Need Advice On A Possible New Truck

[HuntinRams]

Lately i have been bouncing around the idea of upgrading from my 2nd gen to 3rd gen. Well, i have been thinking more about this and went and looked at some trucks yesterday. Checked out a nice 04 Laramie with 71000 miles. It is loaded quad cab 4x4. Really good shape in and out. What do you think would be a fair price?

 

[HuntinRams]

Lately i have been bouncing around the idea of upgrading from my 2nd gen to 3rd gen. Well, i have been thinking more about this and went and looked at some trucks yesterday. Checked out a nice 04 Laramie with 71000 miles. It is loaded quad cab 4x4. Really good shape in and out. What do you think would be a fair price?

Here is a link to it.
http://www.liachryslerdodgejeepram....Ram+1500-8ee1b96d0a0a006401c226ac8fa3739f.htm

 

[quietpeen]

it probably wouldn't change price any if at all, but that truck is not a laramie. It is a sport

that price might be pretty close to average, but i sure would try to get it cheaper.

 

[WhiteExpress]

I always ask for about 10-15% off, especially if you have your own financing.

 

[garner]

Yupp just a slt. You could get a sport Laramie back then but that isn't one

 

[Hooker52]

Here is a link to it.
Used 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 For Sale | Schenectady NY .

Thats a clean truck man. Looks like you are sitting at 82k miles (not that it matters). Cars/Trucks usually run high in NY, just like everything else, so I would say you are looking at a fair price...although if it were me I would still try and talk him down a grand and get closer to the 14,*** range Did you run an Edmonds and KBB?

I talked mine down 1800!

 

[HuntinRams]

You guys are right, i am getting a couple of the trucks i looked at mixed up. This one is the SLT with the higher mileage. Let me see if i can find a link to the Laramie. Basically the same truck as the one i posted. Has heated seats and a couple other additions this one doesn't.

 

[02blkram47]

If this is at a dealer I would shoot for at least $2500 off because in my experience as a car salesman in the past anything put on a used car lot is marked up between 3k - 4k. Salesman make the most money on used vehicles and they always start high. At my old dealership that truck in that good of shape would be put out with a 4k mark up and if I sold it at that price my commission would be an even $1k. So make them an offer that's well off of that and let them work you up from there.

 

[HuntinRams]

Alright, i spoke to the dealer with the Laramie version. Like i said it is just like the truck i posted but just has a few more options and has 10k less miles. Do you think 13k would be a reasonable price? I kind of want a number in mind to end at so i know what not to go higher than. I was thinking offer 11.5k with the idea of going as high as 13k, or is that too high?

 

[Graygoose]

is the one posted the one your after for $15,000?

 

[zogg]

I think 13'000 is a fir pric for a laramie with that low mileage...my son sells cars, and if you dont have a trade in you will be ok....if you have a trade in, sell it yourself, as you will do far better...good luck

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Looks good. Check the inner fenders and the inside of the bumpers for rust along with the underside.

 

[HuntinRams]

Looks good. Check the inner fenders and the inside of the bumpers for rust along with the underside.

Well after looking it over and weighing the pros and cons i decided to stay with the 2nd gen for now. The dealer let me take the truck home for the day to drive it and inspect it. While i had it home i checked the diffs and found metal chunks in the rear. Also had a major leak at the pinion bearing. Those two things made me think that rear work was in the near future so i decided to pass. Will have to resume my search this week for a nice early 3rd gen.