Different Pickup

     Sounds like a good vehicle to avoid. Sounds like the husband already has done his routine to it.

Fellas, look into the RAM 2500 with a 6.4 hemi gasser. I love mine. Bought it with 60k on the clock and gave around $24k. Has vinyl seats and rubber floor mats. I think a new one in tradesman trim, which is what mine is, is around $40k with an 8 speed auto. If I'm not pulling anything and drive the speed limit I get around 16mpg and it pulls great. Just saying, don't pass it by just because of what the grille says.

I looked for a pickup for a year. Drove all of them
Drove more f150's than I can count. Hated the ride and seats on every one of them. Drove dodges but couldn't come to an agreement on price. Toyotas cost too much to own and repair. GM had a 4th of July promotion along with rebaits. Actually bought a new GM pickup cheaper than any used 1 could find. Along with the new toy hauler will be traveling all over the southern USA this winter.

fixer1958 wrote: Well I'm kind of up in the air as to whether to get a diesel or not. I will not go with a Ford of any kind. If they can't make something difficult or just plain stupid they won't build it. Maybe it's because you aren't smart enough to work on them. Most shade tree mechanics aren't!!!! They have been the best selling truck all these year's for a reason!

All too many PROUD of the junk they own, "needs a FEW Small issues fixed" but fully understand there is a MASSIVE price tag to get it fixed enough and that is why for sale. That truck I would Run Away from as fast as could and avoid driving past it, a EVIL Omen lurking there.

'06low miles is gonna be tough, older even tougher as the machines were high dollar back then where usually ran out to end of loan and more then not end of life too. Piddly poor oil change only maintenance, repairs ONLY when absolutely failed, just hateful as are coming over a dozen years old.

Best choice I would offer, go to the dealers, buy Warranted, whatever checklist reviewed and repaired used truck and they do or will offer a used machine Factory Certification warranty. You will have some recourse of repairs if sold a crapola machine. Or you can chase the rainbow and maybe find a hidden gem but I as well HAD been looking, just gave up on individual sales as all found to be Junk in a short period of time at Prime Dollar figures.

fixer1958 wrote: thendrix wrote: Fellas, look into the RAM 2500 with a 6.4 hemi gasser. I love mine. Bought it with 60k on the clock and gave around $24k. Has vinyl seats and rubber floor mats. I think a new one in tradesman trim, which is what mine is, is around $40k with an 8 speed auto. If I'm not pulling anything and drive the speed limit I get around 16mpg and it pulls great. Just saying, don't pass it by just because of what the grille says. I have considered those. Haven't had many dealings with the 6.4 but I have with the 5.7. I'm not impressed at all. I'm going to look into that. What year of truck is it? I will and have to ignore the fact that the emblem resembles a uterus.

Damn, it does look like a uterus . I never thought of that. The 6.4 is rated at either 410 or 420 hp and I'm happy with mine. My FIL has a 01 with the 5.9 Cummins with about the same milage as mine and my ride quality is much better. Mine is a 2016 the I bought in early 2018 and haven't regretted it yet. I've pulled our camper (10,000lbs), a Kubota M6800 with the loader, a Case 1845, and several loads of hay and never had an issue with power.