I havent been on the site for a while. I currently own a a 1995 ram but I just bought a 2004 ram 2500 4x4 four doorwith a hemi. It has just under a 100,000 miles. I know its a lot of miles. I bought it at auction for $7,000. I had my mechanic go over it and he says its in fantastic shape. I talked to the previous owner (I talked to him after Ipayed for it so i dont think he would bullsh** me) and he said it was 90 percent highway miles. So i think i got a pretty good deal. I also got the service records and it was well taken care of. So my question is...what are the quirks of the 3rd generation ram...anything I need to look for or should be aware of? im trying to get up to speed on the 3rd gen rams. And you guys are the best source for ram information on the internet. Any help appreciated and thanx in advance.

Also: in the glovebox it lists for the transmission: "ALL 5 SPD" Is that an allison 5speed tranny?

 

Congrats on your new ride. Post up some pics when you get time.

I'm sure the guru's will be around soon to answer your questions

Welcome to 3rd Gen

 

No not an allison, its the 545 RFE, the transmission that all 1500 hemi's come with.

 

Allison Is GM..

Watch For The Exploding LSD... If You Have LSD.

 

Sounds like you got a good deal. Man, 100K on an '04! My '03 only has 92K. Welcome to the group, an' watch your wallet! We can spend your money like we had nothing to do with earning it!

 

which was bought by damiler/chrysler and put behind the ctd. gm retained 1 for there use.

 

Learned Somethin' New

 

not much differnce ...well there is differnece obviously but nothin to look for. and ya congrats man. Proud new owner of a Hemi. i guess the only thing to look out for is the power...you dont know your strength in that thing. lol but ya my ram is an '04 but it has the V8. and 47K miles on it and i got it for 16500. but for a hemi..it should last you a long time and it sounds like a good deal.

 

BAhahahah.... man you almost got me in trouble at work with that one. i could not help but laughing out loud! But it is incredibly true. We are all bad about feeding each others "mod bug".