1998 Dodge Ram 5.9 V8 4x4 Buy?
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trophyhunter
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Read your post on the other forum . If that is your price range maxed out and you need a truck. If the truck is clean and well maintained like you indicated. Then I would say purchase the truck. That truck could last a long time but if was not well maintained then repair bills could add up quickly.
It's a lot easier to fill a tank with fuel because the older truck gets less mileage. You can by a lot of fuel over the years instead of paying an extra 10K for a truck...that 10k buys a lot of fuel.
Tell the owner you will pay his price if the owner will allow you to have that truck checked out buy a certified mechanic or a Dodge Dealer prior to purchase. If he says no then I would say that raises a yellow flag so be cautious.
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It's a lot easier to fill a tank with fuel because the older truck gets less mileage. You can by a lot of fuel over the years instead of paying an extra 10K for a truck...that 10k buys a lot of fuel.
Tell the owner you will pay his price if the owner will allow you to have that truck checked out buy a certified mechanic or a Dodge Dealer prior to purchase. If he says no then I would say that raises a yellow flag so be cautious.
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Califelkslayer
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If the price is right, buy it!!
I'm a huge fan of late 90s, early 2000s diesels, Dodge or Ford.
I own a 2000 F-250, 7.3 extended cab with 400,000 miles, and a 2002 F-350, 7.3 crew cab with 120,000 miles.
I just bought the 2002 Ford about 2 years ago and a 98-03 Dodge 2500/3500 would have worked if I found the right one, low milage, clean, and crew cab.
Those things run forever.
I'm a huge fan of late 90s, early 2000s diesels, Dodge or Ford.
I own a 2000 F-250, 7.3 extended cab with 400,000 miles, and a 2002 F-350, 7.3 crew cab with 120,000 miles.
I just bought the 2002 Ford about 2 years ago and a 98-03 Dodge 2500/3500 would have worked if I found the right one, low milage, clean, and crew cab.
Those things run forever.
