Beefy
June 10th, 2012, 08:42 PM
Well, I can't believe I'm even saying this, but I just bought a Dodge! :eek:
Short story, I just bought a 2009 Ram SLT 5.7L.
Long Story, I had a 2001 Dodge Ram years ago that I loved the looks of. Was a 5.9L with the off road package. Thing was a lemon. Countless problems and went through transfer cases more often than it went through oil changes. Since then, I've hated Dodges. I've had (for trucks) Chevy, Ford and Dodge.
My latest truck was an '08 F150. Was a great truck. In 2010, I was going to start having a ton of driving for work/training, so I traded it for a 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5SR. Awesome car, and was a great idea for gas savings and maintenance savings. Since then, my extra driving/training has ended and I've missed having a truck. Started looking about a month ago.
I was really interested in the Tundra. That was my number one choice. Amanda and I went looking at a bunch of different trucks yesterday (11 different dealers). Every place and every truck was a bust. I was looking for pretty much everything except for Dodges. In order of preference, Tundra, Titan, Silverado/F-150 (with some year requirements, i.e. '07-newer/'09-never F150). Anwyays, they were all a bust in my price range (which was low at $20k-$22k). On the way towards home, we figured, why not check out some Dodges and see what they're like nowadays?
We went to check out some older models. 2006 and 2008 models we were there to check out. Most were sold and two were trashed. We were ready to leave when a salesman saw us looking at an '09. He said he'd get us into it for the same price as what we were looking at and give top dollar on my trade. I didn't believe him at all, but drove it anyways. Came back and figured I was totally wasting my time, but in the end, he made it happen. I couldn't believe the deal and still can't. Hope it doesn't let me down! http://www.ramforum.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Anyways, here's the slim details:
2009 Ram SLT 4x4
5.7L Hemi (390hp/407lb)
Brilliant Black Pearl
24.3k Miles
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/BeefyBeefo/b5f335e6.jpg
Just wanted to share. :)
Short story, I just bought a 2009 Ram SLT 5.7L.
Long Story, I had a 2001 Dodge Ram years ago that I loved the looks of. Was a 5.9L with the off road package. Thing was a lemon. Countless problems and went through transfer cases more often than it went through oil changes. Since then, I've hated Dodges. I've had (for trucks) Chevy, Ford and Dodge.
My latest truck was an '08 F150. Was a great truck. In 2010, I was going to start having a ton of driving for work/training, so I traded it for a 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5SR. Awesome car, and was a great idea for gas savings and maintenance savings. Since then, my extra driving/training has ended and I've missed having a truck. Started looking about a month ago.
I was really interested in the Tundra. That was my number one choice. Amanda and I went looking at a bunch of different trucks yesterday (11 different dealers). Every place and every truck was a bust. I was looking for pretty much everything except for Dodges. In order of preference, Tundra, Titan, Silverado/F-150 (with some year requirements, i.e. '07-newer/'09-never F150). Anwyays, they were all a bust in my price range (which was low at $20k-$22k). On the way towards home, we figured, why not check out some Dodges and see what they're like nowadays?
We went to check out some older models. 2006 and 2008 models we were there to check out. Most were sold and two were trashed. We were ready to leave when a salesman saw us looking at an '09. He said he'd get us into it for the same price as what we were looking at and give top dollar on my trade. I didn't believe him at all, but drove it anyways. Came back and figured I was totally wasting my time, but in the end, he made it happen. I couldn't believe the deal and still can't. Hope it doesn't let me down! http://www.ramforum.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
Anyways, here's the slim details:
2009 Ram SLT 4x4
5.7L Hemi (390hp/407lb)
Brilliant Black Pearl
24.3k Miles
http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss177/BeefyBeefo/b5f335e6.jpg
Just wanted to share. :)