06 dodge 2500

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I'm looking at a 06 dodge cummins 128k miles on it short bed slt after trade in I'm looking at $19,492 on price is that good? Also since it's a 2500 will it pull a 16klb trailer or do I need a 3500?
 

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What is the price they are asking for with no trade?

A 2500 is a bit light to be pulling a 16K trailer, whether it be a tow behind or 5'vr. You're looking at a truck with the following specs:

Empty vehicle weight 6917 pounds
Fuel, gear, passengers 1500
Vehicle total weight 8417 pounds
Gross vehicle weight rating = 9000 pounds

Payload - hitch or pin weight - 15% of trailer weight = 2400

Rated payload = 2083 pounds

Your vehicles total weight with trailer attached = 10,817 pounds
Loaded trailer weight 16000 pounds

Gross combined vehicle weight = 26,817 pounds.

The Cummins powered 2500 Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Rating = 20,000

So, no I would not try towing a 16K pound trailer with a 2006 Cummins powered 2500
 
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They wanted 27k. Thanks for the help I'll probably look for 3500 single wheels then.
 

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Good luck with your search!
 
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Was 27k too high a price or is that pretty much in the ballpark everything I've found on auto trader were pretty similar in pricing but I'm no diesel expert. Thanks for all the help I think your pretty much the only one who replies to my posts.
 

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Seems pretty average for used diesels this day. Kind of outrageous since you can find new basic ones under $40K.

Then there's this guy...

Don't see why anyone would pay that when you could get one with zero miles... not too mention a warranty.
 

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Yeah that's crazy I would just get a new one for that price. All the emission junk scare me about the new ones diesels are already more expensive to work on then you add extra expense on top of that for when emission controls start acting up. I'm not a diesel expert so if I'm wrong let me know I need all the info I can get before I buy one so I can buy the best one for me.
 

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Diesels these days go for obscene money because they're the new "cool" thing to have for all the kids in high school which has driven the prices through the roof. Which is frustrating as hell because I have a legitimate reason to have one but I can't afford one because of all the kids driving the prices up.

Is an 11 year old slt short bed 2500 with almost 130k miles worth 27,000 dollars? Absolutely not, but unfortunately that is the kind of money they are going for. What's funny is you can get 3500 duallies for thousands less than 3500 SRW trucks. Why? Because the young kids don't want duallies because they're harder to bro out.

Rant over lol
 

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Very true...

You can pay a few grand and delete the emissions crap on a new one, but there goes warranty. At least it's still new lol.
Try and find an 06/07 5.9. I've heard good things about those years with the 5.9. Later 07 is when the 6.7 came out.
 
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Usaf2006 it sounds like you like the newer ones more if I deleted emissions stuff would the newer motor be more reliable or are the older models more reliable.
 

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Usaf2006 it sounds like you like the newer ones more if I deleted emissions stuff would the newer motor be more reliable or are the older models more reliable.
Like Justin said, these kids are driving the price up, I expect diesels by 2020 to be 100K+. MADDOG is also correct about GVW, so a 3500 wouldn't be a bad option, Justin is also correct on the duals being cheaper than the singles. In my personal experience USA for in spot on, the 6.7 doesn't have **** on the 5.9. Do you like that body style or the earlier 3rd Gen? I would say look for a 1 ton DRW or SRW (whichever you prefer) in 04-07.5.
 
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Alrighty thanks for the help and all your inputappreciate it.
 
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I wanna know what kind of kid can afford to buy them then mod it out especially in high school.
 

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It's called dad's wallet.

I used to work in a tire shop. Guy comes in with his kid. Little flat brimmed ****. Dad tells me, "I want the most expensive tires for his truck." Kid got mad when he found out that didn't mean he was getting MTs. Dad said he wanted the biggest mts we could put on his truck. Kid was still throwin a fit, so I said we couldn't put bigger than recommended, which really set the kid off... totally could have, but I considered telling him no a win against society for me. Lol

I would love to have a 2500 6spd, but life doesn't dictate the need, so wife isn't on board lol. I'm hoping to keep my truck a few more years and get an Ecodiesel then, as long as they're kink free by then.
 
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I wanna know what kind of kid can afford to buy them then mod it out especially in high school.

The kids don't afford it, the parents do. Little Timmy goes and finds himself a brodozer like that one a few posts back. 10+ year old truck for 42k. Goes home and tells dad about this sweet truck and mom and dad go write a check for it.

You're a year younger than me, and while we're not old by any means, things now are already completely different than they were 10 or 15 years ago. I remember having to beg to buy myself a cell phone that could barely text at 17 years old and driving around in a busted Pontiac grand am that I bought myself as my first car. Now, 5 year olds are running around with iPhones and kids are getting 40 and 50 thousand dollar cars for their 16th birthdays, just to go wrap them around a tree, because who cares I didn't pay for it

And we weren't even alive in the days when you had to walk uphill both ways in the snow to get to school lol
 

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I remember having to beg to buy myself a cell phone that could barely text at 17 years old and driving around in a busted Pontiac grand am that I bought myself as my first car.

this is eerily similar to my exact situation at that age lol

My grand am was forest green! Lost the entire exhaust system (manifold rusted off the block) doing 55 lol... brings back memories!:roflsquared:

I know when my kids (all 3 girls) get to that age, they'll either help me fix up their first car, or pay half. That's the terms I'm setting for them lol. So I guess no diesels for them. But maybe Tesla's will become the next big thing and diesels will go back to normal.
 
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The way of transportation will be completely different in 20 years. People getting licenses will be a thing of the past next genration(s)
 

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this is eerily similar to my exact situation at that age lol

My grand am was forest green! Lost the entire exhaust system (manifold rusted off the block) doing 55 lol... brings back memories!:roflsquared:

I bet that made a hell of a noise lol

I can't talk much **** about that car though. That thing saw more neutral bombs than any vehicle should have ever been subjected to. She kept on going though lol
 
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