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BiGMERF

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Hello all.. First off, ill open up with " I have never owned a pickup ".. Yes I am a pickup ******.. I have however driven tractor trailers for 15 years.. So not a Truck ******. Ha..
Anyway I come from the opposite side of things.. I have been in the car mod and lowering scene, but now its time for an adult move.. Sold the car and here I am.. Having my new home built right now and hey what goes best with being a home owning man? A pickup..
I am here to research, yes im leaning toward a Ram.. I do not plan to ever haul anything over 7k lbs, so im looking at the 6 model.. since im sure it will be all i will ever need power wise..
I have about 25k to spend and wanted to ask what you guys/gals think I should be looking at.. Any tips? Thanks
Oh by the way, Im from Florida
 

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Welcome to the forum from LA (Lower Alabama)


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test drove a v6 today.. had plenty of power i feel i will ever need .. lol.. if it is still there tomorrow, im going to pick it up
 

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test drove a v6 today.. had plenty of power i feel i will ever need .. lol.. if it is still there tomorrow, im going to pick it up

Enjoy your possible new toy and post a picture if you do buy it.
 

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Welcome to the site it's great to have you here

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Welcome. The 6 is a good choice if towing isn't a must and mpg 's are a consideration.

What trim level did you test drive?
 

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test drove a v6 today.. had plenty of power i feel i will ever need .. lol.. if it is still there tomorrow, im going to pick it up

WELCOME to the group! I am new to the RAM myself,
I picked up a 2015 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 with the V6 and it has plenty of power for me and I average 21 mpg at 75 mph. I would guess a 2 wheel drive would snag 22/23 mpg , I may pull a 14/16 Aluminum boat but that's it . Not sure the puling power of the V6.. I picked mine up August 2016 for $25,000.00 w/21000 k on the clock . So deals are out there! I have driven V8 Service Vans for 30 + years and still like my V6
 
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Picked her up this morning. Love it. Drove her around for an hour and avg 23 mpg. So happy. She is a 2017 SLT 4X4 with 10k miles.
She even had a pendaliner installed. Which I was happy about until I found out now I can get a roll away cover due to it. Anyone have this issue and solve it

So far I ordered
Bug deflector
Rain guards
4 inch Nerf step up rails

Tomorrow I'm ordering
Led projector headlights
Led tail lights.
6k HID


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Congrats on getting the deal done :) Nice looking truck. What color is that? Looks like it has sort of a green tone to it ? Great MPG:happy107:
 
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Congrats on getting the deal done :) Nice looking truck. What color is that? Looks like it has sort of a green tone to it ? Great MPG:happy107:


Thanks. The color is forest green.


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Thanks. The color is forest green.


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Thanks that threw me off for a minute.. Though it was Black but sort of Green :) Beautiful color. I had a FORD similar to that color, It was Jade Green but not as dark as yours, And I like your shade of green wayyyyyyyyy better :) Best of luck with that beauty
 
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