Buying "newish" 2019 1500 Classic Express. Anything to look out for?

[DeepDaze]

Hey all. Just signed up looks like a nice forum.

Going to look at a RAM 1500 CLASSIC EXPRESS QUAD CAB 4X4 tomorrow.
It has 2,200 miles on the 5.7. It was used as their loaner/concierge at the lot.
Is there anything I should be looking out for? If everything plans out I will be driving off the lot with the truck. So I am pretty stoked. I have been wanting a truck for awhile because I have a snowmobile and cant use trailers where I live (ID/WY) during the winter in the Tetons. Also want to get a Slide in Camper maybe sometime next year so I can travel & ski.

I want to know what are some better tires for winter/mud conditions as those are what I drive the most on(Nokian is what I use on my SUV). Also any tips for driving steep grades(I drive WY22 Teton Pass EVERYDAY 2x). Should I be concerned about Transmission cooling if I always use tow/haul to engine break on my decent.

Whats a good Push/Bull-e bar. Lots of wildlife where I drive and would like some added protection


Options:
Express Value Package
Express Package 26J
Express Black Accent Package
7year/100k Warranty Upgrade

Base Price: $34,795
TOTAL PRICE: * $43,880
Walking out the door @ $28500 with a oil change. Nothing down @ 3.7% 72mos (Want new oil since it was a loaner)



Thanks for reading.

 

[19Jake]

move to 4th gen

 

[2014RamExpress]

That's a good looking truck and seems like a pretty good deal. I can't help you with the tire question, my last 2 rams have been 2WD. Let us know if you end up pulling the trigger on it

 

[DeepDaze]

move to 4th gen

Sorry, honestly confused about the 2019 classic. Is it more of a 2018.5?

 

[19Jake]

Is it more of a 2018.5?

nope

 

[Graygoose]

Its a 2019, so all's good.

Congrats, have them throw in window tint if they haven't, save ya a couple hundred, and they do pretty inexpensive.

Great looking truck!

 

[JoeCo]

Sorry, honestly confused about the 2019 classic. Is it more of a 2018.5?

I think 2019 classic is the perfect name for it, cause it is a 2019 but the classic identifies it as a 4th gen rather than the new style.

However when you're ordering things for it, if there isn't a 2019 classic option, I'd just go ahead and order as if it were a 2018. I know a few people on here have gotten things for their 2019 classics that didn't work because it was made for the new style 19's.

 

[turkeybird56]

DEEP DAZE: Watch the weight on loads on these 1500's. They r not really made for slide in's. However, I did some research and here is a company U may be interested in ref slide ins: Westin makes a good bar, so does Ranch Hand. You will get a 1000 opinions on tires.
As far as steep hills, I am in TX, good luck. I only use tow when towing. Whether or not it will help, somebody else gonna chime in. Not a lot of info for you, but figure the slide in info would be useful for U...

http://www.truckcamperadventure.com/in-the-spotlight-the-outfitter-caribou-lite-6-5/

 

[DeepDaze]

DEEP DAZE: Watch the weight on loads on these 1500's. They r not really made for slide in's. However, I did some research and here is a company U may be interested in ref slide ins: Westin makes a good bar, so does Ranch Hand. You will get a 1000 opinions on tires.
As far as steep hills, I am in TX, good luck. I only use tow when towing. Whether or not it will help, somebody else gonna chime in. Not a lot of info for you, but figure the slide in info would be useful for U...

http://www.truckcamperadventure.com/in-the-spotlight-the-outfitter-caribou-lite-6-5/

Yeah gonna be a light slide in. no bathroom. Something I'll realistically only go 5-10 miles out of town t o camp. Not hard to find a spot where I'm at.
Gonna get a feel for it and hopefully trade up to a 2500 later on if its something I like to do.

 

[mboymopar]

Sharp looking truck for sure.
Welcome to the site!

 

[Musky Mike]

I would run the VIN and make sure it was not a RAM from Canada (you said it was a dealer loaner, but I would never trust the dealer). If it first sold in Canada, it’s highly likely FCA will not honor the factory warranty. Search the forum, you will find many posts on the topic.

 

[turkeybird56]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That there would be a good catch, and a good warning

 

[turkeybird56]

Yeah gonna be a light slide in. no bathroom. Something I'll realistically only go 5-10 miles out of town t o camp. Not hard to find a spot where I'm at.
Gonna get a feel for it and hopefully trade up to a 2500 later on if its something I like to do.

IMHO, and I's a Boird, if U looking to do a 1500 than go up to a 2500 to do stuff, JUST buy the 2500, because U will lose yer backside on depreciation, if U decide in a year to jump from a 1500 to a 2500.... Just Saying....A lot of people have said the ride a lil more tuff, since a 2500, but they do well with the 6.4 overall, but I am only writing what I have read....

 

[JoeCo]

I would run the VIN and make sure it was not a RAM from Canada (you said it was a dealer loaner, but I would never trust the dealer). If it first sold in Canada, it’s highly likely the FCA will not honor the factory warranty. Search the forum, you will find many posts on the topic.

Yeah I wish we could warn more people about this, LOTS of rams coming over the border.

 

[Graygoose]

Yeah I wish we could warn more people about this, LOTS of rams coming over the border.

darn open borders....LOL

 

[DeepDaze]

I would run the VIN and make sure it was not a RAM from Canada (you said it was a dealer loaner, but I would never trust the dealer). If it first sold in Canada, it’s highly likely the FCA will not honor the factory warranty. Search the forum, you will find many posts on the topic.

Thanks. Built in Warren Michigan sent straight to Missoula, MT. They actually bumped up the warranty from 5 years to 7 because it was a loaner.

OR VEHICLES IN THIS CARLINE:
U.S./CANADIAN PARTS CONTENT: 59%
MAJOR SOURCES OF FOREIGN PARTS
CONTENT:
MEXICO : 27%
NOTE: PARTS CONTENT DOES NOT INCLUDE FINAL
ASSEMBLY, DISTRIBUTION, OR OTHER
NON–PARTS COSTS.
FOR THIS VEHICLE:
FINAL ASSEMBLY POINT:
WARREN, MICHIGAN, U.S.A.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
ENGINE: MEXICO
TRANSMISSION: UNITED STATES

 

[JoeCo]

darn open borders....LOL

Haha it's giving me flashbacks to the movie "Canadian Bacon"

 

[Graygoose]

Haha it's giving me flashbacks to the movie "Canadian Bacon"

LOL!!