Used RAM Mileage Question updated w/Photos and Carfax

That's way more than I would pay for that truck, but to each his own. You might check out a volume discount Ram dealer quite a few on this forum have bought from: Dennis Dillon Ram
Their website is showing 3500 4x4 Ram Laramie's for $47-49K. I have no affiliation with this dealer, and haven't even bought from them -- I'm just aware of their volume prices.

As some have said, you can get a brand new truck for that price, and a Laramie for perhaps a few thousand more. Is it 4x4? That option makes a big difference in price.

I'm not sure it is a great price since I know where to get a brand new Sierra crew cab dual rear wheel cab-chassis for about that money. It looks like a high price for a high-mileage two year old truck, almost $10K too high, but maybe the used truck market is a lot different in Florida than it is in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas.

Like somebody else said, $43K is about the out-the-door price for a crew-cab diesel Tradesman (in white only), through the fleet sales manager and the local Dodge/Chrysler/Ram dealer.

Here's the deal.

Back in the old days 100 thou was a lot of miles on the drive train. Now days, that's nothing, especially for a diesel.

Now the bad news. All of the other stuff seems to start to break. Things like window motors and seat motors and all kinds of electrical stuff. Sensors and solenoids and upholstery............et/al.
These things are expensive and the labor to put them in can cost a lot.

If you're willing to put up with these things going out and the cost of them; then go for it.

For me, it's too close to a new truck price to consider it even if I did have 40+ grand to blow on a truck.

PS: The first question I would ask is why the high miles. That's a red flag for me. Not a bad red flag, but a red flag none the less.

(Rule of thumb. Never buy a vehicle with high miles and never buy a vehicle with low miles/ year of manufacture.)

NADA has it at 40,650 retail. I'd like to at least get the SLT with the Bighorn package. I don't mind the premium cloth seats, but I'd like the other bells and whistles like nav and backup camera. It's located a dealership 500 miles from me, but I've got friends who could fly me there pretty fast...

I'm with IdaD... that is a LOT of money for a used higher mileage truck. You can get a new diesel for that money... features of the Laramie for a little more. The engine and trans should last a long time, but EVERYTHING else has a much shorter shelf life. I wouldn't consider that to be a great price, in my opinion.

So interesting question.
Can you find out the build date off of the VIN sticker? That will tell you about how long it has been rolling.
Private party or dealer?
Do you have a Car Fax? Ownership would be interesting, could have been a service truck with a box service box that was replaced with the original bed at trade in.
Could have been someone who commuted 200+ miles a day and didn't like small cars.
What is the condition of the drivers seat? Lots of highway miles the seat will not show much wear, lots of in and out will show.
While the mileage is not an issue, I would certainly use it to get the price down into the mid to high $30K range.

We bought ours used in 2011 with 234K miles, and didn't think twice

2012Coleman wrote:
I'm looking at a used 2015 RAM 3500 SRW Laramie diesel for a great price. It has 117500 miles on it. Has a spray in bed liner but no fifth wheel/goosneck pucks. 43K is the price.

Does anyone think this is too many miles for a 2015 RAM? I'm sure the dealer would install the pucks - I would not want to.

Thanks for any input on the mileage.

What the...?

I realize mine is only a Tradesman, but I paid $39k for my 2015 a little over a year ago. Brand new. Crew cab 4wd with the standard creature comfort packages that outfit it up to the standard SLT features, plus some functional extras like limited slip, spray in bed liner, etc.

I don't think the mileage is necessarily a problem but that's a lot of money for a truck with 120k on the clock.

brdprey wrote:
considering the milage
and the year......
if the truck looks well preserved i am going to go out on a limb and say them are mostly highway miles.
117k i am told diesels are just breaking in at 200k

but im not a diesel owner yet. im working on that.

Do your research.
Modern diesels are not the ol' tractor engines of years ago. These new diesels are high output, high strung, engines, with pollution controls up the ying-yang. From what I have personally experienced and seen/heard from others, they have about the same reliability as a gas engine.
Of course, if you 900ft-lbs well, you gotta go with a diesel.

I always felt fast miles were better than years of stop and go and maybe not warmed up driving miles.

like our 05 with 84K miles but we bought it new and know everything on the truck.

You should be able to get that truck checked out and probably is a good truck. money I do not have a clue.

chevman

brdprey wrote:
considering the milage
and the year......
if the truck looks well preserved i am going to go out on a limb and say them are mostly highway miles.
117k i am told diesels are just breaking in at 200k

but im not a diesel owner yet. im working on that.

Me too. Lots of indoor pictures in good lighting - looks brand new.