in Georgia and the south east.

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I think RAM/Cummins has been more popular here in the Rockies for many years.

I see very few hotshot running other trucks.
 
In 2018 when I started pulling new RV's, the company that I leased on with said just over half our fleet was Ram/Dodge, roughly a third GM and the balance Ford. I'm sure the 6.0/6.4 Ford debacle was the reason for Ford being in last place.

On another note, Enterprise was offering 2500 and 3500 rentals. They had Ram and Ford but didn't offer any trim, just plain work trucks. I had a brief chat one of their guys at a drivers event one day and he more or less whispered that Ram worked out the best for them.
 
Firebird said:
I was on the interstate yesterday, and I don't think I've ever seen so many Ram 1 tons in a 100 mile stretch before. You would think GM and Ford didn't sell trucks here!
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What is responsible for that is your reticular activating system (RAS).

Your brain cannot possibly process everything that you witness every day. Something like the equivalent of 300 GB of data. In order to be able to operate, your RAS acts like a filter, like a net over your brain. When something gets your attention, you RAS allows more of that particular input to be processed. So you notice more, when it has been there all the time, just not “important” so it gets filtered to not overload.

But yeah… there are prolly more Rams on the road these days,
 
We have an Olympic horse event here every year, and when I attend, I always love looking at the tow rigs and trailers. On average, out of 10 trucks, 6 will be Ram, 3 are Ford, and 1 GM. I just find it interesting, that's all.
 
Frequency Illusion my friend:

Frequency illusion - Wikipedia

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Frequency illusion, also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon or frequency bias, is a cognitive bias in which, after noticing something for the first time, there is a tendency to notice it more often, leading someone to believe that it has a high frequency of occurrence.[1][2][3] It occurs when increased awareness of something creates the illusion that it is appearing more often.[4] Put plainly, the frequency illusion is when "a concept or thing you just found out about suddenly seems to pop up everywhere."[5]
 
StormTrooper3500 said:
Frequency Illusion my friend:

Frequency illusion - Wikipedia

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Frequency illusion, also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon or frequency bias, is a cognitive bias in which, after noticing something for the first time, there is a tendency to notice it more often, leading someone to believe that it has a high frequency of occurrence.[1][2][3] It occurs when increased awareness of something creates the illusion that it is appearing more often.[4] Put plainly, the frequency illusion is when "a concept or thing you just found out about suddenly seems to pop up everywhere."[5]
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I never even considered a RAM truck at any point in my life until a few months ago. Never even noticed them for the most part. Now, it seems they are everywhere, except for the white night edition. Have only seen 2 of those in 3 months. Neither is a mega.
 
99mo said:
I never even considered a RAM truck at any point in my life until a few months ago. Never even noticed them for the most part. Now, it seems they are everywhere, except for the white night edition. Have only seen 2 of those in 3 months. Neither is a mega.
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I'm seeing Rams and Camaros in this thread thanks to owing both. Is that a front end swapped late 2nd gen in your picture? Here's the latest pic I have of my '79 Z28 4speed. Unfortunately my hood is popped slightly in the picture.
 

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Nd79 said:
I'm seeing Rams and Camaros in this thread thanks to owing both. Is that a front end swapped late 2nd gen in your picture? Here's the latest pic I have of my '79 Z28 4speed. Unfortunately my hood is popped slightly in the picture.
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Yes it is. I change my pics around on different forums when bored. Just changed it. Quick bio; bought it 15 years ago. It is a original 79 Z28 T-top 4 speed fully loaded black with tan interior(found the build sheet under the rear seat to confirm). The original drivetrain was gone, not stock and some other parts missing. Decided to customize it. Number 1 son and I started 12 years and finished about 3 years later. Did the bolt-on 70 front end, cut the fenders and inserted the louvers, cut and modified a 1980 cowl induction hood scoop, Summit White paint, made the interior black, Speedhut custom gauges, Blueprint 383, Tremec 5 TKO 5-speed, 9 inch Currie rear end, Comp Traction bars, blah, blah, you get the picture. You have a super good looking 1979. Looks original. Very nice. Sorry RAM fans, just a couple of Chevy pics, no more, lol.IMG_3334 (1).JPGIMG_3390 - Copy (2).jpg
 
99mo said:
Yes it is. I change my pics around on different forums when bored. Just changed it. Quick bio; bought it 15 years ago. It is a original 79 Z28 T-top 4 speed fully loaded black with tan interior(found the build sheet under the rear seat to confirm). The original drivetrain was gone, not stock and some other parts missing. Decided to customize it. Number 1 son and I started 12 years and finished about 3 years later. Did the bolt-on 70 front end, cut the fenders and inserted the louvers, cut and modified a 1980 cowl induction hood scoop, Summit White paint, made the interior black, Speedhut custom gauges, Blueprint 383, Tremec 5 TKO 5-speed, 9 inch Currie rear end, Comp Traction bars, blah, blah, you get the picture. You have a super good looking 1979. Looks original. Very nice. Sorry RAM fans, just a couple of Chevy pics, no more, lol.View attachment 37579View attachment 37580
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Looks very nicely done! I've always liked the earlier style front bumpers more than the later style. If I read correctly earlier it also matches your RAM night edition white? I've always loved my blue with black Camaro and was a big reason why I ordered my Ram in the blue, with black tradesman bumpers. Agreed though, enough Chevy talk but I had to bring it up haha. Plus I hopped it somewhat matched the thread topic of seeing lots of what you own. Definitely a lot of Rams in Colorado.
 
I think its frequency illusion - at least for me. Since I got my PW a month ago, I'm seeing Rams everywhere. But the reality is that Ford and GMC trucks out number Rams probably 10 to 1 in my area.
 
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