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.....

 

There are plenty of guys on here that have over 150kmi and going strong. Every truck has its common issues. Things to look for are plenum gasket, if 4wd track bar, ball joints seem to last about 100k or so, clogged cat. overall i'm happy with mine, with 90k on it.

 

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.

 

Forgot to mention, you should be able to find a really good deal for 6k. I got my truck (01' Ram 2500 4x4 w/ plow and tow package) for 8k. It had 94,000 miles and to me that not high after seeing what my fathers is doing. What do you concider high miles?

 

im not sure, id say i consider 166k high i saw a truck with that many goin for like $5500

 

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.

 

well i mean there are better deals of course, some chevys and fords too. i figured id try & stick somewhere around 100k for a gasoline engine.

 

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.

 

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

 

what if the 2500 has the 8.0 v10? like say this one http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=&ni...&ad=199841