Dodge 1999 3500 Lamarie dually
Hello again, I found a dually in my budget that has 120k miles. The engine and transmission are in very good condition. The problem is that the original owner had a hitch for a fifth wheel an...
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Grit dog wrote:intravino wrote:If you found a low mile, good condition 20 year old Cummins dually in Quebec, buy it.
95% chance whatever holes you’re trying to describe won’t matter.
100% chance it will be better than 95% of the rest of the old trucks you’ll find up there.
Don’t worry about it.
Unfortunately, it is not a Cummings, it is a gasser V10.
Also, it is not in good condition, the front fender are damaged near the lower part and the cab corners are perforated. I got quoted bettwen $4 and $5 gran for a repair. Too bad, the engine is top notch and the ATX is ok.
99, 2000, doesn't matter, same truck basically. The V10 is a good engine and that combo obviously has enough snort to haul a TC easily.
I presume it's for sale for a very reasonable price. It's not worth fixing rust, holes and body damage though. In great condition, no rust, that truck is worth $10k usd, tops.
If you can get it cheap and it runs well, it sounds like a good camper hauler. If it's more than $8k CDN, I'd pass. Just because it runs well, an owner that doesn't take care of the truck cosmetically, is much less likely to have taken care of it mechanically. And remember, everything you need to repair on the underside will be a rusted mess, stuck bolts, etc.
The guy is selling $ 6500 CAD but very negotiable, I got quote about $ 4000 CAD to fix the replace the front fenders and cab corners plus painting etc. This will be more then $ 10 0000 CAD and the bed will still be rusted.
