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Old May 23, 2010 | 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by MadisonDakota
I'm actually thinking about playing the "gas".
Sell Dakota now
Buy high MPG car with some of the money
Sell high MPG car for profit with 4 dollar gas
Buy truck for cheap with 4 dollar gas
I just had a policy class and it was based upon risk, " the chance that the expected outcome might not occur" ...... what u stated is a high risk... but comes a higher return, or pretty much a loss lol, sorry i just wanted to feel smart for a second but i would wait till that one ram comes bro, just have to have patients, trust me its killer i know, but just save up more money, and if u buy a ram and still got some extra cash, fix her up!!! thats what i would do but its ur decision just givin my .02
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 02:10 AM
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In the end all our advice matters not, in the end it only comes down to one thing.......what YOU want. I wish you the very best, my friend, in your search for the right truck. You'll find it, just b patient. Good things come to those who wait.
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dd...ler_id=1387802

This truck... it pretty much has what i would want to do to it, done to it. The rims are...icky...lol
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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looks good, but make sure u have it inspected, i dont buy trucks thats already been lifted cause u can say they have been given hell or watever.... and plus i like to do my own mods
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hoss67
looks good, but make sure u have it inspected, i dont buy trucks thats already been lifted cause u can say they have been given hell or watever.... and plus i like to do my own mods
I agree 100%. I'm not sure what to try to get it for? I will get it inspected though, and do a pretty good job test driving it to check stuff out. Any problems I should look for?
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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shaking would be a bad thing in the steering wheel or while driving.... where it is a 6 speed make sure the shifts are nice and smooth with not clunks or any noises.. listen to the engine run and listen for any abnormal noises, see if they have a reciept for all the mods so u can tell how many miles the truck has after its been lifted with those large tires, becuz if he does not have a chip, the odometer is def. off and it has alot more miles than it says.... and make sure he has done regular tune ups and wat not... just some things off the top of my head
 
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Old May 24, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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Alright, thanks. I think i'll have to look at the wear on the tires to guess the miles, I don't know how big they are to gauge how many miles it could possibly have.

I just called the guy, and he said the computer has been reset to accurately read miles...but I kinda doubt that. I'm going to go test drive it tomorrow.
 

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Old May 24, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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u couldnt tell i was just saying, for ex. my ol jeep come stock with 30" tires, i put 37 super swampers on it.... on a trip to tenn. it was 240 miles... my odometer said i was only at 197 when i got there so the difference for that trip was 43 miles..... i was just saying if he doesnt have a chip thats programmed for those tires on the truck, that truck has more miles than it says
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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So it was a 5 speed....what tranny is that?

Let's see how good you guys are, guess what size lift/tires it had on it?
 
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Old May 28, 2010 | 03:38 AM
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8-10" lift w/37" tires. How's that? Lol.
 
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