i just bought my fist dodge but thats besides the point. well my girlfriend wants to buy a used 99 1500 club cab with a 5.2 but it has a little over 180000miles on it. even thought the truck was well taken care of i dont trust but how does this engine really go? any help would be good help.



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engines are solid, the automatic trans' suck though and alot of them get replaced frequently. mine seems fine with 162k on it though, so who knows

 

I agree, I have seen Dodge motors go for 500,000 before being replaced, its really up to the owner how he/she cares for the motor. I have no issues with their tranny's either, just how you take care of it. They can get to be a nickle and dime thing with all the sensors that go to hell, as with any vehicle, but still wont equal a new car payment every month.

 

Last November I bought a Ram with 99,000 miles on it, now has 106,000 the thing runs like a tank, I plan on keeping it forever its such a good engine. [sm=gears.gif]

 

I have a 1996 Ram with a 5.2 and the engine is mechanically fine.

No valve tap, clanking or clunking.

Still feels strong to me.

I have owned it since it had 70,000 miles.