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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Talking may buy 02 or 03 crew cab

well, I've always thought that they look sexy and I can find one with 60k-80k miles in my price range.

I haven't gotten to look at one in person, but from my online research they seem to be my first choice. I'm going to be selling a car that was given to me to get it and I have a few questions.

1. is this a good car for a 17yr old?
2. how does it do on gas ( I want the v8 one)
3. does the middle seat in back come out easily? ( I'm into car audio and plan on fiberglassing in some subs where the middle seat would be)
4. Is it expensive to maintain?
5. how long would you say the engines/ trannys last?

can't really think of anything else. Thanks
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 03:36 PM
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i say just go ahead and buy one right now. dodge rams are great. people go over 100k without any issues. you maintain them like you would any other car. for gas mileage, id recommend the 4.7 because that gets the best but the hemi isnt really far behind in fuel economy. for car audio, there a lot things you can do to add subs, just be creative. where are you located and what are your price ranges?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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1. i got mine when i was 16 so its good for new drivers since its big
2. hemi- i get between 12-15 combination driving
3. theres no middle seat in the back. its a 60/40 bench seat. i have a 12'' jl audio so you can look at my gallery
4. i dont think just the normal maintenance stuff
5. it will last as long as you want if you keep the maintenance up and take care of it
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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well, i dont know that being big is good for new drivers. i remember my first time trying park my ram in a tight crowded parking spot, ugh
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by raminator08
well, i dont know that being big is good for new drivers. i remember my first time trying park my ram in a tight crowded parking spot, ugh
i meant safe. you have a reg cab that should be easy man, i had to parallel park mine before i could start driving. ps there are no parallel spots where i live lol
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverBullet08
i meant safe. you have a reg cab that should be easy man, i had to parallel park mine before i could start driving. ps there are no parallel spots where i live lol
well, it is safe for us but not for the other drivers on the road
i suck at parking, thats why i went for the reg cab or id probably have gotten a quad cab
and i remember drivers ed trying to teach us parallel parking, that was useful lol
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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no drivers ed for me
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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even in my reg cab, we have issues on campus parking. I usually have to back my truck in, but it has the 8ft bed so that contributes....
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverBullet08
no drivers ed for me
parent taught then?
i thought about that. you just get your mom to sign off saying that you drove and observed for a bunch of hours
 
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by raminator08
parent taught then?
i thought about that. you just get your mom to sign off saying that you drove and observed for a bunch of hours
yep. i drove the require hours though so i didnt cheat
 
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