Should I pull the trigger?

[RayJht]

Hello All,

Currently I am driving a 17 Mustang but have tired of not being able to carry things around. On a whim I looked into buying a Ram truck. The guy offered me a quad cab 3.6 Tradesman for a little over 20K. After looking around I saw that I can upgrade the infotainment, gauge cluster, and wheels easily. I have two issue with the deal. The truck is white and I don't know much about the 3.6 Ram. What do you guys think? Does it sound like a good deal? Is it a good trim and model to buy? Thanks for the help.

 

[Graygoose]

Whats your budget?
The V6 is good, but you may wished you had the Hemi and Crew Cab....enjoy the more room.
I had a regular cab, sold it and bought the one below in 2015, modded it, now selling it to go to a car LOL

Opposite of you

 

[RayJht]

Well the weird part is I think it is to big. I may buy a house soon so I am keeping my car purchase low. Other wise I would be getting a R/T single cab. They have no single cabs with short bed so I am stuck with the quad if I get it.

 

[Graygoose]

Well a non R/T will look and perform almost as good. Mine was an Express when I bought it.

 

[zrfraser]

I have a Quad Cab 3.6 in SLT trim. Does everything I need a truck to do and gets great gas mileage as well. If you don't plan on towing then the 3.6 is a great option. The back seat is cramped but I have little ones so they dont mind, and we have a minivan for people moving duties.

 

[RayJht]

Ok I am leaning towards going in to get it then. Everyone keeps telling me they love my current car and not to do it. I understand that but I want a truck. Anyway thanks for the help I will decide by tomorrow.

 

[dav8388]

I was in the same boat. I had a Saturn SL2. I got tired of having to borrow my dad's, or friends trucks every time I needed to haul something large. I just got a 17 tradesman with the 3.6 and so far I love it. I haven't hauled anything with it yet, but with double the horsepower and 40 more ft lbs of torque as my dad's 93 4.3 Chevy I doubt I'll have any trouble. So I say go for it

 

[UnsatFC]

What’s the VIN?? That will tell a ton..can get a build sheet and go from there.

 

[Deki]

How often do you need a bigger vehicle to carry things around? What kind of Mustang do you have? Love me some Mustangs. I had a white 2011 RTR.

 

[Jwithing]

If you tell us what kind of mustang, you have that may help. Do you currently have a v6 or v8? If you don't need the backseat, I'd go with rc over quad cab if you can. You can get a regular cab w/ 3.92 gears, 8 spd, and hemi into the 12's naturally aspirated if speed is your thing.

 

[amm24dmb]

Do we know how many miles are on the truck?

 

[bchap05]

I think people over complain about room in the back of the quad. I drive 6 adults to the lake in mine.

Well the weird part is I think it is to big. I may buy a house soon so I am keeping my car purchase low. Other wise I would be getting a R/T single cab. They have no single cabs with short bed so I am stuck with the quad if I get it.

I think people over complain about room in the back of the quad. I drive 6 adults to the lake in mine towing my boat. Fit fine. I'm 6'1 and can ride in back of it fine.

 

[Wahrsuul]

Its a judgment call/preference. I had an 09 4x44 4.7, bought about 6-8 months before the big spike in gas prices. When gas went up to near $4/gal, I was also driving about 80 miles a day, and as you can imagine the gas was killing me. So I traded it in on a Mazda 3. The Mazda is a great car and I drove it for over 6 years, but I always missed my truck. Now that I work much closer to home, I sold the 3 to my brother, and have the 09 Ram in my sig. Yes, it still doesn't get the greatest MPG, but I enjoy look at and driving it. Definitely times I wish I'd gone with the 3.6, but I got a good deal on this one, and Yellow is hard to find.

Just a note - My first 09 was a Quad - the back seat wasn't bad, and I didn't carry people all that often so it worked. But now we have a big dog and a couple grandkids, so the crew was needed.

It's all in what you want. My brother prefers to have a car like the Mazda, and tow a small trailer for the times he needs to. Me - I just like driving a truck. What works for you?

 

[tidefan1967]

Yeah its not too bad when your young and those knees and that back still work pretty good. Give it a few years and it will probably suck for anything more than a short trip unless you're a midget or a kid. I used to always buy extended cab trucks until I discovered the extra room in the crew cab. However if the OP is driving a car anything truck wise is better than a car.

 

[RayJht]

It is a 17 V6 manual....I know, but I have exhaust, cold air and I am waiting for the 36K point to load a MPT tune. I upgraded the base radio to navigation and I was shopping for a rear spoiler before looking for the truck. I don't haul often but I like that I can when I want to. I had a regular cab F150 before the car. It was my first truck and I loved it. Some guy slammed into it while it was parked and totaled it and that is how I ended up in the Mustang. Oh I almost forgot the "curse". I just made a year and have spent about 2,500 on the car outside of the notes. I won't go into it but from the week I got it bad things happened. As of now it has slowed I guess that is why it was not at the top of my mind. Nice white Stang by the way. While I like speed I don't mind slowing down a bit.

 

[Jrod]

Proof god hates Mustangs. Buy the RAM!

 

[BTD07]

Proof god hates Mustangs. Buy the RAM!

Is that R2D2

 

[DRkNESS]

Lol, it “ was “.....


Father Of Four

 

[BiGMERF]

I love my 4x4 pentastar. With the pedal commander on sport plus i can even peel out. Lol.
But i don’t haul nothing. If i ever did it would be a small boat or jet skis. Nothing the 6 can’t handle




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[BTD07]

If youre going from a v6 mustang I dont think you will need a v8. It still has plenty of power. If the Mustang seemed enough for you then it should be too. I just dont know about that trim level. I am not sure what interior your Mustang has but your exterior with the wheels gives it more of a premium feel. The Tradesman is low on the totem pole, so you will have no flashy-ness to it and it, depending on color it may look like a work truck, and will need a lot of TLC. But its all about what you can afford with what makes you happy! Thats just my opinion. Good luck! Oh and I also want to know the Mustangs problems lol