Hi, Looking at buying a 2000 Ram 3500 4wd dually.Unfortunately it has a utility bed set up, I'm not sure if I can fit a dually bed on it or if its considered a cab/ chassis truck?It has about 80,000 miles,new tires, around 30,000 on the rebuilt transmission also new convertors.Trying to decide what its worth and if I can switch out the enclosed utility bed as I dont really have use for it.Will the vin number give away if its a cab chassis truck or? Thanks for any input.By the way it has the 5.9 gas engine. http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...1756-2-1-1.jpg http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...4091756b-1.jpg

 

www.kbb.com
www.edmunds.com

 

www.kbb.com (Kelly Blue Book) is inflated for $tealerships. Don't use it.

Most insurance companies use NADA, but I find that edmunds.com gives the closest estimates. I use both.

Keep in mind, that depending on what region of the country you are in, the values do vary a bit. Look around at other lots and see what similar trucks are going for. Values may be slightly higher or lower than what any online estimate gives you.

 

Thanks for the replies, I'm not sure if its a cab/ chassis truck or if it will convert to a dually bed? Any easy way to tell? I can pick it up for 1500.00 Just trying to get as much info as I can. Thanks.

 

my brother in law has a CTD cab and chassis. he's says (take it for what its worth) that the the dually has a extra set of wheels/tires bolted to the outside of the standard axle, and that it has a wider wheel base. he says the cab and chassis has a narrower wheel base, with the dual wheels tucked in tighter.

i don't know if that's right or not, but its something to check out. if what he says is true, then i don't think a dually bed would fit a cab/chassis very well.

if the truck runs, and the transmissions not falling out, then i think its worth 1500. i think you could even resell it for a lot more.

 

in looking at spec's here...
http://autos.yahoo.com/2000_dodge_tr...lwb_4x4-specs/

and VIN info here....
http://dodgeram.org/tech/specs/VIN_decode.htm

i'm not able to identify the difference in 3500 cab/chassis vs 3500 dually

here's some id on body style.
http://dodgeram.org/tech/Decoding/body_code_tag.html

 

+1... i work at a car lot and we use http://nada.com/ and http://www.blackbookusa.com/home.aspx?m=2 (you have to buy this)

i hate KBB because on trades people think there car/truck is worth more than it is..... but it does help in selling sumtime....

is it gas or CTD and cwd or 4x4?

 

dodgeram07, i know kbb 'retail' is extremely inflated, but do you think kbb 'trade in' and 'private party' is close to nada and blackbook ?

 

Hi again and thanks for the info so far. It has 5.9 gas, automatic, has a/c .Its a rubber floor mat truck.It is a 4x4 3500 series dual rear wheel.It runs and drives well enough.I think its going to need the plenum gasket.New tires and the transmission was rebuilt about 30,000 miles ago.The convertors are also new.It seems like it should be worth the 1500.00, I'm just not sure I need something with a utility bed.

 

sounds like a hell of a deal for 1500.

dhvaughan,, just looked a kbb and it seem to be better then it was,

hadn't use kbb for a long time, it just hard to take a trade in because it goes like this just say that were selling a truck for 10,000 then the peolpe says 9,000 then i say ok 9,500 then the fit me with there ford ranger pos then they say it's worth 8,000 clean retail and they want to give 1,500 diff,,, it just don't work like that, were is my money.

mostly the problem is that the private party makes people mad and they think they should get retail out of it, and i can see why, whats the diff between me and the dealer.

but long short look that kbb is getting better throw.

if you want really good prices black book is good because thay get action report and make there book form the prices they bring at action, and they have a new book every month so you can see what car/truck are losing the most.

hope i answer the your question.. if not feel free the pm