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#1150 of 3275 If everything goes well, I will soon by marsha7 Nov 26, 2004 (5:36 pm)
be the owner of a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab with, I believe, the Hemi engine...while I was originally considering a leftover 2004 F150, it seemed to come in a few thousand higher than the Dodge...Dodge rebate was $5,000.00, plus a discount almost to invoice...I say almost, because we were negotiating on Wed night before Thanksgiving, having looked at a lot of trucks, and they found the one with EVERYTHING I wanted in Memphis, Tennessee (I am in Atlanta)...they took invoice and added $1100.00 for the guy to go drive out and pick it up...I started to balk, but they explained that the discounts are better when it is their stock ordered from Dodge, but the discount is less when they must buy the truck from another dealer...it seemed to make sense, plus the discount I received plus the rebate took $7000.00 off the MSRP...I know we are supposed to start from invoice-up, not MSRP-down, but I still felt I received a decent deal...maybe not the absolute cheapest deal, but a fair deal, and I did not want to be a grinder...so, assuming that the computer sheet actually matches up with the truck, and assuming that the driver does not run off the road, I hope to pick it up on Saturday... my car is a 2004 Crown Vic, and with our Intrepid lease ending in January, it was time to start looking and my wife wanted a pickup...never really intended to buy now, but the dealer made a good point, that the leftover 2004 inventory was getting slimmer by the day, the 2005s were no different except that they were more expensive without the rebate...made sense to me...I just hope the truck has the quality to match the new Ford F150...since she drives about 6000 miles per year, I truly expect this truck to last 10 years or more, since it will barely have 75K miles in a decade...if it falls apart at 30K miles while F150s go on for 100K-plus, I will be disappointed...I also looked for a comparison topic here at Edmunds, Ram 1500 vs F150 or Ram 1500 vs F150 vs Sierra 1500/Silverado 1500 but could not find one...I really would like to see other posters, more knowledgeable than me, make honest comparisons between the trucks, both good traits and bad...wish me luck with my new truck, even though it will probably have 600 miles or more when I pick it up...   Bob
#1151 of 3275 Re: 2nd rebuild on '96 47RE [dustyk] by jaypa Nov 26, 2004 (7:45 pm)
Replying to: dustyk (Nov 17, 2004 4:43 pm) Dusty, thanks for the info. I've been researching this problem with my transmission here and several other places including TDR. It turns out the throttle position sensor has been responsible for many transmissions "acting up" as a result of noise in the PCM. It seems the PCM "locks out" or shuts down inputs it thinks are problematic. That causes the transmission to revert to a mode of operation that I would call Jekyll and Hyde. You just never know when it may go wacky.   After many hours of studying my service manual, I set up a voltmeter and tested the operation of the PCM as I drove down the road. It showed me that when the PCM sent the commands, the transmission did exactly as it was told. Unfortunately, I tried to clean the TPS and only managed to make it worse.   After replacing the TPS with a new one, I was disheartened to find the problem not only didn't improve, but got worse. Now, I knew the old TPS was bad, so I remembered reading somewhere about disconnecting the battery to reset the PCM. I disconnected the positive lead from my batteries for about 1 hour and then reconnected. Like magic, all seems well again. My transmission is shifting perfectly without a hint of malfunction. I guess you could say I did a hard reboot on my PCM and it reset all that it had shut down.   I'll keep you posted, and you can bet that regular maintenance on this transmission will be done in the future. At 265k miles, I'm happy to say that I've spent more on fuel than than this truck cost me new. Well... Maybe I'm not happy about the cost of the fuel, but I am really happy with how great a truck my '96 Dodge Cummins diesel has been and continues to be.
#1152 of 3275 Sure enough, the truck really by marsha7 Nov 27, 2004 (7:31 pm)
existed in Memphis...I picked up my truck today, and I am now the proud owner of a Ram 1500 with a Hemi...for a guy who worked on cars and sold auto parts in the 1970s and 1980s, where the phrase "Chrysler Junk" was the watchword of the day, here I am 20 years later, turning in my 2000 Intrepid for a 2004 Ram 1500...who'd a thunk???
