My buddy is wanting to get into the Dodge world and get a Sport. We went and looked at a 1999 1500 Sport w/ a 360, auto, only 75,354 actual miles, nothing internally wrong when we looked at it, just had a wheel alignment, there's only one small scratch on the outside, and the inside driver's seat is torn from a bigger person driving.(Also the tires are about 80%-75% gone, street tires) The dealer wants $7,995 for it. This a pretty good deal?

 

It has fairly low mileage but, I would not pay $8k for that truck. Anything ya'll find from a car lot will be marked up way too much. Look for something for sale via private dealer, you can get much better deals if you shop around a bit.

I paid $2500 cash for my '01 1500 from a private seller.

 

Ahh ok. There were a few other Sport's he had found(private sellers). He was gunna call them and find what's up with em.

 

I would do those first. Don't be afraid to expand the search area a bit if you don't find something close.

There are some really good deals out there.

 

That truck would be around 4K here.

 

Im coming to Texas to get my next truck then. Got mine 2 1/2 years ago with bald tires, poor shocks, rust starting, blown plenum, and 102,000 on the clock. Paid $7000 for it.

 

$5k from a dealer around here for that one..$3500 private..I'd go to TX too, except it would be another $1500 to get there and back

 

And as long as you stay away from Houston and points south...no rust!

 

8 grand for a 1500 sport

you can get a 2500 sport with a cummins for that!!! maybe a bit more mileage, but high mileage is nothing for a cummins. it'll last 4-5x longer than a v8 gasser will based on a rough 200k lifespan (yes I'm aware v8s can last longer than 200k...but how much longer before a rebuild or major failure?? cummins will go 800-1.5million without a rebuild or major failure).

 

Yeah, but those diesels stink and belch black smoke.