Well guys/gals, I sold my beloved '97 Ram ext. cab last winter, and I am kicking myself ever since, but the lack of rear doors sucked, and it had some issues. O well.

But...Since then I just recently found an '01 Ram 2500 with the gas 5.9 and an auto, it's in pretty decent condition, the two rear manifold bolts are missing, and not sure if they are broke, or just gone, so it has an exhaust leak. The front end feels kind of weird, like it wants to wander, but the steering is straight. It has the infamous, broke cup holder.

Other then that stuff, it seems decent, I havn't gotten a chance to talk to the owner yet, but I did drive it. And the price is definately right, i'm just worried about the miles, It has.... 347,000 miles, but he travels for a living, and that is almost all Highway miles, and it was just him in the truck, so the interior is in pretty decent shape, the bed is beat up badly, but hey, it's a truck right.

I guess without knowing that the trans or engine was replaced, I am assuming that it's the original stuff, So...What all should I be worried about with this many miles? Thanks in advance everybody, I am dying to get another Ram.

 

wow that many miles is really impressive.....whats he asking price wise?

 

347000...probably not the original transmission.

what did he haul...tow??? like how much weight was he traveling with.

 

I would move on.

 

ask him about the truck 1st then tell us and go from there depends on when tranny and motor was done and maybe rear, maybe has death wobble

 

Gotta agree with the kid on this one.

 

Do you mean kid?

 

just bepends on price and if the truck will fit your need,,,347,000 miles every if it has a new/trans,,,, everything else has 347,000 miles reareand all the joint bearing ect... if they have not been replace which it sound like in the front end with the wondering


so it all about price and if you want to put a little work in the front if you want that fix or not

 

less than 2000?

 

i think the price should be a big determening factor. if it is dirt cheap you really have nothing to lose. my dad bought a truck for $200 with 500 000 mile on the stock engine and transmition. it ran great but needed small thing like motor mounts, oil pan gasket and 2nd gear was slipping. he drove it for 4-6 years with no second gear. he ended up selling it for $200 after someone ran it out of oil. he never really fixed a single thing on it.