Am I stupid?

Without looking at the car in the link, think about this. Any car with 170,000 Miles has been seriously used. The wear and tear on the mechanicals would have taken their toll and been replaced or about to do so at your expense.

Nice looking car. I'm not sure what the asking prices are on these, but 170K is serious mileage and almost eliminates resale value.

GL

 

Pretty tough sell if you change your mind. Price a rebuilt transmission for it first, it's ugly. It will go sooner or later.

 

they drive like ****. They are actually alarming in traffic, scary.
Otherwise go for it.

 

+1.

I like Rams, especially the Sport, R/Ts, and SRT 10s.

But what was posted above. Yes, that is a stupid move. 9k can buy a lot more truck.

What is bringing back memories is riding the bus in high school and the light turned yellow, the truck next to us was a Turbo-diesel Ram 3500, and it was a six-speed. The sound that truck made when the owner downshifted.

EDIT: Do some more research. Why exactly do you need the 4X4, especially in Detroit (assuming that is where you are from, from the Craigslist). Most of the trucks in Texas don't even go into 4X4 'mode'

Check this, although it is rear wheel drive.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=287766100&dealer_id=55101869&car_year=2004&make_desc=Dodge&search_type=used&distance=100&model_desc=Ram%201500%20Truck&first_record=26&position=top&origuri=/find/used-Dodge-Ram+1500+Truck-cars-for-sale-Detroit-48226.jsp&sort_type=priceASC&address=48226&pager.offset=25&cardist=119&standard=false&rdpage=thumb

 

I would buy one from a private party, not a used car dealer, IMHO.

Do a search on cars.com and compare prices vs. miles and condition.

Good luck!

 

You're on crack.

This one, with the mileage, was probably a former rental. Rebuilt tranny? I'd steer clear.

Rams on the other hand... nice, especially with the 5.7. Maybe you could spring for a newer Laramie? A buddy of mine has a loaded 2010 Laramie and it's seriously classy.

 

What part of Uro's statement was inaccurate?

A 4x4 rental truck? Pretty unlikely.

 

How is that unlikely? Almost every time my Chrysler goes in for service I have a 4x4 Ram (either SLT or Laramie) as a rental.

 

I use to work for Enterprise Rent-a-Car and pretty much every truck we had was a 4X4.

 

my dad had a jeep about ten years ago with 35X,XXX miles on I can't believe some body bought it......

I tend to unload my cars around 100,000 miles or just before seems like at that point its nothing but fix this fix that every couple of months.

 

Maybe it's a regional thing. I've tried to rent a 4x4 at times and found it almost impossible to find one.

 

i have a Tundra. My bro has a Dodge.

We traded for a week.

The Toyota feels like a well suspended car. Direct, accurate, no roll. The Dodge was hard to keep in one lane. No wonder those POSs are so cheap!

 

The Tundra (save for the newest one) drives like a jacked up version of my old 1999 Toyota Camry CE with the 2.2L 4-cylinder (299K, may it rest in peace). Plus, American trucks are only cheap because of fleet use.

 

I didn't say American.

I think the Ford is very good, the Chevy not bad.

It's the Dodge that a Three Coil Steamer.

Made to a low price point, crap thru and thru.

 

Doesn't surprise me you couldn't get what you wanted. Repeat customer service didn't seem to be one of their strong points.