1978 Dodge Ramcharger 360 4 Bbl. V8
Summary:
One fantastic truck!
Faults:
Had to replace the front floor pans, they often rust out on these convertible ram chargers.
Blew a rear drive shaft U-Joint.
New radiator.
New dual exhaust.
General Comments:
I love this truck! It's unstoppable, gets good mileage, runs beautifully, and is more comfortable than my parent's 2006 grand marquis.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 10th March, 2006
10th Mar 2006, 21:20
I've owned a 1978 and a 1988 Ram charger, and the 1978 has a much smoother ride than the 88. all in all, the 78 is a better machine. and a blast to drive.
11th Mar 2006, 13:49
I would think that a 1978 360 2-barrel with a 4-speed, in a full time 4x4 truck, would probably get about 13 highway, 9 city. Somebody who owns one, please confirm that. My 1985 with the 318 automatic (not full time 4WD) gets max 18 mpg highway and 12 city, but usually more like 14 in mixed driving. The manual transmission ought to help, but the full time 4WD would knock that down. It may not be good, but is not significantly worse than the mileage being reported for relatively new 4x4 trucks by owners on here. I've seen several people talk about their 8 mpg 2004 Dodge 2500, Chevy Silverado, etc.
10th Mar 2006, 20:59
A 78 360 with a 4 speed cannot get good mpg.