Hey all, hopefully in the next month or so I'll be a Dodge Ram owner, but before I make a purchase is like the Ram crowd give me some info.
This will be my first dodge so I heard the typical gas engines aren't reliable, tranny problems, engine problems, Ac problems ect.
I'm going to be buying a Ram in cash 2006-2008 hopefully I'd really prefer the L6 cummins just because my dad is a 18 wheeler driver and he sees the guys who hot shots all the time and told me those cuminns are almost indestructible, and cummins speaks volume to me because I work offshore and that's all we use!
So now you know a little about myself I'd like to ask you guys because my price point is 12-17 in cash, can't seem to find very many 2500s with the cummins for that price point but all day long 1500s but they are well over 90,000 miles how reliable is the Gasoline 1500 engine? The hemi or the regular engine? Any suggestions? Look for while scoping a vehicle?
If the engine does crap out is there a more reliable upgrade instead of putting OEM back in? What mileage do I have to consider major engine wear and unreliability?
Transmission wise I hear there can be a tick to it'll slip on you all the time of like to get the 4X4 quad cab L6 if I can find the perfect truck in my budget, but if I get the 4x2 what are the common issues?
Second thing I'm wanting to put a full audio system in it and heard some trucks have "Uconnect?" Don't get that right? Or is that the newer 2010+ trucks only with that feature??
Thanks for any comments made! Hopefully I'll be in the dodge family soon!
This will be my first dodge so I heard the typical gas engines aren't reliable, tranny problems, engine problems, Ac problems ect.
I'm going to be buying a Ram in cash 2006-2008 hopefully I'd really prefer the L6 cummins just because my dad is a 18 wheeler driver and he sees the guys who hot shots all the time and told me those cuminns are almost indestructible, and cummins speaks volume to me because I work offshore and that's all we use!
So now you know a little about myself I'd like to ask you guys because my price point is 12-17 in cash, can't seem to find very many 2500s with the cummins for that price point but all day long 1500s but they are well over 90,000 miles how reliable is the Gasoline 1500 engine? The hemi or the regular engine? Any suggestions? Look for while scoping a vehicle?
If the engine does crap out is there a more reliable upgrade instead of putting OEM back in? What mileage do I have to consider major engine wear and unreliability?
Transmission wise I hear there can be a tick to it'll slip on you all the time of like to get the 4X4 quad cab L6 if I can find the perfect truck in my budget, but if I get the 4x2 what are the common issues?
Second thing I'm wanting to put a full audio system in it and heard some trucks have "Uconnect?" Don't get that right? Or is that the newer 2010+ trucks only with that feature??
Thanks for any comments made! Hopefully I'll be in the dodge family soon!