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2nd Gen RAM general discussion/NON-tech This section is for general discussions about your 2nd gen RAM. Non tech related RAM threads belong here.
We let alot of off topic NON-Ram related stuff slide. Politics are too hot of a topic and can lead to pages and pages of arguments. Not here.
Last edited by jkeaton; Feb 19, 2014 at 03:18 PM.
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This forum is great! You guys make my lunch break reading a treat more often than not, even though I always seem to want to jump on someone or jump on something that was said 2 pages back. Oh well.
I agree that aftermarket modifications and repairs do little if anything to add value to a 16 year old pickup. That's why I'm replacing heads instead of buying the Performance Injection Equipment crate engine that Merc linked to at one point. I would LOVE to have 400+ hp and 400+ tq, but I'd be putting $7k in engine work into a $4k truck, and end up with a $4k truck.
I agree that aftermarket modifications and repairs do little if anything to add value to a 16 year old pickup. That's why I'm replacing heads instead of buying the Performance Injection Equipment crate engine that Merc linked to at one point. I would LOVE to have 400+ hp and 400+ tq, but I'd be putting $7k in engine work into a $4k truck, and end up with a $4k truck.
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I don't see a problem with investing in something you really want either, I'm just in a position with my truck that spending that much on a motor doesn't make good financial sense. I bought it with 115k miles on it, and I'm not sure it will go another 115k without replacing, well, everything. In my particular situation, I think putting money back for a big down payment on a newer truck in a couple years is a much smarter plan. If I had owned the truck for the majority of it's life or knew the owner, I would probably feel differently. If I were as mechanically inclined as a lot of the members here, I may feel differently also.
Going back to newer trucks, when are the 2014 Power Wagons going to show up on the Ramtrucks website? I've seen a couple videos on youtube, but nothing from Ram saying they are available.
Going back to newer trucks, when are the 2014 Power Wagons going to show up on the Ramtrucks website? I've seen a couple videos on youtube, but nothing from Ram saying they are available.
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Only $21k? Just let me slip out the ole check book.... Think he'll notice if I post date it a few years 
Low mileage is great, for a Cummins that truck probably isn't broke in either, think I'd be tempted to spend that kind of money on a newer truck.
Low mileage is great, for a Cummins that truck probably isn't broke in either, think I'd be tempted to spend that kind of money on a newer truck.
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