MctPhoenix
Junior Member
Greetings from Arizona. I'm the original owner of a 2005 5.7 Hemi 2wd quad cab that's got 339,000 miles on the original engine and trans. (thank god for no MDS on this one). Anyway, Been wanting a newer truck with 4WD and a Crew Cab and was watching the salvage auctions for something to build. I ended up with a 44k mile 2017 Rebel with rear damage and a 2017 Rebel with no real damage other than it's a "Parts Only" title I needed for the rear bumper, bed assembly and frame. As fate would have it a couple days later I ended up with a 57k mile 2016 Rebel with some minor front end damage.
So I'm gonna scavenge one, build two, keep one and sell the other. I like the red better than the granite color one but truth is I own a collision shop and may simply do a complete color change anyway. What I didn't know about the '16 Rebel when I purchased it is that the side stripes aren't something that the previous owner added, it's part of a package called a "MOPAR 16" edition. It's got a plaque on the dashboard and is numbered 101 of 500 made. Is there anything special about this package? Any real following or registry for them? My gut tells me keep the lower mile truck but the difference between 44k on the regular Rebel and 57k on this Mopar edition isn't that much and I can't decide which one to keep. Sure they'll both have restored salvage titles but that doesn't matter to me. Thoughts? and Thanks.
So I'm gonna scavenge one, build two, keep one and sell the other. I like the red better than the granite color one but truth is I own a collision shop and may simply do a complete color change anyway. What I didn't know about the '16 Rebel when I purchased it is that the side stripes aren't something that the previous owner added, it's part of a package called a "MOPAR 16" edition. It's got a plaque on the dashboard and is numbered 101 of 500 made. Is there anything special about this package? Any real following or registry for them? My gut tells me keep the lower mile truck but the difference between 44k on the regular Rebel and 57k on this Mopar edition isn't that much and I can't decide which one to keep. Sure they'll both have restored salvage titles but that doesn't matter to me. Thoughts? and Thanks.
