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Q: on sat 15 jan 2005 061335 gmt nosey kfrei43@removethis.hotmail.com wrote donair man wrote on thu 13 jan 2005 211758 -0800 john john@wontwork.com wrote on thu 13 jan 2005 033337 -0500 eisboch erikssonr@bellsouthnot.net wrote i just picked up my 05 ram 1500 4x4 quad cab before christmas. love the truck as well as both of my previous ones but unfortunately for me its an automatic. my two previous rams were a 99 5.2l and an 02 4.7l both manual transmissions. i like the standard transmission and dont mind shifting at all. in order to get the hemi engine on this one i had to settle with the automatic boo hoo. either that or go to the 2500 which i dont need and dosent come with 20 wheels. i havent driven an automatic in many years and perhaps its just me but...ive noticed if im cruising around 70-80 k/hr 40-50 mph and then decide to punch the peddle about 3/4 down there seems to be as best as i can describe a kind of turbo lag sensation where theres no engine noise at all for about 1 second or so. seems to me as though its trying to figure what gear to go into or something. i find this irritating as im used to an immediate throttle response like my 2 previous rams had. i was concerned about this so i took it to the dealer. they told me this was normal and that the truck was still in its learning curve to my driving habits 900 kms on truck. can anyone advise if this is the norm for the newer automatics. i realize there is no throttle cable and everythings done electronically. thanks bjs i suspect what you are experiencing is the torque converter unlocking. it will do that everytime you ease up a bit on the pedal and then give it gas again. ive had three rams a 1500 and two 2500s and never noticed the torque converter unlocking but my new 04 durango with the hemi and 5 speed automatic transmission does it. it is frankly annoying and i wish there were a way to eliminate it. my only complaint with the durango is the transmission shifting. it seems to slide into the next gear rather than a nice crisp shift. i wonder if the transmission can be re-programmed for crisper more positive shifts when accelerating hard eisboch thanks. youre exactly right about the slide into gear thing. the last automatic i drove was a 76 cordoba so i expected the transmission to have a definite crisp shift like i remember. i asked the service manager about that and he said it was supposed to be that way. bjs did it come with rich corenthian leather as ricardo montalban used to claim no it had velour seats. couldnt afford leather in those days. as it was i had to take a part time job washing dishes 40 hours a week for six months plus my military duties of 40 hours a week also. that was the only way my wife would let me buy the car...pay cash $8400 canadian. two days after picking up the car i quit the dish pig job. had the car 18 years or so. even painted it a couple of times over the years. i had to get rid of it when i was posted to halifax. it was only driven 1000 miles a year for the last five years i had it because the 360 was a pig on gas. i really thought it would be a collector car. right now im waiting to see if my dealership will be able to order me a 300c srt8. theyre only building 1000 and most will go to the usa even though they build them not far from where i live in ontario. they have to take poor selling cars in order to be considered. i put $1000 on it even though they arent taking orders yet. it was faxed to chrysler canada but still no . i hear the regular 300c with the 5.7l hemi is a rocket. imagine 85 more horses with the 6.1l!!! bjs what car did you have for 18 years 1976 chrysler cordoba sherwood green metallic bjs .