New 5.9 R/T Owner
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New 5.9 R/T Owner
I've dreamt it since it rolled into production. I was nearly green with envy when I rode in my buddy's R/T back in 2000.
Now, after a LOOOOOOOOONG wait, I've got one!
I wasn't gonna go for it initially because the wife and I were looking for a fuel-efficient replacement for the '08 Caravan (yeah, we're at the opposite end now LOL). Honestly, though, in city driving the Caravan only gets about 16 mpg on a good day, and a full tank of 87 octane runs close to $70, so we're not *too* much worse.
On top of that, we were about $12,000 upside down on the Grand Caravan, and had a Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 we never drove because we could never afford the maintenance. Sooooo, after a long talk with the wife, much negotiation, and a lot of talking(the sales guy and I had some pretty good conversations), we negotiated the deal for around $16,244.95, both the Caravan and the Ram 1500 traded, and now we're down to one vehicle and a motorcycle.
The wife loves it. I LOVE the truck. The color also matches the 2008 Kawasaki Versys we have in our stable
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I'll post pictures soon. I'm absolutely thrilled to have it though.
(On an interesting sidenote, my wife and I first met 02/15/1999. The truck's date of manufacture? 02/1999 (!) )
Coming out of the Dodge 1500, I'm pretty well rehearsed with everything I had learned on that side of the forum. The plenum plate mod will be a little easier on the back as I'm not going to be climbing in/out of the engine bay! I've also looked at the transmissions offered by APS Precision Engineering and will be getting one of those eventually. I've got a whole laundry list of parts this truck needs, but overall, I'm happy to get myself out from a pile of debt under the Caravan and into less overall debt with this truck.
Besides, we ditched the minivan for a hot rod! If gas ever becomes an issue we've got the bike, too.
Now, after a LOOOOOOOOONG wait, I've got one!
I wasn't gonna go for it initially because the wife and I were looking for a fuel-efficient replacement for the '08 Caravan (yeah, we're at the opposite end now LOL). Honestly, though, in city driving the Caravan only gets about 16 mpg on a good day, and a full tank of 87 octane runs close to $70, so we're not *too* much worse.
On top of that, we were about $12,000 upside down on the Grand Caravan, and had a Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 we never drove because we could never afford the maintenance. Sooooo, after a long talk with the wife, much negotiation, and a lot of talking(the sales guy and I had some pretty good conversations), we negotiated the deal for around $16,244.95, both the Caravan and the Ram 1500 traded, and now we're down to one vehicle and a motorcycle.
The wife loves it. I LOVE the truck. The color also matches the 2008 Kawasaki Versys we have in our stable
.I'll post pictures soon. I'm absolutely thrilled to have it though.
(On an interesting sidenote, my wife and I first met 02/15/1999. The truck's date of manufacture? 02/1999 (!) )
Coming out of the Dodge 1500, I'm pretty well rehearsed with everything I had learned on that side of the forum. The plenum plate mod will be a little easier on the back as I'm not going to be climbing in/out of the engine bay! I've also looked at the transmissions offered by APS Precision Engineering and will be getting one of those eventually. I've got a whole laundry list of parts this truck needs, but overall, I'm happy to get myself out from a pile of debt under the Caravan and into less overall debt with this truck.
Besides, we ditched the minivan for a hot rod! If gas ever becomes an issue we've got the bike, too.
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welcome welcome. hope you enjoy your stay.
P.S. might want to change your sig!
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I forgot about my sig! LOL
And you might be surprised how I drive a minvan
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