Those were the going prices back in 02/09 around Central Texas. Maybe I got 3k better than most, but pretty much everyone was getting 12k off a Laramie. I negotiated extra hard, found a desperate dealer where the truck had been sitting for 3 months and had some small business extra rebate.

 

Dealer is bendng you over, new engine has nothing to do with it. Its not like body damage, matter a fact a truck with a new engine after X amount of mile is worth MORE to a lot of people. If it was installed properly anyhow. Its still covered under the factory warranty, unlike body/frame damage, so why is it worth less?

Sticker price means nothing though, mine stickered for 46K, paid 38K, thats about normal around here for these. If I went to trade it in today I would probably get 27K for a 2010 with 4K miles on it. These days all the rebates and discounts reflect into the trade-in prices so its not like it used to be. When lot of people get 10-12K off of list price new thats just the way it is..

Its the price you pay for buying a car new and getting rid of it soon after. If you still like the truck I would just keep for a few years and at least get your money's worth out of it.

 

They don't put a new motor in the 09 they give you a block and piece it all together no crate motor available for the 09's.It is not one dealer it is all the dealers in my area are saying the same thing the truck is flagged when they punch in the vin# and that it is worth alot less because of it.

 

Doesnt matter if the fixed or replaced it, like I said its not like body damage that can never be put 'as new' again like an engine/trans/differential. They are just giving you an excuse to lowball your trade IMO. So basically the dealers are telling you if they fix the car its worth less? Time to switch dealers or brands IMO. I worked as a warranty administrator for Ford motor company for many years and while any dealer could look up the service records, having an engine replaced/rebuilt is hardly a factor come trade in time. Especially on something with such low mileage.

Unless of course they voided your powertrain warranty for abuse or modifications, then no dealer will touch it with a 10 foot pole.

Or you are trying to get Dodge to buy it back, if thats the case then thats a different story, thats not an easy thing to do.

 

No it wasn't abused a part in the engine was defective,all I am asking for from Chrysler is a fair price for my truck I don't think I should lose $17000 for 5 months of use with very little milage on it.My wife won't even drive the truck anymore after it quit without warning leaving no power stearing or brakes we were lucky it wasn't at a high rate of speed.I would try to sell it private but too many people know of the truck and all said they wouldn't buy it after what its been through.Even the mechanic working on it said he wouldn't want it with the work thats been done on it.

 

I feel for you but if the truck runs and drives like it should I doubt Chrysler is going to help you out. Unless the truck is screwed up I would just bite the bullet, even if you hate it, and just use it up. I've lost bad on several new cars I bought over the years that I didnt like or had problems since day one so I know where you are coming from - good luck with it.

 

I'd be asking for a different mechanic...... he obviously doesn't trust his work.....

 

They say a brand new vehicle loses 15% of its value as soon as it leaves the lot!

 

So 15% would have been around $6000 I could live with that they are all knocking it down 3 times that much.I don't agree that anyone should have to bite the bullit and live with it car companies have to start to be more accountable for their products.I buy a new vehicle every couple of years for myself and am in the market for a new car for my wife, if they would have handled this better I would have bought from Chrysler again but probably not.I guess most don't agree and don't mind being screwed over but I won't,i've said enough thats the way I feel I hope no one else ever has this problem because it is frustrating.

 

I have a 09 hemi ram I recently put a diablo predator in it now sometimes when it diwnshifts it jerks and pauses . Any ideas what causes it and did I void my warranty when the tuner was installed