Advice on buying used 2012 Ram 1500 Crew
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Advice on buying used 2012 Ram 1500 Crew
Hi guys. I've been looking for a used truck for a while now, and I found one of those "sounds too good to be true" deals. A ford dealer about 3 hours from me is selling a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 outdoorsman edition. It has 55,000 miles, and he's asking $22k. That's about $8k under book value. Carfax comes back clean, and the guy says no issues with it. Just wondering what you think? Anything I should ask or look for specifically? Obviously if I go see it, I'm going to plan on driving home with it that day since it's so far from me.
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Its at a Ford dealer, so that tells you some one took a hit on this truck and bailed, or it was a rental and bought at auction.
55,000 miles is in one year is a fricking lot of driving, to be safe run the vin threw a dodge dealer for maintance history, and get a mecanical inspection from a dodge dealer, before buying, don't get conned into the dealers aftermarket warenty, or thier word that the truck is A OK..
AS for Car fax, its bull****, I can crash your truck, never report it to insurance, or Law enforcement and fix it my self, thiers no papper trail..
This is a extream example, for sure, but don't get conned into the cute cuddly masscot from car fax..
Also, new or used, your taking a extra hit in depraction on this used Ram if your not paying cash, have a warenty claim from Chrysler denied because this no maintance record, or find your self having to get out of this truck..
55,000 miles is in one year is a fricking lot of driving, to be safe run the vin threw a dodge dealer for maintance history, and get a mecanical inspection from a dodge dealer, before buying, don't get conned into the dealers aftermarket warenty, or thier word that the truck is A OK..
AS for Car fax, its bull****, I can crash your truck, never report it to insurance, or Law enforcement and fix it my self, thiers no papper trail..
This is a extream example, for sure, but don't get conned into the cute cuddly masscot from car fax..
Also, new or used, your taking a extra hit in depraction on this used Ram if your not paying cash, have a warenty claim from Chrysler denied because this no maintance record, or find your self having to get out of this truck..
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Hi guys. I've been looking for a used truck for a while now, and I found one of those "sounds too good to be true" deals. A ford dealer about 3 hours from me is selling a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 outdoorsman edition. It has 55,000 miles, and he's asking $22k. That's about $8k under book value. Carfax comes back clean, and the guy says no issues with it. Just wondering what you think? Anything I should ask or look for specifically? Obviously if I go see it, I'm going to plan on driving home with it that day since it's so far from me.
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Send me the vin and I will check for recalls or warranty restrictions and send you a build sheet if you want.
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Hi guys. I've been looking for a used truck for a while now, and I found one of those "sounds too good to be true" deals. A ford dealer about 3 hours from me is selling a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 outdoorsman edition. It has 55,000 miles, and he's asking $22k. That's about $8k under book value. Carfax comes back clean, and the guy says no issues with it. Just wondering what you think? Anything I should ask or look for specifically? Obviously if I go see it, I'm going to plan on driving home with it that day since it's so far from me.
$8K under book value....BS, not with THAT many miles on it..!!!
My own personal opinion, walk away, thers better deals out there than that one.
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