I paid $18k for my 97 with 132k on the od... Best truck I have ever driven...Now at 221k it still runs better than it did when I first got it...

Rick

 

this morning i woke up to test drive that black '97 ram. When i got there it looked beutiful. I asked to go drive it and she gave me they keys. It also has that keyless entry.....anyway, the exterior is nearly mint, with only a small scratch on the tailgate. it has whet looks like brand new BFG A/T's (33's?) and american racing wheels. it also has dual exhaust with the muffler delete and huge nice chrome tips that blow nice and dark when i revved it. The bed was immaculate and the only rust a found was on the bottom of the door jamb. that rust was only surface rust and will be VERY easy to repair. Under the hood the engine just sparkled and looked show quality. the interior is as nice as the exterior. it has tan leather seats and a wood grain dash. it also has the factory CD player with infinity speakers. there was not ONE single blemish on the interior of the truck. the transmission/clutch were very smooth and confident. the steering was great as well. It went very straight down the road and has no pullng to one side or the other when the brakes were applied. this truck had been taken care of VERY WELL and is definitly worth $16,200. I went and showed it to my mom and she agreed that it would be a GREAT truck for me. All we need to do is talk to my dad about it and hopefully have it tomorrow. The only downside is that there has already been 3 people that are very serious about it (excluding me) ad more were going to look at it today. They said they would take it down to $15,500 for me and that seems good. WISH ME LUCK ON GETTING IT TOMORROW!!!!! this truck is nearly MINT.

 

heres a pic of the truck guys

 

Sounds like a good find.....One important thing to ask about is maintenance...do they have mainteenance records? and can you confirm that Fleetguard/Mopar oil filters were used??

Good luck.

 

hmmm.....my dad is refusing to talk about the truck.....so im not sure if i will get it....any words of the wise i can say to him to try and turn him around

 

anyone??

 

tell him that its got heavy duty parts that rarely need to be replaced, is extremely reliable, will last for many many more miles (some trucks have gone 500k+ miles), and has a really good resale valve (much better than ANY gas truck or car). Plus its got the best diesel engine put in any pickup.

My Dad was always dead set againt a diesel and a 4X4 - my truck has both

 

tell him to come to this site and read a little maybe he will end up buying one



PS nice truck, my 97 is great, never had any big problems with it.

 

must be coincidence, but last time i talked about trucks/4-sale/dealerships/ links to vehicles "not in the classified" section on the regular posting forums i got nasty PM's...i guess it was just me Anyway, good luck with the truck there Redneck, it looks very nice

 

Hey redneck, where you from? Im from the Mason City/Clear Lake area. Heartland is a sticker of a dealer. THey dont budge. And when you see the quality of the vechiles, youll be a lil skittish. I test drove(shoulda bought anyway) a 98 12v 5spd. But at the time i wanted the 24v. But none hte less. They arnt he best dealer to work with. Never did buy anything from them. They had a 99 4x4 supercrew powerstroker, had 283k and they still wanted 16 for it. IM like yeah thats right you try to get that.

So take it as you want. HOpe your not driving a long ways

 

hmmmmm.....good info, although......theres really nowhere else that you can find these trucks in the area

 

sure there isy ou just need to spy around a bit

Take auto edge. I dunno your spending limits last time i checked though they had an 01 4x4 dually for 21k. had like 60k on it. and they had a 97 dually for 16. (Both good i drove both) Then a few SWR. way my neighbor got his 03, he just went to lyons and said hey if you trade one in ill give you your trade price for it just gimme a call. Lil drive up to places like Minniapolas Or southern Minnisota and there all over the place. Take some time ( soundsl ike you are) I looked for about a year and a half and then still ended up with a 04.5 haha. But now what i want I was lookin for is all over the place

 

Got a 97 with a broken rear end that i'll sell ya
See below.
Just kidding, not for sale.
Not unitl I find a 6x6 qc with a 6 speed.

 

that 01 is 26k and the 97 is an auto....thats a no no in my books, plus i dont need a dually that bad

 

hey redneck, that friend of mine still has that 97 in waukon for sale! alot of other trucks over there for sale too! how about a 98-99 regular cab 4x4 5-speed? have a friend that goes to school over in mason thats got one for sale! also go to www.westsideauto.com-or something like that, but hes got all kinds of them-in waukon, and I see ryan kittleson has his own personal truck for sale over in osage! awsome truck and moded up! www.kittlesoncontracting.com later