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I need a truck. I like the 99-00 ram best in my price range. I wanna spend less than 12k if possible. The one I am looking at is a 1500 4x4, QC, 5.2 auto. its has 52k miles (carfax verified). I like to buy used vechicles pay cash and drive them for a long time. If I buy this ram I wanna use it as a daily driver for a couple of years then keep it for a work/farm truck after that. I will probably put 175-200k miles on it longterm.
I will be towing some with it, and will offroad it a lot. I am a little hard on my 4x4's. The jeep cherokee I am going to trade in has 130k miles and and a few dents from offroading around here.
This tranny issue kind of worries me, it seems like a lot of people are having major problems with these trannies. I would not mind a 5 speed but they seem to be rare. The last thing I want to do is buy a truck and six months later spend $2,000-3,000 on a tranny.
Any advice on this would be appreciated?
Also does the 2500 (gas) have the same tranny issues? Would I be better off to pay some extra and get a 3/4 ton model? I really can't afford the diesel though.
Thanks
I will be towing some with it, and will offroad it a lot. I am a little hard on my 4x4's. The jeep cherokee I am going to trade in has 130k miles and and a few dents from offroading around here.
This tranny issue kind of worries me, it seems like a lot of people are having major problems with these trannies. I would not mind a 5 speed but they seem to be rare. The last thing I want to do is buy a truck and six months later spend $2,000-3,000 on a tranny.
Any advice on this would be appreciated?
Also does the 2500 (gas) have the same tranny issues? Would I be better off to pay some extra and get a 3/4 ton model? I really can't afford the diesel though.
Thanks