longevity
#1
longevity
so I was lookin around at droppin 6k or so on a pickup with pretty high miles (of course) and I was wondering how these 2nd gen rams hold up because there are a bunch of them around me for sale in the 1996-98 age range and they are straight lookin pickups with the 5.9 just curious if it would be a smart deal to get one to put next to my 04 neon... because a ford or chevy just wouldnt look the same together.....
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#3
RE: longevity
my old man has 285,000 on his and i have 97,000 on mine. only issue w/ the old mans was the 3 trannys before 100,000 and nothing w/ mine. I recomend searching for "how many miles" and there is a topic about how many miles everyone has and what problems they had with there truck. But i would say that they are pretty reliable vehicles that can get a lot of miles on them.
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#6
RE: longevity
yah thats getting up there. Like i said, my fathers has 285,000 and i have seen other guys post higher #'s, but i will also say this, it depends on how it was driven (beaten or not) and how it was maintained (if at all). If i were you, i would save a few more pennies, or wait til you come across a better deal on one w/ less miles. just my 2 cents tho.
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#8
RE: longevity
It mostly depends on how the truck was treated and maintained. I have a 95 1500 5.9 that was owned by my grandpa and I inherited it when he passed away. All i can say is my truck looks like it just came off the showroom floor even though it has 127k miles. Not a single leak of fluid anywhere and the interior looks brand new. All the maintenance records and the window sticker are in the glove box and im extremely confident that if i keep it up it will get me atleast to 300k.
#9
RE: longevity
It is my opinion that the 46RH automatic transmissions
used on 1994-1995 Rams
is more durable
than the computer controlled 46RE automatic transmissions
used from 1996-2003
Buying a 2500 Ram is worth the extra money
to get the bigger and shorter stopping brakes
and the less troublesome Dana differentials
used on 1994-1995 Rams
is more durable
than the computer controlled 46RE automatic transmissions
used from 1996-2003
Buying a 2500 Ram is worth the extra money
to get the bigger and shorter stopping brakes
and the less troublesome Dana differentials
#10
RE: longevity
what if the 2500 has the 8.0 v10? like say this one http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=&ni...&ad=199841