Looking to puchase a 200/01 Ram 1500, Dodge novice, advice needed
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Looking to puchase a 200/01 Ram 1500, Dodge novice, advice needed
Hi everyone. I am looking at what the sell is calling a 2001 Ram 1500 5.9 4x4, but the build date is 2/00, so I am thinking its a 2000. Under the hood there was a sticker talking about how it meets Canadian emissions and it has DRL's, so I am thinking this truck is from Canada. Are there any differences to watch out for regarding this? (BTW the seller wasn't there today, the truck is at the sellers father's house.) The truck has 80k miles and they are asking $6000. There is a bit of rust on the bottom or both front doors, it is an externded cab, SLT Laramie. Does this sound like a good price? The truck is clean inside, a few dents outside, which I can live with, the A/C does not blow cold, I heard the compressors usually go bad on these? Anything else to watch out for?
Everyone keeps telling me about the transmissions on the Dodges, is there a particular year after which they may have worked out the kinks and they became more reliable? Is that something I should be concerned about? Is the a way to see if its having problems?
Any other advice is greatly appreciated. As I said, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to Dodge, I was actually looking at Ford and Chevy, but for the price the Dodge is hard to pass up.
Everyone keeps telling me about the transmissions on the Dodges, is there a particular year after which they may have worked out the kinks and they became more reliable? Is that something I should be concerned about? Is the a way to see if its having problems?
Any other advice is greatly appreciated. As I said, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to Dodge, I was actually looking at Ford and Chevy, but for the price the Dodge is hard to pass up.
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5 or 6k isnt bad. I payed 11k for mine 2.5 years ago. The A/C could just need a recharge, and yes the trannies on these rams blow. Mine lasted till about 110k then i got a new one. Mine is basially the same as yours. SLT stated as 2001 but was built in 00.
Rust on bottom of the doors is a normal wear and tear place, just make sure you take care of it. The dents also. The engines in these rams are basically bullet proof. Id say if you have cash to redo the tranny in maybe 20-30k (hell it could last longer..it all depends) go for it. Just make sure you have the funds to do repairs.
Rust on bottom of the doors is a normal wear and tear place, just make sure you take care of it. The dents also. The engines in these rams are basically bullet proof. Id say if you have cash to redo the tranny in maybe 20-30k (hell it could last longer..it all depends) go for it. Just make sure you have the funds to do repairs.
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Plenum gasket pan from Hughes Engines is like $70 - $80. Everybody has had to replace theirs on here. Look in the throttle body for oil or check for vaccuum loss.
I've heard the heads crack easily, but I thinks it's slightly rare, depending on how hard you run the truck. Dont know how much that runs...
The tranny will most likely need rebuilding somewhere down the line, depending on its condition. I have not yet had to rebuild mine, but your talking a few grand to have it done.
Then you have to include all labor charges, etc.
But once most of that has been fixed, Your truck will be, like the others said, basically bulletproof.
I paid $9000 for mine a year and a half ago, and its 2WD lol. So $6000 doesn'e seem like a bad deal. Could you get pics? And maybe a test drive to give everyone an idea of its performance? (tranny shifting funny, pinging, etc.)
I've heard the heads crack easily, but I thinks it's slightly rare, depending on how hard you run the truck. Dont know how much that runs...
The tranny will most likely need rebuilding somewhere down the line, depending on its condition. I have not yet had to rebuild mine, but your talking a few grand to have it done.
Then you have to include all labor charges, etc.
But once most of that has been fixed, Your truck will be, like the others said, basically bulletproof.
I paid $9000 for mine a year and a half ago, and its 2WD lol. So $6000 doesn'e seem like a bad deal. Could you get pics? And maybe a test drive to give everyone an idea of its performance? (tranny shifting funny, pinging, etc.)
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another thing that you might wanna look at is the Speedo. ive seen many cars and trucks from canada that read in Kilometers and hour vs MPH which kinda sucks. I know it pisses me off driving in canada and having to look at the smaller numbers on the dash to figure out what speed i am going.
just my .02
just my .02