Hey Everyone - I hope I'm in the right section.

I'm gonna be looking at a used truck and was hoping I can have some input on how good this vehicle is:

2019 Ram 1500 Classic
5.7L gas engine
3.21 rear axle ratio
8 speed tranny
45k miles
Still has original warranty

Note: It has been in an accident, which I am trying to find out more about.

Is this a decent truck?
Are the 5.7 engines that year decent?

Anything else you can share would be great - what to look for / don't buy / great truck - whatever your input would be helpful.

Thanks ...

 

Find out about the accident..... That can be anything from minor, to almost totalled. Gonna make a difference.

Engines are good. Still under warranty is even better.

What do you want to use the truck for?

 

Yeah, I'm trying to get info on the accident but nothing yet. I don't want to pay $40 for a carfax report, but trying to see if I can get more info from the dealership.

Truck would be for personal use. Might be putting a light weight plow for a small 12 car parking lot. Possible getting a camping trailer to pull a few times in the summer and to pull a small 5 x 8 utility trailer to haul my ride-on mower. That's about it.

 

Half-ton truck will work fine for you then. Watch trailer weight though. I suspect the low (numerically) gears will compromise that some, but, with an 8 speed trans.... it may have deeper lower gears to compensate.

 

If I remember correctly, this truck can haul about 1700 lbs and tow up to 8500 lbs., so that should be good for me. Although I really would rather have a 2500, I can't find anything that's 2 years old with only 45k miles on it for under $33k. I think the price is still high and am gonna try to get them down to $30k.

 

I didn't spend much more than that for my house..... (and no, it's not a dump. I like it here, just bought at the right time.)

I don't think I have spent 30K on ALL the cars I have ever owned, together. Yep, I'm cheap.

 

Yeah, I hear ya ... I'm cheap too, but my 04 Ram 1500 with almost 281k miles is starting to show it's age and not running as good as it should and I've already thrown about $3200 into this year so far. Plus it's only a RWD.

And my 95 Ram 2500, which I love, I was just told the frame is too shot to be welded and won't pass more than maybe one more inspection. Plus I lost my 4WD, and haven't been able to get the plugs out yet, as they are rusted into the block. Seems the last owner just let the trucks sit there and everything rusted up.

The sad part is, the 2500 only has 145k original miles on it and has a V10, a real butt kicking truck. I think I'm gonna put it aside and work on it a little at a time, but for now, I need a ride and everything is so expensive. and I don't want anything with high mileage and have one thing after the other start failing because of age and/or rust. Here in NY, rust is a real bummer and the salt in the winter time lurks around looking to destroy anything in it's site.

I don't know ... I really don't want to spend the money. Maybe something will appear tomorrow when I go look at it and I'll walk away. We will see.

 

Well, now that I have the 2019 Ram 1500 for 4 months, I gotta say that it is a nice truck, but at the end of the day, I love my older trucks. Maybe just because I've been driving for over 51 years and have seen, driven and worked on many vehicles, I would prefer the older designs.

For what it's worth ...

I like looking under the hood and seeing the engine, instead of a bunch of plastic covering the engine compartment.
I like being able to see and get to the plugs, instead of them being hidden at the bottom of the block and hard to get to.
I like turning knows and flicking switches in the vehicle, instead of figuring out a touch screen and trying to remember where everything is located.
I like a quick response from the gas pedal, instead of a delay because of electronics.
I like a solid sounding truck, instead of it sounding like a tin can every time I put anything in the box or shutting a door.
I know how to drive to save gas and reduce brake wear, instead of depending on an MDS system and futuristic ABS system that takes over when you go to stop on uncertain terrain.

Shall I go on? No, I think a lot of you feel the same way. But as with everything else, age sets in and vehicles rust out or get run down rendering them useless, making it impossible for you to rebuild or restore. So with a smile of disappointment, I will continue to drive the 2019 for now, hoping that someday I can look back on some joyous times without missing my old vehicles, which by the way, I still have for now, but off the road for various mechanical reasons.

 

I bought a 2019 Ram 1500 Limited, used in early 2020. It runs great, can pull my car hauler, with my Z4 loaded easily. Now, for the but. The truck does not have a OBII port. This where you connect a OBII scan to read codes of problems like why your check engine light is on. I checked "Youtube" and found a work around, but that cost more money. I now have a problem with my Rams Sun Roof. I had to take it to the dealer, was charged $135 to just troubleshoot the problem. Paid them, and found I'd have to wait for them to get information from Ram to apply a fix. I think this is because our Congress allowed all the "Right to Repair" laws to expire in 2008.

 

It does indeed have the port, you just haven't found it. Drivers footwell, under a square cover. I do believe that it is required by law.....