2012 Ram 2500 6.7 thinking about taking a gamble on a truck, thoughts?

rroche1982 · Sep 19, 2019

2012 Ram 2500 2WD crew cab 8ft bed tradesmnan
almost 400k...truck is in decent shape, looking for a work truck, it has cold AC and seems to be in good mechanical order. tires are decent etc.

truck can be had for $2000, yes thats right

so my question is how many miles can i get out this thing? $2000 seems like a steal

mtnrider · Sep 19, 2019

If they are selling that for $2000 something is wrong with it, period.

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rroche1982 · Sep 19, 2019

mtnrider said:
If they are selling that for $2000 something is wrong with it, period.

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Im going drive it in the morning. I know a guy at the dealership told me they gave the customer $1500 trade and were going to send it to auction because the tailgate is destroyed and bed is got wear on it. I offered them $2000 and they said come get it. I'm thinking I can't loose here

rroche1982 · Sep 19, 2019

Here's the pics, keep in mind i just need it for a work truck, my employees will be driving it for a lawn company

mtnrider · Sep 19, 2019

Body damage is nothing to repair. That bed could be replaced pretty cheap.
At 400k miles a cummins still has life left in it but if they gave $1500 and are selling for $2K there has got to be something else wrong under the hood. Transmission is on its way out, engine is about to die or something.

Good luck.

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crash68 · Sep 19, 2019

If that that is the case with the dealer, they're figuring a bird in the hand is better then the two in the bush.
Having a Cummins under the hood, any repairs probably won't be cheap but if your ok with possibly throwing $2K away it's probably worth the risk. It could turn out be a decent work truck, guess you have to roll the dice.

JohnnyMac · Sep 20, 2019

I'd jump on it. You could probably get close to that parting out the engine/transmission/rear end. If it's just a work truck and it doesn't work out, write it off and move on. We got a real good deal on a vehicle once in a similar situation. If the dealer doesn't have to do any cleaning, repairing, paying to transfer the title and can just flip it, they might be OK with just blowing it out. A 25% profit for them ain't so bad.

DirtyWipers · Sep 20, 2019

If the frame is solid then I would jump on it...I would buy it expecting a major repair of some sort though.

rroche1982 · Sep 20, 2019

DirtyWipers said:
If the frame is solid then I would jump on it...I would buy it expecting a major repair of some sort though.

They crawfished on the price. Went and drove it and they changed their mind on the price.

JohnnyMac · Sep 20, 2019

Typical bait and switch bullchit. That's one of the many many reasons I dislike car salesmen.

JohnnyMac · Sep 20, 2019

Double post sorry

GsRAM · Sep 22, 2019

Typical stealership BS. Sorry they wasted your time.

boxofrokx · Sep 22, 2019

What is the new price? I would ask to take it for a couple day test drive. If it has 400,000 miles, they shouldn't care if it has 400,400 miles. You could learn alot in those miles

rroche1982 · Sep 22, 2019

boxofrokx said:
What is the new price? I would ask to take it for a couple day test drive. If it has 400,000 miles, they shouldn't care if it has 400,400 miles. You could learn alot in those miles

They want 4000 now

GsRAM · Sep 23, 2019

rroche1982 said:
They want 4000 now

Lol what a joke! They doubled you up!

I've had that happen to me before on out money with a deal at a local dealership. Total crooks. Say one thing to,get you back in the door...next day double the amount total baloney!

I walked and you should to. They dont deserve your business

rroche1982 · Sep 23, 2019

GsRAM said:
Lol what a joke! They doubled you up!

I've had that happen to me before on out money with a deal at a local dealership. Total crooks. Say one thing to,get you back in the door...next day double the amount total baloney!

I walked and you should to. They dont deserve your business

In walked for sure. Looking at a couple different trucks now.

GsRAM · Sep 24, 2019

rroche1982 said:
In walked for sure. Looking at a couple different trucks now.

Good deal! You'll find the one...that one just wasn't it. I sure do hate shady/unethical business practices.

Trey J · Sep 24, 2019

rroche1982 said:
They crawfished on the price. Went and drove it and they changed their mind on the price.

How much did they up the price????

Trey J · Sep 24, 2019

rroche1982 said:
In walked for sure. Looking at a couple different trucks now.

That's a good idea, shop around. Plenty of trucks out there and hopefully you can get a good deal that is honest.

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