Which Choice? For the Ram folks out there
Hey all, Looking for some advice on replacing my 2003 Tahoe with a new to me truck. Never owned a pickup before, have owned multiple SUVs in the past. I have a daily driver, sole purpose of this...
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Yeah, that's still out to lunch on price, but someone might pay close to that.
You really should drive a few trucks. I love the old Cummins in the body style that put Dodge back on the map (2nd gen), but more so than other mfgs, the difference between Dodge generations for ride/comfort/amenities/noise is huge.
1st gens, may as well have been stopped in the 70s as that's how they ride/act and the fact they were made into the 90s is why Dodge s ucked for so long.
2nd gens were such an improvement over those, they seemed to be the best ever, but in reality just caught up with the others. (2nd gen quality is very good through, save for the very important things burningman said)
3rd gen, big improvement over 2nd, but more quirky than the other 2 brands and sill didn't get the auto trans right until about 09.
4th gen.....well that's out of your budget.
If I wanted a no frills hard pulling lumber wagon, I'd be looking for exactly what you posted, 01-02 6 speed, modded Cummins truck.
I could not pay 25 grand for a 17 year old truck though. For that much plus a small $15k car loan you could get a brand new Or slightly used Ram Cummins Tradesman and be miles ahead on everything.
You really should drive a few trucks. I love the old Cummins in the body style that put Dodge back on the map (2nd gen), but more so than other mfgs, the difference between Dodge generations for ride/comfort/amenities/noise is huge.
1st gens, may as well have been stopped in the 70s as that's how they ride/act and the fact they were made into the 90s is why Dodge s ucked for so long.
2nd gens were such an improvement over those, they seemed to be the best ever, but in reality just caught up with the others. (2nd gen quality is very good through, save for the very important things burningman said)
3rd gen, big improvement over 2nd, but more quirky than the other 2 brands and sill didn't get the auto trans right until about 09.
4th gen.....well that's out of your budget.
If I wanted a no frills hard pulling lumber wagon, I'd be looking for exactly what you posted, 01-02 6 speed, modded Cummins truck.
I could not pay 25 grand for a 17 year old truck though. For that much plus a small $15k car loan you could get a brand new Or slightly used Ram Cummins Tradesman and be miles ahead on everything.
