Fiat Chrysler working on Ram 1500 ute case for Australia - CarAdvice
They could have a ute on the market almost immediately if they’d bring in the Doblo Work Up. At least it’s built in RHD, has a 1 tonne payload and is well designed as a work vehicle. The Doblo Work Up was talked about as a possibility in 2012. The Jeep Wrangler was talked about as a pickup in 2012 and 2013. Now it’s the Ram 1500, after 2500 and 3500. Apparently FCAA is a place where Santa Claus exists and currency devaluation,... Fuel price will only go down as our economy gets worse and the US’s gets better. To people crying “they wont fit they wont fit” STA busses seems to have few issues driving around the city, same goes for long wheel base vans…. I could give you many, many reasons why fuel prices will go up. Refiners margin, our reliance on Singapore benchmark pricing, rising production costs for US shale oil etc. Even as crude prices drop, pump prices are rising as refiners improve margins. Fact is, the Ram is too large as a consumer vehicle. One look at AS2890 will show you how much of a problem they can be. At 5. 8m long, that is 300mm over the required length of a parking bay, in either a home garage or on street parking bay. Cost per load – cheaper in F250 than I a HiLux… The problem is not the price of petrol – u as an end customer pay for it but the initial purchase price and lack of service for the big rigs… If they can bring 1500 in a price of. Source: www.caradvice.com.au
