Buying a newer truck and have some questions

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After almost a month of searching I found my new to me truck, 2018 Laramie 2500 with the 6.4 and off road package, she’s a beautiful truck and I couldn’t be happier with my decision.
 

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Nice. Good luck. How many miles & how much was it?
 
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it had just a little over 36k miles on it and I paid $49k (KBB listed it at $55-$61k) out the door. Drove it up north to my cabin and I got about 15-16 mpg which is almost on par with what I was getting with my 1500 5.7. I pulled my enclosed trailer home yesterday and I got close to 12mpg so that is actually better than my 5.7 so I'm pretty happy with the truck.
 

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Good info. I do have a 90 day window on financing through my local credit union but I'm a bit miffed on the interest rate, my credit rating is just about as high as it can get and I thought my interest rate would be lower (3.4%) but maybe that's just the state of things these days. I've done BB comparisons to several trucks I have looked at and according to that info, some of them are priced fairly high, some about right and several are well under it. I'm still leaning towards the 1500 with better gearing right now and since the price of gas continues to climb I'm probably going to stay away from the 2500 models, though I would love a Power Wagon, mileage is becoming a player in my decision making process.

I did test drive a beautiful white 1500 Laramie Longhorn that has 42k miles on it that is priced at $42,999 which according to the BB values is pretty much dead on but my offer of $40k was turned down. We'll see what happens as time moves on the trucks become harder to move, maybe prices will come down.
Hold firm on that offer. They should call you back in a week or two. If they don't move on to another dealer. What year was the 1500 Laramie Longhorn that you made the offer on? I have been looking around for a 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie or Laramie Longhorn, I want the Adaptive cruise control AND the 12" infotainment. The prices in my area are all over the place.

Edit: Sorry, I just realized that I was replying to something posted last year. Sorry again
 
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