The search is finally over for a first gen diesel. Found one in really nice condition, im only the second owner and the truck has 182 000 km's on her

too bad its automatic, it'll have to do for now
what do you guys think

 

Very nice!!!!

 

yeah im pretty happy with the truck, I took her through some mud this long weekend and my dirtbike came unsecured in the back and put the trucks very first dent in the top of the box. No worries though im thinkin of smoothing out the whole body and painting it right away anyways. I cant believe the amount of torque these diesels are packin

 

Looks great!

 

I'm always amazed at how good these trucks look, even after 14-15 years. IMHO you have the best paint combination offered those years.

John

 

yeah i dont mind the white and grey at all. Im amazed how little rust there is on this truck, only some in the middle of the box where the old man before me had his fifth wheel. The transfer case was soo stiff to shift into 4hi and 4lo........im almost certain it has never been 4wheeled at all

now i gotta figure out do i play with the engine er leave it the same and put some 35's on her and some new lifted springs.....see if the ride can get any better

aparently just reading around on this site, there are a lot of fairly cheap ways to get a little more power outta these first gens. Smaller exhuast turbine sounds like a fairly easy way to get the turbo spooling a little quicker. I havn't even checked to see if these turbos are waste gated er not? Can you play with the boost on em at all?

 

here is a side shot

 

Sweet truck! Very clean and straight compared to mine.

Jon

 

That is nothing but sharp!!! Good find!

 

whats the paint code for that grey?

 

That is a sweeeeet looking truck!!!!!

 

some thing that nice always puts a smile on your face to drive.

 

yours looks nice and straight from the side... mine has a humpback in it.

I'm guessing it was from overloading the hitch but I really dont know what caused it. I have noticed there are a few like that around. It was already like that before I put the airbags in it.

 

i couldn't agree more, i've had an o4 and an 05 dodge diesel, and i can honestly say they just dont compare. You know its built right when its 15 years old and still drives how it does, i've heard about so many of these diesels going to 500 000 km's, mine is barely even broken in

 

That's a sweet truck. My neighborhood seems to be crawling with first gens. There are two club cabs in particular that always catch my eye, a red and white 4x4 and one with the same color scheme as your new ride. They look really good bone stock or dressed with the right tire/wheel combo! Enjoy!