Old Dominion Ram
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Greetings everybody!
Recently I bought my third Ram. I was sitting here thinking, I never have checked out the forums to see what others have going on with theirs.
My first Ram was a 1998 Dodge Ram Sport, Magnum 5.9. I loved that truck and miss it too this day. I bought her while I was in the Army stationed at Fort Hood back in 2001. I loved nothing more than driving everywhere in that truck and the number of good memories I accumulated made getting rid of it like putting down your dog. Sadly though I had just had the transmission rebuilt for a second time, and then the differential burned up.
My second Ram came to me in January 2010. If anyone in the Mid Atlantic/Northeast remembers, 2009/2010 was a pretty decent winter for snow. I was hating my Wranger (I know that's not a popular statement), but I'm 6'5", it was uncomfortable, and I didn't feel like jacking it up to deal with snow. I traded it in for a Black 2009 Dodge Ram SLT. It had the 4.7. I don't want to dog that motor, because honestly that truck did more than I ever should have asked of it and then some. Truth be told it just could never haul enough, tow enough...or go fast enough for me. But I was comfortable in it and I had my young Daughters convinced it was a trasformer. It was such a rewarding feeling when I paid it off and I bought new rims and tires for it.
Then one day a couple of months ago after Church, my wife made the statement to our friends that we had to get going because we were going to the dealership to buy a new truck. I was surprised but went along with it.
We test drove a few and it came down to three 2500's. The Silver long bed with a 5.7, The Maroon with a Cummins (Still ponder that truck), or the MAXIMUM STEEL with the 6.4. Well, I love saying MAXIMUM STEEL! And I love the look of it. I couldn't justify the Diesel, and my best friend has a 2014 2500 with a 5.7. I had to one up him again!
So after some seperation anxiety from my old truck (mostly the lack of a payment) and an awesome deal, I drove off with the 6.4!
Well...I could go on all day about my trucks but a little about me and the family.
I'm 35. Live in Northern Virginia...I love Virginia but hate D.C. and my proximity to it. Still my Wife Leslie and I were both U.S. Army and we found good jobs in the area. We have 2 Daughters and a Dog. We like camping...or glamping as my wife says. She was adament about the new truck because next we bought a 35 foot Coachmen Freedom Express Camper. I'm so glad I didn't get the long bed...it would have been a nightmare. We are looking forward to towing it down to Disney next year and taking the new Truck and camper on all sorts of adventures.
Some other projects/hobbies, I had a 1968 Dodge Coronet. She met a horrible demise. Still have the 383 in the garage, but need a new B Body. I also rebuilt a 91 Mitsubishi VR4. That thing is the bane of my existence and I cant wait to offload it. Got a 4 wheeler and love taking it up into the mountains when it snows to hit the trails. Noone else is on them at that point. And I don't hunt as much as I used to but I go to the range as much as possible. My wife is an Archer and teaches Archery to Girl Scouts. I guess I'll quit now. I could go on all night.
I look forward to talking Rams with everyone and hope to learn alot.
Ronnie Lee
Recently I bought my third Ram. I was sitting here thinking, I never have checked out the forums to see what others have going on with theirs.
My first Ram was a 1998 Dodge Ram Sport, Magnum 5.9. I loved that truck and miss it too this day. I bought her while I was in the Army stationed at Fort Hood back in 2001. I loved nothing more than driving everywhere in that truck and the number of good memories I accumulated made getting rid of it like putting down your dog. Sadly though I had just had the transmission rebuilt for a second time, and then the differential burned up.
My second Ram came to me in January 2010. If anyone in the Mid Atlantic/Northeast remembers, 2009/2010 was a pretty decent winter for snow. I was hating my Wranger (I know that's not a popular statement), but I'm 6'5", it was uncomfortable, and I didn't feel like jacking it up to deal with snow. I traded it in for a Black 2009 Dodge Ram SLT. It had the 4.7. I don't want to dog that motor, because honestly that truck did more than I ever should have asked of it and then some. Truth be told it just could never haul enough, tow enough...or go fast enough for me. But I was comfortable in it and I had my young Daughters convinced it was a trasformer. It was such a rewarding feeling when I paid it off and I bought new rims and tires for it.
Then one day a couple of months ago after Church, my wife made the statement to our friends that we had to get going because we were going to the dealership to buy a new truck. I was surprised but went along with it.
We test drove a few and it came down to three 2500's. The Silver long bed with a 5.7, The Maroon with a Cummins (Still ponder that truck), or the MAXIMUM STEEL with the 6.4. Well, I love saying MAXIMUM STEEL! And I love the look of it. I couldn't justify the Diesel, and my best friend has a 2014 2500 with a 5.7. I had to one up him again!
So after some seperation anxiety from my old truck (mostly the lack of a payment) and an awesome deal, I drove off with the 6.4!
Well...I could go on all day about my trucks but a little about me and the family.
I'm 35. Live in Northern Virginia...I love Virginia but hate D.C. and my proximity to it. Still my Wife Leslie and I were both U.S. Army and we found good jobs in the area. We have 2 Daughters and a Dog. We like camping...or glamping as my wife says. She was adament about the new truck because next we bought a 35 foot Coachmen Freedom Express Camper. I'm so glad I didn't get the long bed...it would have been a nightmare. We are looking forward to towing it down to Disney next year and taking the new Truck and camper on all sorts of adventures.
Some other projects/hobbies, I had a 1968 Dodge Coronet. She met a horrible demise. Still have the 383 in the garage, but need a new B Body. I also rebuilt a 91 Mitsubishi VR4. That thing is the bane of my existence and I cant wait to offload it. Got a 4 wheeler and love taking it up into the mountains when it snows to hit the trails. Noone else is on them at that point. And I don't hunt as much as I used to but I go to the range as much as possible. My wife is an Archer and teaches Archery to Girl Scouts. I guess I'll quit now. I could go on all night.
I look forward to talking Rams with everyone and hope to learn alot.
Ronnie Lee