New 2015 RAM1500 4x4 owner
#1
New 2015 RAM1500 4x4 owner
Well, I have gone against my own logic. Sadly.
The 1996 " Black Beast " (Ram 1500 4x4 / 318 V8 / 5-speed) would not pull my 23 ft. camper worth a flip. Think several things were at fault there. Namely, 170xxx miles on it and the 35" tires.
Just not enough grunt. :-/
I was just before swapping the engine out to a good 'ol 360 and was
also going to swap the axles out to 4.10's. Then I had a nibble on a for-sale ad I had posted on it that turned into a really good sale for me.
Made ALL my money back, PLUS a Remington Model 7 .308 rifle with a
Weaver 4X scope on it. :-D
.
BUT.
.
THEN.............
.
I went to the RAM dealership.
.
Oh Lord.
.
It, , , , it's just so, , , , , RED!
And, , , , , 4 doors!!!
It NEEDS me. Hmmmm. Will it pull my camper, lets look at the window
sticker and see.
395HP HEMI. Check. 3.93 Posi Trac axles! Check! 4x4! CHECK!
WRITE A REALLY BIG CHECK! 0_0
.
.
So, after a "OK" phone call with the wifeeeeee, a 2015 RAM 1500 Express
Quad Cab 4X4 Hemi 6 sped ( auto :-/ ) sits in my drive.
And I am $35,280 poorer.
BUT, it has a lifetime powertrain warranty. FREE!
$100 deductible. That's it. I read the fine print top to bottom something like 5 times looking for a clause. Nope. It's legit.
I have the dealership do all my service work per as the maintenance schedule requires, and that is it. No biggy, as I am getting to cantankerous to go crawling under trucks to work on them anymore.
lol
.
.
Ohhhhhh. The things I do in the name of Camping. :-D
.
Oh, and it is also my daily driver work truck as well. ( Self Employed so I get to write off $0.57 per mile while " on duty " )
The 1996 " Black Beast " (Ram 1500 4x4 / 318 V8 / 5-speed) would not pull my 23 ft. camper worth a flip. Think several things were at fault there. Namely, 170xxx miles on it and the 35" tires.
Just not enough grunt. :-/
I was just before swapping the engine out to a good 'ol 360 and was
also going to swap the axles out to 4.10's. Then I had a nibble on a for-sale ad I had posted on it that turned into a really good sale for me.
Made ALL my money back, PLUS a Remington Model 7 .308 rifle with a
Weaver 4X scope on it. :-D
.
BUT.
.
THEN.............
.
I went to the RAM dealership.
.
Oh Lord.
.
It, , , , it's just so, , , , , RED!
And, , , , , 4 doors!!!
It NEEDS me. Hmmmm. Will it pull my camper, lets look at the window
sticker and see.
395HP HEMI. Check. 3.93 Posi Trac axles! Check! 4x4! CHECK!
WRITE A REALLY BIG CHECK! 0_0
.
.
So, after a "OK" phone call with the wifeeeeee, a 2015 RAM 1500 Express
Quad Cab 4X4 Hemi 6 sped ( auto :-/ ) sits in my drive.
And I am $35,280 poorer.
BUT, it has a lifetime powertrain warranty. FREE!
$100 deductible. That's it. I read the fine print top to bottom something like 5 times looking for a clause. Nope. It's legit.
I have the dealership do all my service work per as the maintenance schedule requires, and that is it. No biggy, as I am getting to cantankerous to go crawling under trucks to work on them anymore.
lol
.
.
Ohhhhhh. The things I do in the name of Camping. :-D
.
Oh, and it is also my daily driver work truck as well. ( Self Employed so I get to write off $0.57 per mile while " on duty " )
#4
Just of it bone stock. All I have done so far is have a trailer brake controller installed, and front Huskie mud flaps and the Westin stainless steel step tubes put on at Street Dynamics. I have ordered the set of rear mud guards. I also plopped in a rubber bed mat because the 4 buckets ( 5 gallon buckets of house paint ) were sliding all over the place on that slick shiny new truck bed paint!!! LOL Bit otherwise it is just stock.
Will snap a pick or two tomorrow.
Will snap a pick or two tomorrow.
#5
Lets try this again. First 3 times I tried this the post failed. Grrrrrrrrr.
OK, here is a pic from this morning of the 'ol RAM doing work.
6' x 10' hydraulic dump trailer. I loaded up 580 lbs. of OLD compost, mulch, and leaves plus recent grass clippings into that trailer with a SHOVEL! That took a while!
Never the less, got it all done. 2 trips to the landfill later. ( taken at my flip house, not my live in home )
OK, here is a pic from this morning of the 'ol RAM doing work.
6' x 10' hydraulic dump trailer. I loaded up 580 lbs. of OLD compost, mulch, and leaves plus recent grass clippings into that trailer with a SHOVEL! That took a while!
Never the less, got it all done. 2 trips to the landfill later. ( taken at my flip house, not my live in home )
#6
#7
Are you just "right clicking" and trying to insert image, or are you left clicking on the little mountain picture in the menu bar above the text box?
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#8
I left click the mountain image icon thingy, get a pop up window and click on "Browse Your Device" and select the photo of the RAM. It shows a 0-99% loading and then the picture is in that box. I type in a description and then in the top right corner of that window I click on " Insert " . The window disappears like all is OK. I post my message. But no picture comes up. :-/