Well, to start this off I’m a senior in high school and even though I’ve managed to be able to work 6 days a week I don’t make much and am pretty much stuck with my current pay til I graduate. Like most of the other people who have commented here I was a Chevy guy. Growing up my dad had an 07 Duramax. About 8 months before I got my drivers license I bought an old 2003 2dr 4x4 blazer with 272,000 miles from my sister for $800. It served as a really great first car. I learned how to work on stuff and how to diagnose problems. There were plenty of problems. Haha! After two months of having my license and driving it another 3,000 miles the motor spun a bearing. When it was all said and done I got $800 out of the vehicle. Wasn’t worth fixing to me. Loved it but it was time to move on. I always loved classics and found an 86 bronco, but it didn’t work out. Made some bad decisions and lost a lot of money trying to get that bronco. So at the beginning of this year I found myself with $300 in my account and $1,500 cash set aside for a vehicle. Due to sickness and Christmas I didn’t work all of December so I was in a bad spot financially, but needed a vehicle still. Was driving my parents 06 escalade around and they were tiring of me having it for work which is fair. Since I’ve always really liked old Chevys I started looking for a Sierra or a Silverado or K1500 or even a C10. I quickly realized that people charge for Chevys. And all the Fords were kinda sketchy. So I started looking at Rams. Before my dad bought his Chevy he had a 97 4x4 extended cab Ram with the 360 V8. He had a few issues out of it and always complained about fuel economy with how much he was driving, but it was a solid truck and cheaper than the Chevys. So after a bit of looking and research I found a guy selling a 95 Ram 1500 single cab, regular bed, 2wd with the 5.2. The paint was peeling like usual, the interior was dingy and the dash was a bit rough, but the transmission, whole front end and rear differential had all been rebuilt recently as well as a decent amount of work done to the motor. 261,000 miles and a busted shock. He was asking $2,000. I convinced my dad to let me borrow $300 from him and I bought it the day I saw the ad on Facebook. I’ve had a few issues since buying it, but I drive it daily and it’s never left me stranded. A 27 year old truck is gonna have its quirks. Love the truck. So in short, I bought it because it was a good option for the money. Now I straight up like Rams better than Chevys. Never thought I’d say that.
