Dodge/Ram Diesel Tech Discussions on all generations of Cummins Diesel powered Rams plus the new Eco Diesel

advise from used truck buyers!!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #11  
Old 10-18-2007, 01:36 AM
Mayfair's Avatar
Mayfair
Mayfair is offline
Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 100% Heaven Sent
Posts: 8,529
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

I guess where you live that is average. Here in the city I'd say that 20K a year is a tad on the high side. You're talking more like 40K a year !!
 
  #12  
Old 10-18-2007, 08:08 AM
tdmopar59's Avatar
tdmopar59
tdmopar59 is offline
Grand Champion
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Warminster, PA
Posts: 5,704
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

yea these trucks you are lookin at all have high miles... that is when you would definitely wanna know as much as possible about the maintnance records because a lot of people buy them drive the heck out of them for 2 years dont care than trade it in and do the same..
 
  #13  
Old 10-18-2007, 11:22 AM
Mayfair's Avatar
Mayfair
Mayfair is offline
Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 100% Heaven Sent
Posts: 8,529
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

That is EXACTLY what my friend is doing. He is a contractor who just bought a brand new Cummins. He'll keep it for about 3 years and I'm tellin ya he'll probably never change the oil in it. His idea of maintenance is to just trade it in. [:@]
 
  #14  
Old 10-18-2007, 11:40 AM
tdmopar59's Avatar
tdmopar59
tdmopar59 is offline
Grand Champion
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Warminster, PA
Posts: 5,704
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

does your friend live in hatboro by any chance?? lol theres a guy i know who does that alll the time!! actually two im not sure what town the other one lives in...
[align=left] [/align]
 
  #15  
Old 10-18-2007, 11:48 AM
JimmyDiablo's Avatar
JimmyDiablo
JimmyDiablo is offline
Champion
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tolleson, Az
Posts: 4,360
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

ORIGINAL: austin

I see what you mean. Still if it has that many miles its gotta be mostly easy highway. I can tell the red one wasnt used to haul stuff much, more as just a daily driver. All the 05s pretty much have anywhere from 70k to 100k miles. So 88k is about average apparently.
My 05 has 44,000 miles.
 
  #16  
Old 10-18-2007, 11:51 AM
austin's Avatar
austin
austin is offline
Veteran
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location:
Posts: 360
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

So no go on this vehical then? I might go look at it again and drive it just for the hell of it though. I'll keep looking around!

Thanks guys!
Austin
 
  #17  
Old 10-18-2007, 12:05 PM
JimmyDiablo's Avatar
JimmyDiablo
JimmyDiablo is offline
Champion
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tolleson, Az
Posts: 4,360
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

Would not say that. just make sure maintenance is good and that it is the right truck for you.
 
  #18  
Old 10-18-2007, 04:50 PM
speakle's Avatar
speakle
speakle is offline
All Star
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location:
Posts: 863
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

Your dad sounds like my wife.
 
  #19  
Old 10-18-2007, 05:01 PM
Mayfair's Avatar
Mayfair
Mayfair is offline
Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 100% Heaven Sent
Posts: 8,529
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

Austin, I'm not sying it's a no-go, I'm saying to low ball the $hit outta him before you bail on it.

You never know ...
 
  #20  
Old 10-18-2007, 05:58 PM
nickcoletti's Avatar
nickcoletti
nickcoletti is offline
Record Breaker
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,512
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default RE: advise from used truck buyers!!

austin, those are both nice trucks but for the money like mayfair said seem a tab bit high. i just purcahsed my truck in january and its an 05 with a long bed and laramie package meaning leather and all the gadgets. well it had 11500k on it when i bought it and i got it for 28500 off a used car lot. but if thats what they are going for in your area you cant help that. i do not know what to look for on a used truck, i just jumped into mine and im sure you'll do the same also the truck you said that was a smoker..... THATS WHAT I SPEND MONEY ON MY TRUCK TO DO!!! but i understand there are diffrent strokes for diffrent folks!
 


Quick Reply: advise from used truck buyers!!



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:19 PM.