#1153 of 3275 Changing out stock Michelins by jcasper Nov 27, 2004 (8:39 pm)
I am going to get rid of my stock michelins on my ram 2500 4X4. The stock tires are great on the highway but I don't like them on wet pavement and a little bit of mud stops them quick. I don't imagine they do very well in the snow either. I am planning on stepping up in size a little, either a 285/70/17 or a 33X12.5X17. Does anyone have any input on that? What about a specific tire? I drive a lot of highway but do need a good all season tire that will work well in the snow and the occasional hunting trip where I will probably encounter some mud. I am thinking about a BFGoodrich all-terrain or maybe a pro-comp all terrain. It will kind of depend on what else my connection at the tire store can find. They are having a hard time getting in 17" tires since they haven't been on many trucks yet. Thanks for your help. Replies to this message: gary8 (Nov 28, 2004 4:07 pm) madmick (Dec 10, 2004 12:06 pm)
#1154 of 3275 Re: Changing out stock Michelins [jcasper] by gary8 Nov 28, 2004 (4:07 pm)
Replying to: jcasper (Nov 27, 2004 8:39 pm) I'd find out for sure about the tire size,etc. a friend of mine bought a new chev.duramax. went on a trip, his power and fuel mileage went south with new larger diameter tires had to go back with same diameter, I'm considering different tires and wheels because of vibration, it's still under warranty, but I dont want to be out of my truck 3 week's at a time while they scrath there head's anymore.good luck
#1155 of 3275 tires by lwittorf Nov 28, 2004 (9:10 pm)
go to www.1010tires.com and you can find out the sizes of tires that will match what you have now by using the comparison chart then go to the review and see what users are feeling about just about any tire.
#1156 of 3275 Dusty: by jrosasmc Nov 29, 2004 (5:10 am)
Since you have excellent knowledge about Dodge pickups I hope you don't mind me asking you for some advice. A friend of mine would like to purchase my neighbor's '95 Ram 2500 2WD Club Cab within a month or so. This is a one-owner truck, V-10, automatic, SLT package, every single option, and has only 27k original miles on it. My neighbor never drove this truck in rain or snow. How is the V-10 in terms of reliability and durability? I have been told it's a great performer for highway cruising.   Also, how about safety ratings? Did that generation of Rams get as good a rating as the current generation did? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks! Replies to this message: dustyk (Nov 29, 2004 2:30 pm) akangl (Nov 29, 2004 6:52 pm)
#1157 of 3275 Re: Dusty: [jrosasmc] by dustyk Nov 29, 2004 (2:30 pm)
Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 29, 2004 5:10 am) Jro,   The V-10 is every bit as solid of an engine as the 360 from which it was derived from. I am not aware of any maladies specific to that engine. In fact, the intake manifold gasket problem that affected earlier magnum 3.9s, 318s and 360s does not seem to be present in the V-10.   I'm not sure about the safety ratings, although I don't think Dodge RAMs stood out in this respect.   Bests, Dusty
#1158 of 3275 Ford & GM Superiority: Is it a human complex? by dustyk Nov 29, 2004 (2:43 pm)
Most of you know my opinion of Consumers Reports methods of rating cars and trucks. I wonder now since the latest Consumers Report Auto Buying edition now indicates that the only "full-size" truck with a better rating of reliability than the RAM is the Toyota Tundra, if we'll start to hear some whining from the other side of Egoville.   One thing I do agree with is their rating of depreciation, which shows the RAM as better than Ford and GM variants.   Bests, Dusty   P.S. Host, my apologies for the subject entry but unlike Dakota there is no "General Topic" category for RAM.
#1159 of 3275 Re: Dusty: [jrosasmc] by akangl Nov 29, 2004 (6:52 pm)
Replying to: jrosasmc (Nov 29, 2004 5:10 am) We've owned 2 V10 Rams, both great trucks. The 2002 Ram 2500 we had from new until 14k miles, never had a problem with it. The 1999 Ram 3500 we have now we bought a year ago with 11k on it and its currently at around 26k, it works hard, doesn't complain and will be with us for many more years. I'd say the V10 is the best gas engine Chrysler came out with.

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