Dodge RAM - What to look for when buying?

[Goochie]

I'm in the market for a cheapish (2-3k) American pickup and Dodge Rams seem like good value for money. Is there a forum or similar somewhere that will help me when looking at them?

[BLUETHUNDER]

Your really not going to get much for that kind of budget.

[Goochie]

I was thinking of something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

[BLUETHUNDER]

Nothing really goes wrong with them. I ran this 5.9 4x4 for nearly a year and half......



Just do the usual check oil,and water. Check that there is no unhealthy shunts from the box when you slip from park to drive.Other than that they are pretty bullet proof.

[WolfieV8]

Goochie said:

I was thinking of something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I was thinking about that as well, was going to see if he would be interested in doing a deal on my AMG C43
but it is suspiciously cheap....

[Goochie]

WolfieV8 said:

Goochie said:

I was thinking of something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I was thinking about that as well, was going to see if he would be interested in doing a deal on my AMG C43
but it is suspiciously cheap....

Yea, it does seem to be about a grand less than it should be. But its in a somewhat far-flung part or the country for me so I'm not going to go just for a look!

[300bhp/ton]

Like others have said, it seems a bit cheap to me.

However things that annoy me when looking at Dodge Ram's (sorry dreaming... at looking at them). Is so few people selling them seem to know if they are 2wd or 4wd, what options they have, bed length (although pics help here).

[Matt Harper]

Couple of things.
Check for play in steering and front alignment.
I ran a 98 5.9 Sport Quad Cab that you didn't steer as such. Moreover you fought to prevent it from crashing into the ditch. Worn steering box and front control arms were to blame.
Strong, low stress power trains, but leaky rear diffs and a bit of a bouncy ride.
Not my favorite vehicle, but it served it's purpose and I still see it around town,slogging away from time to time.

[Leatherman]

Goochie said:

I'm in the market for a cheapish (2-3k) American pickup and Dodge Rams seem like good value for money. Is there a forum or similar somewhere that will help me when looking at them?

Try the Viper forum as some of those boys also have a Ram

[Dr-Bob]

If your buying a ram make sure it has the 8.3 under the hood.........
As stated already they do go on for ever if you look after them...

[redgriff500]

I was going to buy that Ebay truck but when I rang up the guy knew bugger all about it and didn't seem interested in selling it.

So I bought an F150 Supercrew instead.

I suspect its just tatty as most owners want them for posing rather than working but the fact it hasn't sold for 3+ weeks at that price means I wouldn't be traveling miles to view it unless the seller was helpful.